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Your Choices Can Change Your Community.

Make the choice to shop at locally-owned and operated businesses and you can make a difference in your community! Research shows that if you shift a portion of your spending from national chains and the Internet to independent locally-owned and operated businesses, you can have a dramatic effect on your local economy.

That’s because a significantly greater portion of the money you spend with local businesses stays in your community. This means more money for roads, schools, services and jobs. A small change in the way you shop can have a big impact on your community.

So take the pledge and choose to shop local!
1)    Visit a locally owned and operated business once per week.
2)    Seek out a local business you’ve never been to, see what they have to offer!
3)    Buy a book at a corner book store.
4)    Eat lunch at that sandwich shop down the street
5)    Purchase a birthday present at a local gift shop.
6)    Buy ingredients for your next holiday dinner at a Farmer’s market.
7)    Work off that holiday dinner and join a local gym.
8)    Buy a toy at that local toy store downtown.
9)    Get your string trimmer from a local hardware store who can service and maintain the products they sell.
10)    Get your prescription filled at a local pharmacy.
11)    Visit a local nursery for your lawn and garden needs.

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www.independentwestand.org