Greetings!
Like the weather, Crops Plus is just getting warmed up! We have had a great response to our new-this-year July crop, but still have room for you! You'll find more information below. But make sure you register soon, we are expecting this crop to sell out!

See you soon!

The Crops Plus Team

PO Box 2041

Arlington, VA 22202

703-260-6105 

May Scrapbooking Tip
National Scrapbooking Day!
It's the first weekend in May, which marks the annual celebration of National Scrapbook Day, the first Saturday in May. May 2, 2015. Most stores and retailers are having specials, giveaways, contests, online crops and more! Check out some of the quick links below for some interesting specials and exciting prizes
April Crop A Huge Success!
Thank you for attending!
The crop ended just a few weeks ago and I am still thrilled with the good times we had. We gave away over $3,500 in prizes and gifts!
 
Congratulations to those who won our layout contests! Michelle Parker and Kathy Young. Araceli Baker won the grand prize of the Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator. We also had several other contests for the food drive (see below), a secret contest, a contest for wearing a Crops  
Plus shirt over the course of a weekend. Congratulations to all who won! 
April Food Drive
Over 500 pounds of food and toiletries donated!
Once again, at the April crop, we held a food drive to help those in need. We donated the food to Link, INC, a charity that exists to provide emergency food to people in need in the Herndon, Sterling, and Ashburn, Virginia communities.

We far exceeded our goal, which was to beat the 500 pounds of
food that we had donated last
April.  A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated and helped shuttle all the goods to Carrie's car (see photo below). We received the following email from Carrie at LINK:

"On behalf of LINK I wish to thank you for the support and generosity your business and enthusiastic croppers shared with us. To all of you who helped - We say thank you!  Need is great and demand on businesses, groups, and individuals continues to grow.  Thank you for choosing to offer your time, generosity and commitment to LINK.  I assure you that all donations, large or small, make a big difference.  

LINK depends entirely on volunteers and donations for every aspect of its daily commitments and holiday programs. It is because of your commitment to helping the community that many in need were able to benefit from these events. It is our hope that your group and its donors enjoyed the experience and will want to partner with LINK again in the future."

 

THANK YOU!  

 

 

July Registration Open!
Get in on one of the few summer crops around
Our rare summer crop is now open for registration! If you have never had a chance to attend one of our events before, NOW is the time! We have just a few seats left.

The crops sell out at 80 people; any registrations beyond that number will be placed on our waiting list. So be sure to jump on this opportunity early!

What's Included:
  • 5 fully catered buffet meals, 2 snack breaks and 2 evening dessert buffets
  • Unlimited soda (Coke products), water and iced tea throughout the day
  • Candy baskets at each table
  • A Thank You Gift retailing for $20-$25
  • 6x3 crop table with plenty of space around your chair
  • Access to amazing vendors and shopping
  • Access to a wonderful massage therapist (additional fee applies)
  • 24-hour crop room availability
  • Door prizes every night
  • Grand prize drawing retailing between $150-$250
  • Every table grouping has access to at least two outlets (must bring your own cords and tape)
  • Cricut and computer station with over 35 cartridges and color printer/scanner
  • We try to interrupt you as little as possible to allow you to "get in the zone"
Click below to register.
   
September Crop Registration
Opens soon!
We are inching ever closer to our September 2015 crop registration date, which will be May 11th, starting at 12:01am. Prices for each crop are $250.

The crops sell out at 80 people; any registrations beyond that number will be placed on our waiting list. So be sure to jump on this opportunity early!

2016 Crops Plus Dates
Announced next month!
I just met with the hotel today and have held the 2016 dates. We will have crops in January, April, September and November. I am also considering holding another crop in July. But am unsure about it and could use some feedback. If you would like to see a July 2016 crop, email me below and let me know!

The rest of the dates will be announced next month in the June newsletter once the contracts are all finalized! 
Tee Shirts for Charity
Another way to give back and win prizes!
As you can tell by our website and this newsletter, we recently rebranded. New look, new logo and that means new tee shirts as well! We haven't sold tee shirts since 2011 and now is the perfect time! PLUS, wear it at a crop for the chance to win great prizes and give a little back.
 
We are selling these adorable v-neck tee shirts for $25. All of the proceeds will go to Bethany House, a domestic violence shelter in Northern Virginia. Bethany House was organized to help women and their children who have suffered from domestic violence regain health and dignity and become re-established in their community by providing temporary housing and support.

In 2014, we were able to donate over $600 to Bethany House! 

 

You can choose to have the shirt shipped to you for an additional fee or you can pick it up at any one of our crops. As an added bonus, at each crop, we will have a special prize drawing for anyone caught wearing a Crops Plus shirt over the course of the weekend.

 

Be sure to get yours before we sell out so that you can also be eligible to win and give back to the community. You can order your shirt here: http://www.ourcropsplus.com/#!crops-plus-tee-shirts/cf9y  

 

Note: We will have all sizes once again available at the April crop.