[OMS_MANAGERS] Small Business Saturday

Tue Sep 2 09:12:07 PDT 2025

Hello Krystal,

While our population is larger, one of our local business owners and board
members successfully hosts our Small Business Saturday event. She
coordinates with participating businesses, and for every $10 spent at these
businesses, customers receive a raffle ticket. These tickets are then
collected for a drawing to win a collection of items donated by the
participating businesses. Our Downtown Association also contributes a
"night on the town" prize, which includes $100 for a restaurant and $100
for a retail business of the winner's choice. Additionally, our local
theater donates a pair of tickets.

I've also learned about "Pink Friday," a nationwide movement that takes
place the Friday before the Thanksgiving holiday to encourage small
business shopping before Black Friday. We haven't participated in this yet,
but it's something we're considering for the future. It offers the benefit
of being listed on a national map through The Boutique Hub, which could
help promote your event and attract more visitors to your area. You can
find more information here: [
https://go.theboutiquehub.com/pinkfriday](https://go.theboutiquehub.com/pinkfriday)

With Gratitude,

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Jennifer Hackman
Executive Director, Klamath Falls Downtown Association

541-539-6212  |  www.downtownklamathfalls.org

Jennifer at downtownklamathfalls.org

205 Riverside Dr. Suite F, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
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On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM Krystal Grace Stevens <
StevensK at ci.willamina.or.us> wrote:

> Thank you Tim!
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> I appreciate the extra details! 😊 I was hoping to hear if anyone does
> anything in addition to that, or since your town is very small and maybe
> limited on the number of businesses, if you add any extra features to the
> already existing program.
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> Have a great week!
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> Krystal Stevens
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> Deputy City Recorder & Municipal Court Clerk
> City of Willamina
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> *On Behalf Of
> *Timothy Bishop
> *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2025 4:47 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street Network Members <oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Small Business Saturday
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> Krystal, and all,
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> Main Street America and American Express do a great job of providing lots
> of really great tips for promoting Small Business Saturday Every Year.  The
> Neighborhood Champions program is a great resource to stay in the loop on
> latest updates.  Registration isn’t open for 2025 yet but you can find past
> articles and resources at the link
> https://mainstreet.org/about/partner-collaborations/american-express-neighborhood-champions
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> notice when registration opens this year.
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> In addition to limited free merchandise (Bags , sticker, decals, etc…) the
> Neighborhood Champion program also provides some great digital assets that
> you can download and easily customize for local efforts and the link above
> has several great articles about how to implement a local campaign.
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> Great to see you planning early.
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> *Timothy Bishop, CMSM*
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> *Economic Development Director *
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> *City of La Grande – Economic Development Department *
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> *P.O. Box 670 / 1000 Adams Avenue*
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> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> *On Behalf Of
> *Krystal Grace Stevens
> *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2025 4:31 PM
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> *Subject:* [OMS_MANAGERS] Small Business Saturday
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> Hi Main Street Friends,
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> I wanted to reach out and see which of you participate in Small Business
> Saturday? The Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday? We would like
> to do something for it this year, but we are so small and don’t have a ton
> of downtown businesses. We’re considering how we can promote shopping local
> and also get creative with possibly other ideas to draw crowds to our
> downtown during the event.
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> Are there any cities with populations lower than 5,000 that participate in
> this event? I’d love to hear what you do for it in your towns.
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> Thanks so much!
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> Krystal Stevens
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> Deputy City Recorder & Municipal Court Clerk
> City of Willamina
> 503-876-2242
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