Schoedinger Funeral Services' Worthington Chapel will host our Chamber's next Business After Hours on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at their newly renovated location at 6699 N. High St.  

Chamber members and guests will mingle to view the renovations, meet the staff, and enjoy food and beverages, door prizes, and great networking.   

Pre-register by 1 p.m. on Sept. 14 to be included in the "Know Before You Go" section of our website. Members who pre-register by the deadline will receive preprinted name tags, eligibility for extra door prizes, and inclusion on the "Know Before You Go" list. Browsing the list before you attend can help you target new business connections, reinforce developing business relationships, and welcome newcomers to the Chamber.  

 Business Before Hours (BBH) and Business After Hours (BAH) events are designed to give Worthington Chamber members the opportunity to network with other members in an informal setting and to learn more about Chamber member businesses.

Select "REGISTER NOW" above to reach the online registration page, and follow the registration prompts.  Be sure to click "SUBMIT." You'll receive an e-mail confirmation when successfully registered.  

Call us at 888-3040 to learn more about this and other upcoming business-building activities of the Chamber.

Calling all golfers ...

The Chamber's annual Golf Outing is recognized as one of the best outings of its kind in central Ohio. The event is a great way to build relationships with a customer or client, reward a dedicated employee, or treat yourself to a day of golf while networking with other Chamber members. 

The number of golfers is limited to 130 players. Participants may register as singles, in pairs or as foursomes. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishing teams, and golfers will have a chance to win additional prizes through a door prize drawing and skill holes on the course. Hole-in-one contests will offer some exciting prizes, to be announced.

Check-in for players at the scramble-type event will begin at 10 a.m., and a shotgun start will kick off the event at 11 a.m. The registration fee includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, picnic dinner and assorted beverages.

Several levels of sponsorship opportunities are available. You also may donate an item or gift certificate for the event raffle and other prizes to make the event even more enjoyable for participants. Click on the REGISTER NOW link to review the benefits of each sponsor level, or call the Chamber Office at 888-3040 for information.

The golf outing is planned by a committee of Chamber volunteers chaired by Bill Alsnauer, State Farm, and Mike Althoff, Capitol Office Supply.

Worthington's downtown streets will bustle with activity on Sept. 24 as the Chamber presents Old Worthington Market Day - Worthington's largest day-long festival - from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event takes place, rain or shine, on the streets of Downtown Worthington - primarily along High Street (SR 23), from SR 161 south to South Street, and on the Village Green. 

Market Day features a colorful display of artisan-crafted goods from jewelry, pottery and ceramics to beautiful paintings, decorative clothing and unique wood products. More than 200 exhibitors are expected to display their wares this year. Numerous community and school groups also participate, selling food items or handcrafted goods.

Downtown merchants and community organizations also offer activities for many interests. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., businesses in the Old Worthington Quarter will stage a fundraising event to benefit the Worthington Food Pantry, as they present the third annual Old Worthington Quarter Beer Festival in the parking lot at East New England Avenue and High Street.  Hungry and thirsty Market Day shoppers can enjoy more than a dozen American craft beers and seasonal foods for a $5 donation benefiting the pantry -- and pop into Rivage Atlantique to cool off and check sports scores on the large screen TVs.

Other attractions on Market Day include the Friends of the Library book sale at Old Worthington Library, Worthington Historical Society's flea market, farmers' market vendors, children's activities and performing groups.

Free shuttle buses are provided to the festival area from the parking lots at Thomas Worthington High School. There is no charge to attend.

For more information, check the Calendar of Events at www.worthingtonchamber.org. Click on Sept. 24, 2011, to view event and vendor registration details.

Note: Want to reach more than 20,000 visitors? Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are still available for Market Day, but deadlines are approaching rapidly. Call the Chamber office today if your business is interested in a sponsor booth and related advertising and promotional opportunities. Vendor applications are still being accepted for arts and crafts booths, community groups, downtown merchants who would like a booth in front of their stores, and food vendors. ThisWeek Community Newspapers also has Market Day advertising supplement opportunities available. Call 888-3040 for more information all of these opportunities.