Pay It Forward Maine asks individuals, businesses and organizations to continue supporting local businesses and their employees in our new world of closed storefronts and social distancing. This could be your favorite sandwich shop, your local coffee haunt, your beloved caterer, your hotel conference host, your trusted hair salon. It could be your “usual” restaurant or taproom where you know the servers by name. Maybe it’s your favorite bookstore, live music venue, museum, or theater. It’s also your service providers: Housecleaners, pet sitters, daycares, and of course the medical and emergency personnel who have been on the front lines.

They have been there for you through thick and thin. Now it’s time for us to all come together to return their service and support, however we can. This is a difficult time for us all. Let’s collectively help each other to the other side of this crisis!

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

We greatly encourage you to join us as we #PayItForwardMaine by considering the following ways to show your support (including through simply spending your time and effort):

• Buy a gift card, gift certificate, class pass, etc. – this may be the simplest and most effective way to continue supporting local businesses throughout this crisis. Think of a business you would have visited that day/week/month and buy a gift card instead!  Keep it for yourself OR give to your favorite local server, bartender, grocery store employee, hairdresser, medical professional, first responder, etc.
• Utilize take-out and curbside to-go services (check out our Operation Takeout page!)
• Purchase merchandise from the business’ website – obviously retail locations, but many businesses and organizations in all industries offer merchandise such as clothing, hats, glassware, posters, and more. Buy online and have it shipped to your door!
• See if your service providers offer virtual options: Tax accountants, business coaches, yoga instructors, etc.
• If you can’t afford to show monetary support, share the website or social media account of your favorite business or organization and encourage others to support them.

Additional ways you can help:

• Help deliver products to those in need
• Volunteer your time to help feed the hungry
• Put together packets for school children
• Provide child-care for those still working (especially those in health care and medical fields) and in need of a helping hand
• Post a video of teaching others about a favorite skill or technique
• And most importantly – help us make this into a statewide movement by sharing your posts, photos, and actions with the hashtag #PayItForwardMaine. Tag your family, friends, and followers and challenge them to do the same. The more visibility, the more people will get involved!

*This is by no means an exhaustive list. Please also share YOUR ideas for how to #PayItForwardMaine with the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel Chamber directly and in your social posts – we are stronger together!

Pay Now, Play Later Participants

1802 House
Gift certificate details: any amount – minimum $50
Purchase online 

Alisson’s Restaurant
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online or by phone (207) 967-4841 or stop in from 11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Additional information: We also offer chowder kits to make our award winning clam chowder at home!

Annie Watts Wellness
Gift certificate details: available for services
Purchase via email
Additional information: Offering a 60 minute Therapeutic Massage Gift Certificate for $75 ($10 off). Or a 5 massage package for $350 (usually $425) and a Functional Medicine Initial Consultation for $180 (usually $280!) This is an in depth review of health history, symptoms, dietary habits and recent lab work. This consul of 1 1/2 hours can be done without being in person using online facetime! See my Facebook and Instagram pages for more information. Also a retailer of Juice Plus which is a whole food supplement.  Extremely good to support overall health and immune system.

Beachgrass
Gift certificate details: $25-$200 available
Purchase online
Additional information: With purchase of a $25 gift card we will send an additional $10 gift card. Anyone having problems navigating the website can order-by-phone (207) 967-0493 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bella Botox
Gift certificate details: $100, $250, $500
Can Venmo me at @Kathy-Molloy put your email in notes for certificate or text /call me and I’ll take cc info.
Additional information: 15% off In March  and 10% off in April added to total. Mother’s Day or Post Corona pick me up for yourself!

Boulangerie
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online or to purchase charity gift cards to supply/fund bread to those in need – please call (207) 502-7112
Additional information: Call and purchase a gift card to fund Loaves of Love baking; we want to make bread for those in need on a daily basis; this gift card purchase will fund this action; we are also pricing this bread at a 10% discount for the charity service. Please help us serve our community in a time of need if you are able to while helping us stay open as long as possible. Thank you!

Coastal Jewelers
Gift certificate details: $10 off $100, $25 off $200,  $40 off $300, $55 off $400, $75 off $500.
Please call (207) 967-0100
Additional information: 10% off any online order plus free shipping. Check our Facebook & Instagram pages for rotating specials!

Cottage Breeze Day Spa
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online or by phone (207) 967-2259
Additional information: In addition to Gift Certificates, we have an online store for people to purchase spa related retail items.

The Daily Sweat
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online
Additional information: We are also livestreaming classes every single day, $5 drop in or $30 for a week unlimited. Anyone interested can sign up right online via MindBody or through our class schedule on our website.

Everglow Medical Aesthetics
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online or by phone (207) 420-2452
Additional information: available for virtual consults via Skype, Zoom or Facetime

The Fifth Om
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online
For gift certificate purchases of $100 or more, enjoy a complimentary session in our far infrared sauna (use for yourself or gift to whomever you choose!)!

Home Ingredients
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase via email on website or by phone (207) 204-0084
Adding new merchandise to our website daily. Lots of new clearance items 50% off. Free local delivery or curbside pickup.

iRepair
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase by phone (207) 467-3145
Additional information: We offer iPhone, iPad and computer repairs for people’s devices in York County! Buying gift certificates for friends and family to get their devices fixed would help them during the tough times in the quarantine process and will help us survive as a local business!

Inn at English Meadows
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online or by phone (207) 967-5766
Additional information: offering a $50 bonus with every $200 in gift certificates purchased. We are very grateful to everyone who can help to support our business during these challenging times!  We look forward to welcoming you to the Inn very soon!

Karleen’s Ideas
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase by phone (207) 385-7453
Customers can set-up an appointment to shop at the store.

Kayak Excursions
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online

Kennebunkport Resort Collection
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Please call (800) 573-7186
Additional information: Purchase a $100 KRC gift card, receive a $10 resort credit | Purchase a $200 KRC gift card, receive a $25 resort credit

Mornings in Paris
Gift certificate details: $10, $20, $25, $50, $100
Purchase online or by phone (207) 204-0032
Additional information: We are working on a coffee club subscription program- updates to follow

New England Eco Adventures
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online
Additional information: Purchase a $50 gift certificate and get an addition $10 value.

Old House Parts
Gift certificate details: $50, $100, $250, $500 available
Purchase by phone (207) 985-1999

Panache Fine Jewelry & Art Gallery
Gift certificate details: $200.00 and up
Email or by phone (207) 646-4878
Additional information: 30% percent off any gift certificate purchase over $200.00. Offer expires 4/15/20.

River Bend Therapeutic Massage
Gift certificate details: available for services or dollar amounts
Purchase online

River Tree Arts
Gift certificate details: $50, $100, $200 available
Purchase online
Additional information: We are offering a bonus with each purchase. $55 for $50 / $110 for $100 / $225 for $200.

Sea Love Candles
Gift certificate details: $25, $50, $75, $100
Purchase online
Additional information: DIY Custom Candle-Making Experience with our NEW! Candle Bar opening Spring 2020!

Seashore Trolley Museum
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online or by phone (207) 967-2800 x110

Spurling Fitness
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online

Talula’s
Gift certificate details: any denomination for food and/or food related services
Please call (207) 274-0247
Additional information: 10% value bonus for gift certificates of $50 or more (I.e. pay $50 and get a $55 gift certificate)

Toys in the Attic
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase by phone (207) 967-8336
Additional information: offering curbside pick-up at our store along with 10% off purchases and 10% of total sales donated to COS.

Waldo Emerson Inn
Gift certificate details: any amount available
Purchase online or by phone (207) 985-4250
Additional information: Open for business with room service breakfast at no charge. New flexible cancellation policy for any new reservation for 2020 booked by April 30th.

Wendy Webster Good Fine Art
Gift certificate details: $7.50-$1,000
Purchase online or by phone (207) 229-3167