The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Downtown Inc. are planning to stimulate our downtown economy and reward residents who are supporting downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve these goals, from June 13 through July 5, a special incentive is being offered to people who shop at participating stores.
As part of “Red, White & Blue – Downtown Wake Forest Needs You,” for every $25 a customer spends at one of the following downtown businesses, he or she will receive a raffle ticket to be entered into a weekly drawing:
- B & W Hardware Company
- Bella Music
- Nancy Jo Photography
- Next Consignment
- North Carolina General Stores
- Page 158 Books
- Record Krate
- Renegade Motorcycle
- Southern Suds & Gifts
- Sweeties Candy Shop
- Sugar Magnolia Café (purchases of alcohol are not eligible)
- The Cotton Company
- The Lemon Tree
- Unwined on White (purchases of alcohol are not eligible)
- Wake Forest Art & Frame
- Wake Forest Coffee Company
Over those four weeks (June 13 through July 5), $1,500 in Downtown Dollars will be given away with the grand prize winner receiving $500.
Drawings will be held on the following Wednesdays: June 17, June 24, July 1 and July 8. Winners will be announced on the Wake Forest Downtown Facebook and Instagram pages.
Downtown Dollars can be used the same as cash. To learn more about Downtown Dollars and view a list of downtown merchants who accept them, visit www.wakeforestdowntown.com/downtowndollars/.
When you shop local, more of your money helps the local economy. For every dollar you spend at locally-owned businesses, 68 cents are reinvested into the community. For more information, email Downtown Development Program Specialist Jennifer Herbert at jherbert@wakeforestnc.gov.
