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Fins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa partners with floral company for a good cause

(South Florals)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. ā€“ Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has always embraced his Hawaiian upbringing and his Samoan roots, and so have his fans.

ā€œBack in Alabama, when Tua was playing there, they had a lot of people (who) were buying fresh leis in flower shops and actually wearing them to the games in order to work with the Polynesian culture in support of Tua,ā€ South Florals CEO Danny Sanchez said.

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So when he came to Miami, Tua partnered with South Florals to create ā€œTua leis,ā€ in support of his Tua Foundation.

ā€œIt really just embodies where I come from, my heritage, and then itā€™s also giving back to a good cause,ā€ Tua said.

ā€œTheyā€™re premium quality silk leis, and this is solid metal. Itā€™s great quality. We encourage all of our fans to wear one in support of Tua and the Tua Foundation,ā€ Sanchez said.

South Floralsā€™ CEO says the company has been providing fresh, beautiful flowers to the area for more than 40 years.

Sanchez says their partnership with Tua started about a year and a half ago, but getting the leis right was not an easy process during a pandemic.

ā€œItā€™s been challenging during COVID times obviously to get new product manufactured and set up, but once we got it all set up I think they came out great,ā€ Sanchez said.

A portion of the proceeds go to Tuaā€™s foundation, but they also want this to become sort of a new tradition for Dolphins fans ā€” for people to wear the leis to games and show their support for Tua and the Polynesian culture.

To learn how to purchase your leis, visit Southflorals.com/tua. The leis cost $59.95.


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