Category: News

  • ‘Homespun Holiday’ selected as winning entry in our name-the-Christmas-arrangement contest

    It was like a Christmas present in need of a bow. We had developed a new arrangement for this holiday season. It would come in a red mason jar and include red carnations, white alstroemeria, hypericum, tips of Douglas fir and white pine, pinecones, and shiny red stick-ins. The only ingredient missing was a name.…

  • Royer’s food drive collects nearly 2,500 pounds for area food banks

    Royer’s annual food drive collected 2,467 pounds of non-perishable items for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank. From June 20-27, “Royer’s Stems Hunger” asked customers to drop off donations at any of our stores. In return, donors received a free carnation for each food item, up to a maximum of…

  • Sixth-grader Kaitlynn Balmer-Brown wins Royer’s Kids Club birthday card design contest

    Kaitlynn Balmer-Brown has been dancing since age 3, studying jazz, tap and ballet. She also expresses herself through art, drawing graffiti-like designs on paper. “She was good in art class,” said her stepmother, Emily Brown. And she was plenty good enough to win the Royer’s Kids Club birthday card design contest. The Lower Paxton Township…

  • M is for Mother’s Day and a morning on abc27

    Having completed three live segments and starting her fourth, abc27’s Karissa Shatzer knew a lot more about Mother’s Day flower options than when she began. What she didn’t know was which one(s) she liked best. “Well, after this, it might be even harder to choose because there’s so much here,” she told viewers. Shatzer interviewed…

  • Administrative professionals loyal, social media savvy: survey

    When bosses want to tweet, they only need to turn to their administrative assistants for help. Some 84.3 percent of administrative professionals are social media savvy and are generally more tech-savvy than their bosses, according to Staples’ fourth annual survey tied to Administrative Professionals Day on April 22. Among other survey highlights: Admins also rated…

  • Leola deliveries uninterrupted by store closing

    It was a difficult decision, but we closed our Leola store on Feb. 15 as a result of declining foot traffic at The Meadowbrook shopping center. Leola remains an important market for Royer’s. Deliveries to Leola are now being handled out of our Ephrata and Lancaster North stores. Leola’s phone number, 717-656-2911, remains active and rings…

  • See you March 1 at free ‘Best of Lancaster’ wedding planning event

    We hope to see you March 1 when we participate in Brent L. Miller Jewelers & Goldsmiths’ free “Best of Lancaster” wedding planning event. Gregory Royer from our Lancaster West store will be on hand for the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1610 Manheim Pike, Lancaster. Everyone who attends will…

  • Put our free March 14 kids club event in your Easter basket

    Easter fun is just a hop, skip and jump away for Royer’s Kids Club participants. On March 14, children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to create a carnation bunny, complete with greens, an egg-and-ribbon stick-in, and pipe cleaners (for ears). Participants also will receive a balloon. Time slots are available at 10…

  • Royer’s Kids Club announces 2015 event schedule

    Another new year of fun, free Royer’s Kids Club events is upon us. The kids club is open to children ages 5 to 12, with the events held in each of our stores, usually at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. The 2015 schedule Jan. 17: There are many more weeks of winter to come,…

  • Jan. 17 kids club event kicks off 2015 schedule

    There are many more weeks of winter to come, but we’re turning our attention to spring with the first Royer’s Kids Club event of 2015. On Jan. 17, children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a vase arrangement featuring carnations and daisies, similar to the ones above. Participants in this fun,…