As pointed out by Nashvillest, this weeks is Contribute 2009, an effort to encourage consumers to support local businesses. If 100,000 people spend $50 at a local business this month, that’s $5 million going into small businesses across the country!

Sounds like the perfect excuse for Castrillo’s Pizza and Pied Piper ice cream to me. And I did hear about a new chocolate factory about a mile from my house….

For more info on Contribute 2009, visit Scentsy.