Become a Card Carrying Local!

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Local First Card and save on local deals all year round!

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The Local First Card

Stay part of the Local First community year round with the new LOCAL FIRST CARD.  Enjoy additional savings, invitations, and updates all year long from your favorite locally owned, independent businesses.

 

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Green Drinks

The Sustainability Alliance and Local First are co-hosting Durango Green Drinks at different local businesses throughout Durango every second Monday of the month! 

Everyone is welcome. Delicious local food and beverages are typically available at each event. 

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Why Buy Local?

By supporting locally-owned businesses in La Plata County, you are helping to preserve the character and spirit of our community. Need some good reasons to shop locally? We've got plenty! 

Keep money in the community. Compared to chain stores, locally owned businesses recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy, enriching the whole community.

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Featured Member

Leadership La Plata

Leaders may be “born,” but they’re much more effective when “trained.”
Each year, 16 to 18 La Plata locals are selected to be part of Leadership La Plata. Since its founding in 1988, LLP has graduated some 375 concerned citizens, and it counts among its alumni business leaders, government officials, non-profit directors, active private citizens, and more. The...
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Leadership La Plata
P.O. Box 2587
Durango, CO 81302
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It is so important to raise the awareness of our local populous to the need to shop locally to preserve this precious, unique town. It is the small local businesses that make Durango so appealing to our visitors and support our arts, schools, sports and way of life.

With out local support, box stores turn towns into "anywhere" - all towns become the same.

Donna Frank
A Shared Blanket