The Pointe-Claire Village and Valois Village Commercial Associations are proud to announce the second edition of the ‘’I shop in the Village’’ campaign about shopping local to support local businesses as well as community organizations affected by COVID. After the success of last year’s edition, this campaign hopes to foster solidarity and support for both the local economy and the community. With a goal of $100,000, the ‘’I shop in the Village’’ campaign will run on La Ruche’s website from May 24 to June 6 or until gift certificates are sold out. This campaign objective includes a contribution from Desjardins, which will donate up to $10,000 to West Island Community Shares.
A huge thank you to all partners, without whom this great campaign would not be possible: The City of Montreal, the City of Pointe-Claire, the Pointe-Claire Village and Valois Village Commercial Associations, Desjardins, La Ruche, PME MTL West-Island, CN and West Island Community Shares.
The general public can participate in the campaign by purchasing gift cards at www.laruchequebec.com/villagepointeclaire or www.laruchequbec.com/villagevalois once the site goes live on Monday, May 24th at 10 am. For each purchase of a $20 voucher, buyers will get $30 to spend in one of their favourite local shops.
“This campaign was very successful last year, and the merchants are excited to offer it a second time. This is a winning combination for our merchants, customers and the community’’, explains Ute St-Jean, President of the Pointe-Claire Village Commercial Association. “The support has great meaning for our local shops and the merchants of Valois are thrilled to be a part of the 2021 “I shop in the Village” campaign,” shared Valerie Meades, President of the Valois Village Merchants Association.
Shopping local and supporting local businesses
Through the ‘’I shop in the Village’’ campaign, the general public is invited to support participating local businesses. A list of participating companies can be found by visiting the webpage: www.communityshares.com/shoplocal
Montréal helps boost local economy for small businesses
The City of Montréal is very happy to contribute to this crowdfunding campaign overseen by the Pointe-Claire Village and Valois Village Commercial Associations. This initiative will help boost activities for local businesses. This financial contribution falls within City of Montréal’s Economic recovery plan, A Boost for the City: Acting Now, which puts businesses at the heart of the recovery. The crisis has brought on an outpouring wave of solidarity from the population towards local businesses. Montréal encourages this movement of generosity by supporting crowdfunding campaigns that highlight shopping local and help merchants have rapid access to liquidity.
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