Contributed by Ailis Vann
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. 2021 is the fourth year of this four week-long event.
Here’s how it works:
Come to Palmer to shop between November 20th & 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 weekly drawings on Wednesdays, rotating through the dropboxes of each participating business for great prizes.
On December 20, we will gather up the cards and do a drawing for $1000 worth of Palmer Bingles.
Haven’t heard of Palmer Bingles? It’s a Palmer-only currency that can be used at more than 40 businesses in the Greater Palmer area. They’re a guaranteed investment in our community, which means 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