Hometown Hero Merchants

Here at Giles Chamber, we’re always looking for innovative ways to grow our members’ businesses and build community. To that end, we’re excited to introduce the Hometown Hero Card! Consumers can purchase the Card as gifts or for self-use, and companies can use it for employee rewards, anniversary gifts, customer appreciation, survey incentives, contests and anything they might have used a gift card for – but the dollars stay local and benefit the shops and restaurants in our Community.

People will purchase the Cards online and email, text or print them for use in your shops and restaurants. To accept the Cards you need to be able to process a key-entry (like a phone order) Mastercard, and you are paid through your credit card bank in your normal settlement, with your normal Mastercard CNP processing fee. The Cards only work at participating merchants, i.e. those who opt-in.

There is no cost to you to participate in the program. To opt-in, you simply run a 10 cent charge (or whatever is your minimum) on a prepaid Mastercard that Yiftee, our technology partner, will send you by email (the “Activation Card”). 

Please email director@gilescountychamber.com if you are interested in being able to accept these Cards.