Valley Junction to Hold Cash Mob to Support Local Retailers

Shoppers will meet at noon Saturday, April 28, at Railroad Park in Historic Valley Junction to start the first Cash Mob in the metro, according to a news release from the business district.

Derived from trendy "flash mobs," a cash mob is a large group of consumers who agree to spend a minimum amount of money at a local small business.  

Traditionally, a store is determined before the cash mob starts, but the  is putting a new twist on the event.

All retail stores and restaurants will be entered into a drawing, and one store will be drawn at Railroad Park on Saturday. The store that is drawn will get mobbed by the group, where each person will spend at least $20 cash, the release said.

The Historic Valley Junction Foundation organized the cash mob after learning about it at the National Main Streets Conference in Baltimore, MD, where the district won the Great American Main Street Award.

Jim Miller, executive director of HVJF is enthusiastic about the cash mob, and said, "This event is a great community builder-people from the area are getting together to show all of the locally owned businesses in Valley Junction their support."

For more information about the Cash Mob, visit www.valleyjunction.com or join the Valley Junction Cash Mob Facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/events/434581756568231/ .