Politics & Government

First Buy Local Contest Winner Is Announced

The next drawing will take place Feb. 28.

On Monday, the Buy Local Santa Monica Committee announced the first monthly contest winner of its Buy Local Santa Monica 3/50 Project Challenge. Linda “Tish” Tisherman won, and her prize is a pair of tickets to Santa Monica's .

Tisherman, whose name was drawn at random, is a board member of the Chamber of Commerce, which is a partner in the Buy Local campaign. A member of the committee told Santa Monica Patch that Tisherman's name was tossed into a bike helmet, along with the names of other individuals.

The next drawing will take place Feb. 28, and the prize is a $25 gift certificate to.

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In order to participate in the contest, entrants are asked to pick three local businesses they like; to spend at least $50 between those three businesses, within a month; and submit a short blog entry at BuyLocalSM.com.

Read Tisherman's blog post here.

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