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BerkShares Passes Two Million Mark, Launches Holiday Shop-a-Thon01:06PM / Tuesday, November 25, 2008
As of early November, BerkShares, the Berkshires’ own local currency project, has put over two million locally minted dollars into circulation, all of which have been or will be—can only be—spent locally. As the global financial community continues to reel from instability and the cost of shipping goods all over the world continues to skyrocket, BerkShares are attracting the attention of those looking for other models for commerce.
And now, with the holiday shopping season upon us, BerkShares offers yet one more incentive to shop locally: the Second Annual BerkShares Holiday Shop-a-Thon. Whenever someone purchases a holiday gift using BerkShares, he or she earns the chance to enter a raffle and win great prizes generously donated by local businesses. The grand prize is 500 BerkShares cash.
Why let your holiday shopping dollars leave our community in these uncertain financial times? Support your neighbors. Shop locally using BerkShares and keep our wealth here in the Berkshires.
Holiday shopping can be stressful, and there’s nothing more stressful than a trip to the mall. Shopping on the internet may seem simple, but what if that sweater doesn’t fit? What if the gift doesn’t arrive in time? Our local merchants have a wide variety of gift items, and a trip to town is, in fact, shopping made easy. These merchants are part of the fabric of our community, and they would really appreciate your business this holiday season.
The BerkShares Holiday Shop-a-Thon begins November 28 and continues through December 24, 2008. The raffle drawing will take place in early January. Winners will be contacted individually and acknowledged in local media.
Not sure what to get? Consider a gift certificate purchased with BerkShares. In addition to the retail businesses listed below, a number of fine restaurants, performing arts institutions, and health and wellness practitioners take BerkShares.
Also, don’t forget to give something back. The holiday season is traditionally a time of charity, and many Berkshire nonprofits are happy to take your donation—whatever amount is meaningful to you—in BerkShares.
For a Shop-a-Thon official rules and a complete list of participating businesses visit www.berkshares.org.
2008 BerkShares Holiday Shop-a-Thon Raffle Prizes:
Grand Prize: 500 BerkShares in cash from Berkshire Bank, Lee Bank, Pittsfield Co-op Bank, and Salisbury Bank & Trust
$250 gift certificate to Berkshire Bike & Board
$120 in treatments from Affordable Acupuncture
$100 gift certificate to Route 7 Grill
$100 gift certificate to Hildi B.
$50 gift certificate to North Plain Farm
$50 gift certificate to the Chef’s Shop
$50 gift certificate to Michele’s Salon & Day Spa
$50 gift certificate to Berkshire Gold & Silversmith
$25 gift certificate to the Berkshire Co-op Market
Book of movie passes to the Triplex Theater
Kayak rental for two from AdventureUs
Pair of binoculars from the Snap Shop
Massage from Laura Ward
Portrait session with photographer Maureen Cotton
2008 BerkShares Holiday Shop-a-Thon Participating Businesses:
Ashley Falls
Cosmic Serpent Creations
Dalton
Berkshire Mountain Mamas' LLC
Glendale
Barefoot in the Berkshires
Great Barrington
AdventureUs
Barrington Outfitters
Bella Fine Jewelry & Accessories
Berkshire Bike & Board
Berkshire Gold & Silversmith
Bill’s Pharmacy
Bookloft
Bridlewood Home Furnishings
Brighter Daze
Chef’s Shop
Church Street Trading Company
Community Access to the Arts
Crystal Essence
Daniel Bellow Pottery
Evergreen
Face Haven
Frames on Wheels
Gan’s Bedding Company
Gifted Child
Gorham & Norton
Hammertown Barn
Hanback Gallery
Hildi B.
Homeward Bound
I See GB | Opticians
Jack’s Country Squire
Jason Houston Photographer
La Pace
Locke Stock & Barrel
Mainstreet
Matrushka Toys and Gifts
McGrory Oriental Rugs
Mementos
Mullin-Jones Antiquities
New England Modern
Objects of Art and Antiques
Off the Beaded Path
Petria Boutique
Snap Shop
T. P. Saddle Blanket
Threds
Tom Warner Watercolors
Tom’s Toys
Tune Street
Vault Gallery
Ward’s Nursery & Garden Center
Wild Birds Country Store
Worldwide Market Square
Yellow House Books
Housatonic
J.D. Logan, Contemporary Folk Artist
Lauren Clark Fine Art
Project Native
Silver Twist
Lee
Pumpkin Patch Quilts
Zabian’s Jewelers
Lenox
Berkshire Classic Leather & Silver
Chocolate Springs
Drygoods
eat your peas...
Inspired Planet
The Bookstore
Mill River
Ann Getsinger
Monterey
Grenadier Pottery
New Marlborough
Saskia Larraz Designs
Pittsfield
Dr. Lahey’s Garden
Ferrin Gallery
Sheffield
Babies in Bloom
Campo De’Fiori
South Egremont
Utopian Engineering
South Lee
Borgnis & Son
Southfield
Buggy Whip Antiques
Stockbridge
7 Arts
Heirlooms
Home Thoughts from Abroad
Hotchkiss Mobiles Gallery
Stockbridge Booksellers
West Stockbridge
Baldwin’s Hardware
Hoffman Pottery
Chatham, NY
Davistudio Fine Porcelain
Hillsdale, NY
Sabina Curti Photography
Philmont, NY
Asia Luna Soap
For Further Information please contact: BerkShares, Inc., P.O. Box 125, Great Barrington, MA 01230, 413/528-1737, info@berkshares.org. |
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