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Downtown Dollars are being sold at Lancaster Central Market to benefit the local economy. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
Downtown Dollars available for purchase at Lancaster Central Market
Ed Gruver//May 23, 2023
Seeking to keep money in Lancaster City and benefit local shoppers and merchants, Downtown Dollars are now being sold at Central Market.
The Lancaster City gift certificates can be purchased on Market days at the information stand in Market House on 23 N. Market St. The Downtown Dollars can also be bought on the Central Market website.
Every Central Market stand will honor the gift certificates, which can be used at restaurants, retailers, cultural sites and more than 100 venues in Lancaster City. By encouraging shoppers to shop in Lancaster City, Downtown Dollars will keep the money local, and area merchants and farmers will benefit from shoppers purchasing locally made or grown products.
“Downtown Dollars serve as a gift certificate to so many shops, restaurants, services, and cultural institutions in the city,” Marshall Snively, president, Lancaster City Alliance, said in a statement. “Now that shoppers have the opportunity to purchase Downtown Dollars at Central Market, it is now even more convenient to experience all that Lancaster City has to offer.”
Lancaster Central Market is open on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Downtown Dollars can be purchased by shoppers during market days and at the Downtown Investment District Office during regular business hours at 115 E King Street in Lancaster.
Melissa Siwiec, executive director, Lancaster Central Market, said selling Downtown Dollars at the Central Market information stand makes sense since they’re gift certificates that can be used at stands and markets across Lancaster City.
“It gives shoppers one more reason to shop locally and meet us at market,” Siwiec said.
