Everyone has settled into their new rooms at college, new desks at school. The grown ups are doing the usual - working away, paying the bills, cleaning the house, cooking dinner, doing the laundry, raking the leaves, and hopefully enjoying the cool, crisp, fresh fall air with some fun outdoor activities! October is the month of festivals! Pumpkin lattes and apple butter. Look for your local markets and small businesses for all of the all natural and quality goodies!
The month of October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Hug Box has been an advocate for healthy product gifting all along. It is one of the Hug Box's core values. One of the reasons I created the Hug Box was because a dear friend had got breast cancer and while she was not nearby, I wanted to send her a gift. I couldn't find anything online that I thought was uplifting and healthy, all natural. I decided to create my own gift basket and source locally and it was still hard to find healthy options. That was in 2013. Today, in 2025, it is definitely easier to find all natural local gifts and one of those options is The Hug Box. It has been such a joy over the years to curate local and create themed gift boxes to send hugs! When I opened my brick and mortar in 2018, it was wonderful to meet people that had sent Hug Boxes or received a Hug Box gift and also customers that were going through cancer and looking for healthy products. It's wonderful that some corporations are finally taking notice to what is put into our food, bath and body products and clothing. It has taken way too long, but at least more people are more aware and have more options. It's not always easy for everyone to get the healthiest of products and we need to do better. Breast cancer should not exist at this point! Read more here at breastcancer.org. Also follow Dr. Rachel and Dr. Carly @kale_blossom for great updates on all things healthy!
On the fall festivities note... here are some events to look for in the Hug Box's hometown of Newnan, Georgia and nearby:
SPEED DATING - Leaf & Bean Coffee Shop - Saturday, October 11, 6pm
15th ANNUAL BLUEGRASS & BOUGIE BBQ - Saturday, October 19, 4-7:30pm
SPIRITS & SPICE FESTIVAL - Downtown Newnan - Saturday, October 23, 2-7pm
5th ANNUAL WITCHES BOUTIQUE CRAWL - Downtown Newnan - Friday, October 24, 6pm
OAK HILL CEMETARY "SHINE A LIGHT ON LOCAL HISTORY" TOURS - McRitchie-Hollis Museum - Friday, October 17th, 5 pm
PAWTOBER FEST - Line Creek Brewing Co. - Saturday, October 18, 2-6pm
WEREWOLF'S CURSE HAIR TODAY GONE TOMORROW - Newnan Theater - Starts Thursday, October 16, 8-10pm
YOGA ON THE GREEN - Greenville Street Park - Wednesday, October 29th, 6-7pm
FALL FESTIVAL - Carrolton, GA - Wednesday, October 29, 6-8pm
Each 'Tis the Season Hug Box is filled with local artisan made and natural ingredients goodies. Custom-wrapped with sustainable packaging, a "hugs to you" gift tag, and a personalized notecard with your message - choose Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays for your notecard. Your Hug Box gift is packaged in a mailer box for protection and delivered to their door or yours for hand-delivery. These Hug Box gifts are unique and meaningful - something everyone can use and enjoy. Limited curated holiday gifts - so be sure to order before they are all sold out We mainly source from Georgia artisans and small businesses. Some products are from Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, but all made in the US. Send someone Christmas Holiday Hugs! These artisan goodies will fill them with joy!
CLICK HERE TO ORDER - NEW HOLIDAY HUG BOXES
Special gifts for clients, employees, family & friends for Christmas Holiday wishes!
Our Hug Boxes get updated frequently based on which artisan products are available. Because of this specialty curating, some Hug Boxes are low quantities, and some products may not be available again if they are uniquely made, so be sure to place your order before they are gone. All holiday hug boxes will ship the first week of December or you can contact us for earlier shipping options.
Please note: We are located in Georgia and shipping out west or further north will take longer, so be sure to place your order soon! Our Hug Boxes are small batch curations so they go fast. We can not guarantee a specific day that UPS or USPS will deliver. They can only give estimated timelines. A tracking number will be sent to your email, so be sure to check all of your email folders. Once we have your order, we fulfill your gift and drop it off within 1-2 days from your order. Please be sure to double check the shipping address upon ordering and send us the name, message and who the Hug Box if from for the notecard if you hadn't already.
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