Garrettsville – The board of directors for the Garrettsville area chamber of commerce met last week to set the 2020 schedule of events and establish membership rates for the upcoming year.
New for this year was the addition of a home-based business category. The board feels that many home-based businesses could find a great benefit from networking with other community business members as well as utilizing the marketing power and technological tools available through our Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber office (located at The Villager) receives calls and emails daily from individuals seeking information about our community. While all local businesses are added to our internal referral database, we maintain a yellow-pages style directory of chamber members online and in our official Discover Garrettsville app.
Membership packets have been mailed out TO NEARLY 300 BUSINESSES. The registration and annual dues are due back to the chamber by February 15th . If you did not receive a membership form and would like more information about the chamber, please contact chamber secretary Michelle Zivoder at 330-527-5761.
In February chamber members will have two opportunities to get training on the Discover Garrettsville App which allows members to share news and announcements from your business through the “Discover Garrettsville” mobile app, website, Facebook page and Twitter. Join Ted Lysiak and Ben Coll at Cellar Door for a hands-on training session and meal this February to activate your account and learn how to start posting this year. Available sessions are Friday, February 7th from noon – 1 pm or Tuesday, February 11th from 4-5 pm. Please bring your laptop or tablet and smartphone. You’ll also need access to your email account, and a photo or logo for your business. Please RSVP via email to talysiak@gmail.com.
Residents are encouraged to like the Discover Garrettsville Facebook page, follow our website and download the DISCOVER GARRETTSVILLE mobile app to find out more about the chamber events, area businesses and promotions.
The 27th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale will be held May 15 – 17th . Registration for the sale will begin February 1st on-line ($17 registration fee) or in person ($15 fee) at the Villager, 8088 Main Street during their normal office hours beginning February 3rd. Registration for the sale allows you to by-pass the village’s garage sale registration and includes your sale on all printed maps and on-line. Note: you MUST register your sale by 5 pm on May 5th to be included on the map – late registrations will NOT be on the map or on-line – no exceptions!
Classic and collectible cars will make their way to Garrettsville for several car shows this summer. Beginning with the Main Street Car Cruise on May 23rd, these beloved car shows will continue through the summer on the following dates / locations: June 13 at Garfield Plaza; July 18th at Sky Plaza; August 15th at the Fire Department in conjunction with the Peach Social. New this year will be a car show at Nelson Ledges Road Course in September – watch for details!!
On May 1st we will kick off the annual Discover Garrettsville promotion which will run through August 31st. Simply shop, dine and explore what Garrettsville has to offer, have your Discover Garrettsville card punched and you could be one of our monthly winners that will receive a variety of gift certificates to area businesses. In 2019 our monthly winners walked away with over $200 in gift certificates each!!
October 15th will see the return of the Business Showcase to be held at JA Garfield High School. During the Business Showcase you can meet and greet area merchants, have a chance at great door prizes with the evening concluding with the winner of the Chamber Scholarship Raffle drawn. Tickets for the scholarship raffle will go on sale this spring – watch for details!
During the board meeting, the winner of the 2019 Christmas On Main promotion was drawn from the hundreds of completed entries. Congratulations to Dannella Reynolds who won $500 in Chamber Bucks!! Watch for the return of this event on November 1st – you could be our 2020 winner!
Chamber will once again ring in the holidays and welcome Santa Claus on Saturday, November 28th at the clock tower. Prior to Santa’s arrival, Small Business Saturday events will take place throughout town.
The Garrettsville Area Chamber’s goal is to promote member businesses while enhancing the economic growth, and quality of life in the Garrettsville area. Whether you’re a business owner, or an area resident interested in making a difference in the community — we encourage you to become a member of the Chamber of Commerce and join us in working together to build a strong and successful community that will allow the Garrettsville area to thrive. These are just a handful of the items we are working on for 2020 ~ we invite you to join us at our next meeting on February 5th at Garrett’s Mill and Brewing Company at 7:30 am to see what we’re all about!!
