By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
In an effort to promote shopping local this holiday season, the Hays Chamber is preparing a 2022 Holiday Coupon book featuring area businesses and specials.
“It’s just a fun way to remind our local population to shop and dine local for the holidays,” said Rhonda Meyerhoff, vice president of membership.
The book will be 6-by4 inches and sell for $10 each. They are expected to be available for purchase in late October.
But now is the time for businesses to purchase space in the book. Spaces run from interior spots for $40 to the back cover for $250, according to Mariah Legleiter, vice president of marketing and communications.
While the effort has just begun to create the book, she said spots have already been sold.
“You need to let us know as soon as possible if you would like to have a space in the book,” Legleiter said. “And we ask that your artwork and payment be delivered to the chamber no later than Sept. 30 by the end of the day ... because we're going to really have to hit the ground running and work with our other business partners to kind of get those printed and distributed.”
Following the deadline, Meyerhoff said they should be able to let people know the value of the savings in the listings.
While those details are yet to be determined, she said using the book helps those local businesses that support the community.
“Something that we really just hope, again, to remind people is to keep money in the community,” Meyerhoff said. “Who pays for your kids' sporting shirts, or who helps to sponsor the yearbook or all those different things that we ask our locals to sponsor? It's really important for us to remember to buy from them locally so they can do those things. They like to do those things, but they can only do what they can do. So that'll help keep some money in the community.”
“And oftentimes, you can find stuff that's unique to our community,” Legleiter said. “You find really community-specific items, and I think that is something super cool that we sometimes forget about is that going into that store, they're going to have all kinds of stuff that you can find that you might not be able to find somewhere else.”