CHAMBER News:
There’s a Small Business Saturday tradition in Los Alamos and White Rock that has always set Los Alamos County apart from other communities that observe the shopping local celebration.
Many participating businesses donate a portion of their Small Business Saturday proceeds to a nonprofit of their choice.
The businesses each select what percentage or flat dollar amount they want to donate to a local, statewide, national, or international charity.
Following are some of the local businesses participating in the tradition this year:
- Pet Pangaea will donate 3 percent of GROSS sales on Small Business Saturday to the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter and Companion Animals.
- LA Street Threads will be donating 10 percent of their proceeds to the Española animal shelter.
- Boomerang Consignment / Gaia Gifts will donate 10 percent to New Mexico Dog on Small Business Saturday.
- Flowers by Gillian will be donating a portion of their earnings on Saturday to Habitat for Humanity of Espanola and Los Alamos.
- Metzger’s will donate 5 percent of Small Business Saturday sales to the United Way of Northern New Mexico.
- Hilltop Counseling will donate 5 percent to the ACLU.
- Atomic City Quilts will give to the Hope Pregnancy Center,
- Little Studio on the Mesa will give to the Self Help Techo Fund.
- Sirphey will be helping a community of 8,000 people, affected by fuel shortage, acquire solar panels for their farming needs.
By shopping with these local businesses, you can make a difference!
Thank you to those businesses that choose to give back!