[StBernard] Christmas Cash Back Program Saturday, December 18 at the Sigur Center Grand Ballroom

[Westley Annis]

Christmas Cash Back Program Saturday, December 18 at the Sigur Center Grand
Ballroom

Save retail receipts from Nov. 18 to Dec. 18 to win cash; Sponsoring
businesses sell goods at event; Businesses wanting to be sponsors should
call 504-278-4227

 

St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. is holding his third
annual Christmas Cash Back program in which  RESIDENTS CAN WIN CASH for
doing their shopping in St. Bernard.

Shoppers should save all of their retail receipts from local businesses from
November 18 through December 18.

 

The cash give-away event Taffaro holds in conjunction with the St. Bernard
Economic Development Foundation will be Saturday, December 18 from 8 to 11
a.m. at the Sigur Civic Center Grand Ballroom. Taffaro holds the program in
an attempt to boost holiday retail sales in St. Bernard and give shoppers an
incentive to Shop St. Bernard.

 

Shoppers should save their retail receipts so they can be tallied from 8 to
11 a.m. Drawings for cash awards will begin at 11 a.m. 

 

“It is important to promote local holiday shopping in St. Bernard to keep
our tax dollars home and to encourage our neighbors to shop with us in St.
Bernard,” President Taffaro said. “The program is meant to help people think
about the importance of supporting local businesses, especially during this
holiday shopping season.”

 

Here are the program’s details:

 

¯   Each participating retail business makes a donation of at least $50 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 18 and December 18.  Shoppers will earn one
raffle ticket for every $100 in receipts. 

¯   A Christmas Business gathering will be held Saturday, December 18, 2010
at the Sigur Civic Center Grand Ballroom with shoppers presenting their
receipts for tickets between 8 and 11 a.m. and drawings starting at 11 a.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.

 

Taffaro kicked off the program with the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce’s
Annual Shop St. Bernard Event on November 18. It will continue until the
Christmas program on Saturday, December 18, 2010.

 

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. 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.

 

 For more information about the Christmas Cash Back, contact Karen Turni
Bazile in President Taffaro’s office at 504-278-4227 or kbazile at sbpg.net. 

 

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