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>> Kim: JUST ONE WEEKEND LEFT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY AND THAT
MEANS YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MORE
CHANCE TO SHOP LOCAL AT THE
HOLIDAY MARKETS AT EASTERN
MARKET.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOP
SEVERAL MICHIGAN VENDORS ALL IN
ONE PLACE.
GET THE JOB DONE.
JOINING US TO SHARE SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU’LL FIND AT THE
HOLIDAY MARKETS AND TO GIVE HER
STRATEGY FOR GETTING THE MOST
OUT OF YOUR TRIP IS LONNIE
THOMAS.
HEY, LONNIE!
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> Kim: I’M GREAT.
SHE IS THE SENIOR MARKET MANAGER
AT EASTERN MARKET.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN TO
CHRISTMAS.
HOW HAVE THE MARKETS BEEN GOING
THIS YEAR?
>> THEY’RE ACTUALLY GOING VERY
WELL.
YESTERDAY WAS WELL ATTENDED AND
WE’RE EXCITED TO HAVE ONE MORE
LEFT THAT WILL BE NEXT SUNDAY
FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M.
IT’S A ONE-STOP SHOP.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE
ELSE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
>> Kim: LOVE THE ONE-STOP SHOP
ASPECT OF IT.
WHAT ARE THE ITEMS PEOPLE CAN
FIND AT THE MARKET?
YOU HAVE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU.
>> WE HAVE OVER 45 UNIQUE SHOPS
IN EACH SHED.
MY FAVORITE PART, I LOVE CAMO.
THIS IS SO COOL!
SHE MAKES THESE HERSELF, LIKE
LEATHER, SHE SEWS IT, BINDS IT,
PUTS THE CHAIN ON IT, AND IT’S
REALLY COOL.
AND REFERRING TO THE ONE-STOP
SHOP, AND I’M A GIFTER OF
EVERYTHING.
AND I GIVE THE BODY-CARE ITEMS
LIKE FROM MICHELLE’S CREATIONS
OR OTHER BODY CARE ITEMS AS
WELL.
BUT THEN I HAVE TO GET A DETROIT
T-SHIRT.
IT’S MANDATORY AT EASTERN
MARKET.
YOU HAVE TO ROCK DETROIT STUFF.
>> Kim: ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND THEN SOMEONE LIKE ME, IF
YOU MAKE A GIFT BASKET, YOU NEED
SOMETHING TO SNACK ON, AND YOU
CAN GET THAT FROM MR. KETTLE.
THEY HAVE TIN POPCORN HOLDERS
THAT YOU CAN GIVE SOMEONE WHO
LOVES KETTLE CORN LIKE I DO.
AND THEN THROW SOME OF THAT GOOD
WASHINGTON CHEESECAKE IN THE BOX
AND IT’S A PERFECT GIFT BAG.
>> Kim: I LOVE ALL THOSE THINGS.
LET’S TALK ABOUT STRATEGY FOR
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE
EXPERIENCE AT THE HOLIDAY
MARKET.
SHOULD WE BRING A WAGON OR IS
THERE A PLACE TO CHECK OUT THE
VENDORS BEFORE WE ARRIVE?
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FOOD
BOXES AS WELL?
>> OF COURSE.
MY STRATEGY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT I KNOW THAT SHOP, DO THE
WALKING FIRST TO SEE WHO IS
THERE.
YOU DON’T NEED A WAGON.
PARKING AN EASY.
WALK THROUGH AND SEE WHAT YOU
WANT, JOT DOWN WHERE YOU WERE
AND COME BACK AND PURCHASE IT
AND PUT IT ALL IN THE CAR.
>> Kim: NICE, NICE.
AND IS THERE A PLACE FOR THE
VENDORS, WHERE WE CAN SEE WHAT
VENDORS THERE WILL BE?
>> WE LIST OUR VENDORS ON OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES AND OUR
WEBSITE.
SO YOU CAN FIND OUT WHO IS
THERE, WHAT THEY’LL HAVE FOR AS
WELL.
AND THEN THEY HAVE THEIR OWN
WEBSITE, WHICH IS ALSO FOUND ON
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON OUR
WEBSITE.
SO EASTERNMARKET.ORG.
>> Kim: SO TELL ME ABOUT THOSE
FOOD BOXES?
>> THIS IS A REALLY COOL THING
THAT EASTERN MARKET DOES,
ESPECIALLY DURING COVID, WE HAVE
TO LEARN SOME TYPE OF WAY TO
VISIT AND SUPPLY TO THOSE WHO
COULD NOT COME OUT TO OUR
MARKET.
SO WITH THE AID OF THE
FOUNDATION, WE MATCH ANYONE’S
PURCHASE AND THEN THAT BOX THAT
YOU BOUGHT GOES TO A SENIOR THAT
CAN’T COME OUT OF THEIR HOME
RIGHT NOW OR EVEN TO A FAMILY
THAT DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO
EAT FOR THE HOLIDAY OR FOR ANY
DAY OF THE WEEK DURING THIS
TIME.
>> Kim: THAT’S AMAZING!
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY.
AND ONE MORE CHANCE TO GET OUT
TO EASTERN MARKET FOR THE