<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All, </div><div><p>Last year, in addition to Shop Small Saturday, we piloted a new “Locals Night” Shop Small event on the second Thursday of December. We used the same Shop Small branding colors to keep it cohesive. </p>
<p>Each participating business offered a discount or free item featured on a scratch-off ticket. Customers received a ticket when they spent $25 at a participating business, with prizes redeemable immediately. The model encouraged shoppers to spend $25, redeem their prize at the business noted on their winning ticket, and then keep shopping to earn another scratch-off, and so on.  Each scratch-off for this program was a winning ticket.</p>
<p>We printed 400 tickets for that evening and saw strong engagement with 18 participating downtown businesses. This year, we’re planning to expand the program. It builds directly on our regular Holiday Scratch-Off Program (November–December 31), which last year generated over half a million dollars in downtown spending with more than 20,000 tickets printed and distributed.</p>
<p>I’ve attached a few photos of the Locals Night scratch-offs for reference.</p><p>Best,</p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><img width="96" height="82" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4znTBODIGW3OExjVdRIbHvAU6MgpPfE2YEFWgye1q9UEfsY0CxwCUcwrgPXqGKdFIIDm6JpexLaczRG"></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><font size="4" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Emily </font><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-size:large">Matsuda </span><font color="#666666">(she/her)</font></font></div><div><i><font face="georgia, serif">Director of Marketing and Communications</font></i></div><div><i><font face="georgia, serif">The McMinnville Downtown Association</font></i></div><div><i><font face="georgia, serif">(503) 472-3605</font></i></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i><a href="http://downtownmcminnville.com" target="_blank">downtownmcminnville.com</a></i></font></div><div><img width="96" height="61" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zr-F1O8wbcevqzdVSLjMHFX9F-d2jes61LY92LTuVebcwutRsK7WCc0wEjDSucfeh7MF5Hw1sYYCyq"><br></div><div><pre style="color:rgb(0,0,0);outline:none medium;border:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><i style="font-family:georgia,serif"> 2024 Accredited </i></pre></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM Kristine Hayes <<a href="mailto:rbcckristine@gmail.com">rbcckristine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>I really appreciate these thoughtful ideas! We have tried it over the last ten years and it’s been very hit or miss. <div><br></div><div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 2, 2025, at 9:17 AM, Krystal Grace Stevens <<a href="mailto:StevensK@ci.willamina.or.us" target="_blank">StevensK@ci.willamina.or.us</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Those are great ideas Jenn!<span> </span><br><br>Thanks very much!<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Abadi,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,23,23);background:white">Krystal Stevens</span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Abadi,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,23,23)"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white">Deputy City Recorder & Municipal Court Clerk  </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white">City of Willamina</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;background:white">503-876-2242</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background:white">PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE<br>This e-mail is a public record of the City of Willamina and is subject to public disclosure unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span> </span>OMS_MANAGERS <<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>><span> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span> </span></b>Jennifer T. J. Hackman<br><b>Sent:</b><span> </span>Tuesday, September 2, 2025 9:12 AM<br><b>To:</b><span> </span>Oregon Main Street Network Members <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Small Business Saturday<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Hello Krystal,<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">I've also learned about "Pink Friday," a nationwide movement that takes place the Friday before the<span><span> </span>Thanksgiving</span><span> </span>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: [<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgo.theboutiquehub.com%2fpinkfriday%5d%28https%3a%2f%2fgo.theboutiquehub.com%2fpinkfriday%29&c=E,1,kOgc3LarBwcQ7pOuLXqFRkjUvXKNpBatf9LCG7i1Q6j2Ke_tGch9dtODc937FU8yWzCpynqx8vbpEiIJlzELjHkruKYYUht4NF3a0IzglbhI&typo=1" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://go.theboutiquehub.com/pinkfriday](https://go.theboutiquehub.com/pinkfriday)</a><u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:9pt"><td style="padding:0.75pt;height:9pt"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0.75pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:565px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:565px;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><div style="margin:0.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">With Gratitude,<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0.75pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><img border="0" width="136" height="57" id="m_-3140866067260895691_x0000_i1035" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fd36urhup7zbd7q.cloudfront.net%2fanonymous_user%2fno_sig_17308236765%2fa496fa10-e31b-4edb-991c-d6793e5b2089%2fsignoff.gif%3fck%3d1730823676.5&c=E,1,oTnenj4_Tv7b9PLkvtEv9tm9KNy3VcZdTwosVDG7qG2QanGt9dlWCaqthBJd4YdpV5B7Zbj6ZKN-gxt5nlPPIlIErcJ1TqQHKUKAILmD5QNQzGRN-g,,&typo=1" alt="Jenn Hackman" style="width: 1.4166in; height: 0.5937in;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12pt 0in 0in"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="65" valign="top" style="width:48.75pt;padding:0in 10.5pt 0in 0.75pt"><div style="margin:0.75pt;text-align:center"><img border="0" width="65" height="65" id="m_-3140866067260895691_x0000_i1034" src="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fd36urhup7zbd7q.cloudfront.net%2fa%2f8111163c-aaff-41d3-81de-48f45eb4d1cf__400x400__.jpeg&c=E,1,fgS2_sgX1Qwd4Z5b_3vCnvwwR02v600fbFW9N0IfYTRla3EptYxJafFG0uFr9S30QQWBuT2HCSPMJ6robMHDwhA7IT8zyCZ5Hs_ntW81qTS-SEAu_3OVCb4YfgYb&typo=1" alt="photo" style="width: 0.677in; height: 0.677in;"><u></u><u></u></div></td><td valign="top" style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(189,189,189);padding:0in 0in 0in 10.5pt"><table bo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ent:</b><span> </span>Friday, August 29, 2025 4:47 PM<br><b>To:</b><span> </span>Oregon Main Street Network Members <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Small Business Saturday</span><u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Krystal, and all,</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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<span> </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmainstreet.org%2fabout%2fpartner-collaborations%2famerican-express-neighborhood-champions&c=E,1,1DBOjFP0uXfis9tViHA1MJjf3wUMkJHAY5Rg8PmFZevUVTEEInKITqqz9LsqLIwZpw9IMdVy8cfYb7XmUUaxJUJ402o_qoh2nOuIMDDetA,,&typo=1" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://mainstreet.org/about/partner-collaborations/american-express-neighborhood-champions</a><span> </span>. If you subscribe to the Main Street America newsletter you should get a notice when registration opens this year. </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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. </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Great to see you planning early. </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Timothy Bishop, CMSM</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Economic Development Director</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">City of La Grande – Economic Development Department</span></i><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">P.O. Box 670 / 1000 Adams Avenue</span></i><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">La Grande, OR  97850</span></i><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:tbishop@cityoflagrande.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">tbishop@cityoflagrande.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Office:  541-962-1308</span></i><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cell: 541-962-5994</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Fax: 541-963-3333</span></i><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-se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