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For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One Choose Local Community Card, over 20 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A Choose Local Community Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 20 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Garner businesses.
These Garner businesses accept the Choose Local Community Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A movie, a show, a night that isn’t about permission slips — Garner after the bell rings.
Nightlife
1411 Aversboro Road, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Nightlife
1506 US-70 W, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Nightlife
5335 Raynor Road, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Nightlife
106 E Main Street, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Entertainment
2311 Timber Dr., Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Nightlife
104 Rand Mill Road, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Garner’s kitchens, their pick.
Food
1401 Aversboro Road Suite 103, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Food & Dining
111 E Broad Street, Dunn, North Carolina, 28334
Food & Dining
105 W Main St, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Food & Dining
1411 Aversboro Road Suite 111, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Food & Dining
111 W Main Street Suite 200, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Garner shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Retail
205 New Fidelity Court, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Retail
114 E Main Street, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Retail
367 W Main St, Clayton, North Carolina, 27520
Shopping
5533 veterans Parkway Suite B46, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Retail
222 W. Main Street, Clayton, North Carolina, 27520
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
Services
546 Dynamic Drive, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Health and Wellness
245 New Fidelity Ct, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Services
145 US-70, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Services
245 New Fidelity Court Suite 206, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Services
1401 Aversboro Road Suite 102, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
Services
4913 Lee Drive, Garner, North Carolina, 27529
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Done in under two minutes.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A Choose Local Community Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 20 local Garner businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The Choose Local Community Card is accepted at over 20 local businesses in Garner, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the Choose Local Community Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A Choose Local Community Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 20 local Garner businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
Buy a Choose Local Community Card