June 1, 2022 Update:
THANK YOU!
Thank you to ATB for supporting this initiative and tanks to everyone who took part in this year’s #AdoptAShopAB. Please—continue to support your local business owner!!
May 16, 2022 Update:
Sign-up to #AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition!
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Sign up to the Edmonton list (featuring 50 businesses)
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Sign up to the Calgary list (featuring 50 businesses)
Let’s collectively support 100 food/drink businesses across Edmonton and Calgary this May!
Here’s how to participate in #AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition powered by ATB Financial:
- Browse the business list for either Edmonton or Calgary.
- Each featured business has five slots available for you to sign up and spend.
- Signing up means you’re committing to spend at least $25 at the shop you adopt over the course of two weeks (May 16 – May 30, 2022).
- Everyone who signs up to support will be entered for gift card prizes from participating businesses thanks to ATB.
- Everyone who shares about how they’re participating on social media will also be entered for gift card prizes! (details on post requirements to qualify for prizes below!).
- Albertans are welcome to sign-up and shop at more than one business over the course of the two weeks, or spend more than the minimum $25 per shop you adopt, but there will be five official slots available at minimum per business.
- Our hope is that Albertans will collectively spend at least $12,500 across 100 businesses in Edmonton and Calgary by the end of May, with even more $ cash supporting businesses thanks to gift card boosts by ATB Financial.
Featured Edmonton Businesses:
see sign-up sheet for addresses and other business information
* denotes the business is woman or BIPOC-owned
- 5th Street Food Hall *
- Acajutla *
- An Chay *
- Anagram Games Cafe
- Arcadia Brewing Co.
- Awn Kitchen *
- Bonne Vie Bakery
- Cafe BelAir *
- Caffe Sole *
- Calabash Cafe *
- Chocorrant Cafe + Patisserie *
- Coliseum Steak and Pizza
- Continental Treat
- Eat and Dip *
- Fleisch *
- Graham’s Jerkhouse *
- Green Ash Cafe *
- Green Onion Cake Man *
- Hathaway’s Diner
- HUMA Mexican *
- Jerusalem Shawarma *
- Kaengthai Bistro *
- Kazoku *
- King Noodle House Pho Hoang *
Note: Cash only - Kobachi *
- Krew Cafe *
- Mega Tonkatsu *
- Mesobena Restaurant *
- Milk and Cookies Bake Shop *
- Mini Kitchen *
- Mojo Jojo Pickles *
- My Tea *
- Nongbu Korean *
- Old Beverly Cafe *
- Paddy’s Cheese Shop
- Pocha Seoul *
- Poke and More *
- Ragazzi
- Saigon Taste Edmonton *
- Samosa House *
- Scoop n Roll Creamery *
- She Cooks *
- Soleilki *
- Super BBQ Delight / Nhon Hoa 2 *
Note: Cash Only - The Ark Cafe + Bistro *
- Tiffin India’s Fresh Kitchen *
- Uncle Brian’s Food Company *
- Whyte House Cafe *
- Yan’s Family Restaurant *
Note: Call at least one day ahead to place an order - YEG Smoked Meats
Featured Calgary Businesses:
see sign-up sheet for addresses and other business information
* denotes the business is woman or BIPOC-owned
- 4 Corners Wingstop
- Abbey’s Creations
- Alloy Restaurant
- Arin Hiebert Bakeshop
- Bowls Korean
- Bread Culture
- Bro’s To Go
- Cabin Brewing
- Carino
- Citizen Brewing Company
- Con Mi Tacos
- D’Served YYC
- Daydream Cafe
- Diamond Bakery
- Eats of Asia
- Empire Provisions
- Foreign Concept
- Gogo Chicken
- Golden Island
- Guilin Noodle
- Holy Cow Gelato
- Holy Grill
- Jerusalem Shawarma
- Jinbar
- Klein Harris
- La Boulangerie
- Little Lebanon
- Lola’s Filipino Kitchen
- Monogram Coffee
- Nila’s Taste of Indonesia
- Noble Pie
- Paper Lantern
- Pho Dau Bo
- Pure Kitchen and Bar
- Ramen Ichinen
- Rau Bistro
- Roy’s Korean Kitchen
- Safari Grill
- Saffron Street
- Shimizu Kitchen
- Sought x Found Coffee
- Sukiyaki House
- Sweet Relief Bakery
- Tandoor Kabab Hut
- Ten Foot Henry
- Two Pillars Brewery
- Umami Noodle Bar
- Yim Siam
- YYC Growers
- Zushi YYC
From May 16-30, sign-up and support local via #AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition!
Sign up to the Edmonton list (featuring 50 businesses)
Sign up to the Calgary list (featuring 50 businesses)
Let’s collectively support 100 food/drink businesses across Edmonton and Calgary this May!
Original Post:
I am so excited to announce that the support local business initiative I started in 2020 is BACK this May! And it’s bigger and better than ever thanks to support from my friends at ATB Financial!
I hope you’ll participate in:
#AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition powered by ATB Financial
This May, we’re expanding the Adopt a Shop initiative to include both Edmonton AND Calgary businesses with the help of my friend Carmen Cheng (@foodkarmablog) from Calgary!
For those new to Adopt A Shop, or if you just need a refresher, since 2020, I’ve organized three support local initiatives, two of which were powered by ATB.
Hundreds of people signed up to participate and collectively spent more than $50,000 at local businesses (this figure included cash bonuses contributed by ATB) and injected much needed money to local businesses struggling during the pandemic.
Where previous Adopt A Shop initiatives have been Edmonton-focused, this year’s edition will look at drumming up concentrated support of businesses in both Edmonton and Calgary.
#AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition, supported by ATB, aims to mobilize Albertans to spend at and support businesses as they continue to navigate the impacts of the pandemic. Businesses are still struggling and could use our help!
Here’s how to participate in #AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition powered by ATB Financial:
- From May 2 – May 5, 2022: Nominate a restaurant, bar, brewery or cafe in Edmonton AND/OR Calgary, who you think should be featured in #AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition!
The nomination period is over! We received 300 business nominations. Thank you!
- ATB, Carmen, and myself, will take all nominated businesses and curate a final list of businesses we’ll call on the community to support.
- Our final lists will feature 50 food-focused businesses in Edmonton and 50-food focused businesses in Calgary. We are also committed to ensuring at least half of all businesses selected are Black, Indigenous or People of Colour-owned, and woman-owned.
- We’ll touch base with businesses to let them know they’re being featured so it’s not a surprise when people hopefully start flocking to support them! ;)
- From May 16 – May 30, 2022: Final business nominees will be announced on my, Carmen and ATB’s social media channels and updated on this blog. We’ll then ask YOU (the community) to Adopt A Shop!
- Each business will have five slots available for you to sign up and spend.
- Participants will pledge to spend at least $25 at the shop they adopt over the course of two weeks (May 16 – May 30, 2022).
- Everyone who signs up to support will be entered for gift card prizes from participating businesses thanks to ATB.
- Everyone who shares about how they’re participating on social media will also be entered for gift card prizes! (details on that below).
- Albertans are welcome to sign-up and shop at more than one business over the course of the two weeks, or spend more than the minimum $25 per shop you adopt, but there will be five official slots available per business.
- Our hope is that Albertans will collectively spend at least $12,500 across 100 businesses in Edmonton and Calgary by the end of May, with even more $ cash supporting businesses thanks to gift card boosts by ATB Financial.
Why should you participate in #AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition powered by ATB Financial?
- You get great food + drinks from great local businesses
- You’re supporting local businesses during a challenging time
- You could win cash to enjoy even MORE great food + drink!
Remember:
- Everyone who signs up to support a business will be entered to win gift card prizes from participating businesses thanks to ATB.
- Everyone who shares about how they’re participating on social media will also be entered for gift card prizes!
To qualify for social media gift card prizes:
- Post about how you’re supporting businesses through #AdoptAShopAB on Instagram and/or Twitter
- We will be randomly selecting people who post about the initiative to win $25 gift cards to selected nominees courtesy of ATB.
- Make sure you’re following @ATBFinancial + me @lindork + @foodkarmablog
- Make sure your post includes the hashtag #AdoptAShopAB
- Make sure @ATBFinancial + @lindork + @foodkarmablog are tagged in your post (text or photo tag)
- Please note: We love Instagram Story posts but only in-grid Instagram posts/tweets from public accounts shared between May 16-30, 2022 will qualify. We’d love to re-post your Stories!
Sponsor shout-out!! ATB was built to help Albertans. And they’ve been working hard during the pandemic to help keep the businesses we love in business. That’s why they’ve been such a perfect partner for my Adopt a Shop initiatives, and I’m so grateful for their continued support!
ATB connects Albertans with amazing local shops to support and to stimulate the economy. Every dollar we spend together helps get our province moving again! Providing Albertans a platform to contribute to a cause and make a substantiated impact for local businesses while creating connections and fostering a strong sense of community is paramount for ATB!
Why am I doing this?
- I lifted this explanation from my original #AdoptAShopYEG blog post back in 2020 because it’s still true: I love supporting local businesses. I have my own business and I grew up working at my parents business (that is also a business that continues to struggle due to and during this pandemic).
- I want to use my platform for good and this initiative is just one fun way to do that. Many businesses are still struggling and while we may not be able to support all of them, all the time, we can try to make an impact through initiatives like this.
- I’m also so grateful to ATB is partnering with me again as this initiative grows from just Edmonton into Calgary (and grateful to my friend Carmen in Calgary for helping spearhead the Calgary effort!)!
I hope you participate in this May 2022 #AdoptAShopAB: Foodie Edition powered by ATB!
Linda
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Disclaimer: This blog post is part of a sponsored partnership with ATB Financial. This does not impact opinions stated in this post. As I regularly demonstrate, I love supporting local businesses! And I’m excited ATB has returned as a partner to support this initiative, supporting local businesses with me!
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