(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Chamber of Commerce wants to remind area residents that the Chamber Holiday Dollars will go on sale this coming Saturday, November 1st in the Lower Level of the Le Mars Convention Center. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. a total of $204,000 will be sold in three different categories. People can save up to 10 percent on the Fareway, Hy-Vee, and Wal-mart dollars, and a savings of 15 percent for the retail and restaurant categories. Scott Pagler is a member of the Chamber Promotions Committee. He says the program was established a few years back to encourage shoppers to buy locally.
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Pagler says this year’s amount of $204,000 is the most offered since the program started. He says local businesses and banks were willing to contribute more money to help with consumer savings.
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The Hardware Hank business owner says the program has indeed been successful. He has heard of many people tell local business owners how they have used their allocation of holiday dollars.
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Holiday dollars will be sold in $100 increments. Pagler says only cash or local checks will only be accepted, no debit or credit cards. He says there are three grocery or supermarkets and a total of 16 retail businesses and 10 restaurants and/or fast food establishments that are participating in this year’s holiday dollar campaign.
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Shoppers have until December 24th to utilize their Le Mars Chamber holiday dollars.
