In the spirit of the season, we’re so thankful to everyone who helped us to collect 129 new children’s books for Bexley Public Library and Delaware County District Library.
Our annual children’s-book drive, “Bouquets for Books” took place Nov. 1-8.
For each book donated, customers received a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit. In its history, Bouquets for Books has collected nearly 800 books.
Category: Community Involvement
Connells Maple Lee stores collecting ‘Holiday Mail for Heroes’ Nov. 17-Dec. 5
Connells Maple Lee Flowers & Gifts and the American Red Cross are teaming up this year to deliver “Holiday Mail for Heroes.”
From Nov. 17 through Dec. 5, Connells Maple Lee stores will collect holiday cards and coloring pages that the Red Cross will deliver to service members, veterans and their families. Cards may be dropped off during normal business hours.
The Red Cross, which created the national “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program, offers these guidelines for preparing cards:
• Include messages of support and thanks;
• Use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member” as cards addressed to specific individuals can not be delivered through this program;
• Don’t include letters or inserts such as photos;
• Don’t include email or home addresses on the cards: the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships;
• Sign your name to them;
• Refrain from choosing cards with glitter as it can aggravate health issues of ill and injured warriors.
Coloring pages are available at each Connells Maple Lee store or can be downloaded here, courtesy of Coloring-Page.net:
Nov. 1 kids club event kicks off ‘Bouquets for Books’ to benefit area libraries
A book drive to benefit area public libraries represents the final chapter in the Connells Maple Lee Kids Club 2014 event schedule.
On Nov. 1, children ages 5 to 12 are asked to bring a new children’s book in support of our annual “Bouquets for Books” book drive.
Participants will have an opportunity to make a fall arrangement and will receive a balloon.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Registration is required by calling your nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 2408 E. Main St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell, 740-548-4082.
Our new Power of Pink bouquet benefits breast cancer research
Among the arrangements debuting with our 2014 fall catalog is the Power of Pink bouquet.
It packs plenty of pink: a 9-inch pink vase holds an all around arrangement in shades of pink, featuring a lily, gerbera, three roses, alstroemeria, carnations, mini-carnations, caspia and a sheer bow.
As for power, that derives from the good we hope it does in the fight against breast cancer.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Approximately 40,000 women in the United States are expected to die from breast cancer in 2014, according to breastcancer.org.
The much better news is that death rates have declined for decades, there are millions of breast cancer survivors, and the fight for a cure continues.
This is why for every Power of Pink arrangement sold, we are donating $10 to breast cancer research. We are committed to this cause, so we’re offering this arrangement year-round.
Meanwhile, if you are a woman between the ages of 50 and 74, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you have a screening mammogram every two years.
‘Bouquets for Books’ returns Nov. 1-8 to benefit area public libraries
Connells Maple Lee Flowers and Gifts’ annual children’s book drive – “Bouquets for Books” – will return Nov. 1-8.
The books will benefit Bexley Public Library and Delaware County District Library.
For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last.
Used books will not be accepted.
Annual Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger food drive collects 250 pounds for Mid-Ohio Foodbank
Our annual food drive collected 250 pounds of non-perishable items and $45 cash for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
From June 20-28, “Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger” asked customers to drop off donations at any of our three Columbus-area stores. In return, customers received a free carnation for each food item, up to a maximum of six carnations per family per visit.
Also participating in the food drive were Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, which has outpatient centers in Grove City and Hilliard, and Columbus-based Battelle.
We recognized Grove City for collecting the most pounds among our stores. Photo, Crystal Wells, Grove City store manager, and Andrew Royer, Connells Maple Lee regional manager.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this year’s food drive a success!
2014 kids club birthday card design contest runs now through July 12
For children, summer is for getting out of school, swimming, going on vacation.
And entering the 2014 Connells Maple Lee Kids Club birthday card design contest, which is open to children ages 5 to 12.
The deadline to enter is July 12.
The winning design will be featured in the email birthday card that every kids club member receives on his or her special day.
The winning artist will receive a free flower delivery on his or her birthday.
The entry form may be downloaded here and dropped off at the nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 2408 E. Main St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell,740-548-4082.
Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger food drive returns June 20-28
Connells Maple Lee’s annual food drive – Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger – will return June 20-28 to collect non-perishable food items for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
We’re asking the public to bring nonperishable food donations to any Connells Maple Lee store. For each food item, donors will receive a free carnation, up to a maximum of six carnations per family per visit.
Our stores are at 2408 E. Main St. (Route 40), Bexley; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell.
Connells Maple Lee Kids Club event June 21 to help kick off annual food drive
Connells Maple Lee’s annual food drive – Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger – will take place June 20-28. The Connells Maple Lee Kids Club will help out with a special event on June 21 for children ages 5 to 12.
They are asked to donate a non-perishable food item as the price of admission and to bring an empty food can that they can fill with flowers to take home.
Participants also will receive a free balloon and have an opportunity to enter the kids club’s birthday card design contest for a chance to win a flower delivery.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Registration is required by calling your nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 2408 E. Main St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell, 740-548-4082. Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger benefits the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
Irish eyes smile at St. Patrick’s Day kids club event
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A tip o’ the cap to everyone who joined us on March 15 for our St. Patrick’s Day-themed Connells Maple Lee Kids Club event.
Each child who participated had an opportunity to decorate a white carnation by giving it a smiling face. They carnations were dropped in bud vases filled with water that was dyed green to mark the holiday. Eventually, the dye will work its way up the stem to change the color of the flower.
There’s even more fun planned as the kids club has three more events in 2014. The dates and themes:
June 21: Stems Hunger food drive
Aug. 23: Back to school
Nov. 1: Bouquets for Books book drive