Andover Goes Purple Starts Today!
Andover Goes Purple runs October 1-3, when local businesses offer specials with proceeds, or a portion of the proceeds, going to the Alzheimer’s Association®.
Our generous local businesses have lots in store for you:
Delicious Donuts
Somebody’s Place
Act fast & run to Somebody’s Place to enjoy some fresh-baked & delicious donuts with a portion of the proceeds going to the Alzheimer’s Association. Available October 1st only, as Andover’s favorite breakfast & lunch spot is taking a break for the weekend.
Purple Cocktail
Blackberry Lemon Drop
Elm Square Oyster & new neighbor Leader Bank are partnering up to offer a Blackberry Lemon Drop Cocktail with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Alzheimer’s Association. This captivating cocktail is available October 1-3 at Elm Square Oyster.
Bubble Tea
Doubly Delicious
Elm Square’s Gong cha is offering two delicious bubble teas — Mango Cocunut & Strawberry Lemonade — with 10 percent of the proceeds benefitting the Alzheimer’s Association. The fundraiser is available October 1-3.
Please use promo code MGCN when ordering the Mango Coconut & use STL when ordering the Strawberry Lemonade to ensure the proceeds go to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Sip & Shop Fall
J.McLaughlin
Sip & Shop Art
Helen Thomas Simply Smashing
Pretty Purple Painting
Alzheimer’s Wine Tasting
wine-sense
Samanta Etorre, owner of Andover’s wine-sense, is hosting an Alzheimer’s Tasting in Memory of Her Mom on Saturday, October 3rd, from 5-7pm. Samanta will feature the styles of wine her mom used to enjoy. And she will donate 10 percent of sales to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Purple Cupcakes
Andover Bakeshop
Andover Bakeshop’s owner Debra has whipped up some decadent purple cupcakes. Available this weekend while they last, a portion of the proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
Purple Flower Tea
SG Botanicals
SG Botanicals is a hidden gem in Dundee Park. So if you haven’t stopped in to this flower, herb & plant boutique, Andover Goes Purple give you the perfect opportunity. Stop in October 1-3 to enjoy a Purple Flower Tea sample, which is a blend of hibiscus flower, butterfly pea flower & ginger root. SG Botanicals is offering Purple Flower Tea samples, bags of this tea blend to purchase (proceeds donated to the Alzheimer’s Association), lavender sachets, and amethyst pouches.
And while you are there, check out the calming Lavander Bergamot soy candle.
Shower Aromas
Dovetail Apothecary of Beauty
Downtown Andover’s Dovetail Apothecary of Beauty made a generous donation to the Alzheimer’s Association and whipped up a special batch of their shower aromas for Andover Goes Purple. So stop in to grab a Bergamot-Lavender shower aroma, made with a Dovetail blend of essential oils. Place on your shower floor, away from direct water. Just a few drops will start the fragrance release. And your shower will fill with a refreshing scent of Bergamot & Lavender.
Well-Priced Jewelry
Quiet Pleasures Jewelry
Chestnut Street’s Quiet Pleasures Jewelry made a generous donation to the Alzheimer’s Association & invites you into their shop to see their latest selection of well-priced jewelry.
Bridges by EPOCH Andover
Dedicated Solely to Memory Care
Andover is fortunate to have an assisted living facility Dedicated Solely to Memory Care — Bridges® by EPOCH at Andover. Linda Lecomte — the REALTOR® bringing you ShopDinetheAndovers.com — highly recommends Bridges. Her mother spent 4 years there & she is available to share her family’s experience. Watch the video below to learn more about Andover’s Premier Memory Care Suites, Lifestyle & Expert Support facility.
Andover Walk to End Alzheimers
Make a Difference on October 18th
Visit Us at Old Town Hall
October 1, Noon to 3pm
Register for the walk! Learn more about the resources available through the Alzheimer’s Association. Receive an Andover Goes Purple pamphlet.
