On Wednesday, October 12, Dillon Floral hosted a Christmas Design Show featuring Vonda LaFever AIFD, PFCI, CFD, The event was held after our our 37th Annual Open House, Design Show & Trade Fair scheduled for Sunday, September 18, 2011, was cancelled due to the flooding in Eastern and Central PA and the effect it had on our team members, families, customers and community.
We were pleased to feature the originally scheduled designer, Vonda LaFever. This Wednesday event incorporated as many elements of our annual show as possible.
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About Vonda LaFever AIFD, PFCI, CFD
Vonda is a freelance designer from Niceville, Florida and is a sought after designer and educator throughout the country. She owned and managed her own retail flower shop in Dixon, Illinois for more than 20 years and continues to design and consult in the retail segment. Vonda is very active in the floral industry. She has served as a Teleflora Unit President and Regional Unit Director for the Central Region of the United States. She currently serves on the National Board of Directors for AIFD as the Membership Chairperson.
Vonda loves to travel and share her time and talent, and will tell you, "It's all about the people!"
Design Show – Vonda LaFever, AIFD, PFCI, CFD presented The Sights, Sounds and Symbols of the Season. Guests were treated to two sessions, jam-packed with Christmas Designs, color trends, business tips and inspiration.
Trade Fair – Vendor partners from around the world were on hand for the event. They represent the partnerships we have with superior quality suppliers of fresh flowers and hardgoods. Dillon Floral Blooms from Bloomsburg varieties of Gerbera Daisies, Alstroemeria, and Lilies were on display from our greenhouses here in Bloomsburg, PA.
Online Shopping Accounts – Customers were able to sign up for Fresh Flower online shopping and preview the soon-to-be-launched addition of Hardgoods and Plants to the online shopping program.
Plant Kingdom Scavenger Hunt – Guests followed the dots and dashes to Plant Kingdom to see the lush Foliage and Blooming plants and participate in a scavenger hunt. Lucky Winner, Bob Boehner, of Art of Living in Lykens, PA won the prize of a patio bistro set.
Thanks to our Vendor Partners
American Flower Group • Acolyte Technologies • Bernecker's Nursery, Inc. •Camflor • Central California Flower Growers • Mrs.Bloom's (Thai) Direct •Candle Artisan's Inc. • Carson & Gebel Ribbon • Choice Farms •Continental Floral Greens • Country Joe’s Nursery •Design Master Color Tool ,Inc. • Esmeralda Esprit • The Farm Direct Company • Fern Hill Holly Farm • Fiore Transit • FBI • Fitz Design Flores Aurora LTDA • Fresca Farms • Flores Del Este • Gardens America, Inc. • Greight Marketing Concepts • Golden Flowers • The Hiawatha Corp • Holex • Kendall Farms • Liberty Blooms • Misty Flowers • Ocean View Flowers • Pride • Queen's Flowers • Rosa Flora • Simpson’s Greens • Smithers Oasis USA • Sole Farms • Stewart's Greenhouse, Inc • Syndicate Sales, Inc. • Tran Trex Foliage • Trillium Floral • W.H. Turner & Son
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