Category: Community involvement
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Royer’s 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 Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual children’s book drive, which this year runs Oct. 28-Nov. 10. Bouquets for Books benefits public libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. For each new book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up…
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ROYER’S KIDS CLUB GETS BACK TO BUSINESS WITH FREE BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT AUG. 25
Royer’s Flowers & Gifts will celebrate the start of a new school year with a free Royer’s Kids Club event on Aug. 25. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to create an arrangement featuring yellow and lavender daisy pompons, leatherleaf fern and a back-to-school stick-in. Each participant also will receive a balloon.…
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ROYER’S STEMS HUNGER COLLECTS NEARLY 1,700 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR AREA FOOD BANKS
Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual food drive collected 1,699 pounds of nonperishable items, pushing the total to more than seven tons since the event began in 2011. Royer’s Stems Hunger, which took place June 16-30, collected 166 pounds for the Greater Berks Food Bank and 1,533 pounds for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. For each…
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LEBANON FOURTH-GRADER BUTTS WINS ROYER’S KIDS CLUB BIRTHDAY CARD DESIGN CONTEST
Jamie Butts of Lebanon said her daughter, Camryn, plays soccer, basketball and swims. But her interests extend beyond sports. “Drawing and coloring has always been something that she has liked,” Jamie said. Camryn is a talented artist, too, as evidenced by the Cornwall Elementary fourth-grader winning this year’s Royer’s Flowers & Gifts Kids Club birthday…
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Royer’s name-the-arrangement online contest runs July 15-31
Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual name-the-arrangement contest is four times more fun this summer. The winning name will apply to one arrangement that’s available in four sizes, small through extra-large. The person who submits the winning name will receive a small version of the arrangement (retail value $21.99), which features yellow alstroemeria and daisy pom…
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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 Royer’s Stems Hunger food drive to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank. From June 16-30, we’re collecting nonperishable food in…
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STEMS HUNGER, OUR ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE, RETURNS JUNE 16-30
While the holidays are a time of great giving, needs in our communities exist year-round. Summers are tough for some families because the school break cuts off access to food programs. So for the past seven summers, our “Royer’s Stems Hunger” food drive has collected nonperishable items for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and for the Greater…
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Royer’s annual food drive kicks off with June 16 kids club event
Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual food drive returns June 16-30. The Royer’s Kids Club will kick it off with an event June 16 in all Royer’s stores. Children ages 5 to 12 are asked to bring a nonperishable food item as the price of admission. They will have an opportunity to decorate their own pot…
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Driven to succeed: Royer’s participates in Career Vehicle Day at Camp Hill elementary school
Megan Zeller is a designer at Royer’s Camp Hill store, but she first joined the company as a contract driver for Valentine’s Day. She brought that delivery experience to Career Vehicle Day April 6 at Hoover Elementary School in Camp Hill. Along with sales associate Tracy McEldowney, the Royer’s colleagues explained what it’s like to…
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Royer’s 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…