Alpharetta Business Association, ACVB Hand Out Prizes

Five winners were drawn recently for the annual Where’s Elfaretta holiday promotion, which is presented by Alpharetta First and the Alpharetta Business Association and is sponsored by the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ivy Interiors Antiques & Fine Arts, Donald Mitchell Design and State Bank and Trust Company.

Elfaretta plush toys were hidden in 20 downtown Alpharetta businesses beginning Nov. 1 and shoppers were encouraged to find them to enter to win one of five prize giveaways. There were 356 entries and the five winners drawn were Tina Taliaferro, Michelle Ashuri, Kate McKinley, Alex Baker and Carlos Peaz.

“The Elfaretta promotion is a great way to attract shoppers into our downtown to shop in Alpharetta’s unique shops,” says Janet Rodgers, president and CEO of the Alpharetta CVB.  “The participating businesses do a great job every year to make the promotion bigger and better. With their help, we had over 100 more entries than we did last year.”

The 2013 Participating Elfaretta merchants were:

•  Alex n Sis
• Alfresco
• Alpharetta Flower Market
• Alpharetta Outfitters
• Alpharetta Welcome Center  
• Arbor House Interiors                      
• Aria Salon
• Armistead Armory
• Blind Murphy Craft Beer Market
• Cotton House
• The Corner Deli
• Gallery 35
• Ivy Interiors
• Karen's Fabrics
• Lemon Drop Shoppe
• Karen's Fabrics
• Mittie's Cafe & Tearoom  
• Remixx                     
• Savvy Snoot
• Shear Talent
• Smokejack BBQ
• UB4Me Apparel
• Vino 100