These are challenging times. The most effective thing we can do to fight COVID-19 is simple: stay home. Unfortunately, there is a downside to staying home – it’s catastrophic for our local businesses. Livelihoods are at stake. Can you imagine our community without incredible restaurants, coffee shops, breweries, barbers, boutiques, nail salons, and hardware stores? We can’t either, and we don’t want to.

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber has launched a new website, Get Your Gift On, to empower people to support local businesses in our community and throughout North Alabama without leaving home. Visit getyourgifton.org today!

Buy gift cards for birthday presents, anniversaries, and for your own enjoyment. Use them now for curbside and takeout, or save them for after this is over at your favorite restaurant, store, or service establishment. Buy extras to give away to restaurant, grocery, delivery and medical workers, and anyone else who is keeping our economy going. Buy a few for your children’s teachers, who are managing online learning. Order takeout, curbside pickup, alcoholic drinks, or delivery from your favorite spots. Support your favorite service professionals by donating to a staff support fund.

Local businesses are the heartbeat of our community, and they need us. Let’s make sure our local business owners and their employees know we care and can survive this crisis.

There is no cost for restaurants and retail companies to be part of this website. Just visit getyourgifton.org today, and click the link to ‘Submit A Business’. We check for additions several times daily and approve these quickly.