Shop Southern Illinois drawing



Date/Time
11/3/2017
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Central
Event Type(s)
Member Event
Chamber Event
Event Description
Fifteen area Chambers of Commerce along with a Main Street program and several regional businesses have teamed up this holiday season in an effort to encourage Southern Illinoisans to do a majority of their holiday shopping in the region, rather than traveling out of the area or shopping online.
Location
Marion Chamber Of Commerce
2305 West Main Street
PO Box 307
Marion, IL 62959
UNITED STATES

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Contact Person
Dalus Ben Avi
(phone: 6189976311)
Details
Ways to participate:
  • Display the decal. Email the Marion Chamber to get yours!
  • Donate a prize to the Williamson County Chambers prize basket that will be given away on December 1. Email the Chamber to donate today!
  • Display/distribute the Shop Southern Illinois flier
  • The Marion Chamber of Commerce will put together a series of Shop Southern Illinois social media posts featuring members and their reasons for taking the #IBuySI pledge. Email the Chamber for more information.



Fifteen area Chambers of Commerce along with a Main Street program and several regional businesses have teamed up this holiday season in an effort to encourage Southern Illinoisans to do a majority of their holiday shopping in the region, rather than traveling out of the area or shopping online.
 
The effort, called “Shop Southern Illinois,” features a strong social media presence where residents can learn some of the reasons it is important for Southern Illinoisans to shop locally and where they may pledge to do most of their own holiday shopping in the region by using the hashtag #IBuySI. By making a post or tweet with the #IBuySI hashtag, participants are entered in weekly drawings to win prizes.
 
A prize package, each with a minimum value of $100, will be given away weekly by the following Chambers of Commerce/Main Street program:
            •  October 20 –Main Street Golconda
            •  October 27 - Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce
            •  November 3 - Metropolis Chamber of Commerce
            •  November 10 - Union County Chamber of Commerce
            •  November 17 - Saline County Chamber of Commerce
            •  November 24 - Perry County Chambers: Pinckneyville and DuQuoin
            •  December 1 - Williamson County Chambers: Carterville, Herrin and Marion
            •  December 8 - Nashville Chamber of Commerce
            •  December 15 - Franklin County Chambers: Benton/West City and West Frankfort
            •  December 22 - Jackson County Chambers: Carbondale and Murphysboro
            •  December 29 - Grand Prize
 
The schedule and information are outlined on the Shop Southern Illinois flier. Please display the flier in your business and help distribute it to your co-workers and friends. Download it here

There is no cost for the program, and there will be no requirement that shoppers turn in receipts or punch-cards, etc. Individuals are limited to winning one weekly prize drawing, but there are no limits to the number of times participants can be entered into the drawing by using the #IBuySI hashtag.
 
Winners will have two weeks after the drawing to claim their prize or the prize will be returned to the Shop Southern Illinois program to draw another winner. Winners will be notified via the Shop Southern Illinois Facebook and Twitter pages.
 
The Shop Southern Illinois effort also features a special message from Southern Illinois University Men’s Basketball Coach Barry Hinson, who stresses the importance of shopping locally. Watch the video here
 
“Each Chamber and Main Street program has come to the table with amazing ideas and an open mind. We want to educate consumers to shop and buy locally, realizing that a small shift in shopping trends – say 2-3% - can result in millions of dollars in new revenue for area businesses,” said Dalus Ben Avi, Marion Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. “To make this program a success, we need to do what Chambers and Main Street programs do best – support local businesses this holiday season and encourage others to do the same! Local business owners are our neighbors and friends, and they deserve our support and our business not only this holiday season, but all year-round. Local businesses hire locally, spend their money locally, contribute to their communities and regions and offer everything we need or want this holiday season and every day of the year.”
 
If you would like to donate a prize to the Shop Southern Illinois program, please contact the Marion Chamber of Commerce prior to November 24.
 
Shop Southern Illinois decals, provided by Wesley’s Custom Graphics and the Illinois Small Business Development Center, are available at participating Chambers of Commerce. Everyone is encouraged to proudly display the Shop Southern Illinois decal on their vehicle, at their business, or anywhere! If you need any decals, please call the Marion Chamber at 618.997.6311. 
 
Southern Illinois Chambers/Main Street programs sponsoring the effort include:
    •  Benton/West City
    •  Carbondale
    •  Carterville
    •  Chester
    •  DuQuoin
    •  Hamilton County
    •  Herrin
    •  Marion     
    •  Metropolis
    •  Murphysboro
    •  Nashville
    •  Pinckneyville  
    •  Saline County
    •  Union County
    •  West Frankfort    
    •  and Main Street Golconda
 
For more information: please contact the Marion Chamber of Commerce at 618.997.6311.
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