Small Business Saturday This Weekend

    Small Business Saturday is a nationwide event that encourages communities to shop small.  We as a community would like to make our citizens more aware of how important it is to Shop, Eat, and Support Central.  This years’ event will run from November 29 – December 14.  The Running of the Elves 5K will kick off the campaign early Saturday morning, November 29th, followed by a great day of shopping at the many participating merchants.  
    Holiday Shopping Cards will be available at each participating merchant and will also be distributed to the students at the various Central Schools.  As you use these cards, participating merchants will mark your card according to the dollar amount you spend.  When your card is used up, you submit completed cards to participating merchants and become eligible for one of three grand prizes to be drawn for on Monday, December 15th.   The Grand Prizes will consist of three shopping sprees that will be will be given away in the amounts of $1500, $750, and $500.  The prize money must be spent at the stores of merchants who are participating in this event. This is a way of saying thank you to you for shopping at our local stores. 
    Participating businesses are American Farmhouse, Another Piece of Cake, Avant Tous Beauty Bar and Spa, Beau Ideal Salon, Bellissimo Hair Salon, Bombshell Boutique, Cafe Delphi, Cafe Phoenicia, Caliente Mexican Craving, Capalli Salon, Carlton’s Crawfish, Central Outdoor Power Sales, Central Perk, Coaches Grill, Cuts Unlimited, Dawn’s Sweet Tooth, Flax Fabrix, Gary Allyn Designs, Holiday Hallmark, Johnny’s Pizza, Junk in the Trunk, Lancaster House, Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant, Laura’s Fine Jewelry, Lola & Company, Looking Glass Beauty Lounge, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, MePa’s Diner, Mike Anderson’s, NAPA Auto Parts, North Point Spa, Olinde’s Mattress Superstore, Once-N-Again Children’s Boutique, Persnickety Too, Planet Beach Contempo Spa, PriceCo Supply, The Quilt Corner, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Ross Tire and Service, Salon FX, Sandra Lynn’s Boutique, Smooch My Pooch, Smoothie King, Southern Charm Marketplace, Studio Vogue Salon & Boutique, and Trey Marino’s Central Florist.