With Small Business Saturday coming up later this week, Jefferson Matters: Main Street Tower View Team reminds everyone to stay and shop locally.

They conducted their “Think Local/Shop Local” campaign in which TVT saw a huge response with people participating by going into downtown businesses and learning about what different retailers have to offer while also entering a drawing for a gift certificate.

TVT Chair Deb McGinn talks about the biggest challenge that people face before they begin to shop locally.

“Well we certainly want them to continue to think local and that’s the biggest challenge, you first have to think local before you shop local.  Because sometimes people just forget, ‘oh yeah, Ben Franklin has something or Hy-Vee Drugstore has what I need or whatever it is.  You just have to stop and really think about it.”

The winner of the $100 gift certificate is Gail Huffman.

McGinn urges everyone to shop locally this holiday season and during Small Business Saturday on November 29th.

 

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