Get the card. Make a difference.

Sounds easy, doesn’t it?  That’s because it is!  Purchase your “Get It Here” card for $20, and take advantage of some great offers from local independent businesses in Mississippi Mills.  By purchasing and using your card, you are investing in our local economy, and everyone wins.

Did you know that for every $100 spent at a local independent business, $68 goes directly back into the local economy?  By comparison, if you spend that same money at a national chain, only $43 stays home.  We’re not saying that you should stop shopping at chains and/or big box stores.  Just take a little time to explore what the many independent businesses in our area have to offer–you’ll be glad that you did!

The “Get It Here” program is a not for profit initiative run by MAAP (Main Streets Almonte Attraction and Promotion), who are a group of volunteers representing business owners and concerned community members.  Seventy-five percent of the funds raised from the sale of the cards will be invested  in  revitalizing  Almonte’s historic downtown  and the other twenty-five percent  will support  local community groups.

Does your community group need a fundraising idea?  Consider getting on board with the “Get It Here” program.  Your group will receive 25% of each card sold, and the money stays in our community.  If you’d like to contact us, click here.

Together we can make a difference.  Got the card?

We were inspired by a great website called “The 3/50 Project“, based in the United States. They present some powerful arguments for supporting local independent businesses, and we think that you should check them out!