{"id":2527,"date":"2012-04-04T12:02:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T16:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2012-04-30T10:14:49","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T14:14:49","slug":"a-rochester-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/a-rochester-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"a rochester welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to introduce the lovely, talented &amp; oh-so-fun Cheryl Jones as our new Rochester manager.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bench-blog1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2529\" title=\"cheryl jones catching fireflies manager\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bench-blog1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bench-blog1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bench-blog1-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining team Catching Fireflies, Cheryl spent 20+ years in the fast-paced ad biz working for the Leo Burnett Agency (formally Darcy).\u00a0 She loved working with the variety of creative people in advertising but needed a break from the corporate world.<\/p>\n<p>She started her search for a part-time job &amp; the first place she applied was Catching Fireflies in Rochester. Cheryl mentioned, &#8220;The first time I\u00a0walked into that store I fell in\u00a0love with it\u00a0so it seemed appropriate\u00a0to apply for a job there so I could stay connected to\u00a0creativity and\u00a0be in a\u00a0happy atmosphere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the Rochester location didn&#8217;t have any openings at that time, but our Berkley location did so she ended up joining Danielle&#8217;s team &amp; spent 3 years in our whimsical world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-yellow-door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2532\" title=\"cheryl jones yellow door\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-yellow-door.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-yellow-door.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-yellow-door-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The opening of our sister store, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowdoorartmarket.com\" target=\"_blank\">Yellow Door Art Market<\/a> in the fall of 2010 was perfecting timing to promote Cheryl to a management position.\u00a0 She led the way with flying colors &amp; has been a big part of Yellow Door&#8217;s success story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2533\" title=\"cheryl jones catching fireflies\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bike.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bike-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/cheryl-bike-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Although Cheryl lives in Rochester Hills, she grew up in Birmingham and shared that her mom would <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">always<\/span> go to Bordine&#8217;s to get her flowers.\u00a0Of course, Cheryl had to tag along and complain about the &#8220;day&#8221; trip because it was like going out to the country back then!\u00a0 It&#8217;s a different story now that Cheryl has spent the last 15 years calling Rochester home.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking forward to Cheryl continuing her journey with us as she makes her way back to the location where it all started.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/a-rochester-welcome\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/a-rochester-welcome\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to introduce the lovely, talented &amp; oh-so-fun Cheryl Jones as our new Rochester manager. Prior to joining team Catching Fireflies, Cheryl spent 20+ years in the fast-paced ad biz working for the Leo Burnett Agency (formally Darcy).\u00a0 She loved working with the variety of creative people in advertising but needed a break from the corporate world. She started her search for a part-time job &amp; the first place she applied was Catching Fireflies in Rochester. Cheryl mentioned, &#8220;The first time I\u00a0walked into that store I fell in\u00a0love with it\u00a0so it seemed appropriate\u00a0to apply for a job there so I could stay connected to\u00a0creativity and\u00a0be in a\u00a0happy atmosphere.&#8221; Unfortunately the Rochester location didn&#8217;t have any openings at that time, but our Berkley location did so she ended up joining Danielle&#8217;s team &amp; spent 3 years in our whimsical world. The opening of our sister store, Yellow Door Art Market in the fall of 2010 was perfecting timing to promote Cheryl to a management position.\u00a0 She led the way with flying colors &amp; has been a big part of Yellow Door&#8217;s success story. 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