Season of Giving

Season of Giving Promotion

RYO needs your help this holiday season. We are asking each store to give back to their own community. The details and charity organization are up to you. Please send us a picture of you, your employees, and/or your customers participating in your Season of Giving event. Also include a bried description, your store name and your address. All participating stores will receive an RYO goodie basket filled with RYO merchandise and will be entered to win an RYO neon sign!

Entries

Cheap Tobacco #4

Cheap Tobacco #4 in Ashland, Ohio conducted a food drive for Associated Charities to collect canned and dry goods to help local families struggling through the holidays.

Cheap Tobacco #37

Cheap Tobacco #37 in Fremont, Ohio collected money for the School of Hope in Fremont, Ohio. The money will be used for a Christmas party for the cildren and for school supplies.

Cheap Tobacco #41

Cheap Tobacco #41 in Mansfield, Ohio collected items from emplyees and customers to send to overseas troops.

Cheap Tobacco #64

Cheap Tobacco #64 in Coshocton, Ohio collected non-perishable items to donate to their local homeless shelter.

Lodi RYO & Tobacco

Lodi RYO & Tobacco in Lodi, Ohio collected toys from employees and customers for Toys for Tots.

Smoker's Outlet

Smoker's Outlet in Jefferson, Wisconsin hosted their first annual Food Drive during the month of November to benefit the Jefferson County Food Pantry. For every two items that were brought in by customers, they received $1.00 off of the RYO machine rental.

Tobacco Junction

Tobacco Junction in Wadsworth, OH and Barberton, OH decided as a group to get the customers involved and volunteer their time. At both stores they put out 2 boxes; 1 for clothing donations and 1 for canned goods. They also put out a jar for cash donations. Owners Ryan McNeill and Nick Accordino matched all cash and food donations since they would not be able to volunteer their time. After 4 weeks of collecting clothing, food and cash donations they took everything to the Haven of Rest Ministries in Akron, Ohio. After they dropped off donations, Dominic and 3 other Tobacco Junction employees volunteered their time in the kitchen by peeling 300lbs of potatoes for their Christmas dinner.

RYO Machines

Also, all of us here at RYO Machines ran a donation for Heifer International. We collected enough money from our employees to purchase two heifers for an impoverished family!