https://www.demonstratingvalue.org/taxonomy/term/151/all en https://www.demonstratingvalue.org/blogs/social-benefits-local-christmas-shopping <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="" src="http://www.demonstratingvalue.org/sites/default/files/blog-images/santa%20with%20town.jpg" style="WIDTH: 228px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 188px" />Last weekend I started my  Christmas shopping at the <a href="http://rivermarket.ca/" target="_blank">River Market</a> in New Westminster.  I bought some lovely gifts at a  'studio shop' that sells artisanal and social enterprise work. It got me thinking about the relative power of the dollars I am spending for Christmas that can be directed to further benefit my local community.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:25:06 +0000 Bryn Sadownik 335 at https://www.demonstratingvalue.org