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Keep your money safe from gift card scammers this holiday season. Here’s how |
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Keep your money safe from gift card scammers this holiday season. Here’s how |
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If you paid a scammer with a gift card, is your money gone? Maybe not |
Give the Gift of Delicious Chocolate with Wright Old School Gift Cards! I hope this email finds you well! At Wright Old School Chocolate, I am commit
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Having left Facebook, I try not to encourage folks to go there but in this instance, the 30 min (or so) conversation is worth spending some time with. Senator Becca Rausch prompts Sarah Mabardy to share some great nuggets of info that are well worth implementing (if you haven't already).
For example: Sarah talks about her service orientation, facilitating "word of mouth," and her idea of "everyday impact."
Video link -> https://www.facebook.com/beccarauschMA/videos/266734962322974
Senator Rausch talks with Sarah Mabardy (Facebook live - 03/25/22) (video) |
"FHS family, friends, and fans - Thank you so much for taking the time to view our fundraiser page. Your support is greatly appreciated.
For every $10 you spend, you will receive one raffle ticket to win a Visa gift card: 1-$100 card, 2-$50 cards and 4-$25 cards. ($20 donation gets you two tickets, $30 gets you three tickets, etc.) Drawing to be held in April when the campaign ends.
Please help these exceptional young men, who are working hard to represent their school and community, reach their goal.
Please spread the word about our fundraiser by sharing it with your friends via Text, Email, Facebook and Twitter. We greatly appreciate any support! Go Panthers!"
Franklin Football Gridiron Club fund raising for gift card raffle |
"We are excited to share that 2 new businesses are accepting the #ThinkFranklinFirst gift card! You can now use your card at Mirchi Indian Cuisine and at Night Owl Farm!Do you have a Franklin Gift card? Check out the 40 different businesses where you can redeem them! These cards are helping our local economy by boosting local spending AND covering processing costs thanks to our generous sponsor, Dean Bank!Businesses are redeemed 100% of the funds spent at their locations! Random Smile Project has helped make this initiative possible by donating their time and energy to assist with administrative tasks. We are so lucky to live in such a supportive community!Gift cards are always available both online and at Dean Bank. www.franklingiftcard.com #supportlocal #shoplocal #giftlocal"
#ThinkFranklinFirst adds businesses to the listing! |
Another local business has joined the #ThinkFranklinFirst gift card program! We welcome Lotus Lash to the list of participating businesses!
Gift cards can be purchased at Dean Bank right in Downtown Franklin or online at www.franklingiftcard.com#LocalBusiness #LocaSupport #ItMatters #ShopLocal #SpendLocal
"Last spring, shortly after it became clear that COVID-19 was more than just a little flu and that local shops would be down and out for more than just a little while, America got to wondering: How can we save small businesses?Many commentators demanded quick federal relief. Some consumers went on gift card shopping sprees. And 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang tweeted a proposal combining the two — government-issued debit cards redeemable only at locally owned small businesses.The Twitterati mostly condemned Yang’s idea as “stupid,” “impractical,” and “useless.” And the debit cards never came to pass; consumers got stimulus checks and small businesses got Paycheck Protection Program loans instead.But a piece of his idea — a currency that could only be spent at local businesses — has been a fixture of life in Massachusetts’ southern Berkshires since 2006."
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FAQs for #ThinkFranklinFirst gift cards |
FM #408 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 408 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing and Communications Specialist Anne Marie Tracey. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We talk about:
We’ll record a session of Talk Franklin each week leading to Christmas and take the holiday week off to begin again in 2021
Links to the key topics covered here are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 45 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Anne Marie.
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"Today is the day! Think Franklin First gift cards are now available for purchase both online and at Dean Bank!
You can redeem the gift cards at the local businesses pictured below beginning next week!
www.franklingiftcard.com #thinkfranklinfirst #GivetheGiftofFranklin #localsupport #shoplocal #keepitlocal Dean Bank, Random Smile Project"
"BIG NEWS ALERT! We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of Think Franklin First gift cards!
With the incredible support of Dean Bank & the Random Smile Project, these Franklin-only gift cards will be available for purchase beginning on Wednesday, November 25th.
See more... https://t.co/XQ3RcLIvwj"
"They will be redeemable at a wide variety of local businesses! This economic development initiative is intended to help support our local businesses by directing spending away from competition/online retailers into our local economy, where it makes an important impact"
"especially in these difficult times. Stay tuned for more information as we move towards our official launch date! http://franklingiftcard.com #shoplocal #shoplocalma #ThinkFranklinFirst"
Think Franklin First gift cards |
Think Franklin First gift cards coming Nov 25 |
Gift Card Portal |
Please join us in support local small businesses by participating in the Great American Gift Card Purchase
https://www.facebook.com/events/628613174537145/
FIORI: We now sell eGift Cards! |
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