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For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One Love Your Local Community Gift Card, over 25 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A Love Your Local Community Gift Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 25 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Ada businesses.
These Ada businesses accept the Love Your Local Community Gift Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Ada’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Dining
518 Ada Dr SE, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Food & Dining
7399 River St SE, Ada, MI 49301, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Food & Dining
452 Ada Dr SE, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Food & Dining
7333 Bronson Street Southeast, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Food & Dining
496 Ada Dr SE, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Food & Dining
7423 River St SE, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Ada shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Retail
551 Settlers Dr Suite 100, Ada, MI 49301, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Retail
7399 River St SE Ste 102, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Retail
7205 Thornapple River Dr SE, Ada, MI 49301, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Retail
496 Ada Dr SE Suite 104, Ada, MI 49301, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Retail
577 Ada Drive SE PO Box 405 Ada, MI 49301, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
Retail
496 Ada Dr SE #106, Ada, MI 49301, Forest Hills, Michigan, 49301
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Done in under two minutes.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A Love Your Local Community Gift Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 25 local Ada businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The Love Your Local Community Gift Card is accepted at over 25 local businesses in Ada, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the Love Your Local Community Gift Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A Love Your Local Community Gift Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 25 local Ada businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
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