Eastern Michigan University, in partnership with the Ypsilanti
Area Chamber of Commerce, launched a promotional program
May 1 that entitles those persons with EMU or chamber affiliations
to receive designated discounts at participating Ypsilanti-area
businesses.
The program, called the Eagle Discount Card Program, would
include EMU students, employees, interested alumni and
retirees, and chamber members who show their identification
or membership card to receive the discounts. To date, 33
businesses have joined the program.
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DANDY DISCOUNT: Jaclyn Bessley, an EMU
student
employed at SideTrack in Depot Town,
shows off the
Eagle Discount Card Program sticker
that denotes the
restaurant is participating in
the program that offers
discounts to EMU students,
faculty, staff and alumni,
as well as members of
the Ypsilanti Chamber of
Commerce.
Amanda Adkins, an EMU student, places
the sticker
in the window.
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Eastern Michigan and the chamber are promoting participating
businesses in various ways:
- Inclusion in an EMU brochure distributed throughout the
University.
- Recognition on EMU fliers posted in high-traffic campus
areas.
- Visibility through chamber e-mails, Web site, newsletters
and meetings.
"With more than 23,000 EMU students and 2,000 EMU employees,
plus thousands of alumni, retirees and chamber members,
our cardholders are a significant group of local patrons
for local businesses," said Theodore G. Coutilish, associate
vice president, EMU Marketing and Communications. "Local
businesses benefit through increased customer traffic.
EMU benefits through increased visibility. And EMU students,
employees, alumni and retirees benefit by saving money.
A stronger Ypsilanti equals a stronger EMU and vice-versa."
Business owners and managers interested in becoming a
part of the no-fee promotional program can call (734) 487-2483
or e-mail eaglediscountcard@emich.edu.
EMU reserves the right to accept or decline any organization's
participation in the program.
For more information, visit http://www.emich.edu/eaglediscount.
