May 9, 2026 is officially Spend Like It Matters Saturday! WHEREAS, Intentionalist is a Seattle-based social enterprise that makes it easy to discover, connect with, and support Main Street brick-and-mortar small businesses owned by women, people of color, indigenous people, veterans, disabled people, families, and members of the LGBTQ community; and WHEREAS, Intentionalist serves as a trusted resource and activation platform benefiting thousands of small businesses throughout the Greater Seattle region and beyond; and WHEREAS, Intentionalist relentlessly champions small businesses as essential community infrastructure and the foundation upon which strong, equitable, and connected communities are built; and WHEREAS, Intentionalist partners with Seattle companies, community-based organizations, and professional sports teams including the Seattle Storm, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Reign, Seattle Sounders, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Torrent, and Seattle Kraken to amplify and celebrate local small businesses; and WHEREAS, the City of Seattle recognizes that small, locally owned businesses create jobs, foster cultural richness, anchor our neighborhoods, and reflect the diversity that makes Seattle a vibrant place to live, work, and gather; and WHEREAS, Intentionalist is celebrating eight years of impact by encouraging the Greater Seattle community to eat, drink, and shop at the small businesses at the heart of our communities; and WHEREAS, when we Spend Like It Matters at local small businesses, we invest in the people, places, and stories that define our city; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Katie B. Wilson, Mayor of the City of Seattle, do hereby proclaim May 9, 2026, to be SPEND LIKE IT MATTERS SATURDAY

Hey Seattle! Spend Like It Matters Saturday is TOMORROW, and there are 100+ Greater Seattle small businesses participating 🥹❤️ Swipe to see the full list of small businesses, then go to the link in our bio to see the interactive map of all offers (heads up that we may be adding a couple more!) 🗺️ Tag your friends in the comments to start planning your route! Which businesses are you most excited to visit? #spendlikeitmatters #spendlikeitmatterssaturday #seattlethingstodo #seattle #seattlesmallbusiness

Mothers Day is right around the corner, so whether you’re looking for one more special gift, or you haven’t started shopping at all, we’ve put together a shopping guide for 10 hyper-specific types of moms ✨ Don’t see your mom on the list? Tell us about her in the comments and we’ll share ideas! PS. Mother’s Day is largely marketed as celebratory, but we know it can also be a heavy day for many. If this season is difficult, we’re thinking about you and we’re here for you as well ❤️ With love, The Intentionalist Team #SpendLikeItMatters #BeIntentional #mothersday #seattlegiftguide

⭐️ Equity In Action ⭐️ To celebrate AANHPI Month and introduce you to some of our favorite AANHPI-owned stores and cafes, we’ve teamed up with @becu to open tabs at 8 small businesses in 5 different cities across the Greater Seattle Area. 🧡 Third Culture Coffee (Bellevue) @thirdculturecoffee 🇹🇭 Nudibranch Coffee (Seattle) @nudibranchcoffee ☕ Civic Roasters (Tacoma) @civicroasters 🐈‍⬛ Kiki Bakery (Seattle) @kiki.bakery.cafe 🥗 Pidgin Cooperative (Seattle) @pidgin.cooperative 🌶️ Más Pika! (Renton) @maspikarenton 🥐 T55 Pâtisserie (Bothell) @t55patisserie 🍵 Miero Coffee Bar (Seattle) @miero.coffeebar To learn more and enjoy a FREE treat: 1️⃣ Sign in or sign up for an Intentionalist account 2️⃣ Visit the BECU Equity in Action landing page (via the link in @intentionalist_’s bio) and select the participating business that you’re visiting 3️⃣ When you’re ready to check out, select the “Get A Code” button, and show the generated QR code to redeem your free treat 📣 Please consider exploring the business, ordering additional items, and tipping generously if you’re able Note: FREE treats are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Receiving a code is not a guarantee that there are still funds remaining on the tab. Please be kind! #SpendLikeItMatters #BeIntentional #seattlesmallbusiness #seattlefoodie

Meet Nazia, Owner and CEO of Transcend 🪡🧵 Transcend is a beautiful sustainable fashion studio tucked inside Pacific Place Mall in downtown Seattle. Nazia has created a space that’s equal parts boutique, custom tailoring studio, and small-batch production house. Read the blog to learn more about: 🫂 Nazia’s passion for inclusive sizing and her solutions to the standard size chart 🧥 Why the reversible bombers have taken on a life of their own (and what’s coming for spring) 🪡 How Transcend’s production studio lets local brands skip overseas manufacturing and see every step of the process #spendlikeitmatters #beintentional #seattlesmallbusiness #shoplocalseattle @pacific_place

Spend Like It Matters Saturday is almost here 🎉 📅 May 9th 🤔 60+ Greater Seattle small businesses 🔖 Exclusive one-day offers 🫂 In-person meet-ups 🥶 Seattle freeze who?? Swipe to see what it’s all about 👆 then head to intentionalist.com/spend-like-it-matters-saturday-2026 on the first day of National Small Business Week (May 3rd) when our interactive map goes live. Plan your route, discover new favorites, and make your Saturday ✨intentional✨ We’re giving away 8 x $25 Intentionalist Cards! To enter, tag friends in the comments who like to Spend Like It Matters. More tags = more entries! Giveaway ends Friday, May 8th. Intentionalist Cards can be spent at nearly 500 small businesses in the Greater Seattle Area 🗺️ P.S. It’s also Intentionalist’s 8 year anniversary, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with all of you, showing up for the small businesses we love 🌈🌞 See you there! #SpendLikeItMatters #NationalSmallBusinessWeek #Seattle #SeattleSmallBusiness #Intentionalist

Remembering Mary Wesley 💐 For more than forty years, Miss Mary shared her love and talent for floral arrangement with her community, first opening Flowers Etc. at 23rd & Jackson in 1984, which relocated as Flowers Just 4-U at 23rd & Cherry in 2018. We count ourselves among the many whom Miss Mary inspired and delighted over the years. Please share your memories of Miss Mary ❤️ #spendlikeitmatters #seattlesmallbusiness #centraldistrictseattle

Happy AANHPI Heritage Month! Special thanks to Kate Saylor 马竞艳 (@katesaylor_art) for this month’s thoughtful artwork 🎨 We’ll be posting more about Kate and her design later! Keep an eye out for our May tabs across the Greater Seattle Area — We can’t wait to introduce you to 8 amazing AANHPI-owned places where you can grab free treats ☕️ More info on that soon (or head to the BECU Equity in Action page linked in our bio to get an early start) 👀 Also, don’t forget to upload your receipts from any AANHPI-owned spot at the link in our bio to help us reach our community spending goal and be entered to win prizes from Seattle pro sports teams 🧾 #spendlikeitmatters #smallbusiness #seattlesmallbusiness #aanhpiheritagemonth

Happy National Bubble Tea Day 🧋💥 We celebrated with Lydia Lin, co-owner of @seattlebesttea. Seattle Best Tea has been serving high quality tea with intention and care since 1996. Her shop lives up to its name, so if you’re craving fresh, tea-forward boba with real ingredients and no nonsense, stop in to say hi to Lydia and her team! #spendlikeitmatters #seattlesmallbusiness #beintentional #bubbletea @cidseattle