The 3/50 Project is dedicated to saving the brick and mortar stores that our nation is built on.
3 – What three independently-owned businesses would you miss if they disappeared? Stop in. Say hello. Pick up something that brings a smile. (Research reveals that flowers create instant delight and happiness, and increase enjoyment and life satisfaction.) Your purchases are what keep these businesses around. The staff at The Treehouse Florist and their employees not only appreciate your business, but they also shop locally, spending money with other merchants to support local businesses. Who said "It takes a village"?
Some of the local businesses The Treehouse spends its dollars with:
McKnight Appliances
Paesano's Pizza
Corbin's Auto Repair
50 – If half (50%) of the employed population spent $50 each month in locally-owned, independent businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion dollars in revenue*. You could spend all $50 at The Treehouse (we'd like that!), or spread it around to other local businesses. Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed population did that!
Some of our employees' favorite businesses in town:
Bonkey's Ice Cream
People's Bank
Boomtown Tattoo Studio
Matthews Garage
Hodle Tavern
68 – For every $100 spent in locally, independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. So if you buy a $100 flower arrangement at The Treehouse Florist, $68 of that money stays in the local economy of southern York County. If you spend that on a national chain, only $43 stays here. If you spend that $100 online then $0 comes back - zero, zilch, nada. So remember, when you shop 1800flowers.com, you are adding nothing to the local community.
1 – The number of people it takes to start the trend … you.
Pick 3. Spend 50. Support your local economy.
*Employment statistics courtesy U.S. Labor Department 2/6/09 report; 68/43 stats courtesy Civic Economics 2008 study
