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For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One Highland Park Gift Card, over 10 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A Highland Park Gift Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 10 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Highland Park businesses.
These Highland Park businesses accept the Highland Park Gift Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A movie, a show, a night that isn’t about permission slips — Highland Park after the bell rings.
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Highland Park’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Dining
1766 Second Street, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Food & Dining
1855 Deerfield Rd., Ste. H, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Food & Dining
1823 St. Johns Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Food & Dining
1879 Second Street, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Food & Dining
1350 Old Skokie Road, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Highland Park shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Retail
1438 Old Skokie Road, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035-3032
Retail
508 Central Ave, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Retail
601 Elm Place, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Retail
600 Central Avenue, Suite 111, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Retail
1839 Second Street, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
Retail
1850 Second Street, Suite 162, Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Done in under two minutes.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A Highland Park Gift Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 10 local Highland Park businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The Highland Park Gift Card is accepted at over 10 local businesses in Highland Park, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the Highland Park Gift Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A Highland Park Gift Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 10 local Highland Park businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
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