{"id":114765,"date":"2022-11-18T22:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T03:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114765"},"modified":"2022-11-18T22:42:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T03:42:37","slug":"middle-smithfield-township-presents-its-annual-shop-local-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114765","title":{"rendered":"Middle Smithfield Township presents its annual Shop Local Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Middle Smithfield Township, PA, November 21st, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Middle Smithfield Township residents will receive the 2023 Business Directory this week with an early holiday gift tucked inside; a pair of 2022 Shop Local Discount Cards exclusive to MST residents.\u00a0 Call or go online to activate!\u00a0 This year almost 50 businesses are participating with offers from 11\/25\/2022 through 1\/2\/2023.\u00a0 Check out our promotions on Facebook and at <a href=\"http:\/\/mstshoplocal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mstShopLocal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Shop Local Program is an exclusive opportunity where residents from Middle Smithfield Township can access great deals that support their local business community.\u00a0 Residents can activate their cards at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mstshoplocal.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.mstShopLocal.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668901802734000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0U7gRv6_8Xfjoij_OS9fXZ\">www.mstShopLocal.com<\/a>, or call 570 \/ 223 \u2013 8920, ext. 130, and be automatically entered to win great prizes from participating businesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Stay tuned<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year Middle Smithfield Township will be doing give-away Fridays from 12\/2 \u2013 12\/30\/22.\u00a0 Visit us on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook\/mstShopLocal.com\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.facebook\/mstShopLocal.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668901802734000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1E6bAn772ArOb0lgcXC0Dg\">www.facebook\/mstShopLocal.com<\/a>\u00a0for more details and opportunities to join in on the holiday spirit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Why Shop Local? What\u2019s Spent Here, Stays Here!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a win-win for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Residents get great deals, save money, and have more time to enjoy with loved ones.\u00a0 But there\u2019s more to it; businesses thrive so more jobs can be created and the community as a whole prospers.\u00a0 Small businesses offer quality products and services because they are passionate about what they do, but also put the money back in the community by being customers themselves, hiring local people, and paying local taxes.<\/p>\n<p>When you shop local, dollars spent recirculate within the community.\u00a0 Prospering businesses attract local entrepreneurs who employ more local residents, all contributing to local taxes that support our communities.\u00a0 This is called the local multiplier effect.<\/p>\n<p>Without local business, our communities cannot survive.\u00a0 \u201cLocal business owners aren\u2019t just passionate about their products and services, they are invested in the future of our community because they ARE our community,\u201d says James Brechbiel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More about mstShop Local<br \/>\n<\/strong>Learn more about the program by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mstshoplocal.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.mstShopLocal.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668901802734000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0U7gRv6_8Xfjoij_OS9fXZ\">www.mstShopLocal.com<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mstshoplocal\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mstshoplocal\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668901802734000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Qp217hdgxLnkqfcEFQdcV\">www.facebook.com\/mstshoplocal\/<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information about more opportunities with the community in Middle Smithfield Township, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.middlesmithfieldtownship.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.MiddleSmithfieldTownship.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668901802734000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0SWNWB9Hn_-8VuxFq3Gzyp\">www.MiddleSmithfieldTownship.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information Provided By:<br \/>\nHayden Rinde<br \/>\nManager, Member Engagement &amp; Events<br \/>\nPocono Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/PoconoChamber.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PoconoChamber.org<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middle Smithfield Township, PA, November 21st, 2022 Middle Smithfield Township residents will receive the 2023 Business Directory this week with an early holiday gift tucked inside; a pair of 2022 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114765\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Middle Smithfield Township presents its annual Shop Local Program<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5741,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pocono","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Middle-Smithfield-Township.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}