From the German Dept at DHS…

Guten Tag! The German department at Decatur High School is excited to offer you a fantastic opportunity for holiday shopping for you AND your children. Leave your children with our qualified-babysitting students at DHS from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 7th while you have a Bummel around town. You can get a head start on your gift purchasing, begin your gift wrapping or house decorating, or just enjoy a few hours to yourself. You could also choose to stroll through Clairemont Elementary’s Marketplace (http://www.decaturholidaymarketplace.com/).
Your children will take part in some German holiday experiences such as German songs, crafts, movies, and Fussball outside (weather permitting). We will also offer a Kids’ Holiday Shop, where your children can shop for gifts for you on their own (with help from our friendly student elves, of course). All proceeds will go to support our students as we begin our inaugural German exchange to Bavaria in June.

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OK, so tomorrow is the 3rd annual official “Small Business Saturday”, created by American Express back in 2010 to give small businesses the exposure at the height of the holiday shopping season.  Here’s what you need to know to make the most of it (read: get the most free/discounted stuff while supporting local businesses)

If you have an American Express card, GO HERE right now and register your card.  Then when you spend $25 or more at a local business around Decatur or elsewhere tomorrow (and tomorrow ONLY), you will receive a $25 credit on your Amex statement some time in the next 8 weeks.

(You may want to steer clear of using Amex’s “Find out where to shop” map.  It’s still got “El Tesoro” as a “Buy Local” option, along with some other shops that have never existed!)

And don’t forget, the City of Decatur has gotten on the Small Business Saturday bandwagon this year too, with events on Decatur Square and in Harmony park tomorrow.   Also, the city is offering shoppers a $20 gift card to a local Decatur restaurant if you bring in at least $200 in November receipts from Decatur shops to the 2nd floor of city hall.