More than 40 of Decorah’s small businesses collaborated in the Decorah Area Chamber’s Countdown to Christmas this year. The shop local event afforded customers a chance to win gift bags for every $25 spent locally. Slips were drawn four times during the month of December, with a total of 20 winners. Each gift bag was filled with more than $200 in gift cards and prizes contributed by the local businesses.
“Our small businesses work extra hard during the holidays, create memorable in-store experiences, and take time to add holiday magic to their spaces,” said Decorah Area Chamber Director Jessical Rilling. “We are blessed to have such a diversity of stores in our town – truly making it possible to check off most of a gift list. The Countdown to Christmas is about loving our local shops and about consumers’ commitment to buy gifts locally. We, of course, love giving out 20 gift bags, but the real gift is a strong local economy and a downtown district that can thrive.”
The chamber offered its congratulations to the 2024 Countdown to Christmas Winners:
Karen Micheal of West Union, shopped at J.Tupy’s
Cassie Fouts of Ossian, shopped at Magic Morpho
Anna Shewey of Decorah, shopped at Ace Kitchen Place
Mike Dahl of Cresco, shopped at Fisk Farm & Home
Dacia Bestor of Harmony, shopped at Market 52
Helen Snell of Decorah, shopped at Agora Arts
Shelly Bast of New Hampton, shopped at Rockweiler Appliance and TV
Sarah Blair of Decorah, shopped at Modish
Arlene Sinclair of Stewartville, shopped at Heavenly Made Gifts and The Gnome Store
Erica Eiken of Canton, shopped at Fisk Farm and Home
Spencer Rix of Decorah, shopped at Cardboard Robot
Cody Mincks of Decorah, shopped at Coffee Break
Britney Todd of Decorah, shopped at Rockweiler Appliance & TV
Jeanne Gullekson of Decorah, shopped at KL Design
David Farwell of Spillville, shopped at Driftless Botanicals
Mitch Hemesath of Decorah, shopped at Fisk Farm & Home
Erica Riha of Decorah, shopped at DRiFT: Strength + Yoga Center
Tami Schmitt of Waucoma, shopped at Ace Kitchen Place
Andrew Casper of Decorah, shopped at The Perfect Edge
Jeremy Thompson of Decorah, shopped at Hammel Jewelers
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