Christmas came twice for Jan Nichols of Batavia.
Nichols picked up a big present at the Batavia Improvement District Office today -- a $500 gift certificate for a shopping spree at participating downtown businesses.
The prize was the award of a contest sponsored by the BID called "Shop in the Zone."
Thirty-five downtown businesses took part, with entrants being required to stop at at least 12 businesses and fill out a participation card.
The winner was drawn from all qualifying entrants.
The contest ran from Dec. 1-24.
What about a local currency
What about a local currency that could be used throughout the year? Maybe extended to local businesses across the county.
http://www.ithacahours.com/
That's a good idea, Lorie.
That's a good idea, Lorie. Here's a couple other examples, one ties in with the Detroit discussion of a couple days ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Community_Scrip
http://www.berkshares.org/about/index.htm
http://www.smallisbeautiful.o
http://www.smallisbeautiful.org/index.html