See Photos of your Friends who GET IT!

The I GET IT Team was at the Blue Collar BBQ in downtown Faribault and captured  photos of these wonderful people from in and around Faribault.

They all understand the importance of supporting local business by shopping locally.

Here is what they said:

• I enjoy the variety of restaurants.
• Many wonderful places to shop: Keepers Antiques, Window Box, Kay’s Floral, Sweet Spot, Eastman’s Dynamic Daze & Sweet Spot Candy Faribault Print, Erickson Furniture.
• Great friendly personal treatment
• We love the Sweet Spot.
• I love Hy-Vee The Coffee Shop!
• I buy all my computers from Pantheon
• Hy-Vee is the best!
• Visit the East Side Kwik Trip & Cheese Shop Shop
• The Cheese Cave,  new things all the time!
• Coffee Shop is so good.
• Love the Paradise & love Nelson’s
• Love the Crafty Maven for friendly service & unique gifts.
• The Depot Restaurant has the best food. Welcome back, Jeff!
• Hy-Vee has great pizza. Nelsons!!
• Harry Brown’s is very friendly and a pleasurable place to do business.
• I loved comedy sportz night at the Paradise
• I eat at Perkin’s all the time.
• We buy local because of my family business. So we buy here so that they will buy at our business.
• Hy-Vee is a great grocery store
• The growth of unique downtown stores.
• Burkhartzmeyer Shoes is awesome
• Have shopped at Nelson’s for over 35 years.
• We buy almost all our furniture from Erickson’s.
• I do all my shopping in Faribault. I’ll only shop elsewhere if I can’t find it here. Shop Local!
• Favorites are Cheese Cave, Sweet Spot and Milltown Cycles.
• We love Hy-Vee,  Nook & Cranny has a lot of neat hand-crafted items
• I support Erickson Furniture.
• Eating at Bernie’s for breakfast is great!
• Anne Belle Creations is the neatest little shop- a gem!
• Sweet Shop is a fun place for the family to go.
• Cheese Cave, The Coffee shop,Mill Town bike shop, Hy-Vee &  JCPenney are my favorites
• We shop almost always in Faribault.
• Breakfast at Bernie’s every Sunday.
• Long time supporters of Faribault since we’ve been business owners in Faribault Farm supplies
• We had great, timely quality work done on our home by Luiken construction.
• Curves is my favorite!
• Ace is the place!
• Faribault is a great little town! Besides being in walking distance from my house I can visit unique shops (Nook & Cranny) and my favorite restaurant, The Depot without working up much of a sweat. Faribault- have a great time!
• A great place to live with my family.
• Sunset Studios – plus I like the convenience,  lower prices and friendly service.
• Ace Hardware is terrific
• I am an out of towner but I love to send flowers to mom from Bloom Floral.
• Creating A Ruckus- great variety of unique gifts.
• Nelson’s, State Bank of Faribault- the BEST!
• I love the cheese store- great gifts!
• Eastmans – a great shop with great staff (Dave Miller)
• Nelson’s catering
• Crafty maven rocks!
• KFC  – my favorite spot!
• I love the Sweet Spot! Marie is great! I like shopping and supporting Faribault businesses.
• Coffee shop- great!
• Bernie’s Restaurant always offers great food & great service.
• I enjoy the convenience and the helpfulness of Ace Hardware.
• Creating a Ruckus has the most unique gifts. Shop local.
• Cheese Cave is great Best ice cream and fudge at the sweet spot.
• My favorites…The Coffee Shop, JCPenney, Wal-Mart, Sweet Shop, Bernie’s, McDonalds, Perkins, Sr Center, Country Kitchen
• We love eating @ Depot!
• My favorite restaurant is Grand Plaza. The food is great!
• I just loved Crafty Maven- great gifts.
• Ace Hardware- fantastic customer service 54 years in Faribault.
• Erickson Furniture is our favorite
• I shop at Nelson’s for my work and I’m real happy about it.
• I enjoy Joe’s Sports Bar very good food, $5 burgers.
• Shopping Faribault saves gas and helps our economy.
• Everything!
• Nelson’s Marketplace
• We Support Boston’s
• Love Woodland Art.
• We love the Coffee Shop!
• Ace, Harry Brown’s, Lyon’s Meats, Farm Store.
• I appreciate the customer service we received at B & B sporting.
• I love shopping in Faribault. Support your friends & neighbors!
• I really enjoy the “old” downtown feel. The brick buildings are nice and the people are very friendly. I love the convenience and the ability to deal directly with owners.
• The Depot!
• Anna Dees is great!.
• We mostly shop Faribault. Clothing elsewhere- we need a good large woman’s store. Thanks!
• I love shopping at the Clothes Closet!!!!
• I like shopping at Creating A Ruckus. Participate at Paradise Center for the Arts.
• Enjoy food @ Depot.
• Great food at Gran Plaza.
• Bought my new car here!
• Love Hy-Vee, beats Cub everyday.
• Nelson- extra help at the store and food @ deli
• The coffee shop is the best coffee shop around -the best tasting brew and the best tasting baked goods you can’t go wrong by choosing “The Coffee Shop”
• Eastman’s Music has great service!
• Spike’s is a great place to meet friends on a Saturday for lunch.
• Weddings by Deb- just awesome!
• Erickson Furniture, Spike’s, Bruckwork, Maurices, JCPenneys, Woodland Art. Clearsite New Media Paradise B & J Sewing, Focus on Fabric, Clothes Closet.
• We love Boston’s Grill
• I like to shop at the Faribo West Mall
• Our favoriate places are  Gran Plaza. Ace is great. Depot, Cheese Cave, Shop Faribo!
• Good shopping for crafty made items. There are many surprise shops in Faribault- always fun to wander into them!
• I really like the mexican bakery on Central Avenue. It’s delicious! Fresh, and supporting a local business!
• Woodland Arts, The Cheese Cave I used to live here and love to come back to visit.
• Glam Central Salon- Catherine is awesome!
• Eastman Music- can’t beat Dave & his knowledge.
• Local is always best. Why shop elsewhere and spend money in other counties when we can use the money to support our own community and county.
• Thanks Faribult- we love you!
• Everything!
• I love going to the PCA & all the events they have.
• Do not like to go out of town for anything.
• Ice cream @ Sweet Spot
• I love this town our favorite places are The Cheese Cave. Nook & Cranny, Boston’s s and El Tequila
• Our boys will only eat at Godfather’s for restaurant pizza
• Crafty Maven, Paddington’s, Deb’s Weddings, Sweet Spot
• We love Bernies, Hy-Vee, Walgreens
• JCPenney’s is my favorite place to shop in town. Good merchandise.
• Love Ace and other local stores that meet you at the door and give you personal service.
• Tree Frog music festival.
• Culligan Water. Better Water. Pure & Simple.
• I like the video game haven because they’re polite and negotiable with prices.
• Downtown shops are personable & unique.
• The Sweet Spot- great candy Downtown Faribault is the place to be!
• Locally has something for everyone.
• I love to shop the Faribo West Mall, especially the $$ store.
• Paradise Center for the arts- great for the community.
• Nelsons- my grocery store.
• Focus on Fabrics.
• El Tequilla- favorite restaurant.
• Paradise for the Arts Ace Hardware is great.
• Dollar Store has great deals, Wal-Mart, Jimmy Johns, Cheese Restaurant.
• Faribault Rules. I’ve have too many favorites to count.
• I remember shopping downtown with my mother at The Leader, Burkhartzmeyer Shoes and I believe it was called S & L.
• Hy-Vee is so friendly.
• Bernie’s service has great.
• Loves Boston’s
• Join us here in Faribault, because we get it. Faribault I’ve had too many great experiences in Faribault to think of one specifically

Dina Maas Gets It!

Dina Maas of Faribault was the winner of the laptop computer provided by Pantheon Computer Systems at the I GET IT booth during the Blue Collar BBQ.

Thanks to everyone that stopped by our booth and registered.

Boston’s Gourmet Pizza Hosts the Faribault Lakers Baseball Fundraiser

Boston’s Gourmet Pizza hosts the Faribault Lakers Baseball Fundraiser 6/28/10. Bostons donates 10% of the profit from sales on a specified evening to a non profit organization. Shown here are two of the Faribault Lakers baseball players, first baseman Jake Stocker, catcher Jimmy Roberts welcoming guests to the fundraising event. A great example of local businesses who donate a portion of their profits to help local organizations!

Local businesses who have helped the Faribault Lakers Baseball season to finance their 2010 summer baseball program:

• Bostons Gourmet Pizza
• Joe’s Sports Café
• Faribo Insurance
• Harry Browns Family Automotive
• Parker-Kohl Funeral Homes
• Faribault Rent All
• Cates-Ohme Insurance
• KDHL
• Power 96
• Wells Fargo
• 1st United Bank
• Tony Langerud State Farm Insurance
• sign donated by Insty Prints

With the help of these local businesses the Faribault Lakers are able to keep the program going. What better example for you to consider doing business locally because the local businesses support our local non profit programs through their generous donations.

Jan Roberts – Faribo Insurance Agency

Get With IT!

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Basic Business Package – $25.00

Point of purchase materials including:

• A colorful poster for your counter
• Ten Cards to give away or sell
• Ten Buttons to wear, sell or give away

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Includes the Basic Business Package plus these online enhancements:

• Add your business logo to this website>>
• Enhanced web page on this site with your business info and picture.
• A keyword enhanced link to your business website
• A link to your Business Listing on the Faribault Chamber website
• You business name listed as a sponsor in the monthly I Get IT! e-mail newsletter sent to consumers who sign up to GET IT!

Online enhancements are valid for one year from the date of purchase.

Ala Carte Promotional Items

I GET IT Cards and Buttons to engage your customers.

• Cards may be purchased in any quantity for $3.00 each – You sell the cards for $5.00
• Buttons may be purchased in any quantity for .50 cents each – You sell for $1.00
• I Get It Apparel – Contact the Chamber for details.

Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism

Ruth’s House, Inc.

Ruth’s House would not be able to carry out this mission without support from so many generous folks in Faribault.

Thank you to those who have supported Ruth’s House in the past, whether by attending our annual gala or golf tournament, volunteering or making a donation. We truly could not do it without you!

I wanted to let you know about another great way you can now support Ruth’s House: through our beautiful collection of handmade stained glass brooches, pendants, earrings and gift items. 100% of proceeds from this collection go to Ruth’s House, Inc.

This collection is available online and locally. Email me for details on upcoming events featuring Ruth’s House “Get Connected” jewelry and gift items, and you are invited to browse the collection at our online store. Thanks!

Kate Monson

To help support Ruth’s House, visit their store: Ruth’s House Store

Depot Bar & Grill

For their 30th reunion this summer, the Bethlehem Academy Class of 1979 enjoyed the fabulous hospitality of the staff, and the wonderful atmosphere, at the Depot Restaurant in historic downtown Faribault.

The Clothes Closet

Bargain priced boutique clothing for the entire family!

The Clothes Closet provides essential financial support for the Senior Center through the sale of gently-used, boutique quality clothing at bargain prices.

Donations of high quality clothing are accepted and appreciated during regular business hours: Monday – Friday, 10a.m. to 4p.m.

The Clothes Closet

325 Central Ave

Faribault, MN 55021-5214

(507) 334-9242

Sweet Spot Candies

I pick up great fudge and treats for my customers from Sweet Spot Candies! Everyone loves getting the treats, and I love the chance to talk with Marie when I stop in!

Nelson’s Market Place

It’s great to be greeted by name when I walk in to Nelson’s! Ron knows where to lead me to the ice cream, or any of their other great products.

Kathleen Jansen

FHS Activities Director – Ken Hubert

There’s no reason to be bored with all of the activities in the Faribault School District that are available to the public. Just ask Director Ken Hubert!

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