<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Leidy Wagener <<a href="mailto:missouladowntown@gmail.com">missouladowntown@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Support Someone’s Dream on Small Business Saturday</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">November 23, 2015 at 2:50:20 PM MST</span></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><img width="351" height="351" style="margin-right: 0px;" apple-inline="yes" id="270EB112-CFF3-487F-A203-C292C0E8E0E4" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:ii_ihchkhq10_15136528b77f3424"><br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Saturday,
November 28 marks the fifth annual <i>Small
Business Saturday</i>. Downtown Missoula businesses are participating in the
event that saw $14.3 billion in consumer spending across the nation last year. Small
Business Saturday was created by American Express in 2010 to help support local
small businesses that create jobs and support the local economy from the base
level. </span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“The
Missoula Downtown Association (MDA) and its members value this national
promotion because we know Small Business Saturday is intended to promote and
support our Downtown businesses, who contribute so much to our local economy,”
said Linda McCarthy, Executive Director of the Downtown Missoula Partnership –
an umbrella organization comprised of the MDA, Downtown Business Improvement
District, and the Missoula Downtown Foundation.</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“The
MDA has complimented the national campaign by encouraging all of our small
business to participate by running local advertisements and encouraging our
community members to shop local this year on social and mainstream media. We
are dedicated to raising awareness of the role small businesses play in keeping
our community healthy and strong. Behind every small business is a dream worth
supporting,” she continued.</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Starting on Small
Business Saturday and running until Dec. 20, the MDA will be partnering with
the MSO HUB, located at 140 N. Higgins, to offer free gift wrapping. Downtown
shoppers can get their gifts wrapped for during business hours. Free
horse-drawn carriage rides will also start on November 28 and will be located
on East Pine Street both Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-4pm until
December 20 in partnership with Paws Up Resort. </span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">In addition to their
usual appearance in the Florence Hotel Lobby for the Parade of Lights on
Saturday, December 5, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting Liquid Planet once again
Saturday, December 12 and December 19 from 2-6pm.</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">McCarthy reiterated,
“our Downtown, along with Downtown businesses, provide one of the most unique,
personal, and festive experiences during the holiday season. We encourage
everyone to make their way into the heart of Missoula to shop and spend
locally.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Missoula Downtown Association asks the community to shop Downtown on November
28 on <i>Small Business Saturday</i> and
every day this holiday season. Shopping Downtown is a great way to strengthen the
local economy, keep local businesses strong, and support the heart of
Missoula. More information can be found
online at <a href="http://missouladowntown.com/">missouladowntown.com</a> or by contacting the Downtown Missoula
Partnership staff via phone (543-4238) or email (</span><a href="mailto:info@missouladowntown.com"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">info@missouladowntown.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">).</span></p><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Missoula
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