Nordonia Hills Chamber of Commerce

To promote our members through education, leadership and communication between businesses, government and our community.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Time again to show the love - for your own community!!

It’s time again to show the LOVE! Reserve Tuesday, Dec. 7 for the NHCOC Annual Networking Party & Auction. This year the fun will be from 5-8 PM at Gambitta’s Party Center in Northfield. Admission is $5 plus 5 non-perishable foods (please check expiration dates). First Merit is sponsoring the mixed drinks again this year. All attendees are asked to ring a dish to share - last names beginning ‘A’ to ‘H’, please bring a dessert. All others, please bring an appetizer. Pick-a-Prize auction items are now being collected in the Chamber Office. Please call our committee chair Jami Aquino 330-384-7452(FirstMerit) or the Chamber Office (330-467-8956) regarding sponsorships ($25 - $500) or donations. The $500 and $100 level sponsorships include free raffle tickets and a reserved table for your group. All sponsorships include a logo link to your business. For more information on this event, please go to our web site.

I know the economy is bad, but this is the time to open your hearts to others whose need is greater. The Chamber Holiday Party supports the Emergency Assistance Center that feeds hungry people RIGHT HERE IN NORDONIA HILLS! Just a small sponsorship gives you recognition on our web site, the local newspaper and on the weekly email sent to over 900 emails. Your raffle prize donation enables us to raise funds to give some of those deserving families a little bit of Christmas fun. Please plan to attend our Holiday Party – and bring your co-workers! By working together, all our struggles will be easier.

Sponsors to date include: Sleigh Bell Sponsors are Jackson Comfort Systems, Key Bank, Ridgway Insurance and Hageman Pest Control, Elmcroft of Sagamore Hills is a Jingle Bell Sponsor and The Boyle Group and Crossroads Chiropractic Center are Silver Bell sponsors. Corporate food donations will be coming from Panini’s of Sagamore Hills, Spennato’s Ristorante, Winking Lizard and Chick-fil-A.

Shop Nordonia Hills first during this holiday season and throughout the coming year. From shoes to house additions, landscaping to cakes and cookies, Nordonia Hills businesses have just about anything you can buy out of town, at a competitive price. Our local merchants provide reliable products and good service AND they know their customers. So before you spend your money out of town or online, do your homework and check locally first. You’ll save a trip, find a bargain and boost our home economy. Here are more reasons to shop local:

• Local business owners contribute to more local fundraising and 501(c)3’s.
• Local businesses provide a majority of jobs.
• Local businesses support other local businesses.
• The business community becomes reflective of this community’s unique culture.
• The sales taxes I pay support this community and county: fixing my roads, maintaining the parks, etc.
• Competition and diversity result in fair prices and more choices.
• Shopping local reduces my carbon footprint.
• Local business owners invest in the community and have a vested interest in the future of this community.
• My hometown is more important than a cheap pair of underwear!

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