UNCHAINING FOR ONE DAY MEANS MONEY FOR BOYERTOWN
Building A Better Boyertown (BBB) is urging the citizens of Boyertown to unchain themselves on November 21—to do any business they plan to do on that day only at local independent businesses.
Boyertown Unchained! is part of America Unchained, a national campaign of the American Business Alliance (AMIBA).
BBB aims to reach every citizen of the Boyertown area to come together in support of Boyertown through demonstrating that their personal spending decisions affect the whole community, both now and for the future.
If every Boyertown citizen does their planned business, shopping and dining out on that day with only locally-owned businesses this year, we can inject thousands of dollars into our local economy. Of course, we hope the residents of Boyertown and the surrounding area will think about this not only on November 21, but every day—and particularly with holiday shopping upon us.
Sometimes seemingly small acts have an impact bigger than you ever imagined. Take family spending, you may think you're just fulfilling your family's wants or needs when you shop or dine out. Think again!
The choice of where you spend your money makes a big difference to your community. Spending your money with locally-owned independent businesses puts it to work directly helping your local economy-just one way your community benefits from its independent businesses.
These businesses use goods and services of other locally-owned independent businesses—
re-circulating your money 3 or more times longer locally than if you spend it at a chain*. This creates greater community health and prosperity.
Now imagine the impact on Boyertown if everyone shopped locally owned. You can stop imagining and help make it a reality!
On November 21, communities around the continent will be urged to "unchain" for just that one day-to maximize the impact of their dollars and inject potentially millions more into the local economy through joining other residents to do their shopping, dining out and other business only with locally-owned independent businesses.
Boyertown stands to gain in every way by supporting our independent businesses. They provide us with essential goods and services, well-paying jobs, and continued opportunities for citizens to own their own business here. They are critical parts of Boyertown’s social, cultural and economic health. Supporting them is good for us personally and our community.
BBB has timed this important message to reach the citizens of Boyertown before they are inundated with a clutter of holiday ads and events. We hope they will carry this message with them as they do all of their holiday purchasing and other business.
Join our campaign and show Boyertown what a difference a day can make!
Resources: Website of the American Independent Business
Studies referenced located at: http://amiba.net/recommended.html#studies
For more information about Downtown Boyertown please visit www.boyertownpa.org or contact BBB’s Main Street Manager, Heather Oxenford
610-369-3054 manager@boyertownpa.org
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