Why shop at a locally owned business first? The following 10 reasons show how more money spent at local businesses is reinvested in your community creating diversity and helping the community maintain or create its unique appeal.
Shopping local creates jobs.
Shops in our town create local employment and self-employment. These people in turn spend in the local community.
Local independent shops invest more in our communities.
Local businesses are proportionately more generous in their support of local charities, schools and community events. Supporting local shops means a financial impact on your community.
Local shops sell a wide range of great products at affordable prices.
Many people fall out of the habit of shopping locally and are then surprised by the range of products and gifts available.
Shopping local saves you money.
Out of town shops have done a good job of convincing us that local business equals expensive. If you add travel, fees to transfer items and your time, the overall cost is often much higher.
Shopping local retains our communities.
People don’t like losing shops and services in small towns but don’t equate this to how they spend their money.
Shopping local retains our distinctiveness.
Independent shops create distinctive shopping experiences and stock different products. Local businesses respond quickly to the needs of local customers, stocking products to meet the changing population needs.
Shopping local saves the environment.
Local shops often stock a high percentage of local sourced goods which do not require long car and bus journeys, helping reduce our global footprint.
Local shops are for everyone.
Most people can get to their local shops easily and this is especially important for the elderly and young generations and those without transportation.
Local shops value you more.
Evidence from numerous surveys show people receive better customer care and service locally. These businesses survive by their reputation and repeat business, which means you get a higher standard of service.
Shopping local saves services.
Private and public sector services tend to cluster around shops. As shops disappear so do hairdressers, banks, restaurants, etc.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Travel Day -> Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the second largest city on the East Coast of the United States, and the fifth-most-populous city in the United States.
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT PHILADELPHIA
The Betsy Ross House is a landmark in Philadelphia where Betsy Ross purportedly lived when legend says she made the first American Flag. By 1876, several surviving family members said this was the location. Although the house is one of the most visited tourist sites in Philadelphia, the claim that Ross once lived here is a matter of dispute, and the claim that she designed and sewed the first American flag is almost certainly false.
The house is located several blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front part of the building was built around 1740, in the Pennsylvania colonial style, with the stair hall and the rear section added 10 to 20 years later. Ross would have lived here after the death of her first husband, John Ross (d. 1776), from 1776 to about 1779.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE
Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site
Poe (1809-1849), one of America’s most original writers, lived in this red brick home with his wife, Virginia, and his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm, for about a year. During that time, he penned The Black Cat, which describes a basement eerily similar to the one here.
Visitors can tour the stark rooms and cellar of the three-story home where Poe’s imagination ran seductively wild. Rangers recount how Poe dealt with family poverty, Virginia’s grave illness and his own personal demons. In the buildings are exhibits on Poe’s family and his literary contemporaries, plus a theater that shows an informative eight-minute film.
Administered by the National Park Service, this was Poe’s residence in 1843 before he moved to New York City. Of his several Philadelphia homes, only this one survives. It serves as a tangible link to Poe at the height of his literary achievements. Although best known for his Gothic horror tales, Poe also created beautiful poetry, was a pioneer science fiction writer, and is credited with inventing the modern detective story with Murders in the Rue Morgue.
Although the house lacks furniture, possibly due to Poe selling it to finance his move to New York, the film, lecture and tour make the trip very worthwhile.
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S HOUSE
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT ELFRETH'S ALLEY
CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW OF ELFRETH'S ALLEY
CLICK HERE FOR PHILLY FACTS
CLICK HERE FOR A HAUNTED HOUSES GUIDE IN PHILADELPHIA
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT PHILADELPHIA
The Betsy Ross House is a landmark in Philadelphia where Betsy Ross purportedly lived when legend says she made the first American Flag. By 1876, several surviving family members said this was the location. Although the house is one of the most visited tourist sites in Philadelphia, the claim that Ross once lived here is a matter of dispute, and the claim that she designed and sewed the first American flag is almost certainly false.
The house is located several blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front part of the building was built around 1740, in the Pennsylvania colonial style, with the stair hall and the rear section added 10 to 20 years later. Ross would have lived here after the death of her first husband, John Ross (d. 1776), from 1776 to about 1779.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE
Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site
Poe (1809-1849), one of America’s most original writers, lived in this red brick home with his wife, Virginia, and his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm, for about a year. During that time, he penned The Black Cat, which describes a basement eerily similar to the one here.
Visitors can tour the stark rooms and cellar of the three-story home where Poe’s imagination ran seductively wild. Rangers recount how Poe dealt with family poverty, Virginia’s grave illness and his own personal demons. In the buildings are exhibits on Poe’s family and his literary contemporaries, plus a theater that shows an informative eight-minute film.
Administered by the National Park Service, this was Poe’s residence in 1843 before he moved to New York City. Of his several Philadelphia homes, only this one survives. It serves as a tangible link to Poe at the height of his literary achievements. Although best known for his Gothic horror tales, Poe also created beautiful poetry, was a pioneer science fiction writer, and is credited with inventing the modern detective story with Murders in the Rue Morgue.
Although the house lacks furniture, possibly due to Poe selling it to finance his move to New York, the film, lecture and tour make the trip very worthwhile.
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE'S HOUSE
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT ELFRETH'S ALLEY
CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW OF ELFRETH'S ALLEY
CLICK HERE FOR PHILLY FACTS
CLICK HERE FOR A HAUNTED HOUSES GUIDE IN PHILADELPHIA
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Holiday Cards for US Heroes
Send a card to the REAL heroes of the United States - our dedicated and brave soldiers!
Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights MD 20791-5456
Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights MD 20791-5456
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Travel Day -> Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique.
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT DOMINICA
The hike through Titou Gorge, is actually a short swim from the base of a waterfall through a series of natural "rooms and ponds" formed by high cliff walls canopied by interlaced trees. The undulating sides of this deep, narrow gorge were formed as molten lava cooled and split apart.
The swim is short, only about five minutes, and the canopied light filtering down the mountainside within the gorge is spectacular. A hot spring tumbles down a short wall just outside the entrance of the gorge, which feels wonderful after the cool waters of the falls!
The Carib Indians, Dominica's indigenous people, live on a 3,700 acre Territory on the east coast of the island.
With a visit here, you will experience their ancestral roots through their crafts, canoe building and traditional culinary activities.
Besides these warm and friendly people, other attractions in the Carib Territory include its many craft shops, the L'Escalier Tete Chien, Horseback Ridge and Isulukati Falls, and the Karifuna Cultural Group.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Halloween 2013
In true Shirley Futch style, we partied it up for Halloween!! The very kind and generous teens with the Key Club International hosted a wonderful party complete with a pasta dinner, desserts, candy and games.
Look at all of the party-goers:
The costumes were outstanding:
And a very special thank you to this lady for all of her hardwork! Thanks MA, we love you!!!
Friday, November 1, 2013
November Schedule
Tues. November 5
9:15-12:00
One-on-One By Appointment Only
1:15-4:45 Open Lab
Weds.
November 6
9:15-12:00 Open Lab
1:15-2:15
Travel Day – Dominica! Sign-up sheet on bulletin board.
2:15-4:45 Open Lab
Thurs.
November 7
9:15-12:00
Open Lab
1:15-3:15
Open Lab
3:15-4:45
Literati Challenge! – Sign-up sheet on bulletin board.
Tues. November 12
9:15-12:00
One-on-One By Appointment Only
1:15-4:45
Open Lab
Weds. November 13
9:15-12:00
Open Lab
1:15-2:15
Fun with Keyboarding – Learn the keyboard using
thought-provoking exercises. Not only is
this class helpful for your typing skills, it gets your brain going AND we have
a lot of fun!
2:15-4:45 Open Lab
Thurs.
November 14
9:15-12:00
Open Lab
1:15-2:15
English As A Second Language
2:15-4:45
Open Lab
Tues.
November 19
9:15-12:00
One-on-One By Appointment Only
1:15-4:45
Open Lab
Weds.
November 20
9:15-12:00
Open Lab
1:15-2:30
T’s, Totes & Aprons! Sign-up
sheet on bulletin board.
2:30-4:45
Open Lab
Thurs.
November 21
9:15-12:00
Open Lab
2:00
Monthly Birthday Party
3:15-4:45
Literati Challenge! – Sign-up sheet on bulletin board.
Mon.
November 25
9:15-12:00
Open Lab
1:15-2:15
Travel Day – Philadelphia, PA!
Sign-up sheet on bulletin board.
2:15-4:45
Open Lab
Tues.
November 26
9:15-12:00
One-on-One By Appointment Only
1:15-4:45
Open Lab
Weds.
November 27
9:15-12:00
Open Lab
1:15-4:45
Open Lab
Thurs.
November 28
CLOSED ~ Happy
Thanksgiving!
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Need FREE Christmas
cards? The Computer Learning Center has tons
of cards to choose from! Stop by any time we’re open to look through the cards!
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One-on-One Appointments
Tuesday, November 5th,
November 12th, November 19th & November 26th. Availability is
limited so sign-up TODAY!!! Sign-up sheet on
bulletin board.
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Travel
Day
International
Destination: Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of
Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean
Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique.
Domestic
Destination: Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia is the largest city in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the second largest city on the East Coast of the
United States, and the fifth-most-populous city in the United States.
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