The 3/50 Project

Have you heard about the 3/50 Project?

The 3/50 Project encourages people to shop locally. When we shop locally, the money we spend stays in our community. For every $100 we spend locally, $68 is returned to the community.

When we spend in a national chain, only $43 remains in the community. And, of course, when we buy online, nothing stays home.

So pick 3 businesses you would miss if they went out of business. Spend $50. Save our local economy.

For more information, check out http://www.the350project.net/home.html

This Dame has a NAME!

We had a great response to our "Name that Dame" contest. The names suggested by our customers were as varied as they are: Wysteria, Alicia, Chloe, Queenie, Lulu, Delilah, Delia, Trixi, Gwenivere, Betty Lu, Connie, Sally, Dame Wilhemina, Darlene, Elaine, Oakley, Marly, Daphne, Sharla, Sophie, Isabella, Maria, Ella. . .and the list goes on.

Because the winner of the "Name that Dame" contest is not eligible to win the purse, the names of all customers who entered our contest will be placed in a drawing, and the name drawn will win a brand new handbag. So everyone has another chance to win the bag.

Imagine my surprise when I dumped out the bag of entries and saw an entry signed "Kenny Hulce". Kenny is my husband. His name choice? "Cupcake". And Cupcake it is. Somehow it just fits her, and it makes me laugh.