Win Money To Spend In Chemainus
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our years ago, Chemainus joined over 5000 communities around the world and started printing its own money! Chemainus Dollars are legal currency equivalent to the value of Canadian Dollars. CH$1.00 = CA$1.00 It’s real money and you can use it to buy groceries, meals, books, clothes, hotel and B&B accommodation, building supplies, electronics, haircuts, wine, insurance, jewelry and almost anything else available in Chemainus. Chemainus Dollars are accepted by all three financial institutions in Chemainus and most businesses. A number of merchants offer discounts if you pay with CH$. Chemainus Dollars make great gifts and they never expire. So, keep them handy and use them each time you shop in Chemainus. The currency was developed by the Chemainus Monetary Foundation, a nonprofit organization, in April 2010.
Chemainus is giving away $4,000 in Chemainus Dollars in the Shop Chemainus Contest. You could win the grand prize od $3,000 CH$ or a second or third prize of $500 CH$ each. And, there’s an early bird prize offered monthly. “It is easy to enter”, says dee Kinnee, Contest Orgnizer, “Ask for a contest entry form every time you purchase from one of the 80 participating Chemainus businesses.” For more information on the Shop Chemainus Contest and to read the contest rules go to www. visitchemainus,.ca. For more info on the Chemainus Dollar and the Chemainus Monetary Foundation contact: Moira Hauk, Branch Manager, Coastal Community Credit Union – Chemainus Branch. (250) 246-4704 or visit www.chemainusdollar.com. Dee Kinnee, a Chemainiac, lives and works in The Little Town. dkinnee@ onsitesales.ca
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