The City of Camrose, Camrose County, the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Camrose and Community Futures East Central Alberta have come together to launch a regional, year-round Support Local program starting in 2023!
Once per year, this program will organize a substantial local business celebration and will encourage everyone to choose local during the holiday season!
How the campaign will work:
- The campaign will run annually from December 1st until December 22nd.
- People will be encouraged to shop locally at any local business in the area and send a photo of their receipt (including name and phone number) to the campaign organizers.
- Businesses will be asked to donate a gift card (or cash) worth $100 or more to the campaign’s main prize fund. Various item donations also will be acceptable.
- At the end of the campaign, one customer will win all the gift cards (our goal is 15,000 - $20,000 in gift cards). Additional draws will be made for donated items.
- Businesses that donate a gift card or an item will be advertised as campaign sponsors and receive free advertising in the media and shop local items, which we hope will include ‘Choose Camrose’ shopping bags.
Let us know what you think about this idea!
Questions and comments? Please contact Kevin Johnson, kjohnson@camrose.ca, Lina Petkeviciene, linap@county.camrose.ab.ca