HUNTINGTON – The Jacob’s Ladder Business Association (JLBA), representing 50 businesses in the hilltowns and beyond, is once again sponsoring a “Shop Local and Win” contest.
To enter, shoppers must spend $20 or more at five JLBA member businesses, and receive a ticket for the contest from each, or save their receipts. After collecting five tickets from five participating businesses, shoppers must complete the contact information on the back, and send all five completed tickets or receipts to JLBA at PO Box 19, Huntington, MA. Deadline is Oct. 1.
Two lucky shoppers will win $100 gift certificates to spend at any JLBA business. The winners will be drawn at the Hilltown Fall Festival during the first weekend of October (Oct. 1 and 2) on the town green in Huntington. Contestants do not need to be present to win.
New this year, is an additional “Social Media” component to the Shop Local contest, giving the shopper with the most likes/shares of their photo post of a JLBA purchase the chance to win a $50 gift certificate. This winner will also be announced at the festival.
A list of JLBA members may be found on the website at www.jlba.org.
“Every $1 you spend at a local business helps the local community. That is not necessarily true if you shop at a chain store,” said JLBA president Michele Kenney.
Every year, the JLBA also awards a $250 scholarship to a graduating high school senior that plans to study business at an accredited college, university, or business school. Students from western Hampden and Hampshire, and eastern Berkshire counties are eligible to apply.
The application deadline for seniors that graduated in 2016 has been extended until August 5th.
JLBA’s goal is to encourage young entrepreneurs to learn about and explore the possibilities of becoming a business owner.
For a scholarship application, students may contact Kenney at [email protected] or on the JLBA Facebook page at “Jacob’s Ladder Business Association.”
