Mother’s day is just around the corner! We at Miller’s wanted to organize something special for all the Mom’s out there and, of course, incorporate some of the local businesses we have around Lewis County. We present to you our Mother’s Day gift basket giveaway! In an effort to support local business, we presented our idea to surrounding businesses in the area, and let them decide if and what they would like to donate. We had some wonderful donations, and you could win this lovely compilation of local goods and gift cards! This is a perfect gift basket for your mother, or the woman in your life who just deserves something special. The steps to enter are easy! We want to continue encouraging people to read what we have to share on the blog, so step one is to SHARE this blog post to your Facebook or Instagram account. We share our blog posts to Facebook every Tuesday when they are posted, so all you have to do is share that post OR you can share our post on Instagram regarding the blog and the giveaway to your Instagram story. That’s step one. We know that the winner of the basket can do whatever they please with their prize, but we are encouraging the winner to share the prize with their Mom! So, step two, after you share the blog you need to comment on either Facebook or Instagram, depending on what platform you shared the post on. But there’s a catch, you can’t just comment anything. To officially enter the giveaway you must comment and share a little about the woman in your life who is deserving of this basket. It could be your mom or any other influential lady who has impacted your life personally. Once you share the post and comment, you’re in the running to win! We are posting this a little ways before Mother’s day so that you all have time to enter, and so that the winner has time to collect their winnings prior to the actual holiday. The winner will be announced a week from today, May 4th! We had generous local donators, who willingly contributed to this event, and we highly encourage you to follow them all on their social media platforms. Keep reading to learn more about the businesses who donated! Now that’s enough of the logistics, let’s see what you could be winning!
To begin, we had to have something tasty in this basket! So who better to reach out to than Gary’s Restaurant. Below you see their popular English Muffin bread, and there will be a fresh loaf in the basket for our winner! Gary’s has been open for 46 years in their same location on Shady Ave in Lowville, and is currently run by Ann Schneeburger. Gary’s is a go to spot for delicious diner food, with a wide range of options on their menu, creative specials and nothing but homemade desserts. They are active on Facebook, and you can follow their page to know all of their specials and what tasty dessert they have that day! They have amazing customer service, and enjoy seeing their regulars just as much as new faces that stop in for a good meal. You can stop in on weekdays for breakfast, lunch or dinner from 8am to 7:30 in the evening, and Saturday’s they are open 8am to 2pm. (Closed Sundays) Personally, I love Gary’s Restaurant and have never been disappointed. Every meal tastes homemade and Gary’s is nothing but a pleasant local diner that you should try if you haven’t yet! This English Muffin bread is fabulous, and reason enough to try Gary’s Restaurant! This special bread is made in the restaurant, fresh, and you won’t find anything else quite like it! It is something different, and perfect for breakfast time. Give them a call to order a loaf for yourself, I know you’ll love it! We are very thankful for their willingness to participate and donate to this gift basket, so be sure to like their Facebook page and keep them in mind next time your looking for a good place to eat!
The next contributor we had kindly donate was Pleasant Views Natural Goat Soap. Pleasant Views Soap is made and run by Jolene Widrick and her family. The soaps are made in small batches by hand with lots of love! Jolene only uses top quality natural ingredients with absolutely no shortcuts. When asking Jolene to share a little bit about Pleasant Views Natural Soap she explained that she feels very strongly “that what goes on your body is just as important as what goes inside your body”, and I couldn’t agree more! The soap is made from fresh goat milk that is rich in vitamins A, E, B6, B12, C, D and selenium, and then combined with oil blends that are nourishing to the skin and beautifully scented with pure essential oils. This soap does not include parabens or preservatives that could negatively affect your skin, only natural creamy goodness! The scents that are offered by Pleasant Views are changing constantly, however there are a few customer favorites. Lavender, orange-clove, cinnamon, gingerbread tea, and double mint have all been consistently loved by Pleasant Views consumers. Jolene also informed me that “by popular demand [she has] also added a charcoal and tea tree detox facial bar as well as an outdoorsmen scent, specifically for your man!” The three bars of natural soap that were donated for our gift basket smell absolutely amazing! Be sure to go like Pleasant Views Natural Soap on Facebook and try out these natural and local products!
Open Sky Wellness is currently owned by Megan Dolhof, who generously donated a 45 minute massage to this giveaway! Perfect for a Mom who just doesn’t treat herself! Open Sky is located on Utica Blvd in Lowville, and is the perfect local spot to meet your wellness needs. Open Sky offers massage therapy as well as clinical nutrition and skin care services. Clinical nutrition services include one on one nutrition counseling to help you reach your health and wellness goals. Megan Dolhof is a certified nutrition specialist and will provide you with a comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle plan based on your goals! Margaret Hwang is a Licensed Esthetician at Open Sky, she is passionate about skin care and offers services such as facials, body treatments, waxing and eyelash extensions. Open Sky is also well staffed with several Licensed Massage Therapists. Clearly, this is a place where you can go for multiple wellness services! You can learn more about Open Sky by visiting their website or Facebook page, and we are thankful that they decided to participate and donate a massage to this Mother’s day giveaway!
Our next donation came from Lisk’s Florals. As you can see from the photos below, Lisk’s has impeccable taste when it comes to flower arrangements and bouquets. This flower shop is located on Blue St in Glenfield and you can stop in and see what beautiful flowers they can offer anytime from 9am to 4pm on weekdays, and 9am to 12pm on Saturday! (Closed Sundays) Lisk’s is a family business that has been serving Lowville since 1987! They have an active Facebook and Instagram page as well as a stunning website where you can find pre-made affordable arrangements for any plant-lover! Lisk’s offers flower delivery in and around Glenfield, even same day delivery if you’re looking to surprise someone last minute. They don’t only offer breathtaking bouquets, but also have plants such as succulents available for purchase, and beautiful plants in vases and pots. Lisk’s has contributed a $75 gift card to our Mother’s Day gift basket giveaway! An extremely generous prize that would be a perfect gift to send to the lady in your life who is in love with all things bright and beautiful. We are so thankful they decided to participate and donate! Be sure to like the Lisk’s Floral Facebook page, and check out their website by clicking the link below!
PB&J Café is one of my favorite places in Lowville. It is a homey café and every time I visit there with a friend we sit and talk for hours while enjoying delicious food and drinks. PB&J stands for people, bagels, and java. The menu consists mostly of unique bagel sandwiches, but also other things like soup, salads, coffee drinks and more. I can never pass when a co-worker of mine suggests ordering PB&J for lunch. PB&J has delivery services in Lowville, as well as a pick up window on the side of the building. Everything on the menu sounds delicious to me, but I can’t help but tend to stick to my favorite sandwich which is the Hamden. A bacon, chicken, and ranch combination on a warm bagel, I love it so much it’s hard to want to try the other menu choices but I will say I have begun to expand my horizons! The Café is open on weekdays from 7:30 am to 3 pm, and 7:30 am to 2 pm on Saturdays. (Closed Sundays) If you haven’t spent some time in this café I encourage you to do so, it’s the perfect place to take your Mom to catch up or just treat her lunch. PB&J donated a $15 gift card to the gift basket, and we are so thankful that they decided to participate in this giveaway with us. Be sure to like the PB&J Facebook page and check out their website! There isn’t a better place to spend quality time with Mom than PB&J Café!
The final local business who donated items to our giveaway is called Hanno Scent Co. Emily Hanno is a local young lady who is diligently working on getting her business out there and discovered! She makes a variety of different products such as candles, wax melts, fizzy bath dust, shower steamers, whipped sugar scrub, and whipped soaps. The Hanno Scent Co Facebook page is filled with bright colors and eye-catching products. Emily has an extremely large list of scents that she offers, and that list can be found at the top of her Facebook page feed, which is linked below! Her scents range from clean and fresh, to sweet and fruity. There is without a doubt a scent that would fit your preferences, and fill your home with any aroma you would like! I recently placed an order so that I could try these products myself, and I could not be more excited! Emily offers what she calls the “Pick a Price Basket”, which I think is perfect for someone who wants to try her products. If you order a “Pick a Price Basket” Emily will put together a basket of random products that fit in at the price point you choose! Surprise and treat yourself at whatever price you would like! Hanno Scent Co donated seven items to our basket, really filling it up for us! Those seven items include three packs of wax melts- Strawberry Guava, Blueberry Cheesecake and Frosted Donut as the scents. Also a container whipped soap, whipped sugar scrub, and bath dust! The seventh item was a jar of the shower steamers, you can win all these items and the rest of the baskets contents! We are so happy to show you Hanno Scent Co, and glad this local business decided to participate in this giveaway with us. Go check out the Hanno Scent Co Facebook page!
Our contribution to this gift basket is a dinner on us, you can enjoy a free dinner for up to 5 people! You will have a choice between 5 chicken barbeque meals, or a smoked rib dinner for 5. Both options include your meat, your salad side, dinner rolls, and one pie. Chicken barbeques are available every Friday, and ribs every Thursday and Saturday. The coupon is redeemable one time, and you can just show up with the certificate and we will gather your meal for you! You will be able to choose the pie you would like out of the ones we have made the day you decide to redeem your certificate, there will be many options to choose from! A quick and easy dinner for when your motherly ambition has just met its limit for the day, and you’re ready to sit down and enjoy the evening. Hopefully, this will save Mom from preparing a meal after one of her long days!
Here it is! The Mother’s Day gift basket that you could win!
We purchased the English Muffin bread from Gary’s to try for ourselves, and so the photo would have all the baskets components. It’s delicious, and the winner’s loaf will be fresh!