The eighth annual Spring Roses Vendor Show will be held on Saturday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Manheim Community Farm Show Exhibition Building, 502 E. Adele Ave., Manheim. This event consists of many local crafters, makers, small businesses and direct sales businesses.

Among the event's goals is raising funds for local nonprofit organizations. All proceeds from a flower bar and giveaway drawings for baskets will help to support Teen Central and Home on Ferdinand in Manheim. The flower bar will offer opportunities for attendees to make their own bouquet by purchasing single flower stems or by buying pre-made arrangements priced. The giveaway drawing baskets will include a collection of items donated by the vendors. The winners will be chosen at the end of the vendor show.

Community members may also get involved by bringing donations of items to the show. These items will be given directly to Teen Central or Home on Ferdinand. The needed items include laundry detergent, grocery gift cards, diapers, craft supplies, cleaning supplies, paper towels, toiletries, and coffee or tea.

The items available from the vendors will include coffee; handmade cards; baked goods, including gluten-free items; handmade wooden items; home decor; plants; local jams and jellies; honey; and lavender products. The show will also include several artists and artisans as well as local authors of books for children and adults. Food will be available from the food trucks Good Eats & Catering and Creative Crepes.

For children, the event will offer a coloring station and vendors who offer face painting and tinsel fairy hair. Shelleen Weaver, author of the Fruit Fables series, will give a book reading at 10:15 a.m.

There is a handicapped-accessible entrance, and handicapped-accessible parking is available at the end of the building and at the large green barns. Parking is also available along the street, in the Aaron's Acres parking lot, or at the school.