11/29/21 - Consumers Energy Provides Gift Cards To Local Shops

Consumers Energy again provides $750,000 worth of gift cards to be used in over 60 Michigan communities.

ACKSON, Mich., Nov. 29, 2021 – Consumers Energy is again celebrating the holidays by helping shoppers and Michigan’s local businesses, providing $750,000 in matching gift cards in 63 communities through its “Our Town” effort.

Consumers Energy is providing holiday shoppers with a dollar-for-dollar match for gift cards they buy through local Chambers of Commerce and downtown organizations, doubling the amount they can spend at downtown businesses. Consumers Energy is providing $5,000 to $40,000 in each community.

“Consumers Energy is excited to again support Michigan’s small businesses and communities we serve this holiday season,” said Lauren Youngdahl Snyder, Consumers Energy’s vice president of customer experience. “‘Our Town’ made an impact across Michigan last year, and we look forward to seeing the program’s dollars and shoppers give a boost to shops and restaurants in their hometowns.”

“Small businesses will be the engine that powers Michigan as we continue to rebound from the pandemic. We appreciate Consumers Energy’s commitment to those businesses and our communities by bringing back ‘Our Town’ this holiday season,” said Rich Studley, Michigan Chamber of Commerce president and CEO.

Shoppers can earn the matching dollars when they buy gift cards directly from local chambers and downtown organizations. People should contact their local Chamber of Commerce or downtown association to buy gift cards. The Our Town support will be available while gift cards last.

Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

The “Our Town” gift card promotion will double the amount shoppers can spend in downtowns across 63 communities. Example: Buy $50 and get $100 to spend.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: Visit these organizations to buy gift cards/certificates:

Adrian Chamber

Albion Chamber

Au Gres Chamber

Battle Creek Chamber

Bay Area Chamber

Bellaire Chamber

Boyne City Chamber

Cadillac Chamber and DDA

Caro Chamber

Charlotte Chamber

Chesaning Chamber

Cheboygan Chamber

City of Reading Chamber

Clare Chamber

Clawson DDA

Coldwater Chamber (Quincy and Bronson)

East Jordan Chamber

Elk Rapids Chamber

Fremont Chamber

Flint Genesee Chamber

Gaylord DDA

Gladwin Business Association

Grand Haven Chamber

Grand Ledge Chamber

Gratiot Area Chamber

Greenville Chamber

Hastings – Barry County Chamber

Holland West Coast Chamber

Howell Chamber

Hudsonville Chamber

Ionia Chamber Indian River Chamber

Jackson DDA

Jonesville DDA

Kalamazoo Downtown

Lake Orion DDA

Lansing Downtown Lansing Inc.

Lowell Chamber

Ludington DDA

Mancelona Chamber

Manistee Chamber

Marshall Economic Developnent Alliance

Mason Chamber

Midland Business Alliance

Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber

Ortonville DDA

Otsego-Plainwell Chamber

Plymouth Chamber

Portland DDA

River Country Chamber (Newaygo)

Rochester DDA

Rockford Chamber

Royal Oak DDA

Saugatuck Douglas Business Assocaition

Shiwassee County Chamber

Sparta Chamber

Standish Chamber

St. Johns-Clinton County Chamber

Tecumseh Chamber

Three Rivers Chamber

Traverse City DDA

Wayland Chamber

West Branch Chamber

White Lake Area Chamber