BELLOWS FALLS — The Bellows Falls Downtown Development Alliance (BFDDA) recently introduced BF Bucks, a shop-local program funded by an economic stimulus grant offered by the state of Vermont.
According to a news release, the grant paid for 1,500 cards to be distributed among the area schools and nonprofits with a goal of putting up to $21,000 back into the local economy.
BFDDA is disbursing $5 BF Bucks cards throughout the school districts of Bellows Falls, Rockingham, and Westminster for families to support local businesses.
Participating businesses are: Allen Bro's, Anastasia's Closet, Athens Pizza, Bellows Falls Pet Supply, Busy Bees Children's Clothing, Boccaccio's, Canal Street Gallery, Everyday Creative, Falls Mane Salon (Myriah Clark, Misty Haskell, Heather Gleim), Greater Falls Pharmacy, Greater Rock Fitness, Halladays Flowers & Gifts, Harlow Farm Stand, JoAnna's Glamorama, J&H Hardware, Kokopelli's, Leslie's Tavern, Lisai's Market, Moon Dog Café, Mountainside Tattoo & Piercing, Pizza Palace, River Artisans Cooperative, The Rock & Hammer, Saxtons River Market, Simone's Styling Salon, Stanch's Place (Shell station), The Threaded Trunk Boutique, Village Square Booksellers, Windham Antique Center, and Wunderbar.
The BF Bucks card will be treated like cash at any of the participating businesses and expires on Nov. 15.
For a chance to win prizes from local businesses, like BFDDA on Facebook and tag BFDDA with #BFBUCKS and a picture of yourself spending your $5.
For more information, contact BFDDA at bfdda@sover.net or 802-460-2333, or visit bellowsfallsvt.org.