[StBernard] Christmas Cash Back Sat., Dec. 19 - Sponsors welcome to sell goods at event

[Westley Annis]

Christmas Cash Back Program Saturday, December 19 at Civic Center

Shoppers should save receipts to win cash; Sponsoring businesses can sell
goods at event

 

St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro in conjunction with the St.
Bernard Economic Development Foundation is holding the second annual
Christmas Cash Back program in an attempt to boost holiday retail sales in
St. Bernard and give shoppers an incentive to Shop St. Bernard. The
give-away event will be Saturday, December 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
St. Bernard Civic Center Ballroom.

 

Shoppers should save their retail receipts so they can be tallied from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Drawings for cash awards will begin at 1 p.m. 

 

"In an effort to continue to promote local holiday shopping in St. Bernard
and to provide assistance in keeping our tax dollars home and to encourage
our neighbors to shop with us in St. Bernard, we in parish government and
the economic development community are sponsoring the second annual
Christmas Cash Back program," President Taffaro said.  "It's a fairly simple
program meant to encourage local support of our business, especially during
this holiday shopping season."

 

*            Each participating retail business makes a donation to the St.
Bernard Parish Economic Development Foundation, a non-profit arm of the
Economic Development Commission. 

*            Shoppers are encouraged to shop in St. Bernard and keep
receipts from retailers between November 19 and December 19.  Shoppers will
earn one raffle ticket for every $100 in receipts. 

*            A Christmas Business gathering will be held Saturday, December
19, 2009 at the Fred Sigur Civic Center Grand Ballroom with shoppers
presenting their receipts for tickets between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and
drawings starting at 1 p.m.  

*            The St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation is contributing
with a sponsorship from Parish President Craig P. Taffaro, Jr.  The goal is
to raffle several levels of Christmas Cash Back rewards.  Businesses that
wish to donate items in lieu of cash can do so, but the emphasis is on a
cash back reward program. 

*            The idea is to promote local shopping and as an incentive -
shoppers may be able to win a little extra Christmas cash. The more the
shoppers spend, the better their chances on winning and the better supported
our local businesses will be.

*            Each participating business may have a booth to sell their
goods at the event.

 

The program was announced in mid-November and coordinated the kick-off with
the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce's Annual Shop St. Bernard Event on
November 19. It will continue until the Christmas program on Saturday,
December 19, 2009.

 

Any businesses who wish to support this event may send a check to St.
Bernard Economic Development Foundation, 8201 W. Judge Perez Drive,
Chalmette, LA 70043 or call 278-4227 for more information.  Businesses that
make a donation may have a table to sell their goods at the event while
shoppers wait for the drawings. All participating businesses will receive
recognition at the program and in any advertising.

 

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