Contributed by Ailis Vann, Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce
Have you ever heard the quote, “When you support a small business, you’re supporting a dream?”
If not, we can promise it's true. People who start businesses are passionate, community-minded and hard-working. The life of a small business owner is a never-ending roller coaster of emotions - constant ups and downs, good news, bad news, great sales days and not so great sales days. What helps these entrepreneurs, more than anything, is your support. Looking for a way to help? Here’s how!
The Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce works hard to promote and highlight our small businesses. One of the ways that we do this is with our “Shop Palmer” event. 2019 is the second year of this three-week-long event.
Here’s how it works: Come to Palmer to shop between November 30th and December 20th. Every time you spend $10, you get a stamp. There are 10 blocks on the Shop Palmer card. When you complete the card by spending $100, you can drop your card in a box at a participating business of your choice. From there, you can continue to fill cards - there’s no limit on how much you can support our local businesses!
We will be doing twice weekly drawings on Wednesdays and Fridays, rotating through the dropboxes of each participating business for a $25 gift card to that business. On December 11th, we will drop all of the completed cards in a box. We will pick one card and that person will win a $500 VISA gift card. On December 20th, we will gather up the cards again and do another drawing for a $1000 VISA gift card.
It’s a win for you and a win for our small businesses. Do your part to support the dreams and our local economy this holiday season. Shop local and shop Palmer!
For more information, please visit www.palmerchamber.org or check out our event on Facebook.
