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Royer’s Flowers donates $8,300 to three area nonprofits from sale of Admiration arrangement

Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has donated $8,300 to three area nonprofits.

The recipients and their awards:

  • Central Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, $1,300
  • Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital, $2,000
  • Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, $5,000

Family-owned Royer’s earmarks $10 from every purchase of its Admiration arrangement for charitable donations. The arrangement has generated more than $61,000 in donations since 2015.

Admiration features two roses, bells of Ireland, carnations, football mums, cushion poms, charmelia alstroemeria, hypericum and silver dollar eucalyptus. 

“We are grateful for the support of our customers and these recipient organizations for the wonderful work they do to improve lives in our communities and beyond,” said Tom Royer, president and CEO of Royer’s.

Royer’s Flowers donates $5,000 to Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

From left, David Carl, senior development manager, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, and Josh Hemmann, director of marketing and e-commerce, Royer’s Flowers & Gifts.

Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has donated $5,000 to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, enough to provide approximately 20,000 meals to people in need.

Family-owned Royer’s earmarks $10 from each sale of its Admiration arrangement for charitable donations.

 “As a company, we’ve enjoyed the gift of loyal support from our customers for more than 85 years,” said Tom Royer, CEO of Lebanon-based Royer’s. “It’s important to us to return that generosity to organizations such as the food bank that are providing such a valuable service to our communities.”

Royer’s operates 16 stores in Adams, Berks, Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.

“This generous gift from Royer’s Flowers & Gifts will help us meet our mission and provide healthy meals for our neighbors in need,” said Joe Arthur, CEO of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.

“This is especially true right now, when so many face tough choices between paying rent, gas and medical bills or buying food,” Arthur said, noting that as 2023 draws to a close, the food bank is serving its 27-county service territory at higher levels than at the peak of the pandemic.

Royer’s Flowers and sister company in Ohio donate $10,000 to women’s charities

From left, Geoff Royer, vice president of central operations, and Tom Royer, president and CEO, Royer’s Flowers & Gifts, which has donated $7,250 to six women’s charities. Royer’s sister company in the Columbus, Ohio, area made similar donations totaling $2,750 for total contributions to women’s charities of $10,000.

Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has donated $7,250 to six women’s charities throughout its market area in central and eastern Pennsylvania.
Family-owned Royer’s earmarks $10 for women’s charities for every sale of its Admiration arrangement, which is available year-round.
This year’s recipients and the amount of their awards: Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, $2,500; Junior League of York, Junior League of Harrisburg, Junior League of Lancaster, and Junior League of Reading, $1,000 each; Girls Who Code, Harrisburg/Hershey clubs, $750.
“My grandmother Hannah Royer started our company,” said Tom Royer, president and CEO of Royer’s Flowers. “Our family has a keen appreciation for the vital role that women play in our families and communities and for the importance of encouraging female empowerment.
“We’re grateful to our customers for supporting our efforts with their purchases and to this year’s recipients for the significant contributions they make on behalf of women. Congratulations to each of the recipients. It is our pleasure to support them.”

Royer’s Flowers donates $1,000 to Clare House in Lancaster


Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has donated $1,000 to the non-profit Clare House in Lancaster.
Family-owned Royer’s donates $10 to women’s charities for every purchase of its Admiration arrangement, which is available year-round.
Clare House’s mission is to transform the lives of women and their children through an employment-focused program providing safety, housing and supportive services with the goal of financial stability. Clare House celebrated its 40th anniversary this year.
Photo: Geoff Royer, vice president of central operations, left, and Tom Royer, CEO, of Royer’s Flowers & Gifts, with Brittany Garner, board member, Clare House.

Royer’s Flowers donates $1,000 to Power of the Purse in Berks County


Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has donated $1,000 to the Berks County Community Foundation’s Power of the Purse program for women.
Family-owned Royer’s donates $10 to women’s charities for every purchase of its Admiration arrangement, which is available year-round.
Begun by a group of women in 2012, Power of the Purse pools individual donations and awards grants to area nonprofits that work to improve the lives of local women and children.
Photo: Geoff Royer, vice president of central operations, left, and Tom Royer, CEO, of Royer’s Flowers & Gifts, with Rochelle Grey, steering committee, Power of the Purse in Berks County.