Penny’s By Plaza Flowers
Voted Best Florist In Philadelphia
Father’s Day will be here on June 21st. Our professional floral designers at Penny’s By Plaza Flowers are ready to help. We offer a variety of Father’s Day options including potted plants, flowers and delicious baskets filled with foods Dad will enjoy. Same Day Local and Nationwide Delivery Available. Our company is a family owned and operated floral design firm. We provide local same day and express flower delivery service anywhere in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area. Our firm has been voted “Best Florist in Philadelphia” on numerous occasions. We operate multiple floral design centers in the Norristown area. Our Plaza Flowers location is located at 417 Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403. The Penny’s Flowers location is at 263 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038.
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers will help you get ready to Celebrate Father’s Day on June 21st with our wonderful selection of products!
Best Dad Blooming Basket
Father’s Day
The official recognition of Father’s Day took many years and attempts to finally make it. In 1908 an observance honoring fathers was held after the death of many miners, 250 of which were fathers. Grace Clayton’s father was on of those killed in the mining disaster in West Virginia. Grace asked the pastor Robert Webb to honor all of the fathers lost. This observance stayed within the small community and did not create a nationwide Father’s Day Observance.
In 1915 a man by the name of Harry C. Meek, who was a member of the Lions Club, claimed that Father’s Day was his idea. He wanted Father’s Day to fall on the third Sunday in June. The Lions Club International elected to give him the official designation as the “Originator of Father’s Day”. Mr. Meek continued his quest to promote Father’s Day as an official holiday.
Having received countless requests for a special day to honor fathers, President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 proclaimed a day should be recognized as a federal holiday. This was during a speech he gave in Spokane at a Father’s Day celebration. However, when the concept reached Congress it was denied. The majority of the members in Congress were concerned that it would become too commercialized and the true meaning would be all about companies profiting.
President Calvin Coolidge suggested a recognition for Father’s Day in 1924. Then in 1957, Senator Margaret Chase Smith spoke out that Congress had been ignoring fathers for over 40 years and had only been honoring mothers. Then in 1966 the first proclamation of Father’s Day was issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was declared that the day to honor all fathers would be the third Sunday in June. This became a permanent holiday in 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed it into law.
Other noteworthy examples of people promoting Father’s Day were illustrated over the years. One example was Sonora Dodd. Her father had fought in the civil war and had become the single parent of six children. She organized a Father’s Day celebration at the local Spokane YMCA in 1910. Then she went off to study at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Sonora returned to the city of Spokane in the 1930’s and took up the initiative again. This time she had the backing of the Father’s Day Council. This group was founded by New York Associated Men’s Wear Retailers. As one can imagine, these members were very influential with the manufacturing companies that produced such items as ties, tobacco pipes and other traditional men’s gifts.
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has the perfect gifts for Father’s Day!
Eagles Footballs with Mylar Balloons
Searching for the best flowers from a florist you can trust? Penny’s By Plaza Flowers is the best choice and now you can send flowers or gifts to your special person or group whether they are in your neighborhood or across the country. You will find the finest quality flowers direct from farms around the globe. Penny’s By Plaza Flowers sells the freshest blooms from farms in Holland, Ecuador, Columbia, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and California.
-Worldwide Delivery.
-Express delivery service 7 days a week.
-Evening and Sunday hours.
-Free delivery confirmations via email.
-Free immediate invoice copies upon request (via fax or email).
-Free online access to order history.
-Free occasion reminders and holiday gift lists.
-Custom corporate gift programs and house accounts.
-Custom combination gift baskets.
-Custom silk designs & interior decor consultations.
-Complete wedding and special event decorations.
-Custom invitations and accessories for weddings and special events.
-Distinctive sympathy tributes.
Since our inception, Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has offered delivery to the entire Philadelphia region seven days a week. Customers now know where to find flowers and gifts at any time, making us their first choice for gifts. We have been voted as “Best Florist” by several regional publications, Pennsylvania’s “Florist of the Year” and has been ranked as a “Top Florist” by three national wire services. Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has been selected to design flowers for thousands of weddings, three presidential inaugurations, and the GOP 2000 Convention in Philadelphia.
On Father’s Day June 21st you will find a wonderful select of flowers, green plants and gift baskets at Penny’s By Plaza Flowers!
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