Annual ‘Woodstock Gives Back’ promotion hits stride in 10th year

Balloons marked the location of the many merchants participating in the “Woodstock Gives Back” promotional event’s tenth annual outing, on Sunday, September 15th.

Put on by the Woodstock Community Business Association (WCBA), the promotion was created to bring the community together, while raising funds and awareness for local nonprofit organizations.

Each of the 15 participating businesses offered a unique way of supporting their charity of choice – including games, activities, raffles, and silent auctions; some chose to donate a percentage of all their sales proceeds from that day.

Neighbors were invited to begin the day at the WCBA information booth, at the Woodstock Farmers Market in the KeyBank parking, to obtain lot for a list of participants.

Then, they circled back to deposit tickets collected at each of those merchants into one of several jars from which were drawn winning tickets for prizes. In total, more than 200 prize tickets were returned by the close of the market that Sunday afternoon.

Sponsors of this year’s event included OnPoint Community Credit Union, Kaleafa, John L. Scott Realtors, The UPS Store/Woodstock, Toast, Viking Soul Food restaurant, KPM Business Services, and THE BEE.

Find out more about the Woodstock Community Business Association by visiting their website – http://www.woodstockbiz.com