Mississippi College summer camps help create revenue for Clinton

CLINTON, Miss. (WLBT) – Whereas faculties and schools are out for the summer time, some faculty cities battle with out the scholars. Nonetheless, that’s not the case with Clinton.

“Positively having, you already know, five-minute walks down the highway, having modest summer time camps over the course of the summer time. It undoubtedly helps our native companies maintain some further enterprise over these slower months for positive,” mentioned Josh Lee, normal supervisor of The Financial institution by Pizza Shack.

Native companies in Olde Towne Clinton say the scholars from Mississippi School stimulate the downtown space economically.

“We get lots of MC college students which might be steadily coming in together with native Clintonians that come by simply regularly,” co-owner of Brick Road Pops Emily Hendon mentioned.

“I’d say we in all probability common between 100 to 150 tickets a day,” mentioned Lee.

However what occurs when college is out? Mississippi School’s Summer time Camps appear to be simply the trick.

“When summer time camps are in, there’s a good little bit of visitors, Hendon mentioned. “There’s lots of people strolling the streets, which that simply sort of creates an vitality and a vibe simply on this downtown space.”

At The Financial institution by Pizza Shack throughout the summer time, they’ve Clinton residents as their major clientele, however they are saying when glad campers come to city, their order numbers go up by 100 per week.

“It’s been additionally attention-grabbing over the past couple years,” Lee mentioned. “We’ll begin seeing a few of the identical out of city, individuals who maintain coming to the identical camp, you already know. They’ll be like, ‘Oh, we had been right here final yr and had a good time. I wished to return again and see you all once more.’”

They are saying with out the campers from MC, the three months with out college students could be powerful for them. So with move-in day simply across the nook, companies say they’re prepared for the scholars to return again.

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