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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>Most Chambers of Commerce have a gift certificate program as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>Keep your money where your LIFE is! Shop Local<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><img width=113 height=81 style='width:1.175in;height:.8416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D238E1.DDEED6A0" alt=Hermiston-Chamber-blue-lockup-4C><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#0D0D0D'>Debbie Pedro<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#0D0D0D'>President/CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><a href="http://www.hermistonchamber.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.hermistonchamber.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><a href="http://www.hermistonconferencecenter.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.hermistonconferencecenter.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roxana Grant<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 07, 2016 9:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Oregon Main Street program managers' <oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Downtown Dollars<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>We had a program like that but is turned into a nightmare, I do not have anything on it except the merchants used them like gift certificates. sorry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> OMS_MANAGERS [<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kelly Haverkate<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 6, 2016 5:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Managers OMS<br><b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] Downtown Dollars<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can you send me your examples of any "downtown dollars" type gift certificates?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I see, in looking online, that some towns use them like checks that the stores deposit and $$ gets drawn from their bank.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm thinking I'd like to keep it fairly simple . $5 increments to avoid merchants having to give back much change. They'll buy them from us (and maybe the City, since we don't have a storefront) and the merchants will call us when they have one to get reimbursed for.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What I could use is :<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pros and Cons<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What the front looks like<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What the back looks like and any legal-ese that might be needed.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Of course, I'm hoping to get some put together this week. HA! :)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Let me know your thoughts and ideas, thanks very much!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kelly<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kelly Haverkate<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Program Manager<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Downtown Dayton<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>971 241-2076<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>