Keep It Local is an event scheduled for September 17, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Weber St, Naperville, IL 60540.

The event is free to attend, and it is a collaboration between local businesses to promote Naperville's business offerings. The event boasts a large raffle where every participating business has prizes included, and the first few hundred guests will also be given an exclusive goodie bag filled with gifts, special offers, and promotions.

Music, entertainment, and food will also be a part of this unique event! Attendees will be able to shop and purchase items as well as gain access to various services throughout the city that they may have not even been aware were here. Keep It Local brings awareness to the consumer of a wider scope of businesses in the are outside their general neighborhoods.

Keep It Local was envisioned as a way for local businesses to invest time and effort into not only promoting and building their own businesses, but their neighbors' as well. "We rely on each other's success more than we can imagine," says founder Christina Diamond. "Isn't it about time we all got together to help each other grow?"

The Keep It Local event is part of a larger movement Christina and team are building to help small business thrive not only in good economic climate, but when times are tough as well. Support this effort by joining us for this event! You can follow us on Facebook for all the updates and news! www.facbook.com/keepitlocalnaperville