CHRISTMAS GIFTING

It's September Already

I certainly can't believe it has been this long since I did a blog. I asked my husband this morning where our summer went. We both kind of laughed and it was definitely a no brainer for us to figure out. We have working so hard on getting the flower shop started at the Sycamore Tree. It will be a full service flower shop. We want to help you with all of your floral needs (weddings, funerals, b-days, anniversary's, and just any occasion). We have a wonderfully talented designer coming in, Denise Harmon. She is anxious to start working and getting the flower shop in order.

So as we are fast approaching fall and all the pretty colors we are going to try and take a breath and enjoy it! Hope that you all had a wonderful summer and we hope to see you in the store.

NATIONALLY KNOWN LOCAL ARTIST AT THE SYCAMORE TREE

LYNN BEAN, nationally known artist will be joining us again this Friday during the Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally. ED MERRIMEN, local musician will also be entertaining us with music during the featured showing.

WHERE: FRIDAY NIGHT - JUNE 12TH, 2009
WHEN: 6-8 P.M
IT'S ALL AT THE SYCAMORE TREE, 2108 MAIN STREET, BAKER CITY OR
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TERRIFIC TUESDAYS STARTED THE FIRST TUESDAY IN JUNE.......
We celebrated the first Tuesday of June with the debut of Terrific Tuesdays. If you missed it you will want to check it out. This is an opportunity for you "the consumer" to earn rewards for just shopping locally - (which most of you already do). It's a great day to head down to Baker City. Terrific Tuesdays are scheduled for every Tuesday from June to August 2009.
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CONGRATULATIONS - BHS BULLDOG BOYS BASEBALL TEAM
You rock!!! 2nd in State. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU.
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RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER WITH FUDGE
Hey all of you that want to participate in the relay for life fundraisers. We have one team selling fresh fudge from The Sycamore Tree. We are proud to be sponsoring this fundraiser with you. Thanks Karen Skeen, Jeri Wickert, and all the ladies on this team.
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH

Hey all - We have Sally Moser's art in for just a few more days.

Next month - June we are featuring Lynn Bean. She joined us last June for the motorcycle rally and is coming back this year. She is a nationally known artist for her work on the Trail of the Painted Ponies, placing in the top 10 with several of her horses. Her paintings have just recently been converted to stain glass art. She features a lot of western photos as well as some truly amazing motorcycle art, wildlife, and birds. You won't want to miss all the new work that she has. Please come join us either First Friday or the second Friday during the rally. We will be open from 6-8 p.m. both Fridays!

GIRLS NIGHT OUT REPORT

We had a great time last night with our Girls Night Out function. Kind of sounds like people want us to do it every year. Turned out to have between 100-150 guests. So thank you all of our fans, friends, and customers for showing up. Several others wanted to attend but were out of town or they had other events planned.

We ended up giving out some great prizes, free Mothers Day gifts, cake, and fudge. Hells Canyon Winery showed up to serve up some great wines. Kids made Mothers Day cards for their moms and a good time was had by all. Definitely - you will want to check out our facebook page to check out the pictures and posts from our fans.

We are blessed by you all.
Happy Mothers Day and hope you and your families are in for a great sunny weekend in Baker City.

Until next time....

GIRLS NIGHT OUT UPDATE

THIS JUST IN - HELL'S CANYON WINERY WILL BE ONSITE FOR OUR GIRLS NIGHT OUT ADVENTURE. THURSDAY NIGHT 6-8 P.M. - COME ON IN AND TRY SOME OF THEIR WINES OUT.

LOTS OF OTHER ADVENTURES.

Sunday's update

So the art walk was a great success. We are hoping to have as many people on Thursday night for girls night out. Hey girls - get your moms, sisters, friends, daughters, and come on down.

For those of you that our facebook friends we did a little test on Saturday - it was great fun and highly successful. We were a little slow with the rain and whatnot so we offered a special incentive to come down and visit us to all of our facebook friends. Please feel free to join us there for all the updates.

It's going to be a great week and we are looking forward to celebrating awesome mom's all week. Come and check out the "pink" window. Things you may need for mom.

Until next time - Cheers

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK IS TONIGHT!!!! 05/01/2009

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK IS TONIGHT.

PLEASE COME AND SEE US BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM.
WE ARE FEATURING SALLY MOSER. SHE HASN'T HAD A SHOW IN QUITE AWHILE SO WE ARE PRETTY EXCITED TO BE PRESENTING SOME OF HER NEW WORK

Don't forget about our May 7th event coming up!

WE DID IT! UPDATED OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TODAY. WE FORMERLY HAD A "GROUP" ON FACEBOOK AND NOW ARE SWITCHING TO A "PAGE" FOR THE SYCAMORE TREE. THE REASON BEHIND THAT IS BECAUSE WE CAN ACTUALLY ACCESS MORE PEOPLE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE A FACEBOOK MEMBER TO JOIN IN. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEARING WITH US.

I DECIDED AFTER ALL THE FRUSTRATION OF GETTING IT SET UP TODAY THE PRETTY FLOWERS WITH THE POST WERE SOMETHING NICE TO LOOK AT AND WERE CHEERY!!!

HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL. DON'T FORGET TO SHARE OUR BLOG WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

THE GATHERING OF FRIENDS - VOL I

THIS COOKBOOK WILL AMAZE YOU!!! GREAT FOR YOURSELF OR ANY GIFT YOU NEED. FULL COLOR PICTURES AND AREAS TO WRITE IN.................

GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!

Girls Night Out!

MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS, SISTERS & FRIENDS
AN EVENING JUST FOR YOU AT:
THE SYCAMORE TREE
2108 MAIN ST, BAKER CITY, OR 97814

THURSDAY – MAY 7TH 2009 6-8 P.M.

You won’t want to miss this special night!
· TABLE FOR KIDS TO MAKE A MOTHERS DAY CARD FOR MOM
· CAKE FROM “A CROWNING TOUCH”, JEANNE SCHUMACHER
· PUNCH AND WINE TASTING
· DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE OR ANY OTHER KIND YOU WOULD LIKE
· FREE GIFTS
· PRIZES & MORE

MOTHERS DAY MADNESS

SHOW MOM YOUR LOVE..........

Watch for our special mother/daughter event.

We invite you to join us for this special event. If you don't have a mother/daughter available you can bring a stand-in or adopted mother/daughter.

It will be a night of special desserts, discounts, and a time to create your wish list but mostly lots of fun and fellowship!!!

COMING SOON!!!!

GREAT DAY AT THE TREE

So as it turns out we had a "fixture" sale today. *A clean out the basement sale*....... I can't tell you how many people said "You aren't going out of business are you?" - "Oh - not you too?".........Well - I am here to tell you The Sycamore Tree is definitely not going out of business. Just a much needed face lift to our basement.

In the mean time customers got awesome deals on all sorts of fixtures today. Expensive fixtures at yard sale prices. Most fixtures were $2 or $5 dollars - It was the most amazing sale I have ever had considering there was ONE small trailer load to the salvation army when we were done. WOW!!! We filled up our sidewalk and the neighbors (they were closed) today and it was almost all gone. Thanks everyone! That just goes to show you - the ole' saying is true. Someone's junk is someone elses treasure. :)

The truth is my husband said I couldn't buy any more fixtures (I love to yard sale) because the basement was full. So now guess what.........I can. :)

OH YA - the fudge. Today we introduced a Sugar Daddy fudge...........it's awesome.

Until next time................cheers.
Jacki & the girls at the Tree

2009 HISTORIC BAKER CITY - DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SUCCESS AWARD

THE SYCAMORE TREE HAS RECEIVED THIS YEARS AWARD FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SUCCESS FROM HISTORIC BAKER CITY. YEAH!!! CONGRATS TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. ALSO TO MY FAMILY WHO IS ENDLESSLY SUPPORTIVE AND SOMETIMES WONDERING WHERE I AM.................AT WORK. :)

TERRIFIC TUESDAY

HERE IT IS!!!  TERRIFIC TUESDAY!
The question is what can we do to improve local traffic and at the same time give back to the customers that are supporting us.  We are following the lead of some other great marketers like "Bi-Mart".  Don't you come to town just to check your number there?  Well why not check it here.   The downtown local merchants are teaming up to offer you some incredible prizes ......just for shopping in Baker City.  It's our way of saying thanks to YOU!!!  

Look for more details - June through August of 2009 - EVERY TUESDAY!!!

NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT'S DAY

Administrative Professional's Week is celebrated from April 22 - 28, 2007.

Did you know:
National Professional Secretaries Week and National Secretary's Day was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss of Young and Rubicam. Klemfuss recognized the importance and value of the position to a company or business. His goal was to encourage more women to become secretaries. Using his skill and experience in public relations, Klemfuss, promoted the values and importance of the job of secretaries. In doing so, he also created the holiday in recognition of the importance of secretaries.

Today, the title is changing and evolving. But, the recognition is equally important. There are two new terms in use today. They are "Administrative Professionals" and "Executive Admins". The two names sometimes mean different roles and responsibilities to different companies. Both are broader terms, that encompass more positions than the original "Secretary" role.

The name change recognizes and acknowledges that the role has changed significantly since 1952, and for the better at that. And in Harry Klemfuss' day, these postions were the realm of women. Today, you find some males in these positions.

The most common ways of recognizing your Administrative Professional(s) today are:
Flowers
Cards, often with shopping gift certificates
Take them to lunch
Candies
Assorted Gift Baskets

Administrative Professionals Day gifts are by far the most common way of giving recognition to these most important people on your staff. What is the top gift????? Candies......We have you covered. Treat your employee to some of our spectacular fudge. Gift Baskets...... We can help you put together baskets in any range of prices!!!

We can even deliver your gifts in the Baker City limits. Don't delay - order now.

First Official Blog of The Sycamore Tree

FIRST OFFICAL BLOG OF THE SYCAMORE TREE:

Hey - Welcome to our blog. This is the first time I have actually tried this. I talk a lot so I don't think it will be too hard to come up with topics to talk about here. For those of you that don't know about our store, we are a Quality Gift & Home Decor Shop. We also make wonderful fudge. Seems we are always trying out a new flavor. Our latest invention is Black Licorice Fudge. I know you either love it or you hate it. For those of you black licorice fans - I have to say it's pretty darn GOOD. I am sure you have tried the fudge at the coast or other shops along the way but I know if you try ours you will find it superior!!! We use ONLY quality, name brand ingriedients. We ship our fudge all over the United States and sometimes overseas!!! Our fudge has even gone to soldiers serving overseas!!!

We recently were honored with winning the runner up for Country Business Magazine Retailer of the Year. This is a national award so we were able to get a lot of advertising and promotions throughout Oregon and nationally. Pretty Awesome.

We pride ourselves on our gift baskets and selections for that. You can call and ask us to put a gift basket together for any price and we will have it done. We can even deliver in the City Limits!!!

Until next time..............................have a great day and enjoy all the sunshine!

Think of us for all your gift giving needs!!!

You can find us on facebook under The Sycamore Tree!!!