OUR CHALLENGE TO SHOPPING CENTERS NATIONWIDE

If we did it, so can other shopping centers. In fact, we're issuing a challenge to every shopping center across the country. The Shops at Atlas Park is approximately 400,000 square feet, and the owner, Damon Hemmerdinger, is giving away $20,000 from his savings; this sum is equal to 5 cents per square foot. The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) estimates that shopping centers in the US account for 6.856 billion square feet of space.

So, if every shopping center across the country joined us and gave away just 5 cents per square foot, an astounding $342.8 million dollars would be placed into consumers’ hands across the country, along with an encouragement to believe in our future! That would make a difference, but more important, it would help create consumer confidence in our economy and future.
Other shopping centers can pick up where we left off and help jumpstart the economy!