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player ready...Niles is adding its own incentive in an effort to get people to patronize local business during the holiday season, holding for the first time a raffle of several $100 gift cards.
The village introduced the “Home for the Holidays” raffle, which got underway Nov. 27 and runs through Dec. 29.
“Shopping local or at ‘home’ is important to our community,” officials said in a statement posted on the village website.. “Through sales taxes local sales help fund village services and keep property taxes lower.”
The new raffle is open to Niles residents ages 18 and older, according to the website.
The website suggests that local retailers are able to meet most holiday shopping needs residents may have, further urging residents to take advantage of local resources and avoid spending money in neighboring towns.
Those interested in entering the raffle must bring their receipts from Niles businesses dated Nov. 24 through Dec. 24, to Village Hall by Dec. 29, according to the website.
Residents will receive one entry into the raffle for each $50 spent at a Niles-located business. Participants will be eligible to win one of five $100 gift cards to a Niles business of their choosing, the website states.
Village employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter the raffle.
Winners will be chosen by a random drawing at the Jan. 23, 2018, Village Board meeting, officials announced.
Kyra Senese is a freelancer.