The Chamber is kicking off the Think MHK Challenge on Saturday which encourages people to shop with a chamber member and to shop small. Those that do can enter drawings for two cash prizes. One drawing will be for $5,000 cash for shopping with any Chamber member while another will be for $2,000 cash for shopping with a Chamber small business member under 25 FTEs.
This initiative is to create awareness of the value of shopping locally and also shopping with locally owned small businesses during the holiday season. You can enter once for each $50 receipt from a qualified business. If you shop with a small member business, you are entered for both drawings. You can find eligible businesses by looking here.
Businesses will be receiving an email from our team this week with the information for participating. Included will be a poster that informs customers of the drawing and a QR code for participants to get information on entering by either submitting their receipt via email or delivering to the Chamber office. If you can’t print the poster, let us know and we will deliver one to your business. As a business, you are automatically included as an eligible business, however, you can opt out of the event.
If you are a service provider, you can still participate if the customer is a new customer or buying a new product or service. Reoccurring bills or memberships would not qualify.
The event kicks off Saturday and wraps up on Dec. 15. We will be drawing the winners at the December Good Morning Manhattan event on Dec. 21. You do not need to be present to win.
We are excited about the opportunity to increase awareness of shopping local and hope you all can use the contest to promote your business during this holiday season.