Red, white, blue and you!
For its final kids club event of 2018, the Connells Maple Lee Flowers & Gifts Kids Club is honoring the service of all U.S. military veterans.
Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a patriotic arrangement, featuring red and blue carnations and an American flag.
As the price of admission, participants are asked to bring a new children’s book for Bouquets for Books, Connells Maple Lee’s annual book drive to benefit area public libraries.
Participants also will receive a balloon and may decorate a coloring page for Connells Maple Lee’s annual Holidays for Heroes event, which honors veterans and active military members.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Registration is required by calling your nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 3014 E. Broad St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell, 740-548-4082.
Category: Community Involvement
Connells Maple Lee collecting new children’s books Oct. 28-Nov. 10 to benefit area public libraries
Give a new book, get a fresh bouquet.
That’s the simple proposition behind Connells Maple Lee Flowers and Gifts’ annual children’s book drive, which this year runs Oct. 28-Nov. 10.
The book drive benefits Bexley Public Library and Delaware County District Library.
For each new book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last. Used books will not be accepted.
For library wish lists, please click here.
Connells Maple Lee (cmlflowers.com) has stores at 3014 E. Broad St., Bexley; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell.
CONNELLS MAPLE LEE STEMS HUNGER COLLECTS 120 POUNDS OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FOOD PANTRY
Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger took place June 16-30. Besides Connells Maple Lee’s three Columbus-area stores, the food drop-off locations included Drayer Physical Therapy Institute’s outpatient centers in Grove City and Hilliard.
Donors received a free carnation for each nonperishable food item they contributed.
In its seven-year history, the food drive has collected more than 1,100 pounds for area food banks.
OUR STORES ARE ACCEPTING NONPERISHABLE FOOD DONATIONS THROUGH JUNE 30
Amid the flowers, plants and gifts in our stores, this time of year you’ll also find a selection of food.
That’s because we’re in the midst of our annual Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger food drive to benefit the Neighborhood Services Inc. food pantry in Columbus.
From June 16-30, we’re collecting nonperishable food in each of our stores. For each item you donate, we’ll give you a free carnation, up to six per visit.
Please consider donating at our stores in Bexley, Grove City or Powell.
SNAPSHOT FROM OUR JUNE 16 CONNELLS KIDS CLUB EVENT; SEE YOU AGAIN ON AUG. 25
A big thanks to everyone who joined us for the June 16 Connells Maple Lee Kids Club event.
Not only was it a fun time, but it also helped us kick off our annual food drive, Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger, which runs through June 30.
We wish you a happy, safe summer and look forward to getting the gang back together for two more events this year: Aug. 25, when the theme will be fall, and Nov. 10, when we focus on our Bouquets for Books children’s book drive and our Holidays for Heroes card and coloring page drive for active and retired military members.
Meanwhile, if you haven’t officially joined the kids club, or if you have a friend or family member who might be interested, please click here for complete details.
STEMS HUNGER, OUR ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE, RETURNS JUNE 16-30
Our annual food drive – Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger – returns June 16-30.
Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger will benefit the nonprofit Neighborhood Services Inc., which operates the Choice Food Pantry at 1950 N. 4th St., Suite J, Columbus.
For the food drive, donors will receive a free carnation for each nonperishable food item they contribute (limit six per visit).
Donations may be dropped off during regular business hours at one of Connells Maple Lee’s stores: 3014 E. Broad St., Bexley; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell.
Meanwhile, the Connells Maple Lee Kids Club is helping to kick off the food drive June 16 with an event in each store. Participants are asked to bring a food item as the price of admission.
CONNELLS MAPLE LEE KIDS CLUB OFFERS FREE ST. PATRICK’S DAY EVENT MARCH 17
If you can’t have a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, then the next-best thing just might be a free Royer’s Kids Club event on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a St. Patrick’s Day arrangement and will receive a balloon.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Because space is limited, we encourage you to call or visit your nearest store right away to register:
Registration is required by calling your nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 3014 E. Broad St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell, 740-548-4082.
To join the kids club, click here.
Connells Maple Lee Kids Club offering four more events in 2018
Thank you to everyone who joined us Jan. 20 for the first of five kids club events planned for 2018.
Be sure to mark your calendars as you won’t want to miss these upcoming events:
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day theme
June 23: Stems Hunger food drive/Fourth of July
Aug. 25: Fall
Nov. 10: Bouquets for Books/Holidays for Heroes
Kids club events are open to children ages 5 to 12. To get the most out of the kids club, it’s best to register for it here or by stopping by any of our stores.
You’ll receive a membership card and Buds, our quarterly email kids club newsletter, which will tell you about opportunities to win prizes and support our charitable events.
We look forward to seeing you soon at another fun, free kids club event!
You’re going to love the kids club’s free Valentine’s Day-themed event Jan. 20
The 2018 Connells Maple Lee Kids Club season kicks off Jan. 20 with a sweetheart of an offer: a free Valentine’s Day-themed event.
Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a special arrangement in a heart teacup 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: 3014 E. Broad St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell, 740-548-4082.
This is the first of five kids clubs events planned for 2018.
Bouquets for Books collects 166 children’s titles for Bexley and Delaware County libraries
Thank you to everyone who contributed new children’s books to “Bouquets for Books.”
Connells Maple Lee’s annual book drive collected 166 titles for Bexley Public Library and Delaware County District Library.
Bouquets for Books ran Oct. 28-Nov. 11.
Anyone who donated a new children’s book was eligible to receive a free bouquet.