Happy Holidays from Robert Roe!

Hello fellow interns!

I can't even believe that we are starting another 'finals week' with the holidays fast approaching. With the official winter break countdown in play and classes wrapping up it is easy to forget what the holidays are really about. Giving back. At Robert Roe, we have decided to highlight the true meaning of the holiday season by adopting a family in need, and starting a Giving Tree!

My boss and I knew that giving back to the McMinnville community would mean a lot not only to us, but to our customers as well. We had discussed getting as involved as possible to give back, and we are really proud and excited with what we are going on! We adopted a lovely local family that is dealing with cancer this holiday season. They are six lovely children all under the age of 11. In our store we have ornaments with each of the age and interests of the children and parents. We are encouraging anyone interested in making a difference this holiday season to come in and pick an ornament from the tree with a name on it! Each child and parent has an interest that can easily be found in many local stores - and we would love to get presents for every member of the family. It is our hope that we can make a difference in this family's holiday season, as they are going through the unimaginable. We would love to see everyone come out and help spread the holiday cheer with us!

We also are a part of the Giving Tree charity this season! On our tree we will hang blank gift cards to local businesses such as Walmart and Grocery Outlet. We would love people to come in and take a card to fill it with as little or large of an amount as they want! These cards will then be brought back to Robert Roe and distributed throughout the community to families in need.

This week I have been working on organizing those, while also getting ahold of the McMinnville News Register in hopes that they will share our story and spread the word about the great causes we are working with this season! We would love the community to rally behind these groups and help us make a difference!

I am also thrilled to announce that Robert Roe will soon be carrying one of my favorite things - fabulous hair ties and headbands from Mane Message! I have been working with the designer of these awesome items throughout the week and organizing our order. Can't wait to get them in!

That's all for now! Happy Holidays everyone, and good luck with finals!

Olivia