{"id":2808,"date":"2015-02-12T00:06:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T00:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/helpful-honda-to-pass-out-complimentary-roses-in-secret-long-beach-locations-on-valentine-s-day\/"},"modified":"2015-02-12T00:06:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T00:06:42","slug":"helpful-honda-to-pass-out-complimentary-roses-in-secret-long-beach-locations-on-valentine-s-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/helpful-honda-to-pass-out-complimentary-roses-in-secret-long-beach-locations-on-valentine-s-day","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Honda Guys in Blue to Pass Out Complimentary Roses in Secret Long Beach Locations This Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-34457\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/helpfulhondaroses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" \/>Roses are red, violets are blue and so are the uniforms of the Helpful Honda Guys, who will be passing out long-stemmed roses to people in Long Beach on Valentine&#8217;s Day at secret locations throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For those who could simply use a smile or might have forgotten a gift for their special someone, SoCal Honda is sending out their teams of Helpful Guys in Blue to share a small token of love with seniors, students, couples and children; thousands of complimentary red roses individually wrapped with a special Valentine\u2019s message,&#8221; according to a statement from Helpful Honda.<\/p>\n<p>A team of &#8220;cupids,&#8221; dressed a Helpful Honda guys in bright blue polos, will stop in Long Beach at secret locations to pass out roses on Saturday between 10:00AM and 1:00PM, following a string of promotional events that began earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since the New Year, the Helpful SoCal Honda Dealers have been spreading a message of Helpful after the holidays by volunteering at local food banks, blood drives and animal shelters; cleaning up local parks and beaches; opening doors; carrying groceries; and providing umbrella escorts on rainy days,&#8221; Helpful Honda said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in March, Helpful Honda is planning to host pet adoptions with local shelters and continue to make surprise pit stops at gas stations to give out free gas, <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/honda-to-give-away-free-gas-tomorrow-in-long-beach-in-secret-locations\/\">like they did in December in Long Beach<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/honda-to-give-away-free-gas-tomorrow-in-long-beach-in-secret-locations\/\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find the Helpful Honda team at secret locations for the complimentary rose event, hints and tips will be posted on social media through Twitter @HelpfulHonda #HelpfulRoses and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SoCalHondaDealers\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SoCal Honda&#8217;s 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