Mother and daughter team Mickey, left, and April Zimmer reorganize items in their quilting store Sweetwater Cotton Shoppe in Paynesville. PAYNESVILLE â” The women at the Sweetwater Cotton Shoppe in Paynesville and thousands of other entrepreneurs around the country are hoping The 3/50 Project will help customers remember to support their local businesses. Gray is also a supporter of The 3/50 Project, which encourages people to choose three locally owned brick-and-mortar businesses and do $50 of their monthly spending at those local businesses. According to The 3/50 Project site, people who want to participate should begin by choosing three locally owned businesses that have a bricks-and-mortar presence in their communities. Sections Home News Sports Olympics Opinion Obituaries Milestones Topics Entertainment Multimedia WebCams Contests Photo Store About Advertising Information Comments/Questions FCC Careers Privacy Statement Terms & Conditions Tools & Features Calendar Mobile Deals Email Alerts RSS Feeds Archive Video Photo Galleries FCC Digital Network Jobshq.

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