Giving Back

The first thing Kim did with her winning check of $1,000 was to make a donation that will provide 600 pounds of food for local families. That is just one of the great things that happen when you Try Local First local charities are supported in the most part by local businesses so when you buy local chances are you are helping to support local non-profits and charities.

Kim knows about that on the other side also as her husband, Michael is an owner of a small business in downtown Gresham and his business Sole Position Internet Marketing is always one to step-up and help local causes! Congratulations! Kim we know you are having a great time this Holiday Season shopping in East County.

Just like the last two years, Try Local First is proud to announce that our $1000 shopping spree is open for submissions.

Don’t Delay. Enter Today!

Simply visit our contest page, and fill out the entry found there, and you’ll be entered. You can enter once a day.

The contest goes from October 24th, 2010 through December 3rd, 2010.

Awesome Sponsors

We have a great group of sponsors, without whom we wouldn’t be able to put this contest on. Please visit their websites below and shop local!

• Silk Espresso
• Oregonian’s Credit Union
• Riverview Community Bank
• Advanced Care Chiropractic
• C.P. Trips
• AccuShred NW / Gresham Sanitary
• Portland Adventist Elementary School
• Lori Stegmann Insurance Agency Inc
• Courtyard Fountains
• Gresham Downtown Development Association

Shopping Spree Winner Gloria Smith with Try Local First's Bess Willis

Gloria Smith noticed the brightly green wrapped boxes in local stores last Christmas (2008) and she filled out a form and entered to win the local $1,000 Shopping Spree.

Then later on in the year she entered to win a Discover East County Package and when she heard the winners announced at the 4th of July Blue Lake Park Fireworks Event she did not hear her name but was impressed to see that yes someone did win and these Try Local First promotions were for real. So when she received the e-mail announcing the 2009 Shopping Spree Event she took the time to enter once again.

Life gets busy and Gloria was over halfway across the United States caring for a sister that was having eye surgery when she visited a local library to check her e-mail – yes, Gloria, there is a Santa Claus as what to her wondering eyes did appear an e-mail from Try Local First stating that she was the winner of the 2009 $1,000 Shopping Spree. Persistence does pay and a little good karma doesn’t hurt either.

Speaking of good karma and paying it forward, when asked what she intended to do with her Holiday Spree the first words out of her mouth were that she was going to her local Church and get some Angels off the tree – you see each Angel has a child’s name who needs a little something this Christmas and Gloria was happy to spend a portion of her $1,000 helping other less fortunate have a little brighter Christmas.

And, of course she intends to spend the entire $1,000 locally because she understands that will enable someone else to spend local and the circle of local economic health stays well and those locally in need are given assistance. Try Local First is truly a happy ending story that had no ending if we all make that extra effort to spend our resources in East County!

Try Local First is at it again.

We care a great deal about our local economy and want it to prosper in good times and bad.

That is why we are giving away a $1000 shopping spree to one lucky winner. It’s our very own stimulus package for East Multnomah County.

Entering is Easy

Simply visit our contest page and fill out the entry form on our “Enter to Win” page, and you’ll be entered. You can enter once a day.

The hard part will be deciding what to spend your $1000 shopping spree on.

Spread the Word

Help spread the word about our contest by forwarding this e-mail to your family and friends, so they too can learn more about Try Local First.

The contest runs from November 1st – 30th

Thanks to Our Sponsors

We want to thank our generous sponsors for their valuable commitment to Try Local First. They are a vital component of what Try Local First is all about, and we hope that you take a moment and visit their business to see what remarkable products and services they have to offer.

Thanks,

-The Try Local First Team

JIM CLARK / Gresham Outlook

We had over 6,000 entries in the Try Local First Shopping Spree drawing for a $1,000. We are pleased to announce that Delores Porch of Gresham won! Congratulations Delores!

The Gresham Outlook has a great article about Delores that you can read.