POWELL'S SWEET SHOPPE

My Grandson turned 10 on Monday and we went up to Chico, CA for the weekend to help celebrate his birthday. The party was held in the most charming candy shop I have ever seen: Powell's Sweet Shoppe.

Powell's is an old time candy store with candy from when I was a little girl and probably way before. Their motto is "Remember Yesterday, Today". I found a package of Chicklets Chewing Gum in the yellow package like the one my Grandma ALWAYS had in her purse. And I found SEN-SEN....for those of you who do not know what Sen-Sen is, they are itsy bitsy pieces of very strong licorice candy designed to freshen your breath (and send smoke out of your ears at the same time). They have more than 5,000 varieties of candy!!!

Besides all the wonderful candy they sell, Powell's also provides a Birthday Party Room. Each child gets to go on a scavenger hunt and are given a huge bucket and a list of candy to look for (they get to keep the candy),and a helping of any flavor gelato they would like. The birthday child gets a Happy Birthday Hat.

Powell's is also extremely civic minded and has two marvelous programs: Sweet Rewards and Sweet Donations. SWEET REWARDS is designed to get kids to do good. They also offer achievement awards for doing chores, homework and reading, citizenship, sportsmanship and being a good patient. The child gets to choose one of the candy items which appear at the bottom of each certificate. It's Powell's way of saying "GOOD JOB!".

SWEET DONATIONS is a fundraising program for organizations, individuals and causes to raise funds while enjoying purchases at Powell's Sweet Shoppe. Through this program they have helped raise thousands of dollars for many organizations. For information on each of these programs please visit them at http://www.powellssweetshoppe.com/

If you are ever in Chico, CA please make sure you get to visit Powell's Sweet Shoppe at 121 W. Third Street, Chico, CA My Grandson and his friends and our family all had a wonderful time! Thank you Powell's for allowing me to take pictures of your shop for this blog!