MV-L celebrates Shop Small Saturday

The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (CDG), a Main Street Iowa organization, has announced that Shop Small Saturday will take place in Mount Vernon and Lisbon Saturday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shop Small Mount Vernon-Lisbon is part of the national Small Business Saturday campaign initiated by American Express and taking place throughout the country. As part of the local Mount Vernon-Lisbon event, volunteers will be at a Shop Small booth set up inside the former Right Frame of Mind building, 100 First St. SE. At the booth, shoppers will be encouraged to sign up using their name and cell phone number to win Community Cash gift certificates good at any business in Mount Vernon or Lisbon.

Every hour on the half-hour, a volunteer at the Shop Small booth will reach into a fishtank and draw out one name of a lucky shopper. THAT shopper will be notified by cell phone and will have 10 minutes to return to the booth to receive $25 in Community Cash good for any business in Mount Vernon or Lisbon.

If a winner is unable to get to the fishtank in time, the $25 will be added to the next hour’s prize. More than $200 in Community Cash will be given away on Shop Small Saturday. In addition, several community businesses and retailers will be offering gift certificates to individual stores that will be given away at the Shop Small booth every hour at the top of the hour. In both instances, shoppers (18 years or older) must be present to win.

 New this year, is a special “Early Bird” promotion sponsored by Barbara Bybee, REALTOR®, Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty. The first 25 shoppers to enter the Shop Small booth will have a chance to win $100 in Community Cash. Volunteers will have 25 bags inside the booth, one bag will have $100, and 24 others will have gift certificates and coupons to spend at Mount Vernon and Lisbon businesses. The first 25 shoppers to take part will have the opportunity to win more.

“Small businesses, like small Iowa towns, are the back-bone of our nation and our economy,” said Catherine Kennedy, Chair of the Mount Vernon-Lisbon project. “Support for small businesses and small towns is support for the growth of our families, our friends, and our country. Please plan on joining us on Saturday, Nov. 25, to Shop Small!”

More than 60 businesses in Mount Vernon and Lisbon have agreed to work together to support Small Business Saturday by offering special promotions, live music, specials and sales. More information can be found at visitmvl.com

The poster is available for download here:

The ad with all 63 participating small businesses is available here:

About Mount Vernon

Historic Mount Vernon, Iowa, is home to 4500 residents, including1200 college students enrolled at Cornell College. Located in Eastern Iowa at the intersection of Highways 30 and 1, 20 miles north of Iowa City and 15 miles east of Cedar Rapids, it boasts a vibrant uptown business community with numerous antique and specialty stores, restaurants, coffee houses, commercial art galleries, and three National Historic Districts.

About the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group

The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group exists to improve the social and economic well-being of Mount Vernon and Lisbon by capitalizing on their unique identity, assets and character. Mount Vernon was selected as a Main Street community in 2008, and practices economic development within the context of historic preservation.

About Main Street

The Main Street Approach is a copyrighted process of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  The Program has been used in Iowa since 1986 with a total of 56 communities having participated.  Mount Vernon was selected as a Main Street community on March 4, 2008 by the State of Iowa, after submitting a comprehensive application and presenting to a select board of reviewers.

 

 

 


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