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Buy Local Moscow Party Planned at Mix
Members of the Buy Local Moscow Steering Committee will serve as
?celebrity servers? at Mix, the martini bar located next to Kinkos in
the Eastside Marketplace, for an evening of fun and fundraising, from
6pm to 8pm on Wednesday, February 10, 2010.
Mix will donate a portion of the drink sales and tips from the evening to Buy Local Moscow to further the non-profit group's mission of
supporting the town's locally-owned independent businesses.
Buy Local celebrity servers will debut the group's first T-shirt,
bearing the slogan, ?love your locals.? T-shirts, and reusable bags
with the Buy Local Moscow logo, will also be offered for sale during
the event.
More than 100 Moscow businesses have joined Buy Local Moscow since the
organization was formed in 2006.
Buy Local Moscow PrizeCard Winners Chosen
Buy Local Moscow's PrizeCard shopping game ended with the selection of the
6 grand prize winners at the third annual Buy Local Winterfest
on December 10, 2009.
Each grand prize winner received gifts from Buy Local Moscow member businesses
worth at least $300.
The grand prize winners included: Sara Cucksey of Moscow, Marcia Gossard of
Pullman, Mary Pomes of Moscow, Jeanne Robertson of Moscow, Eric Werner of Onaway,
and Jean Campbell of Moscow.
In addition, Walt Spurling, owner of Buy Local member business Spurling House
and Garden, won the raffle for a new H-P printer donated by Terry Morin, owner
of Buy Local member business Printer Pro.
A total of 121 completed PrizeCards were redeemed and entered into the drawing
for the 6 grand prizes.
More than 100 Moscow businesses have joined Buy Local Moscow since the organization
was formed in 2006. The businesses are profiled on the website, www.buylocalmoscow.com
Family Fun at Buy Local Moscow PrizeCard Kick-Off
Free family fun will fill Moscow's Friendship Square at the Buy
Local Moscow PrizeCard Kick-Off on Thursday, October 15, beginning at 5pm.
Admission to the event, children's activities, and live music from the Sesitshaya
Marimba Band will all be free.
The festival will launch Buy Local Moscow's PrizeCard shopping game. At the Kick-Off
and by visiting participating locally-owned businesses, shoppers can pick-up
their own PrizeCards and begin gathering stamps on those PrizeCards. After gathering
stamps from a dozen local businesses, shoppers can then redeem those cards for
the initial prize of a Buy Local Moscow reusable shopping bag. Then all the redeemed
PrizeCards will be entered in the grand prize drawing on December 10. The 5 grand
prizes each contain $300 in gifts from Buy Local Moscow merchants.
As part of the Kick-Off fun, participating downtown merchants will be staying
open late that night, offering sales and refreshments. The downtown gallery,
2 Degrees Northwest, will sponsor an opening reception for watercolor artist
Victor Andres of Moscow from 5pm to 8pm.
In Friendship Square, the free children's activities will include harvest-themed
events like apple-bobbing and grape-stomping and will be coordinated by Whitepine
Montessori School staff.
More than 100 locally-owned independent Moscow businesses have joined Buy Local
Moscow since the organization was formed in 2006. The PrizeCard promotion is
funded by the participating merchants with grant support of $1,500 from Buy Local
Moscow members Tri-State, the Moscow Food Co-op, and NRS.
The mission of Buy Local Moscow is to showcase and to support the locally-owned
independent businesses of the community.
Recent research shows that locally-owned independent businesses form the core
of a sustainable community. Moscow continues to be a vibrant community because
these businesses reinvest their profits locally, donate consistently to local
programs, maintain diverse product choices, and strengthen Moscow?s unique character.
Increasing sales at locally-owned businesses keeps more money circulating within
the community (the money does not flow to corporate administrators and stockholders,
but instead is spent for local products and services), and increases the number
of jobs available to local residents.
Here are just two examples of that research. In a 2008 study of the Grand Rapids,
Michigan, area, (www.civiceconomics.com/localworks/),
researchers discovered that if just 10% of the purchases by the 600,000 local
residents shifted from corporate or franchise retailers to independent businesses
that 1,614 new jobs would be created. In a 2003 study from Maine (newrules.org/retail/midcoaststudy.pdf ),
researchers found that three times as many dollars spent in locally-owned businesses
circulated within the community in comparison with dollars spent at corporate
retailers. The same study showed that local businesses donated four times as
much to local charities as corporate retailers. Many other similar studies, as
well as books and magazine articles on this topic, are available through the
American Independent Business Alliance (www.amiba.net/ ).
Moscow Mixer Celebrates Local Merchants
Buy Local Moscow invites everyone to the Buy Local Mixer at the 1912 Center,
412 East Third in Moscow, on Thursday, August 20, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Admission
to the party, hors d'oeuvres, and live music will be provided free.
A no-host bar will be available, with cocktails, beer and wine from Mix. Henry
Willard on guitar and Jeanne McHale on piano will provide the music for the event..
At the Buy Local Mixer, participants will be able to visit with the owners of
local businesses and support the independent businesses that make Moscow unique.
Before the Mixer, from 6pm to 7:30pm, also at the 1912 Center on August 20, Buy
Local Moscow will sponsor its first annual member meeting. All Buy Local Moscow
members are invited to share in a potluck dinner and member meeting.
More than 100 locally-owned Moscow businesses have joined Buy Local Moscow since
the organization was formed. The businesses are profiled on the website, www.buylocalmoscow.com
The mission of Buy Local Moscow is to showcase and to support the locally-owned independent businesses of the community. Moscow continues to be a vibrant community because these businesses reinvest their profits locally, donate consistently to local programs, maintain diverse product choices, and strengthen
Moscow's unique character.
Buy Local Moscow is co-sponsoring (with the Moscow Food Co-op) a movie about
independent business in the U.S. The film, Independent America, will be shown
on May 21, 2009, at the Kenworthy, as part of the Co-op's film
series.
Buy Local Moscow Mardi Gras Party, March 7, 2009
Mardi Gras time! Saturday, March 7, Moscow Mardi Gras will fill the downtown
bars with revelers. And this year, there will also be a great party for the rest
of us, those who want to dance in a smoke-free venue.
Buy Local Moscow is sponsoring this smoke-free Moscow Mardi Gras Ball, to be
held at the 1912 Center from 8pm to midnight on March 7. Expect an evening of
fun, dancing to live music. Beverages, including beer and wine, will be available
for purchase at the event.
Costume finery is encouraged. Dress in Mardi Gras style. Be flamboyant and colorful.
Also, note that this will be a masked ball. Please wear a mask. We will be announcing
mask-making and mask-purchasing options before the dance. When you are considering
what to wear, remember the theme of the party: Dress Up to Get Down.
Tickets for the event will go on sale about February 15 at Mikey's Gyros and
other Buy Local Moscow member businesses. Tickets for our party are $5 in advance,
or $7 at the door. In addition, the $10 Mardi Grass ticket (for all the Moscow
Mardi Gras events) will be honored at our party.
Download Bike & BuyLocal Summer Fair poster as pdf.
Buy Local Moscow presents:
Thursday, December 13
Downtown Open House, Open Late
Visit the unique local shops in downtown Moscow.
Excitement, music, treats in every shop
Share in the holiday spirit
Bring the family for special fun
Support our community's locally-owned independent businesses.
Open until 9pm to celebrate
Thursday, December 13
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HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE.....
Betsy Dickow (BookPeople) and Arlene Falcon (TyeDye Everything) are coordinating the event.
Please contact Betsy and/or Arlene with the following:
--if yours is a downtown business, do you want to host an event and stay open until 9pm on 12/13?
--if yours is not a downtown business, do you want to participate by sharing space at a hosting business?
--if you are going to participate, what live music, displays, demonstrations, food, or other fun activities do you plan?
Monday December 3 is the deadline for businesses that want to be listed in the publicity for this event (including news releases, flyers, posters, and maps for customers with accurate listing of activities).
Contact Betsy at home after 7pm at 882-0889
Contact Arlene at home after 7pm at 882-5291
The Buy Local Moscow Kickoff Party was a resounding success.
About 35 member displays filled the 1912 Center.?We sold $324 worth of raffle
tickets for the forty or so donated raffle items.?An estimated 400 people filled
the aisles.??br />
The kickoff party really had a party atmosphere.?People were smiling and talking and interested in what our member businesses had to offer.?The?ariety of complementary food and?everages
really sparked those good feelings. ?br />
Thanks to all who participated, with especial thanks to those who organized the
event: Amy from the Co-op, Louise from Mikey's, John from Hyperspud, Jenny from
the 1912 Center, Joan from Wild @ Art, Melissa from Rdesign, and community volunteers
Caitlin Cole (who distributed flyers) and Joe Campbell (who set up the sound
system and tables). ?br />
Let's keep up?he momentum......BL
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