The "Goodie Box"
a fundraiser supporting educational programs
Each year one lucky winner receives the "Goodie Box" and all it's contents.
2026 - 2027 Goodie Box
Tickets for the 2026-2027 Goodie Box go on sale at the Summer Show June 27 & 28. They will also be sold at the Winter Show (December 5 & 6) and at the Grove Park Arts and Crafts Convention in Asheville, NC in JANUARY (new date). They drawing for the winner will take place at the Grove Park Convention on January 10th.
Must be 18 or older to purchase tickets
Fill in the number of tickets you are purchasing, cut them out and mail with a check made out the Roycrofters-at-Large,
1054 Olean Rd., East Aurora, NY 14052
Tickets are 1 for $5.00 or 3 for $10
The modern Goodie Box is a proud and popular fundraising tradition by RALA and is the backbone of its non-profit fund-raising initiatives. Besides containing an astonishing variety of items from Roycroft Artisans, each year’s box has a centerpiece created by a select Roycroft Master.
The centerpiece of the 50th Anniversary Goodie Box is a functional piece of art designed by Roycroft Master Artisan Thomas Pafk. Primarily designed as a Blanket Chest lined with unfinished aromatic cedar with proportions suited to the meet the needs of a foyer bench, it can serve as artful storage or the centerpiece of any domestic space. Measuring 28" w x 14"d x 16"h, it is constructed of quarter-sawn white oak and walnut with bookmatched walnut burl panels.The lid, adorned with the commemorative 50th anniversary seal and finished with Aurora Amber dye and catalyzed lacquer dull-rubbed top coat, opens to any angle using lid stay torsion hinges. Custom handmade leather handles by Roycroft Artisan Tom Ciminelli complete the fine touch finishing and continue the tradition of collaboration among the Roycroft Artisanship.
Together with this piece, the 2026 Goodie Box contains additional items created by Roycroft Artisans and Master Artisans valued at over $8,000 with contributions by: Andre M. Chaves of The Clinker Press, Artisan in Letterpress/Book Arts; Julie Leidel of The Bungalow Craft, Master in Painting; John Monk, Artisan in Metal; Laura Wilder, Master in Painting/Printing; Jerry Smith, Master in Ceramics; Suzanne Handel Mair of Scherenschnitte Originals, Master in Paper; Leah Corey of aMEUSEments Studio, Master in Beadwork; Louise E. Richens, Master in Fiber; Henry Schmidt, Master in Sculpture; Holly Bird of Studio Ibis, Master in Printing; Kathy Cairns Hendershott, Master in Fiber; Patty Cancilla, Master in Jewelry; Michael A Cancilla Jr, Artisan in Painting/Drawing; Mission Guild Studio, Masters in Clay and Tom Ciminell, Artisan in Leather. Tickets are sold throughout the year with a final drawing at the National Arts and Crafts Conference, at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. Winner takes all.
The 2026 RALA Goodie Box will be unveiled at the Summer Festival on June 28 and raffle tickets for the 2026 fundraising season will begin
WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL GOODIE BOX
Elbert Hubbard’s early attempts to develop personal connections with and entice customers began while he was a salesperson for the Larkin Company. The “Goodie Box” was a comparable promotional sales strategy to the Larkin Company’s “$10 Combination Box” and was offered as a premium to customers. Even the slogan used to advertise it, “From Farm to Family”, echoes the Larkin Company’s “Factory to Family” motto. The Roycrofters’ “Goodie Box”, a wooden trunk filled with sausage, nuts, honey, home-made pecan patties and other wholesome foodstuffs from the Roycroft farms, was originally made of gumwood and copper and measured 9 ½ x 23 x 12 ½ inches. The Roycroft Orb was carved on the top and for an extra fee a persons name would be added and sent as a gift to the person.
