OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NORWALK AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOVEMBER 2019
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The Holidays are almost here! Shop Local!
11|21 - 4:30 pm - Edward Jones - Jason Siemens - Ribbon Cutting
11|28 - Thanksgiving - Chamber Office Closed
11|30 - Shop Local Saturday Event!
12|1 - 4:30 pm - Tree Lighting Event @ O'Leary's Community Center
12|10 - 11:00 am - Warren County Legislative Lunch & Learn
12|19 - 11:30 am - Holiday Lunch @ Fellowship Community Church
SAVE THE DATE
January 24, 2020 - Annual Banquet @Echo Valley Country Club
NACC Holiday Lunch
Dec. 19 | 11:30 AM
FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH
225 North Ave., Norwalk, IA
Join your fellow chamber members for a festive holiday lunch hosted by Fellowship Community Church and sponsored by City State Bank.
Catering by: Winn's
Menu: Chicken DeBurgo, Sliced Ham, Green beans, Mac & Cheese, Breadsticks, Salad.
COST:
Free to NACC members
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EDWARD JONES - JASON SIEMENS
November 21 | 4:30 pm
Join us and welcome Jason to his new location! Appetizers and refreshments served.
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THE CHAMBER OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED NOV. 28 FOR THANKSGIVING
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SHOP SMALL SATURDAY
November 30 | All Day
Promote your business for Shop Small Saturday. Drop off items to be put in Shop Small bags that will be handed out to Norwalk shoppers at five locations in Norwalk. Contact Lucinda if interested.
Items need to be received by Tues, Nov. 26 to be included. Number of items info will be 50+. We will know final number on Nov. 21st.
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New Members
Radiant Complexions Dermatology - Allison Metzger
MEMBER FEATURES
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PROJECT SANTA NEEDS YOU
The goal of Project Santa is to help Norwalk families meet basic needs. It is also our hope that we can help to relieve a bit of the worry and stress that families experience during difficult financial times by helping to provide necessity and gift items for each child.
If your family or business would like to participate in this service project by donating items from a wish list or monetary donations, please contact Crystal Ellis, the Norwalk Area Ministerial Association coordinator at chefcellis@msn.com or (515) 491-1241. READ FULL LETTER
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Fill your freezer contest in Warren County
Despite many options at the grocery store, meat is still the center of many Iowa meals, as more than 33,000 Iowans entered the Iowa Farm Bureau and Fareway’s “Fill Your Freezer” contest for a chance to win $200 of free meat. The month-long contest was part of Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) Real Farmers. Real Food. Real Meat. initiative, which showcases the nutritional benefits of meat and the innovation of Iowa livestock farmers who raise it. READ MORE
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PARTNERSHIP PERK
Sign up for Look Local
The Greater Des Moines Partnership wants to help ensure small business owners and
entrepreneurs thrive in Central Iowa. Through the implementation of the “Look Local First” campaign, The Partnership encourages Greater Des Moines (DSM) residents to do just that and look local first for their business and consumer needs. Through your Membership with the Partnership, you are represented by this program that can help strengthen our local economy.
There are obvious reasons to look local when you make purchasing decisions. From a purely economic standpoint, shifting just 5 percent of your business' spending to local vendors could add more than $672 million per year to the local economy READ MORE>
Walter Isaacson Announced as Headliner for Partnership's Annual Dinner
Wednesday, Jan. 15 | 5 – 9 p.m.
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced Walter Isaacson as the 2020 Annual Dinner headline speaker. Isaacson has led a distinguished career as past CEO of the Aspen Institute, where he is now a Distinguished Fellow, and has been the chairman of CNN and the editor of TIME magazine. He is currently a Professor of History at Tulane University and an advisory partner at the New York City-based Perella Weinberg financial services firm. The best-selling author’s most recent biography, "Leonardo da Vinci" (2017), offers new discoveries about Leonardo’s life and work, weaving a narrative that connects his art to his science. MORE>
Marketing Your Business Online Workshop
Tuesday, Dec. 3 | 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Online sales worldwide are forecast to nearly double between 2016 and 2020. Is your business ready to capture this revenue? From small businesses to large eCommerce giant Amazon, many companies can benefit from selling online. As well as selling a physical product, online can be used to sell digital products, consultations or appointments, or intangibles, making it a flexible solution for all kinds of businesses. Join us for this educational workshop as you will learn why it’s crucial for you to consider online as a source of revenue. MORE>
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2019
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PLATINUM MEMBERS
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GOLD MEMBERS
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SILVER MEMBERS
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BRONZE MEMBERS
Aspen Waste Systems • BerganKDV • Cappel's Ace Hardware
City of Cumming • Ed Hildreth Construction
Edward Jones - Benjamin Pearson • Fareway Stores Inc
Hopkins & Huebner, P.C. • Hy-Vee Fleur • Kelly Cortum Inc
Norwalk Community Schools • Norwalk Living Magazine
O'Leary Celebration of Life Center • Pinnacle Jiu Jitsu
RB Web Development • Warren County Economic Development
The Norwalk Shop • Warrior Run Golf Course
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