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Participating Merchants

Participating Nonprofits

About the Program

Locals Care Benefits

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“Rewards” customers for shopping and dining at locally owned businesses. Each qualifying purchase earns rewards Community Points or Rewards for the cardholder. When a cardholder"s purchases have generated ten dollars for charity, they will receive a ten-dollar credit that can be redeemed for qualifying merchandise and services at any Locals Care business.

Provides a reliable source of funding for community nonprofit organizations. Merchants donate 40% of every Locals Care gift to participating nonprofit organizations. The nonprofit is electronically encoded on the Locals Care Community Card when the cardholder registers the card and selects his or her participating nonprofit organization. Merchant donations, generated by Locals Care purchases, help nonprofit organizations with the vital community service that they perform.

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Helps locally owned businesses thrive. Locals Care provides powerful incentives for community residents to shop at locally owned businesses. The program is designed to attract new customers and increase sales.

Helps “level the playing field” for locally owned businesses. The Locals Care program offers many of the advantages that national chain stores enjoy. The marketing and advertising dollars from the Cooperative Marketing Coalition provide a way for locally owned businesses to market more competitively with “big box” and national chain stores.

Strengthens the local economy. Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned business, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and local farms — continuing to re-circulate those dollars and strengthen the economic base of our community.

Helps to maintain the unique character of our community. Unique shopping and dining experiences are a large part of what makes our community distinctive. In supporting locally owned businesses and restaurants, Locals Care supports our diverse business offerings and culture.

Helps to ensure jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities. A robust, hometown business community is vital to every community’s future.

“60-80% OF NEW JOBS ARE CREATED BY SMALL BUSINESSES.” Michael Schumann, author Going Local