Springfield Holiday Local Loyalty program a success

Rebecca Durant receives a prize from staff at The Springfield Food Co-Op, one of many businesses that participated in a new shop-in-Springfield incentive program organized for the holiday shopping season.

The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the 33 businesses that participated in the first annual Springfield Holiday Local Loyalty Program. The concept was to distribute stamp cards so that shoppers could receive stamps in exchange for dollars spent at any of the participating businesses.

Each time a shopper filled a card, they had the opportunity to enter it in any of the 33 raffles being offered by the merchants.

This being the first year we attempted the program, we weren’t sure how many cards we were going to need, and we were amazed to discover that we distributed over 7,300 blank stamp cards to the participating businesses. Each merchant collected completed stamp cards for their raffles, and in the end, we tallied up all the completed cards valued at more than $244,100. And that’s not counting all the partially completed cards that folks also had started. We couldn’t be more excited about how great things went this first time around, and we certainly hope the program gave our wonderful businesses a bit of a boost.

Advanced Skin Care, Spa & Wellness: Elaine Menthe ($100 in skin care products & 2 $10 coupons towards massage or facial)

Bibens Home Center: Dawn Crary (Black+Decker 70 Piece Tool Kit)

Black River Kwik Stop: Frances Dawson ($100 variety of products)

Black Rock Steakhouse: Larry Butterfield ($50 gift card)

Boccaccio’s: Carolyn Tourville (variety gift package) ($100 value)

Clever Cow Designs: Donnie Bebee (choice of hooded or non-hooded soft shell jacket or an embroidered hoodie)

The Copper Fox: Jean Bolaski ($100 gift card)

Crown Point Country Club: Rick Martin ($50 gift card)

Dark Mountain Games: Spencer Olmstead (choice of either Mansions of Madness or set of metal Pathfinder dice – both $100 value)

DEC Tech Computer: Matt Sargent (2 hours tech service or training) ($130 value)

The EdgarMay: Paula Jensdotter ($100 gift certificate, water bottle & drawstring backpack)

Flying Crow Coffee Co.: Ashley Hensel-Browning (Two pounds of coffee & selection of items for the devoted coffee lover) ($70+ value)

Gallery at the VAULT: Anonymous (Knots with Cherry World Wide Woods Panel)

The Hartness House: James Collins (1-Night stay in the Hartness Suite)

The Inn at Weathersfield: Bonnie Ford ($100 gift certificate)

Jakes’s South Street Market: Margaret Gultekin (Basket filled with a cutting board, honey, maple syrup, fudge, pickles & jerky)

Joe’s Discount Beverage: Laura Peck & Betsy Lirakis ($50 gift certificate each)

Route 106N Market & Deli: Tracy Williams (Grinder Night for Two – includes grinders, chips, soda & dessert)

Shannon’s Upscale Resale: Sarah Call (Eddie Bauer Cirrus Lite Down Jacket, size medium. ($99 value))

Snap Fitness: Shannon Metzger (3-month Snap Fitness membership) ($150 value)

Springfield Animal Hospital: Stuart Rathbun ($100 gift certificate for any goods/services)

Springfield Art Gym: Suzanne Waldren (Gift certificate for One Class) ($35 value)

The Springfield Barber: Sue Beaulieu ($75 gift certificate)

Springfield Cinemas 3: Rodney Sheldon ($50 gift card)

Springfield Food Co-op: Rebecca Durant (Basket, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Equal Exchange Coffee, a Hydro Flask bottle, Springfield Food Co-op gift card and more)

The Sub-Way: Hollie Conway (Homemade bowl and wine cork. Made by Joseph langton. The Subway giftcards)

Tina’s Hallmark: Donna Thomas (Basket with blown glass ornament, gift certificate, Yankee candle, chocolate, and light-up snowman)

Trout River Brewery: Sean Murphy (mixed case of Trout River beer)

Up Your Alley Bowling: Aaron Streeter ($50 gift card for bowling, shoe rentals or pro shop items)

US Cellular: Cliff Petelle (Urbanista Melbourne Bluetooth Speaker ($80 value))

Vianor: Kileen McCooey ($100 gift certificate)

Von Bargen’s Jewelry: Jennifer Genung ($100 gift certificate to Von Bargen’s Jewelry)

Willow Farm Pet Services: Caroline Sullivan (gift bag with dog & cat treats, toys, and a $25 gift certificate) ($98 value)

Woodbury Florist: Rosann Sexton (gift basket with $50 gift certificate, night light, matching placemats and napkins (set of 2), kringle candle, ceramic trivet) ($137 value)

Written by Caitlin Christiana, Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce.