We 'Like' You Too!

While many of our listeners make a pledge during the membership drive or like us on Facebook just because we ask, let's face it, there's nothing like the phrase "you'll be entered to win" to encourage you to do something you were thinking about doing anyway. That's why we are grateful to the businesses that offer their services, products, and gift certificates as prizes during our membership drives and other contests!

We want to thank the following businesses for contributing prizes to our August Facebook contest - 'like' doesn't begin to describe how we feel about these VPR supporting businesses and all of our new Facebook fans! Congratulations to all the prize winners!

KeyBank donated our grand prize: a $500 KeyPossibilites Master Card gift card.

Kiss the Cook, a locally-owned kitchen and gift shop on Church Street in Burlington, offered a Le Creuset gift package, including a French oven and utensils.

Dear Lucy, a shoe and hand bag shop on Church Street in Burlington, provided a $200 gift card.

Hunger Mountain Co-op, a community-owned natural market in Montpelier, contributed a $200 gift card.

The Perfect Wife Restaurant in Manchester is treating four people to experience Amy Chamberlain's freestyle cuisine.

Take VPR's Underwriter Map on Your Summer Galavants

VPR recently launched this interactive Google map to help you locate the more than 200 businesses that support Vermont Public Radio. You'll find all the information about our underwriters in all corners of the state. Visit their websites or visit them during your summer travels - you can get directions right from the map from work, home, or wherever your travels take you. From lightning protection and baby clothes, from restaurants to learning centers to colorful, mismatched socks, if you are looking for it, there's probably a VPR underwriter that sells it.

Buying local is good for Vermont's economy, and why you buy local from businesses that support VPR, you're helping your public radio station stay strong, too. Please take a moment to take a look and be sure to tell them, you listen to VPR and proudly support local business.