09/02/2024
Pardon the forehead vein and swollen eyes.
We took this selfie after all the girls had gone on Saturday because we knew we had something important to share from the two of us. We wanted to highlight some numbers that we’re incredibly honored to be a part of, in the hope of spreading awareness about the impact of shopping locally with your small businesses.
After deciding to close the doors and this chapter of our lives, we did some reflection and analysis on the impact to our community. This positive impact helps us with our grieving process. Through your support of Flutter, we’ve been able to give back to our local community in many meaningful ways:
- We are so honored that well over $1 million of spending was put back into our local community. Through donations to local charities, sports teams, performing arts programs, animal shelters, and causes close to our hearts, etc. Flutter also partnered with local designers and makers to sell their creativity. Hired local contractors. Ate at local food establishments. And participated in and sponsored many local area events.
- A truly humbling discovery, and one that touches our hearts, is that this small business provided over $3 million in payroll. Mostly to women who, in turn, supported their families and reinvested in our local community.
These numbers are more than just figures; they represent lives touched, communities strengthened, and an investment in our local economy.
Please know that we’re not sharing this from a place of pride or boastfulness. These are simply numerical facts that highlight the impact small businesses, like Flutter, have on people, communities, and local economies.
It’s important to remember that companies like SHEIN and Temu do not employ, donate, or contribute to your local community. Your money goes to China and stays there. Spending at small businesses keeps your money here in America, where it is recirculated many times over. And shopping in person creates experiences and memories with your loved ones that are cherished forever.
As we close this chapter, we urge you to commit to supporting small businesses, especially as everyone’s spending power is struggling against inflation. Locally owned businesses are the ones that keep our communities vibrant, thriving, and connected. Every purchase at a small business is a direct investment in your community’s future.
Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for making Flutter possible and for supporting us all these years. Let’s keep this spirit alive by continuing to support the small local businesses where you truly make a difference.
With love and gratitude,
The Morrisons