Santa Clarita市长呼吁假日季本地购物：Open Rewards返现5%支持两片受困商圈
位于加州洛杉矶县的 Santa Clarita 市市长 Laurene Weste 近日发表专栏，呼吁居民在今年假日季把购物和餐饮消费留在本地，支持全市小企业。她表示，小企业雇用了本地居民、支持本地组织与活动，也是 Santa Clarita 社区特色的重要来源。
Weste 特别点名两片眼下处境格外困难的商圈。一是 Bouquet Canyon 一带：当地商家受到持续道路封闭的影响，顾客到店更加不便。二是 Old Town Newhall：Main Street 火灾之后，当地商家仍在恢复之中。她强调，两地的许多店铺、餐厅和服务商家仍然开门营业、随时欢迎顾客。
市府的 Open Rewards 计划是这次呼吁的配套办法。居民在上述两片区域的参与商家消费，可获得 5% 返现：下载免费的 Open Rewards 应用、安全绑定信用卡或借记卡，或上传消费小票，即可参加。市长称，这既能帮居民省下假日购物开支，也能把消费直接送回本地商家手中。
Weste 呼吁居民走进一家喜欢的餐厅、发现一家新店、买一张礼品卡，或在本地把假日购物清单上的一件东西买齐，并表示每一次消费都有分量。Open Rewards 的详情可到市府 ThinkSantaClarita.com 的 Shop-Local 页面查询。
（来源：Santa Clarita 市政府官方订阅专栏，市长 Laurene Weste 署名，市府地址 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Clarita, California 91355）
Santa Clarita Mayor Urges Holiday Shoppers to Buy Local: Open Rewards Offers 5% Cash Back to Support Two Struggling Business Areas
Laurene Weste, mayor of Santa Clarita, a city in Los Angeles County, California, has urged residents in a signed city column to keep their holiday shopping and dining local this season and support small businesses across the city. Small businesses employ local residents, support local organizations and events, and help create the community's character, she wrote.
Weste singled out two business areas facing particular difficulty. Businesses along Bouquet Canyon have been affected by an ongoing road closure that makes it harder for customers to reach them. In Old Town Newhall, businesses are still recovering after the Main Street fire. Many shops, restaurants and services in both areas remain open and ready to welcome customers, she said.
The city's Open Rewards program is part of the appeal. Shoppers can earn 5% cash back on qualifying purchases at participating businesses in both areas by downloading the free Open Rewards app and securely linking a credit or debit card, or by uploading receipts. Weste said the program stretches holiday shopping dollars while putting those dollars directly back into local businesses.
She encouraged residents to visit a favorite restaurant, discover a new shop, buy a gift certificate or check an item off a holiday shopping list locally, saying every purchase matters. Details about Open Rewards are on the city's ThinkSantaClarita.com Shop-Local page.
(Source: Official City of Santa Clarita subscription column signed by Mayor Laurene Weste; City of Santa Clarita, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Clarita, California 91355)
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图片来源：图：Santa Clarita 的 Valencia Town Center 购物中心入口。Literalkoala 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The entrance to Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita. Photo by Literalkoala, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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