Blooms & Beyond Blog
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Royer’s 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…
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You’re going to love the kids club’s free Valentine’s Day-themed event Jan. 20
The 2018 Royer’s 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…
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Thank you for donating hundreds of cards and coloring pages to ‘Holidays for Heroes’
Thanks to your generosity, Royer’s has collected hundreds of holiday cards and coloring pages for the American Red Cross’ “Holidays for Heroes” program. We presented three bags full of the items, which will be distributed to active military and veterans at military installations, VFWs, American Legions, the Lebanon VA and retirement homes in 22 counties…
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Royer’s annual book drive collects nearly 1,200 new children’s titles for public libraries
Royer’s annual book drive collected 1,162 new children’s titles for public libraries in the seven counties where the company operates. Bouquets for Books, which ran Oct. 28-Nov. 11, has yielded nearly 18,000 books in its 12-year history. Anyone who donated a new children’s book was eligible to receive a free bouquet. Here are the libraries…
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Royer’s employees donate $520 to Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition
It may be the season of red and green, but pink also holds a prominent place at Royer’s Flowers & Gifts. Royer’s employees this fall raised $520 for the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition with their purchases of pink polo shirts. For each Royer’s-logoed shirt they bought, the employees contributed $10 to the nonprofit coalition. Royer’s…
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10 area high schools benefit from Royer’s homecoming fundraiser
Homecoming was an easy win for 10 area high schools that participated in Royer’s fundraiser. By signing up, the schools’ homecoming committees earned a 10 percent commission on their portions of online corsage and boutonniere sales that totaled $4,538.52. The participating high schools: Cedar Cliff, Cedar Crest, Central Dauphin, Central York, Christian School of York, Ephrata,…
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Royer’s collecting cards and coloring pages Nov. 11-Dec. 4 for Red Cross’ ‘Holidays for Heroes’
Royer’s Flowers will collect cards and coloring pages for active military and veterans in each of its stores Nov. 11-Dec. 4 as part of the American Red Cross’ “Holidays for Heroes” program. Collected cards and coloring pages will be handed over to the Red Cross, whose volunteers will organize them for delivery. Destinations include military…
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We’re offering a holiday wreath-decorating class Nov. 16 and 18 in seven stores
Do-it-yourself is a whole lot easier when you start with some knowhow. If attempts at wreath decorating have had you going in circles, or if you haven’t tried for lack of confidence or opportunity, then Royer’s is here to help. Royer’s is hosting a holiday wreath-decorating class in seven stores Nov. 16 and 18. Participants…
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A Guy’s Guide to Flower Buying
There’s a gender gap when it comes to buying flowers: Women buy 65 percent of fresh flowers, according to the Society of American Florists, while men buy 35 percent. To the extent that men might be intimidated or uncomfortable buying flowers, we’d like to make the experience a more enjoyable one for them. To do…
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Back in Bogota for the big Proflora trade show
The last time we joined Geoff Royer in South America, it was in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Geoff, area manager, and his uncle Tom Royer, senior vice president and chief operating officer, were checking on the quality of roses being grown just for Royer’s customers for the holiday. Early October found Geoff and Tom…