Seward Area Chamber of Commerce
Advocating for, Promoting and Recruiting Business Together! 
Weekly Update
June 8, 2015
Upcoming Dates
 
June 9 @ 11:30 am
Board of Directors
Civic Center 

June 12 @ 9:00 am
First Impressions
Civic Center  
 
   Public Events Calendar

If you weren't able
to attend Seward Night with the Saltdogs this
past weekend, you'll get another chance!  The Chamber is teaming up with Memorial Healthcare Systems again for a second Saltdogs Night on Saturday, July 11th.  Tickets will be $10
with $5 being donated
back to the Chamber. 
 
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Seward Chamber of Commerce
616 Bradford St.
402-643-4189
Fax:  402-643-4713
[email protected]

From the Chamber Office

 

 Hello All!

 

Thanks to all who attended our Fourth of July kickoff luncheon. We look forward to another great year in Seward.

 

Last week, the board approved a transition plan for my departure. I will be available for a period of up to 90 days as a consultant to help answer any questions and help get projects finished up. Pat Coldiron and Sharon Hambek will be serving as boots-on-the-ground Co-Interim Executive Directors for a period of up to 90 days while the Board moves toward a more permanent solution. We have created a structured delegation of duties to keep the work of the Chamber moving forward during this time.

 

- Charles
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4th of July Schedules Available

Printed posters and schedules for the 4th of July are in the Civic Center lobby or you can print them off the website at www.julyfourthseward.com.  If you would like posters delivered to your business, call 402-643-4189 and we will pass the request on to the committee.

Parade Entries Being Accepted 

Use the following link to access the parade application and rules.   The parade entry deadline is June 15. 

Parade Info
Where's Waldo in Seward
Waldo

 

Twenty-one businesses have signed up to participate in "Where's Waldo in Seward" this July. To participate, a business needs to display a 6" Waldo figure in their business from July 1-31, contribute a prize for the drawing, and contribute $50 toward group marketing and a grand prize. Contact [email protected] if you'd like to be involved. I have four more Waldo figures, available to the first four to request them.

 

Thanks,

Carla Ketner

Chapters Books & Gifts

 

 

They're STILL GOOD!

 
















A few months back, we announced transition plans for phasing out Seward Gift Certificates. Effective June 15, 2015, merchants will no longer be able to include Seward Gift Certificates with their regular deposits at the bank. THESE CERTIFICATES ARE STILL GOOD; they just must be exchanged for the Chamber Bucks that are encoded with account information. Certificate holders or merchants may bring Seward Gift Certificates into the Chamber office for exchange at any time.

 

Disaster  
Loans  
Available

Severe storms, tornadoes, high winds and flooding occurring between May 2 and May 11 of 2015 in the Nebraska counties of Saline and Thayer and the contiguous Nebraska counties of Filmore, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Nuckolls, York and Seward.  Whether you rent or own your home, own a business, or a small agricultural cooperative located in a declared disaster area, and are the victim of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  

Application filing deadlines:
Physical Damage - July 27, 2015
Economic Injury - February 29, 2016.

Click on the link below for details.

SBA Press Release

SBA Fact Sheet