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title: “Feel Good” Shopping Day in Old Town
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# [“Feel Good” Shopping Day in Old Town](https://www.eya.com/blog/wp/feel-good-shopping-day-in-old-town)

 Written by [EYA Homes](https://www.eya.com/blog/author/eya-homes) | May 09, 2012

Visit Old Town Alexandria next Saturday, May 19th for the 2nd Annual Boutiques Give Back Day. Sponsored by the [Old Town Boutique District](http://www.oldtownboutiquedistrict.com/calendar/may/boutiques-give-back), Boutiques Give Back Day brings together 34 local businesses to support charities on this special shopping day.

Participating businesses will be collecting goods and donating a percentage of sales to their selected charities. For example, [The Sugar Cube](http://www.sugarcubesweets.com/) is collecting non-perishable food items for the Capital Area Food Bank and giving customers one percent off for every item donated. [Red Barn Mercantile](http://www.redbarnmercantile.com/) is donating 20 percent of sales to Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia and providing free design advice to customers.

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Many of Old Town’s most popular boutiques are located within walking distance of EYA’s [Old Town Commons](https://www.eya.com/Old_Town_Commons) and our newest community, [The Oronoco](https://www.eya.com/the_oronoco/), opening this summer. From cafés and art galleries to critically acclaimed restaurants, come explore Old Town on May 19th and enjoy a “feel good” shopping day!

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