About OurTown
When you make a purchase:
5-15%
Goes to the cause of your choice, helping friends and neighbors.
80-90%
Goes to your local business, keeping your money local.
5%
Goes to OurTown to support the people and computer servers that make this possible
Communities are stronger when they support each other. Our Town has created a marketplace that locates and supports small businesses, gives consumers the products and services they desire, while also supporting local causes that enrich the community.
Local businesses list products with socially conscious promotions that reward a cause with a significant contribution on every purchase. Shoppers find local products and small businesses doing good in their back yard.
Businesses, Causes, and Consumers can all see results from everyone’s purchases and contributions in real time!
Small Businesses + Caring Consumers + Local Causes = Community
Who is involved?
Brad Lechtenberg
Brad is an experienced Marketing and Business Development Strategist with a passion for finding solutions that empower small businesses and entrepreneurs. Brad believes in the power of the local economy to drive community initiatives, and that keeping dollars local reciprocates sustainable growth. As a former athlete, coach, volunteer and entrepreneur, Brad believes in bringing people together in the spirit of teamwork to accomplish common goals. "It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others succeed." - Napoleon Hill
Shari Figi
Shari Figi spent most of her career in the real estate finance industry and structured products. She now focuses her time on nature’s produce; the endangered heirloom Gravenstein Apple and our country’s great pollinators; honeybees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Shari has always given her time to local causes and serving the community. Living in a small town over the years has allowed her to see the needs of local businesses and how connected the people, businesses and local causes are to each other. Now she gets the opportunity to help them all benefit each other and themselves through Our Town
Laura
Laura has been an entrepreneur her entire life. With her late husband John, she started a landscaping and irrigation business over 35 years ago while in college. During the same time, Laura also managed a real estate business with tenants and multiple employees, while also opening her own law practice that was in operation for over 27 years. Through all of these ventures and listening to clients, working with other business owners, managing and balancing the needs of consumers, employees, etc., Laura strongly believes that being invested and involved in the local community is the pillar to success and longevity. "Life is a journey, not a destination. It's the people we ride with that make all the difference and steady the course." - Unknown
Learn about the causes