4. PayItForward / PayItBack
Supporting our local businesses during this challenging time is critical. Here are two suggested approaches to help us all think about ways we can help:
“PayItForward”
encourages people to continue to support local businesses and their employees during this difficult time. Here are some ways to do that:
* Buy merchandise online
* Utilize take-out or delivery
* Buy a gift card, gift certificate, etc. to use later
* Use service providers virtually
* Pay now for future services you know you’ll need later
* Share social media posts from your favorite businesses
* Provide a review of a business online
“PayItBack”
encourages all community members to think back to all the times local businesses supported your charitable effort, donated to your children’s sports teams, gave to community groups, contributed to a school initiative, etc. Those same businesses now could use your support. So please do your part to keep the vital fabric of our region healthy, by safely supporting local businesses now.