Happy Thanksgiving from the Chamber! We're grateful for the connections made all year long through the interaction and support of Chamber members -- including many new members who joined during our recent Membership Drive. Congratulations to Sunny Patel of Two Brothers Wine & Spirits, the grand prize winner of our Fill it Up membership contest.

Several chamber subgroups are planning special events to celebrate the holiday season. Participants in the Small Office/Home Office (SoHo) group will gather on Dec. 1 at Champps Americana for a networking dinner. Champps is offering numerous special menu choices for an affordable meal, ordered from the menu and paid directly to the restaurant. Reservations for the dinner may be made through SoHo chair Glen Allie. Phone 383-3742.

The Women's Business Network will meet the new director of the Worthington Food Pantry and exchange gifts and networking information at a luncheon at Hyde Park Steakhouse on Dec. 15; registration information is below.

Young Professionals of Worthington (YPoW) are taking a lighthearted approach to gift-giving at a Dec. 20 mixer with a White Elephant Extravaganza theme. Join them at Hyatt Place. The registration link is below.

The Dec. 6 Business After Hours will give all Chamber members a chance to celebrate our connections and the holidays together as we view the expansion at Worthington Jewelers. See the related article below.

Many of our Chamber member businesses are gearing up for the shopping season and also sponsoring activities to help others during this season. See the e-serts included with this e-newsletter for details of some of these efforts.

If your company won a free e-sert during the year as a new member or door prize winner, be sure to send your artwork (in PDF) soon to be included in our e-newsletter by year-end. It's a great time to promote holiday specials or new services to be introduced in the coming year.