By: Sarah Boha
Have you found the perfect
present for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day?
Don’t worry, you still have time with plenty of options that support
your local businesses and who doesn’t love that? Whether you’re looking for a diamond
engagement ring to a dozen of the freshest hand dipped chocolate strawberries,
there are plenty of choices in the Central Pennsylvania area.
If your Valentine has a sweet
tooth, look no further than Gardner’s Candies.
This candy store has been satisfying sweet tooth’s since 1897 and with
10 locations to patronize, including a new location in the TJ Maxx Plaza in
State College, there is no shortage of candy to go around in the Centre
region. Gardner’s is boasting hand
dipped chocolate covered strawberries enveloped in the famous Gardner’s
chocolate. For guaranteed freshness, the
candy makers will be waking up extra early to hand dip each berry on
Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th. The chocolate covered strawberries will be
available in strictly milk chocolate, an assortment of dark and milk chocolate
and purely dark chocolate and you can secure your in store pick up by calling
ahead.
I’m not going to go with the
cliché, “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”, but at Kranich’s Jewelers you can
find a whole cohort of her favorite confidents!
With diamond heart pendants starting at $99, you’ll have no lack of
choices for even the pickiest of jewelry lovers. With commercials for the latest jewelry
trend, “Heartbeat Diamond Jewelry”, she may have mentioned that she wants the
flickering diamond that captures brilliance with every beat of her heart –
sounds romantic right? You can find the
whole collection at any one of Kranich’s four locations and preview the styles
on their website.
Heartbeat
Diamond Jewelry starts at only $199 at Kranich’s Jewelers
I’ve always had a great
experience at Woodring’s Floral Gardens located on S. Allen Street in State
College and for that reason, I recommend them if you’re planning on surprising
your date with flowers this Valentine’s Day.
With a wide variety of fresh flowers, Woodring’s Floral Gardens can
assemble the perfect bouquet and have a full array of delivery options and
three locations on their website. This
shop has always impressed me over the years, with floral arrangements
meticulously displayed outside the shop and a boutique feel that reflects a
warm and personal touch.
Perhaps your love has it all and
you’re struggling to determine what to gift the woman or man who has
everything. With THON weekend commencing
on February 21st, a donation toward the four diamond fund is a
philanthropic gift going toward a very worthy cause. To know that your donation will help the
fight against pediatric cancer may be the best gift yet. To make a donation, log onto THON’s website
and click on the donate tab. Know
someone dancing in THON? You have the
choice of donating toward a specific THON dancer’s effort or you may donate to
the general THON fund.
This Valentine’s Day, I implore
you to find a gift by shopping local businesses or supporting causes unique to
the area. There are many wonderful
businesses local to the area, whether you’re presenting the more traditional
gift of candy, flowers and jewelry or shower your Valentine with Penn State
gear from Old State Clothing Co., you’ll have plenty of ways to share the love
by staying close to home. What are some
of your favorite local businesses in the Central Pennsylvania area?
Here are the links to shop your
favorite local businesses –
To donate to THON visit -- https://thon.org/
Select the DONATE NOW tab
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