While chatting up Comfort Food Cafe's new breakfast menu items (waffles, breakfast sandwiches, cinnamon rolls) with owner Beti Tarantino, she indulges information about a fantastic program in Puyallup involving local businesses.  It's known as the "Puyallup Passport" and it's purpose is to help citizens explore businesses in their community.

For a $20 fee participants receive a passport booklet that includes fantastic specials and deals from Puyallup entities such as:

• Free yogurt from Elements Yogurt
• Free coffee from Anthem Coffee
• $1 of a pint at The Station U-Brew
• Free cupcake at Wanna Cupcake?
• Discounts at Stroller Strides, Dog Daze Pet Boutique, The Original Pancake House, Trackside Pizza, and Mazatlan...just to name a few
• Buy one get one free at Tiffany's Skate Inn, Daffodil Bowling, Comfort Food Cafe, Pho U, HG Bistro, and Twisted Kilt...again, just to name a few.

As participants discover said great specials, stamps are earned to fill their passport.  Once all stamps have been earned they are eligible to be turned in for entry to win a 2012 Ford Fiesta from Korum Ford in September.  Say what?  A car?!

Proceeds from the $20 book fee go to a local food bank and animal shelter, so this was put together out of one generous thought: To promote local businesses.

As if said discounts weren't enough, For every Puyallup Passport that is purchased and donated to "We Support Our Troops", Puyallup Passport will donate an additional booklet and be distributed on our very own JBLM military base.

Stop by any Puyallup business to purchase, or visit www.puyalluppassport.com.

(Photo credit: Steph DeRosa)