Tote Bags All Around the Neighborhood

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The Southern Gables Neighborhood Association does all it can to promote community spirit and, as a part of that, promote local businesses. It is a good thing to know that your restaurant dollars, for example, go to someone you might meet in the neighborhood or around town, and the sales tax dollars tied to the transaction go toward our very own schools , local services, and public works.

Over the last several months we have been talking with business owners in the local area, and getting them lined up to provide information, promotional materials, brochures, discount coupons, and special offers for our familiar green Tote Bags. Then this week we got the Scouts of Lakewood Troop 537 to organize and insert all those things into the bags, setting them up to be delivered to all our Southern Gables homes tomorrow, Saturday May 10. It’s a big project for all those businesses, for us, and for the Scouts.

Our Selected Business Supporters and civic organizations are invested in supporting our community. They are our neighbors. We like the idea that when we patronize these businesses, we make our community friendlier and stronger.

A copy of this directory is included in the Tote Bags, along with an envelope to pay the annual voluntary Association dues if you haven’t yet. You can use one of the refrigerator magnets in the Tote Bag to put the list up on the fridge, and check it when you’re considering where to look for services and things you need.

The little form in the envelope that’s attached to the directory has instructions on the various ways you can send in your $20 contribution to be a part of the good works of the Southern Gables Neighborhood Association. Or… just click the green bar below.