ChamberLinks: Nov. 7, 2013

Click to learn about these timely promotions from Chamber-member businesses:

Insphere Insurance Solutions Extends Career Opportunities

Holiday Give Back Program from Outreach Promotions Supports Local Charity

Check out The Cachet's new location at Kenny Center

Cartridge World Dublin celebrates four years with $4 off discount for Chamber members

Where's YOUR E-sert? Contact the Chamber at 888-3040 to schedule the "E-sertion" of your promotional flier in PDF format.

REGISTRATION LINKS
Click on the hyperlinked (underlined) events to reach the event registration page on the Chamber's website.
Once on the site, click REGISTER NOW and follow the prompts, then click SUBMIT.

11/11 Business After Hours with Elected Officials

11/28 and 11/29 Chamber Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

12/11 Business After Hours and Holiday Gift Card Grab-Bag

12/18 Young Professionals of Worthington Holiday Mixer

12/24 and 12/25 Chamber Office Closed for Holiday

1/1/2014 Chamber Office Closed for Holiday

1/9/2014 Health & Fitness Expo at The Shops at Worthington Place

Invoices will be sent, and payment will be expected, for reservations not honored or canceled before the deadline.

OTHER EVENTS ...

First and third Tuesday mornings,
7:30 a.m. - New Connections Network Referral Group (Subgroup participants only - call 888-3040 for details)

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Say thanks to elected officials and public servants at a Business After Hours on Veterans Day, Nov. 11

Ethan Allen and R & P Deli invite you to join us at the Chamber's November Business After Hours (BAH) to say "thanks" to elected officials and public servants serving local and regional government -- including some newly elected officials who gained positions in the Nov. 5 election.

The event is scheduled on Monday, Nov. 11,from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ethan Allen, 6767 N. High St., Worthington. Enjoy food from R & P Deli, including:
Platters of mixed sandwiches and wraps
Fruit trays
Vegetable trays
Cheese trays
Several types of salads
Chocolate chunk cookies

Pre-register to be eligible for door prizes, including gift certificates from Flowers on High and Wren House, and jewelry worth $2,000 from Worthington Jewelers. Register before 9 a.m. on Nov. 11. You will receive a preprinted name tag, automatic check-in and automatic inclusion in an extra door prize drawing.

To pre-register on the Chamber's online event page (at this link),

click REGISTER NOW on the frame to the right of the screen and follow the prompts. You will receive a confirmation e-mail if successfully registered. Please note: Using the information request and e-mail reminder features below does not register you for the event.

Monthly 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. Attendance at BAH events is considered a privilege of membership.

Members and invited public officials (who have confirmed their registration in advance) may attend this event free of charge. Guests (spouses, friends, and referrals who are considering membership) are welcome at $20 per person. The guest fee is credited toward membership dues to those who join the organization. The fee is payable in advance or at the door by credit card, check or cash.

YPoW plans Dec. 18 White Elephant gift exchange

Young Professionals of Worthington (YPoW) invite Chamber members and guests ages 21-39 to their third annual White Elephant Holiday Extravaganza on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hyatt Place Columbus Worthington, 7490 Vantage Drive.
Hyatt Place will provide appetizers and will offer Happy Hour ($3 Beer and $4 Wine) drink specials.

Join the group for networking, food and beverages, and a White Elephant Gift Exchange ($10 limit).

Pre-register for the YPoW event by noon on Dec. 18 at this link or by calling 888-3040. For more information about the event, contact YPoW chair Katie Berry at (614) 432-1373.

Promote your business with a donation of a
gift card for December BAH fundraising activity

In preparation for the Dec. 11 Business After Hours at Four Points by Sheraton - Polaris, the Chamber is seeking donations of gift cards and certificates for a fun- and fund-raising activity that will be part of the holiday BAH.

Attendees will participate in a mystery gift card grab-bag activity that supports Chamber scholarships for Leadership Worthington, Women's Business Network, and other Chamber-sponsored local business and school district projects and partnerships. Here's how:

From a line-up of festive gift bags that all look alike, BAH guests may elect to purchase one or more bags for a donation of $20 each. Each will contain a minimum of $25 in gift cards from local and national stores and gift certificates from Chamber members.

Just in time for holiday gift-giving, the gift cards will make great gifts for clients, employees, co-workers and friends, or ways to pamper yourself with services, products and meals during the stressful end-of-year season.

Interested in donating gift cards and certificates to promote your business? Contact Max Good at (614) 888-3040. (Note: Coupons and certificates that require additional purchase, or include a mandatory sales demo, will not be included.)

Be the host with the most (promotional opportunity)
when you bring an event to your workplace in 2014

As many of our member companies are budgeting and scheduling for 2014 activities, it's also time to complete our Chamber's calendar of Business After Hours, Business Before Hours, lunches, QuickConnect sessions, Lunch and Learns, and subgroup events for the coming year.

If your company can host an event at your workplace in 2014, please e-mail Max@worthingtonchamber.org or call us at the Chamber office, 888-3040.

Bringing Chamber members and guests to your office is the prime opportunity for business promotion, allowing them to see, first hand, your products and services, to learn about your brand and meet key staff at your business. Hosting Business After Hours events and Business Before Hours events is open to any Chamber-member business that has not hosted a BAH or BBH within the past two years. Contact Max Good for a contract describing the opportunities and responsibilities for an after-hours or before-hours host.

Benefit Update: Assistance with health care choices

Following full implementation of the Affordable Care Act that began on Oct. 1, the Chamber's health care benefit program for members is undergoing some transitions. As a service to our members, the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with other central Ohio Chambers of Commerce to simplify purchasing individual health insurance.

A special website, www.cocchealth.com, has been created in partnership with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Shawan-Marquis Agency, a Silver Sustaining Member of the Chamber. When you visit www.cocchealth.com, select the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce. Some benefits of using www.cocchealth.com include:

Easy subsidy estimates
Quick quotes
Answers to health insurance questions
Agents available for live chat sessions
A dedicated phone number for Chamber members: 1-888-506-1574

We hope that using www.cocchealth.com will make buying health insurance simple for our members.

If you have any questions, please contact Theresa Messenger here at the Chamber, at (614) 888-3040 or Theresa@worthingtonchamber.org. You may also contact Erin Gatto at the Central Ohio Chambers of Commerce Health Plan, at (888) 506-1574 or by email at epgatto@aol.com.

Last call for members who want to...

DISCOVER CUBA!

Last call for members of the Chamber and the community who want to "Discover Cuba" in a Chamber-sponsored guided tour. The date of the trip has been altered slightly and is now planned for Jan. 10-27, 2014.

Through the unusual travel opportunity, Chamber and community members can gain a new perspective on Cuba's unique history, cuisine and culture through people-to-people cultural interactions and exchanges. Travelers will enjoy learning about Cuba's storied history from the Museum of the Revolution to Hemingway's home.

They will have opportunities to interact with local residents and businesses, visiting the home and studio of a famous artist as well as the San Jose Craft Market, where local artisans showcase their goods. Travelers also will visit the majestic countryside of the Vinales valley, where they will tour a cigar factory and tobacco farm.

Download a brochure at this link.

The tour price is $3,699 per person (double occupancy) and includes round-trip airfare from Miami, first-class hotel accommodations, 16 meals, professional tour escort, baggage handling, Cuban travel visa, Cuban medical insurance, sightseeing and admission to all attractions per itinerary.

For more information on the travel program, contact Kathryn Paugh, executive director of the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce, at (614) 888-3040 by 9 a.m. on Nov. 11.

The Discover Cuba program is operated by Chamber Explorations/Premier World Discovery.

Need more information about these or other Chamber activities or benefits? We're open for business 24/7 on our website, www.worthingtonchamber.org, to view or sign up for events. Call 888-3040 or click here to e-mail us for help in using our website, making payment arrangements, or learning more about Chamber member benefits.

Copyright 2013- Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce, 25 W. New England Ave., Suite 100, Worthington, OH 43085. Phone: 614-888-3040. Fax: 614-841-4842.