Patti Hagata, Executive Director
Make plans to attend this month’s Chamber Mixer that will be hosted by Milwood Florist & Treats Dog Company, Thursday, November 21st, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, located at 2020 Main Street, Susanville. You are invited to stop by for some holiday cheer, check out the gift and holiday décor, and enjoy s’mores. Food and no-host bar will be available. Everyone is welcomed to attend and we encourage you to bring a friend.
The Chamber will be hosting our first, “Small Business Saturday.” Small Business Saturday began 10 years ago and is sponsored by American Express. The nationwide event, held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, strives to promote small, locally owned, brick and mortar businesses across the United States.
Chamber members can participate in this event at no charge. The Chamber will provide the materials and guidelines – all you have to do is be open and ready for business. The Chamber office will serve as the “Welcome Station,” providing refreshments and guidance to shoppers. We will have a list of participating businesses that will serve as a shopping guide. Shoppers pick up a “Passport” at either the Welcome Station, or at participating merchants. When a shopper stops by the participating business, they will receive a unique stamp in their passport. If a shopper collects at least five stamps, they will be entered in a drawing for a gift valued at over $100.00.
Chamber board members will be reaching out to businesses with program packets and details – if you’d like to participate, please call the Chamber office at 257-4323 and we will put you the list. If you’d like to volunteer to help at the Welcome Station, please let us know.
The fate of our economic vitality lies with healthy small businesses – working together, we can ensure that our businesses flourish, and community members understand the importance of supporting businesses that, in turn, support the community. Small Business Saturday is just the beginning of what will be an extended campaign educating our shoppers and providing them with a “Passport to our Community”.
