FREEPORT — Freeport businesses, large and small, support the local community and have teamed together to offer a reusable tote that helps shoppers give and save.

The Freeport 10% Bag, to be launched on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30, offers 10 percent off at participating businesses until Dec. 31, 2014 — 14 months of savings. The bag is sponsored by FreeportUSA and is available for sale for $5 with 100 percent of the proceeds to help support the Freeport Community Services Food Pantry.

Twenty-four participating businesses accept the Freeport 10% Bags and more than half are Maine-owned. The bags are available for sale at several Freeport locations, including A. Wilbur’s Candy Shoppe, Earrings & Company, the Hilton Garden Inn, J.L. Coombs, Mexicali Blues, R.D. Allen Freeport Jewelers, The Wishful Moon, and both locations of the Freeport Community Services Thrift Shop. More information about the project is available at FreeportUSA. com.

“Freeport has a diverse mix of both locally-owned and nationally-owned business, but we’re all working together to support people in need,” said Janet Dutson, executive director of FreeportUSA. “Twenty-four businesses are offering special savings for a good cause, helping the Freeport Community Services Food Pantry keep their shelves stocked during the winter.”

FreeportUSA is a nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to promoting the economic and social interests of the town of Freeport. It is 100 percent funded through the support of its members. Established in 1977 by Freeport business leaders, it has evolved from an organization of member merchants to the premier organization dedicated to marketing Freeport for destination travel and serving the information needs of visitors.