LSMerriment: Holiday Giving Tree

For the month of December, we’re celebrating “25 Days of LSMerriment.” In other words, we’re sharing 25 great holiday local store marketing ideas to inspire you this season and help drive sales!

Today, we’re sharing an idea from Panera. One of their Florida locations has set up a Holiday Giving Tree to support the Children’s Cancer Center, and by buying a gift for a child, you can receive a free mitten cookie!

The square tags on the tree represent gifts that are needed, and the circular/ornament tags on the tree represent donations that can be made to the “Knead for Knowledge” scholarship foundation, benefiting children at the Cancer Center.

What an easy and festive way for a small business to support a local charity in need! You could easily customize this holiday giving tree to support local families, schools, hospitals or other organizations in your community. We love it!

To check out the rest of our LSMerriment series here!