Toccoa offers multi-business gift cards for holidays

     Main Street Toccoa is launching a new Shop Local program to bring more money and attention to independent small businesses in the area.
     The soon-to-launch Community Gift Card will be called the Downtown Dollars Gift Card, which is a pre-loaded Mastercard gift card that will universally work at more than 25 local businesses in downtown Toccoa.
    “The Downtown Dollars Gift Card will give people the gift of choice. With the purchase of one gift card, you are able to take it to any of the participating locations,” said Main Street manager Kristen Deal.
    “The difference between this and a regular Visa gift card, is that you can be certain that those funds stay local, invested right back into the downtown economy. It’s an easy, tangible way to support downtown businesses and the downtown community as a whole,” Deal said.
     Customers can purchase a Downtown Dollars Gift Card by visiting www.MainStreetToccoa.com, and clicking "Downtown Dollars" under the Shop tab.
     They will see a listing of local businesses that accept the card, plus business contact information, a map with pin locations, and an online order form. E-Gift Cards will be available immediately, and physical cards will be delivered in 7-10 business days.
     Cards will also be available for purchase at the Main Street Toccoa office inside City Hall.
     Deal said they are launching this program because they felt compelled to act.
    “Events like Small Business Saturdays are great, but we wanted a way for our community to support our great small businesses year round,” said Deal.
     “The Downtown Dollars Gift Card helps us pull attention from the large national corporations and increase sales for the businesses we love in our neighborhoods,” she said.
    The card is a great gift for family or friends for any occasion, or as corporate recognition rewards that companies can give to employees (bulk orders available), according to Deal.
    “Many local employers want to do something nice for their employees, but sometimes settle on giving national chain gift cards because there is nothing obvious available locally without having to pick winners and losers,” said Deal. “Now we have the perfect answer.”
    The program is scheduled to officially launch on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.
     "Main Street Toccoa is extremely happy to provide this Shop Local program to the downtown businesses,” said Deal. “We hope the community can support this wonderful initiative to boost our local economy.”
     To learn more about the Downtown Dollars Gift Card, contact Main Street manager Kristen Deal at kdeal@cityoftoccoa.com or 706-898-5777.