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Downtown businesses will donate portion of sales to local schools during education fundraiser.

 

Here's your chance to support local schools while sneaking in a bit of shopping.

Downtown businesses on Thursday will donate 10 percent of their sales to the Livermore Valley Education Foundation.

The donations will be used to support athletic, arts and academic programs in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, said Genevieve Getman-Sowa, LVEF board director.

"The partnerships between local business owners and the local education foundation is critical for having programs in our schools succeed," Getman-Sowa said.

Sherri Swanson, who owns Main Street Designs, was one of a core group of downtown merchants looking to find a way to support area schools.

The merchants decided on dedicating a portion of their sales on the first and third Thursdays of each month to local education.

"We feel supported by the community and we definitely wanted to give back," Swanson said. "We thought if we blended together as a group we would be able to give more back and make a bigger impact."

The group of about 20 downtown merchants launched the fundraiser in March. Monthly proceeds were given to a campus selected by the school district.

The summer months are dedicated to supporting the education foundation.

Note that customers must mention they are shopping for the education foundation in order to participate in the fundraiser.

Here's a list and hours of operation of the downtown merchants participating in Thursday's program:


ABC Music
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Artistic Edge
12 - 7 p.m.

Artspace Gallery & Custom Framing
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Baughmans Western Outfitters
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Caratti Jewelers
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Cooleykatz Toys
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Ethereal Designs
12 - 6 p.m.

Greenleaf BBQ
10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m

Livermore Valley Florist
8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m

Main Street Designs
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

OutSide In Etc.
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Proctors Framing and Gifts
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Purse Party
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Shakabuku Designs
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Uptown Girls Salon & Boutique
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Van's Health
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Victorine Olive Oil
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Woopsiedaisy Toy Shop
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Related Topics: Businesses, Downtown, Education, Fundraising, Shopping, livermore valley education foundation, and livermore valley joint unified school district

JoAnne

12:34 pm on Wednesday, July 20, 2011

This is such a great idea. Thanks for listing all the merchants that are participating.

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Lynne Lyberger

1:01 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2011

I think this is a wonderful thing for Livermore businesses to do. I do feel compelled to point out that there are two public schools in Livermore hit hard by State budget cuts, LVCS and LVCP, as well as many private schools impacted by the current economic climate not supported by LVEF. It would be kind if some of these funds could be directed to them as well.

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