Support Rochester.

There is a huge difference between shopping at a local business in comparison to your large nationwide chain store. Here are some of those differences:

Chain Store:

- Your purchase means more money for that company/organization

- Their headquarters is probably based far far away (it's def. not in Rochester) which means money their company puts back into the community (if they do give back) does not and will not have any affect on your every day life

- Basically just sells whatever is sent to their store from their headquarters

- Will never have the capacity to throw as many local events as a local business, things like skateboard events, snowboard events, bmx events, contests, fun jams, and so much other stuff, when's the last time you saw a huge corporate store REGULARLY throwing events in Rochester? It doesn't happen, that's why...

Local Business:

- Your purchase means supporting your local community, which allows those local businesses to give back to the local community, instead of a nationwide chain which is not focused on this

- The headquarters home city is Rochester or very close-by, which is also your home...which means those local businesses are able to put right back into the community what is given to their store through donations to local charity organizations, events, and focusing directly on things that impact you and your life

- Sells what the local customer wants and requests, from specific brands down to specific items, and is able to bring in more niche/core brands, things that are more exclusive, that a large chain store might not even be able to carry

- Can throw community events on a regular basis, and use the community's input to determine what and how those events go down, basically that means YOU the customer, friend, bro, shop kid, whatever, can help have a say in what happens in regards to the events in your community. Sometimes it just takes speaking up, hanging out, or shopping at that local business and giving your input that way, don't ever underestimate your voice...especially locally...

Do your part:

Some places and ways you can support the local community are by checking out/shopping at some of the following locally owned businesses, they're all pretty darn awesome:

- Thread
- Krudco
- Transitions (reopens in August)
- Godiva's
- Nook
- Snow Ski & Board (reopens in August)
- Sol Burrito
- Rustbelt Skateboards
- The Ski Company Mtn. Sports (reopens in August)
- Starry Nights Cafe
- Bodhi's Cafe & Lounge
- California Rollin

There are soooo many others, that's just a few to give you an idea. So get out and go support the locals! Hit us up if you're curious about ways you personally can get involved and give back to the local community, just FYI, there's a freaking ton of ways, word!

If you skateboard you can start by going to this:



Peace!
- trans. crew