j NOVEMBER 25, j Shop SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SHOP SMALL INFORMATION FORM Share your holiday store hours and special promotions or events throughout November and December. RETURN form to the Ord Area Chamber office by November 13,. PARADE REGISTRATION FORM Showcase your business or organization by participating in the WinterFest Parade! Prizes will be awarded for Most Lights, Most Creative and Most Holiday Related entries. RETURN form to the Ord Area Chamber office by November 13,. SNOWBALL CHAMBER MEMBER GUIDE Attract customers to your business or venue by offering a special promotion or gift. KEEP the Chamber Member Guide as a reference. SNOWBALL CHAMBER MEMBER REGISTRATION FORM Offer discounts, gifts, ChamberBucks or special prizes for community members as part of the Snowball Drop! RETURN form to the Ord Area Chamber office by November 13,. SNOWBALL CERTIFICATE S View examples of various Snowball Drop offerings. KEEP the certificate examples as a reference. HOLIDAY CHAMBERBUCKS GUIDE Find all you need to know about Holiday ChamberBucks Drawings and general ChamberBucks guidelines in one place. Be sure to share the information with your cashiers and encourage your customers to submit their receipt for a chance to win $100 in Ord Area ChamberBucks! KEEP the Holiday ChamberBucks Guide as a reference.
The Ord Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to represent Chamber members as a Small Business Saturday Neighborhood Champion. What does that mean for your business? Additional resources and promotion for shopping small at your local business during the holiday season. Business Name: Contact Name & Email Address: Store Hours on Small Business Saturday (November 25, ) Suggested store hours for Small Business Saturday are 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Many potential customers will also be in downtown Ord before and after the WinterFest Parade (6:00 pm) on Small Business Saturday if your business would like to take advantage of the large crowd by opening your doors. Open: Close: Regular & Special Holiday Store Hours: List your regular store hours. Also, if your business is open late on a particular day(s) during the holiday season, please provide your special holiday store hours below. Feel free to reference the online community calendar on OrdNebraska.com as you plan your holiday hours. Other members events and community activites are added as details become available. Other Holiday Details for your Business: (Sales or promotions, open house, after hours or other events) Please refer to the WinterFest schedule of events for all WinterFest and Small Business Saturday activities. Return this form or email responses by Monday, November 13,.
j Winterfes tj PARADE ROUTE Valley County Lights the Way Saturday, November 25, at 6:00 PM Parade line up will begin around 5:15-5:30 p.m. The order of the parade floats will be determined by arrival time. The first float that arrives will line up beginning at the intersection of 17th & M St. Floats will travel through the parade route twice in order to lengthen the parade. BEGIN PARADE East on M Street, South on 15th Street, West on N Street, North on 16th Street CONTINUE East on M Street, South on 15th Street, West on N Street, North on 16th Street EXIT PARADE West on M Street. = ANNOUNCER = BARRICADE HWY 70 L St Misko Sports L St HWY 70 Calamity Jane s Ord Fire Hall The Golden Husk S 16th St Valley County Courthouse S 15th St Valley Fire Espresso M St S 18th St Ord Township Library LINE UP S 17th St Blanquita s Scratchtown Brewing Company BEGIN/END PARADE Professional Eyecare M St Anderson Pharmacy S 14th St By-Way Guest House United Methodist Church N St N St Shelter Insurance
Showcase your business or organization in front of hundreds of community members and visitors during the WinterFest Parade on Saturday, November 25, at 6:00 pm. Parade theme is Valley County Lights the Way. Adorn your float, vehicle, golf cart or ATV with colorful, vibrant lights to light up Valley County! There is no entry fee and non-chamber members are welcome to participate. Please return this form to the Chamber office by Monday, November 13 at 5:00 pm. Prizes will be awarded to the best overall entries for the following categories: Most Lights Most Creative Most Holiday Related Each winner will receive $25 in Ord Area ChamberBucks! Use the space below to list the name of your business or organization and write a brief description. The parade announcer will read your message as your float passes through the parade. Your message can include information about your business or organization, current holiday promotions or events or you can simply wish the community Happy Holidays.
EVENT DETAILS Snowballs of savings will fall from the sky at 10:00 a.m. the morning of WinterFest & Small Business Saturday on November 25,. The event is free and open to the public. Community members are invited to gather on the Valley County Courthouse Square to catch snowballs (ping pong balls) as they fall from the sky. Each snowball will represent a specific discount or gift from Chamber members. Customers can redeem their snowball savings at the Small Business Saturday Shopping Headquarters in downtown Ord immediately following the Snowball Drop. HOW YOUR BUSINESS CAN PARTICIPATE Offer any number of snowballs for holiday shoppers (in-store discounts, gifts or prizes). Each of your offerings will be associated with a single snowball. Your business has the freedom to set expiration dates on any of your offerings. Participating in this WinterFest activity will encourage local shopping at your store during the holiday season! Complete the attached form and return it to the Chamber office by Monday, November 13 at 5:00 pm. Participation will be based on a first-come, first-serve basis. A limited number of snowballs (ping pong balls) are available. This buy local promotion is an exclusive benefit for Ord Area Chamber members. in Retain Gr ta The Snowball Drop is sponsored and coordinated by the Ord Area Chamber of Commerce Sus ow 1514 K Street Ord, NE 68862 (308) 728-7875 O R D AR E A www.ordnebraska.com Chamber of Commerce Not Following...Leading and Exceeding www.shopord.com
Business Name: Contact Name: Your business or organization can offer any number of snowballs (discounts, gifts, prizes). Availability of snowballs is based on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you would like to offer more than 10, please make a copy of this form or request additional forms from the Ord Area Chamber office. Please return this registration form by Monday, November 13,. Snowball Offering #1: Snowball Offering #2: Snowball Offering #3: Snowball Offering #4: Snowball Offering #5: Snowball Offering #6: Snowball Offering #7: Snowball Offering #8: Snowball Offering #9: Snowball Offering #10: : Snowball Offering #1: 10% off any in-store purchase at {YOUR BUSINESS} December 31, : Snowball Offering #2: $5 off any in-store purchase of $30 or more at {YOUR BUSINESS} November 25, (Small Business Saturday) Chamber staff will create certificates (see attached examples) representing each of your snowball offerings. Customers will exchange snowballs they catch for a certificate which they will redeem at your business.
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HOLIDAY CHAMBERBUCKS DRAWINGS Beginning Monday, November 20, customers may bring receipts from any Chamber member to the Ord Area Chamber office to be entered into ten drawings for $100 (each) in Ord Area ChamberBucks! Valid receipts for the drawings must be dated November 20, through December 18,. Receipts must reflect a purchase of $5.00 or more. One entry per receipt. Customers are allowed to keep the receipt after it is stamped. Customers will receive two entries per receipt if the receipt is dated Saturday, November 25, which is Small Business Saturday! Drawings will occur LIVE on KNLV s Party Line Part 2 segment on KNLV 1060 AM. 3 drawings for $100 (each) in ChamberBucks will occur on air on Monday, December 4 at approximately 1:30 p.m. 3 drawings for $100 (each) in ChamberBucks will occur on air on Monday, December 11 at approximately 1:30 p.m. 4 drawings for $100 (each) in ChamberBucks will occur on air on Monday, December 18 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Entries will not be discarded after the first drawing. Only one winner per household for the Holiday ChamberBucks Drawings. Winners must pick up prizes at the Chamber office. The Holiday ChamberBucks Drawings are sponsored by the Ord Area Chamber of Commerce. GENERAL CHAMBERBUCKS GUIDELINES The number of ChamberBucks redeemed at Chamber businesses skyrockets during the holiday season! In order to fulfill the intentions of the ChamberBucks program, please be sure your cashiers are aware of these general guidelines: ChamberBucks are available in $5, $10, $20 and $50 denominations and are redeemed at the register just like a customer s personal check. It is highly recommended that the entire face value of a ChamberBuck be used on one transaction to ensure every penny is spent at a Chamber business in the community. Chamber businesses simply endorse and deposit each ChamberBuck like a customer s personal check. Various ChamberBuck designs are currently in circulation; as long as they are stamped with an Authorization signature, they are ready to redeem at your business.