Holly Jolly participation down slightly from previous year

The Meadow Lake and District Chamber of Commerce has kicked off its annual Holly Jolly Campaign to promote shopping locally, by giving shoppers a chance to win prizes.

Chamber President Wayne Marsh explained for every $20 spent at participating businesses, cards are issued and marked with a unique sticker, which can then be put into a draw box at the business. At the end of the promotion, all cards are collected and a draw for three prizes is done.

This year, 26 businesses are participating in the eighth annual promotion, which Marsh said is down compared to previous years. While usually a popular event, notable businesses not involved this year are Martodam’s the Clothing People, Co-op and Atomic Source for Sports.

“I would say businesses are watching their dollars and what they’re spending on promotions and trying to be as lean as they can,” Marsh figured. “I’d say it might be one of those things which was down to the wire where owners said ‘you know what, there’s probably some other expenses which need to be paid before I get involved with this promotion.’”

The promotion also gives shoppers the opportunity to win weekly with a ‘selfie’ aspect.

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Shoppers take a selfie with snowmen placed at participating businesses, which include Meadow Lake Building Supplies and Investors Group. Photos are uploaded to the chamber’s Facebook page with the location identified, then photos are entered for weekly prize draws.

Weekly prizes, Marsh said, for the most part are gift cards from the participating businesses.

The 26 participating businesses are as follows:

A&W, Bliss Salon and Spa, Cogen Business Consulting, Eagle Creek GM, Extra Foods, Extreme Speed RV, Fountain Tire, Furniture Village, Garfunkel’s Restaurant, Home Hardware Building Centre, Jewelry Classique, Lazar Equipment, Madill’s Drug Store, Meadow Power and Equipment, Nor’Wester Restaurant, Nu-Line Auto, Parkland Hotel, Partners Furniture, Renegade Recreation, Sears, Sikup Store, Solitude Trophies and Frames, The Source, Traylene Linens and Lingerie, Vision North Eye Care, and Your Dollar Store with More.

The promotion started earlier this week and runs until Dec. 19 with a draw for the three equal value prizes on Dec. 20.

Colton Swiderski is meadowlakeNOW’s municipal affairs, crime and court, health and education reporter. He can be reached at cswiderski@jpbg.ca or tweet him @coltonswiderski.