A big, honkin’ high five to the editors of Gifts and Decorative Accessories Magazine (who I’m a contributing editor for, by the way). Unbeknownst to me until opening the January issue, they posed the following question on this month’s We Ask page:
“Is your store participating in any ‘buy local’ programs or The 3/50 Project?”
And yes, my heart sang when reading comments by both Steven Lora (Motif Modern Living, Austin and San Antonio, TX) and Elizabeth Howard (The Cordial Cricket, Chester, VA), who are Supporters of The 3/50 Project. I adore what Elizabeth wrote; to see her response, or to chime in yourself, click here.
Thanks to everyone connected to the page. Every voice out there counts!
We have more than 14,600 Supporters listed on The 3/50 Project website. Over 35,000 fans on Facebook. Legions of bloggers and tweeters spreading the word.
So why haven’t we been on one of the national morning news programs yet?
Those of you who have heard me speak know that I’m hell bent on getting us some prime air time with the breakfast crowd. What better time to share this small business lovefest than on Valentine’s Day?
Heads up, all you wonderful folks in western Pennsylvania-—I’m being interviewed on WISR-AM (680 on your dial) about The 3/50 Project tomorrow afternoon.
Tune in at 1:00 p.m. EST to get the scoop on what we’re up to, or, if you’re outside the immediate broadcast area, check out the live feed on the WISR website.
Note: To listen, it appears you need to save the live feed file to your desktop, then open it in iTunes. I had trouble getting any sound when testing this out, but hopefully, you’ll have better luck.
Are you in the western Georgia area, wanting to learn more about The 3/50 Project? Cool. I’m about to land in your neck of the woods for a little “fire up the engines” presentation!
LaGrange-Troupe County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting (Open to the public; Chamber membership not required)
Date: Monday, January 11,2010 Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location:
First United Methodist Church Ministry Center
401 Broad Street
LaGrange, Georgia Tickets: $45 per person, including dinner and program. Please click here to visit the LaGrange-Troupe County Chamber of Commerce website to reserve your spot (note: tickets will NOT be available at the door, so order asap!).
Hope to see you there!
To keep up on where I’ll be speaking about The 3/50 Project, check out the Events tab of our Facebook page.
Yup. Happy. Deliriously, divinely happy and proud beyond words.
Big ol’ high fives go to all you wonderful business owners, consumers, journalists, bloggers, Tweeters, LinkedIn connections, and of course, Facebook fans who have breathed life and love into The 3/50 Project since its birth nine months and one day ago. This is your moment of glory, folks. You earned it. In spades.
They say “imitation is the highest form of flattery,” but c’mon. Seriously? Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico, announces his idea–pick two stores, spend $25 each per month?
Thanks to WHSV-TV (ABC) in Winchester, Virginia for introducing The 3/50 Project to their local shoppers this holiday season. Overlooking the anchor’s misquotes (calling us The “thirty fifty” Project, followed by saying it’s $50 at three businesses each), the segment’s pretty good. Steven Glazier, the field reporter, got things back on track, then asked all the right questions when interviewing local business owners.
As for why locals pump $68 of every $100 back into their community economy versus the lower $43 from chains and big boxes, well… It’s not due to payroll, as the first retailer explained in the piece–everyone pays that. The big chasm comes from associated business expenditures and how post-payroll, post-tax revenue is handled at the end of the day. Truth be told, I think the gap is larger, but the fine folks at Civic Economics who research such things provide the 68/43 figures we rely on.
Get out there and spread the word, folks. There are still a lot of shopping days between now and Christmas…and a whole lot more than follow December 25th.
Heads up to those of you who frequently inquire about whether or not I’m headed to your neck of the woods: I just posted a handful of 2010 dates, stretching from Georgia to Seattle, on The 3/50 Project Facebook page (under the Events tab).
A big, honkin’ high five to the editors of Gifts and Decorative Accessories Magazine (who I’m a contributing editor for, by the way). Unbeknownst to me until opening the January issue, they posed the following question on this month’s We Ask page:
We have more than 14,600 Supporters listed on 
Heads up, all you wonderful folks in western Pennsylvania-—I’m being interviewed on WISR-AM (680 on your dial) about 
Are you in the western Georgia area, wanting to learn more about 
Forget decorum. I’m standing on a chair, waving my arms, singing the praises of local, independent brick and mortar businesses everywhere:
They say “imitation is the highest form of flattery,” but c’mon. Seriously? Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico, announces 
