Category: Community involvement

  • Our stores are ready for your book donations

    Our annual “Bouquets for Books” event runs Nov. 1-9, and our stores are ready to accept your donations of new children’s books to benefit area public libraries. Take a look at the creative displays that we’ve come up with! Donate a book and receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit.  

  • Royer’s delivers ‘Bouquets for Books’ to Fox 43 Morning News

    The 2013 version of Royer’s annual book drive begins the day after Halloween. But there’s still a treat in store for everyone who donates a new children’s book. Our Barry Spengler visited Fox 43 Morning News today to discuss “Bouquets for Books” with the station’s Heather Warner. For each new children’s book donated (limit three…

  • Libraries share wish lists for 2013 ‘Bouquets for Books’ book drive

    Our annual book drive — Bouquets for Books — returns Nov. 1-9 to collect new children’s books for the library systems in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties and the Hershey Public Library. Here are the wish lists provided by the libraries: Berks County Public Libraries Series: American Girl Babymouse Berenstain Bears Big…

  • Royer’s Kids Club event on Oct. 26 will collect new children’s books for public libraries

    The final Royer’s Kids Club event of 2013 combines “boos” and bouquets. In all Royer’s stores on Oct. 26, children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a small mum basket and will receive a free balloon. The event will celebrate Halloween and our annual “Bouquets for Books” book drive to benefit…

  • Royer’s donates candles for Mental Illness Awareness Week vigil in Carlisle

    The Cumberland/Perry Community Support Program will hold a candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m. Friday on the steps of the Old Cumberland County Courthouse as part of its celebration of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Oct. 6-12. Royer’s, which has a store at 100 York Road, Carlisle, donated 200 candles for the vigil, which will feature Dennis…

  • Just two months until ‘Bouquets for Books’ book drive

    Make a mental bookmark for Nov. 1-9. That’s when our annual “Bouquets for Books” book drive returns to collect new children’s books for area public libraries. It’s really simple – and rewarding – for you to help out. Just bring a new book to any of our stores during the event, and you will receive…

  • Kids club event takes bite out of hunger

    Participants in the Royer’s Kids Club event on June 22 demonstrated a “can”-do spirit in the fight against hunger. Thanks to the more than 130 children and their parents who came out in support of our annual food drive, Royer’s Stems Hunger. We asked participants to donate a canned good or other non-perishable food item…

  • Royer’s Stems Hunger: summer is a time of need for food banks

    While we often think of hunger during the holiday season, it’s a year-round problem. “Many people in central Pennsylvania think of summer as a time of harvest and a time of plenty, and while that is true at least somewhat, it’s also a time of great need, especially for children,” said Brad Peterson, director of…

  • Get to know: Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

    Our annual “Royer’s Stems Hunger” food drive returns June 21-29 to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank. Brad Peterson, director of communications and marketing for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, said there is a misperception that most of the people it serves are homeless. In fact, he said, they…

  • Customers help our Carlisle store raise $270 for March of Dimes

    After participating in their local March of Dimes walk in 2012, employees at Royer’s in Carlisle decided to get more involved this year. Not only did four of them join the April 28 walk, but in the three weeks leading up to it they set up a collection box for March of Dimes on the…