SHAWANO, Wis. (NBC 26) -- Health officials in Shawano are offering a financial incentive to get your shot.
"I'll tell you what... we really hated that we had to go there," Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Officer Terri Harmala said.
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"I didn't know, but it is a plus," local resident Jade Espinoza said.
Members of the Shawano community didn't just receive their dose of the COVID vaccine. They had a chance to walk away with a little extra cash to spend.
"It is $100 in chamber bucks, so it's putting money right back into the community," Harmala said.
At a free pop-up vaccination clinic in Franklin Park, adults who signed up for a shot -- or showed proof of vaccination -- were put into a drawing for a $100 chamber gift card to use at local businesses.
"If you're 12 to 17 [years old], then you automatically get $25 chamber bucks,"
Espinoza added her name to the drawing. She's a resident of Shawano Co., where only 42 percentof it's population is fully vaccinated, per the CDC.
"I'm getting the vaccine for my boyfriend and our two-year-old and my grandparents," Espinoza said.
With a high case burden rate, Shawano is labeled as an area with substantial levels of COVID transmission by the CDC. So Espinoza says the time felt right.
"With the new Delta [variant], I think it's really important to get the vaccine and keep them safe," she said.
And over 20 people joined her Thursday night.
"Shawano-Menominee counties, [cases are] starting to creep up," Harmala said. "We really hate it."
Espinoza may not have gone home with chamber bucks, but that's not why she came to Franklin Park in the first place.
"It's easy," she said. "It's fast and you can save somebody's life."
Adults -- 18 and older -- who sign up for a shot at Franklin Park on Thursday Aug. 12 and 19 will have five chances to win $100 in chamber bucks each night. Teens aged 12 to 17 automatically get $25 to spend at area businesses.
The clinic, hosted by ThedaCare and Shawano-Menominee Public Health, goes from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome and identification and insurance is not required. Those aged 12 and older are eligible.
