A group of local business owners and managers who helped coordinate ‘Small Business Saturday’ Nov. 29 gather this afternoon in downtown Los Alamos for the drawing of a lucky shopper that event. Los Alamos Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge holds a bowl filled with ‘passports’ from shoppers who had their passports stamped by at local establishments on Small Business Saturday. United Way Executive Director Kristy Ortega draws the winning name – Araceli Trujillo who will recieve a gift package from participating stores. From left, Andy Fox of CB FOX, Partridge, Cyndi Wells of Pet Pangaea, Marguerite McClay of Rose Chocolatier, Ken Nebel of Fuller Lodge Art Center and Village Arts, Ortega, David Jolly of Metzger’s, Rose Nyenhuis of Fusion Multisport and Ruby Alexander of Ruby K’s. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Andy Fox, left, of CB FOX, and David Jolly of Metzger’s present donation checks to United Way Executive Director Kristy Ortega from their sales during Small Business Saturday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com