ARCADIA, Fla. — Small businesses in Downtown Arcadia are rallying together for an important cause.
“We were a little skeptical at first,” said Arcadia Main Street Program Executive Director Pam Ames. “We didn’t really know the ins and outs of it, but we decided it would be a good thing to at least try.”
Forty three businesses are participating in the new downtown passport event that runs from Aug. 19 to Sept. 7.
You can watch FOX 4’s Victoria Scott’s report on the event here:
New Downtown Passport Event in Arcadia has positive impact on local economy
Shoppers are handed a passport when they walk into stores.
“They go from store to store, and that way, they visit each store,” said Miss Patty’s Consignments Owner Patty Ellison. “They stamp it, …