Squire’s Garden Centre is inviting customers to come along to its centres on Friday, September 8, to join its “Plantathon” that will kick-start a year of fundraising for its 16 Charity of the Year organisations.
Taking place from 9.30am-3.30pm at all 16 Squire’s garden centres, the Squire’s teams – as well as charity volunteer helpers – are looking forward to welcoming customers for a fun and rewarding day planting up containers.
The completed pots will be available for customers to purchase on the day, with profits going to each centre’s Charity of the Year.
Customers are encouraged to come along to chat, ask questions and are very welcome to pitch-in and plant-up pots too, in support of some brilliant community causes.
Each container will include a selection of autumn bedding plants grown on Squire’s own nurseries, plus a centre piece feature plant such as Hebe or Heather, all planted in peat free compost.
Sarah Squire, Chairman of Squire’s Garden Centres, said: “We are really looking forward to hosting our Plantathon initiative, which is a wonderful way to welcome autumn planting while marking the start of our work with our 16 charities for the coming year.
“We would be delighted to welcome visitors to our centres to get involved or just support our teams as they make it their mission to plant as many containers as possible and raise funds for some truly important charities doing great work within our communities.
Squire’s Garden Centres Charity of the Year programme* runs from August 1 until – 31 July each year, with each centre selecting their own charity which is local, and is often close to many colleagues’ hearts.
Each centre works closely with their chosen charity to support their work in the local community, as well as raising awareness and much needed funds for them via special fundraising events throughout the year.
At Squire’s in Wokingham, the chosen charity is CLASP, which supports people with learning disabilities in Wokingham Borough.
