Chamber Newsletter
September 2019
On Wednesday September 18, you are invited to attend a social development workshop called "Bridges out of Poverty". This course will help us understand what it's like to live in poverty and also how poverty affects our community. Poverty is a social problem that calls for a social solution. We can't fight poverty by alleviating its symptoms. We need to attack the factors of poverty. This requires understanding and empathy. Programs like foodbanks are necessary but they address symptoms, not the bigger problem. We need to stop giving people fish and give them the tools to fish for themselves. I hope you will invest in our community by giving your afternoon (DOORS OPEN AT 12:30) to attend this course. The cost is only $20 Please sign up and join us as this is an opportunity to make significant change in our community. click here
September
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Fall Leadership Program WARD & UPTIGROVE - The Leadership Learning Program is designed to give you and/or your employees the tools to lead and to supervise effectively. It covers leadership and self-awareness, productive time management, communicating for reduced conflict, coaching for engagement and developing high functioning teams. - Five consecutive Thursdays October 24, 31, November 7, 14 and 21 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm COST $995 + HST per participant if you sign up after Aug 31 To register or get more information email W&U at hrresults@w-u.on.ca, call 519-291-3040
Thanking our EVENT Sponsors – SHOPPERS DRUG MART | MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH | LISTOWEL TECHNOLOGY INC | BMO Bank of Montreal EASTLINK | KEIL-DADSON INSURANCE | LIBRO CREDIT UNION | LISTOWEL BIA | PERTH COUNTY | STOP 23 AUTO SALES CHERREY BUS LINES | TRILLIUM MUTUAL INSURANCE | WARD & UPTIGROVE | WIGHTMAN | PERTH COMMUNITY FUTURES DEV. CORP. MEDIA SPONSOR - THE LISTOWEL BANNER | BLACKBURN RADIO
NEW TO NORTH PERTH - A welcome package has been developed to help our new residents feel connected and welcomed in their new community! This package contain basic information along with the community directory, gifts or vouchers from our members, and the opportunity to attract our new comers to use all our businesses and services that we offer. !MARKETING WITH A PURPOSE This program will direct new residents, who are already consciously developing new buying habits, directly to our stores, restaurants and service providers. The intention is to offer them an incentive to check out your business and to do so at an extremely affordate rate. The real value lies in the gift that a particular business offers the new resident. If our Chamber members want to get involved in this package - call us 519-291-1551 *Chamber Members can provide a gift or Voucher of Value for this package—Let us know you want to be in this package and we will manage the rest. * If you meet new people, give them a card to come see us—and we’ll do our best to engage and support our new residents, and they too will fall in love with this community.
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If your business is receiving Shop Local Dollars, you can call or email us for a to exchange those dollars for a cheque . Currently there is over $37,500 in circulation and you should be capturing that audience by promoting your location as a place that accepts them. During the month of July, we exchanged $3300!
BOOK YOUR MESSAGE NOW! Did you know that a Chamber Member can advertise on the digital sign for a month, and your message/brand/event is shared over 10,000 times in 30 days, and the Chamber member discounted cost is only $180.
Contact Joe Carter, and ask him about the Chamber Plan! Cell: 519-357-6155 | joe.carter@sunlife.com
The Chamber will share member events through social media, and if you want to upgrade to using the digital sign - you get a special rate! Be sure to let us know what events you have planned and we can post, promote and share along with you! Keeping Listowel active is great for the entire community. Ask for details
Special Event Marketing
Free Quote... to compare or consider an Employee Benefit Plan! Did you know that a plan's renewal premiums aren't based on your company claims? Did you know the Chamber Plan can accept businesses that employ as little as 1 or 2 people?
Shop Local Dollars are redeemable at the Chamber office
Would you like an opportunity to become a community leader and participate in the Chamber at the working level If you care about this community, if you want to see things get done, if you have ideas and energy, if you see a problem and believe in finding a solution ... you should be a Chamber of Commerce director!
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SPECIAL THANKS - AND RECOGNITION TO THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE PARTNERS IN OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
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SILVER: LISTOWEL TECHNOLOGY INC | MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH | SHOPPERS DRUG MART BRONZE: LIBRO CREDIT UNION | WARD & UPTIGROVE KEIL-DADSON INSURANCE | EASTLINK WIGHTMAN | TRILLIUM MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. Media Sponsors: Blackburn Radio, The Listowel Banner, and Saner Media
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