$5K in gift cards, videos encourage you to dine out in summer’s swelter

It’s time to eat locally, and your Chamber is promoting Oro Valley and Chamber member restaurants during this exceptionally hot summer.

This week, Chamber staffers are purchasing $5,000 in $50 gift cards – that’s 100 gift cards, if our math is anywhere near correct – at Oro Valley and Chamber member restaurants as part of the Locals Eat Local effort.

And we’re giving them away.

Cards are being distributed to the Chamber’s fleet of Ambassadors, led by Renee Deeter of Cabi. Chamber Ambassadors, who are all volunteers, are going to give them out randomly through Sept. 30.

In addition, Chamber events / communications director Makenna Markley is leading the effort to create a series of videos of people dining at local restaurants. Videos are going to suggest breakfast, lunch and dinner options, to be posted mid-August. The goal, of course is to “encourage people to eat out more during the summer,” Makenna said.

For years, we’ve heard that August and September can be the slowest months for local eateries. It’s hot, people are away, kids are back and school, and the snowbirds are somewhere else, particularly with this heat.

Let’s give our restaurants a boost! Tune in to Chamber social media, and watch the newsletter for links to the videos.

And please, support your local restaurants.

Support Your Community!

Buy Gift Cards!

Get Take-Out!

Shop Local!

Remember to help yourself, by shopping local and keeping the local economy dollars here.

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