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December 7, 2009 
In This Issue
Renew Your Dues - It Helps Your Bottom Line
Zoning Code Rewrite Website for Fitchburg
Upcoming Events/Dates
Quick Links
 
Give Locally - Chamber Checks Make Great Holiday Gifts 
 
The Fitchburg Chamber offers Chamber Checks.  A gift certificate (that is really a check) that can be redeemed at chamber businesses.  This is a great way to give a versatile gift and it supports our local Fitchburg businesses at the same time.
  
Anyone who purchases a chamber check to give as a gift will also be provided a list of all our chamber businesses where the chamber check can be redeemed.
 
A chamber check gift certificate is one of the most versatile gifts you can give.  The lucky recipient can redeem it for goods, services, a night out, quick groceries or lunch with a friend. 
 
Chamber Checks can be purchased at the Chamber office please call ahead at 288-8284 or email at bklein@fitchburgchamber.com
 Renew Your Dues - It Helps Your Bottom Line! 
 
Consumers are 63% more likely to make future purchases from a company that is a member of the chamber of commerce. (From a nationwide study conducted by the Schapiro Group)
 
  • Consumers who are told that a business is a chamber member are 51% more likely to be highly aware of your business and 57% more likely to think positively of its local reputation.
  • When consumers know that a business is a member of the local chamber, they are 44% more likely to think favorably about that business
  • Consumers are 29% more inclined to trust your reputation
  • When business decision-makers believe that a business is a chamber member, they are 37% more likely to think favorably of the business and 51% more likely to be highly aware of it, 58% more likely to think positively of its local reputation and 59% more likely buy goods/services from it.


What does this mean for Fitchburg Chamber Members? By belonging to the Fitchburg Chamber your business has a higher profile and reputation in the mind of the consumer; consumers believe you are more reputable, customer friendly and a better choice compared to non-members.

Be sure to renew your dues, and display your membership decal, let your customers know you support your community and the Fitchburg Chamber.

For the complete study, please visit:

The Real Value of Joining Your Local Chamber 

 

Fitchburg's Zoning Code Rewrite
 
The Zoning Code Rewrite will also include a look at and include changes in Fitchburg's signage ordinance. 
 
PlaceMakers LLC has launched Fitchburg's iCharrette website for the Zoning Code Rewrite; the website is www.fitchburgzoning.com  
 
This website contains some basic content regarding the rewrite process and will continue to be updated with new information as the process moves forward.  The website also provide an opportunity for the public to participate in the process without physically attending a meeting.
 
Upcoming Events   

December 8 - Set Your Intentions- Prairie Swale Toastmasters
December 08 at noon at the BTCI - 5445 E. Cheryl Parkway 
Fitchburg, Prairie Swale Toastmasters is having a special meeting called Set Your Intentions, 2010. Lunch will be provided and you can come and see what Toastmasters is all about. RSVP to susan@confidentdirections.com or call 608-764-2800
December 9 - Bridal Show at the Quality Inn & Suites
Time: 4:30p.m. - 7p.m.
The Quality Suites is holding a bridal show Wednesday, December 9, 4:30pm - 7:00pm. There are 28 vendors that will be showcasing their products and services to help make your wedding day memorable! 


December 10 - Ecco Salon Holiday Open House
5:00 p.m. - 8:00p.m.
www.eccosalon.com  5500 E. Cheryl Parkway, Ste 120 
Please join Ecco Salon for their annual holiday open house event. Find extraordinary gifts for everyone on your list and receive 15% off all Aveda products! (This promotion excludes gift sets). Enjoy hors' dourves, refreshments and complimentary stress relieving hand treatments. Meet the staff and experience all things Aveda. 
 
December 12 - Cookies & Crafts Sale at Memorial United Church of Christ
9:00 a.m. - noon - 5705 Lacy Road
The annual Cookies and Crafts Sale for the holiday season will be at Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Rd., on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon. The cookies and crafts are made by members of the congregation. There will also be olive wood Christmas items made by artists in Bethlehem and olive oil for sale. All of the proceeds from this event go towards a scholarship for a college student in Bethlehem through Memorial's partnership with Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.

December 12 - 12th Annual Kneaded Relief & Day Spa Open House
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  www.kneadedreliefdayspa.com 
5500 E. Cheryl Parkway, Ste126 
Free chair massages, scalp & foot massages, skin consultations, fitness consultations and Trillium Hand Polish demos! Food and beverages available along with hourly wellness presentations and hourly prize drawings. Grand prize drawing for The Sampler Package which includes an express facial, thirty minute relaxation massage, paraffin hand dip and aromatherapy steam shower. Gift Certificates will be sold at 10% off, all retail at 10% off (excluding young living oils) and book your next appointment and get 10% off of that! Join us for this fun day get some pampering done in the middle of winter for free!

December 13 - Children's Holiday Party - Fitchburg Community Center
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.- 5510 Lacy Road 
The 23rd Annual Children's Holiday Party is Sunday, December 13th, 2009. The event will be held at the Fitchburg Community Center from 1 p.m. - 4p.m. Santa arrives at 1:15 p.m., so get here early to sign up for your visit. There will be video taping and selling dvd's of your child's visit with Santa, but you are more than welcome to bring your own video camera as well. We will have Hot Chocolate, Hot Cider, Pinatas, Games, Sing A Longs, Arts/Crafts, Face Painting, Air Bounce, Popcorn Balls and more... Please bring a non-perishable food item or toy for children in need.

More Holiday Dates Here - Shopping Specials and Holiday Open Houses Chamber Calendar
Win a Trip for 2 to the Caribbean 
(or another exotic destination of your choice) raffle
 
Feel like spending a week somewhere warm this winter?  With odds like this you just might!
 
The Fitchburg Chamber is selling raffle tickets for the chance to win a trip to the Caribbean, or another destination of your choice! The winner will receive a $3,000 travel voucher to work with Burkhalter Travel to plan the trip of your dreams.
 
Tickets will be sold until 8a.m. on January 5th. They are $20 and we're only selling 500. Tickets may be purchased at Chamber Events, by Ambassadors and Board Members, and at the Chamber office. Anyone is welcome to try their luck! 
 
The winner will be chosen on Janurary 5th at Business Before 9 at the Candlewood Suites and you need not be present to win.
 
Contact Bethany at bklein@fitchburgchamber.com  or 288-8284 for more information.  
 
Good Luck!