Toledo Choose Local’s Choose Local First! Pledge
 | I pledge to think local first when seeking out a business to meet my need. |
| I pledge to recommend local alternatives to others when shopping for goods and services, dining out, meeting friends, etc. |
| I pledge to support my local non-profit organizations. |
| I pledge to purchase local produce and other foods from local vendors whenever possible. |
| I pledge that I will do my best to keep more of my hard earned dollars circulating in my community by re-directing more purchases to locally-owned independent businesses in the Toledo area. |
To sign your name to the pledge, click here!
I will buy Local when ever I can
Allan P. Smith
Toledo Old West End
Great site, great idea!
Mary Duncan
Waterville
Buying local will help solidify our local economy and contribute to a vibrant community!
Lynn
Old West End
WE like to buy here and support our neighborhoods
Dawn & Bob Kaiser
Toledo-Point Place _Ohio
I believe in supporting local businesses and keeping the revenue close to home; especially in today's economy!
Juli Uhrman
West Toledo
I'm looking forward to Spring
CHRISTINE SHAFFER
Millbury
Buying local makes me feel good about the community I live in and support. I want to see our small businesses succeed and this organization is the first step in securing their futures.
Rebecca Rose
old orchard
Computer repair service / consulting located in Downtown in the Spitzer Building. See you at the market Saturday!
Nik Olah
Downtown Toledo
I was glad to find out about this in the Farmers' Market newsletter. I've been focusing on buying locally for years and am so glad you are raising awareness about this important issue.
Rachel Johnson
Toledo
Please add me to your e-mail list!
Rebecca Zietlow
Toledo/Old Orchard
love to buy local and surrounding areas
judi jakubowski
toledo
Buy local and keep more revenue in Toledo!
Molly Wassermann
South Toledo
I love buying local.
Julia Letson
Toledo
We have so many great places to shop locally. We should restore our economy and our community.
Emily Provonsha
West Toledo
As a former small business owner in Grand Rapids, OH (Front Street Framing and Art Restoration Co./Canal Transit Co., I am interested in getting involved.
James Matzinger
Toledo, OH/Sylvania Township
This has to become a priority for all inhabitants of Toledo.
Clarence Day III
Toledo
Onward!
Steve Steel
Toledo/Old West End
Local businesses are what make a community. Choose local!
Ali Graham
Maumee
If we want a more interesting community, it takes unique, local businesses. For them to survive, we must support them!
Ellen Wisniewski
Old Orchard
Sign Me up!
Sena Mourad
Toledo
Only makes sense Toledo!!
harry johnston
Lincolnshire
thanksss
James Shimel
Old West End
kewl site...wal mart sux...think globally...act locally peace out!
keith sadler
stony ridge
soooo excited about this!!!!
Jenn McCullough
Toledo/Ottawa Hills
I pledge to support my community, friends, family and neighbors by thinking local first when making purchases.
Darlene Snyder
Downtown Toledo
We need more efforts like this in our community.
Mike Kookoothe
Toledo
I pledge to support my community by thinking local first.
Carrie Holzemer
Sylvania Township-Toledo
Thanks so much for organizing this! What a great way to contribute.
Michelle Thomas
Toledo/Whitney Hills
I will conscientiously seek to continue channeling my consuming and producing power in my local community!
Taron Cunningham
Toledo/ONYX community
This is a great idea! I own Heal Yourself Talk Radio and have been on the air since August of 2006 and was referred to this site so that my passion, local businesses and health related businesses in Toledo can be recongized. I love this pledge, great idea, more power to Toledo and surrounding cities! Let's show others just how great Toledo is!
Rebecca White
Sylvania
Great idea.
Christine Hornyak
Toledo/Polish Village
Buy local
Cathy Musch
Holland
Go local!
Jennifer Day
Toledo/Library Village
What a great way to rediscover Toledo!
Cindy Brandt
South Toledo
We here at CIFT are working to promote local- especially local produce, at the farm stands, the farmers markets and we have just finished our second year of our farm to chef project. This year we have over 100 participants!!! So local is the way to go with everything!!!!!
Louise Mikesell-Wireman
the Center for Innovative Food Technology/Toledo
Great job in getting the 'buy local' word out!
Nancy Nadia
Toledo
Keep up the good work & once again, let me know if you need anything!
Matthew S Crouse
UpTown
Great idea! The multiplier effect of spending and keeping our money in Toledo is like compound interest.
Roger Warnock
Sylvania
Great website.... I'm looking forward to learning more about locally made products, and the entrepreneurs who make Toledo totally unique....
John Henry Fullen
Toledo / Downtown
Thank you for promoting local businesses.
Paula W. Stewart
Downtown merchants and restaurants need Toledo support throught the winter months, not just baseball season!
Cathe Schultz
downtown Toledo
I think this is great for Toledo!
Shana Mallory
Toledo, OH West Toledo
There are a lot of great local businesses that could use more community support. The area's long needed a project like this. Let's see more of our financial resources stay in our own community, rather than being drained into corporate bank accounts.
October Fifteenth Anarchist Collective
Toledo
I believe we should buy local all the time.
Virginia Lotz
Toledo,
When we support our local "home grown" businesses, not only are we supporting our neighbors who own these businesses and keeping local dollars circulating locally, we help to preserve a sense of place. Given a choice between Andersons and Wal-Mart, I will choose Andersons every time even if I have to pay a little more. It's tragic that our locally owned bookstores couldn't survive.
Cynthia D. Jones
Toledo
I believe in supporting our local businesses. Big box stores take money out of the local economy and do not have a vested interest in the neighborhoods they serve. Local vendors work, live and raise their families and contibute to the local economy.
Beverly Malicki
Sylvania Township
This is great! Toledo needs the support and enthusiasm of the entire community so we can reach our full potential.
Emily VanWormer
West Toledo
I pledge to think local first when seeking out a business to meet my need. I pledge to recommend local alternatives to others when shopping for goods and services, dining out, meeting friends, etc. I pledge to support my local non-profit organizations. I pledge to purchase local produce and other foods from local vendors whenever possible. I pledge that I will do my best to keep more of my hard earned dollars circulating in my community by making more purchases at local, independently-owned businesses in the Toledo area.
Another Novel Solution, LLC
Perrysburg
I will do my best to buy local. I have found that most services my company needs can be had by simply looking around Toledo, however, there are some services that are internet only that I must take advantage of. I promise to look local first (as I normally do) then go elsewhere if the talent and/or job opportunity is not available in Toledo.
~ANT
South Toledo
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