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Holiday Shopping Trail 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Windham Region Chamber of Commerce Promotes Small Business
Saturday With Holiday Shopping Trail
Shop Small-Great sales, food, fun and a trip to Ireland!

Saturday, November 30

Beginning on Small Business Saturday, November 30, and continuing until Tuesday, December 24, pick up a Holiday Shopping Trail passport at participating venues in eastern CT.  Collect stickers by visiting, shopping or dining local at venues listed in the passport. The stickers enter you into a drawing for prizes, including gift cards and certificates, gadgets, or even a free roundtrip airfare to Ireland courtesy of Aer Lingus!  For a list of passport pick-up locations and participating businesses, visit WindhamChamber.com or see the list below.

For more information about the Holiday Shopping Passport Trail please visit WindhamChamber.com or call the Chamber at 860-423-6389.

The Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization that serves Eastern CT.  Our mission to help businesses be more successful by providing networking opportunities, professional development, business advocacy and free support and mentoring services.

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Andover
Over And Over Barntique
415 Route 6

Coventry
eyeTrade Optical Shop
1197 Main Street
Buy one, get one half off

Danielson
Lilium Florist
86 Main Street
10 % off any cash and carry item of $25.00 or more

Killingly
Wireless Zone of Killingly
1105 Killingly Commons Dr

Mansfield
Pizza Mike’s Pizzeria
1659 Storrs road
Get a large cheese pizza for only $10.00!

The Hoot
86 Storrs Rd

Holiday Hill Day Camp
41 Chaffeeville Road
Enroll for summer 2020 by November 30, four our Early Bird Super Savings – $110 discount per two- week

The Emporium by Windham Arts
East Brook Mall 95 Storrs Road

North Windham
Logistics
361 Boston Post Rd
Raffles and giveaways during the entire shopping trail event. Hot Chocolate & Dessert Bar.

Wireless Zone of North Windham
361 Boston Post Rd

Putnam
The Windows Art Gallery
112 Main Street Unit 3
10% off framed art work, gift certificates for classes and 10% off group classes. Leather products for sale.

WorkLocal
112 Main Street Unit #6

Renee’s Working Girl Catering Service
142 School St.

The Courthouse Bar and Grille
121 Main Street
Courthouse “Summons to Appear” gift cards available in any demonination

Victoria Station Cafe
91 Main Street

Lilium Florist
350 Kennedy Drive
10 % off on cash and cary item of $25.00 or more

Antiques Marketplace
109 Main Street

Arts and Framing
136 Main Street

August & March Home
130 Main Street

Flying Carpet Studio
112 Main st. # 12

Green Valley Glass
22 South Main Street
15% off all glass purchases on Black Friday ( 11/29)

K’s Sweet Spot
112 Main Street

Twigs and Pearls
136 Main St.
Free gift with purchase of $50 or more

Wireless Zone of Putnam
207 Kennedy Dr

Wonderland Comics
160 Main St.
Black Friday (11/29) and Small Business Saturday (11/30) sale

Bens Beans Coffee Roasters
164 Main Street

South Windham
Miller Brothers VP Fuel
801 Windham Rd.
We will pay the sales tax on purchases on Small Business Saturday (11/30)

All Sleep
885 Windham Rd.
$10 off a custom pillow from our Pillow Fill Station!

Ladd’s Garden/ Fairy Hop Gift Shop
671 Windham Road
Christmas Decorating Showcase

Stafford Springs
Artisans at Middle River
60 Main Street
Our gallery will be participating in Small Business Saturday (11/30). with give-aways, refreshments, and one big party on Main Street in Stafford!

Storrs
Red Barn Creamery/Stearns Farm
483 Browns Rd

Tolland
Tolland Red and White
46 Tolland Green

Willimantic
Dawn’s Designs
69 Bridge street plaza

Thread City Diner
931 Main Street

Mackey’s
249 Columbia Ave
Live Christmas wreaths, trees, cemetery logs, holiday gifts, and decor

The Mill Museum Gift Shop
411 Main Street
Gift shop plus a craft show of local artisans: 11/30, 12/1, 12/7, 12,8

Willimantic Food Coop
91 Valley Street

Plumgully Farm
69 Bricktop Rd

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Seasonal Sips ~ A Wine, Spirit & Culinary Tasting

The Chamber of Commerce, Windham Region presents its 13th annual Seasonal Sips ~ A Wine And Spirit Tasting And Culinary Extravaganza

Monday, November 11, 2019
5:30pm -7:30pm
Uconn Alumni Center – 2384 Alumni Dr, Storrs
$50 per person – must be 21 to attend

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*Please note online registration will close at 2pm Friday, October 8.

Join hundreds of food, wine and beer lovers at the UCONN Alumni Center in Storrs as they enjoy locally produced spirits and cuisine from our region.

Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased online or by calling the Chamber at 860.423.6389. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

 

 

The Menu

Enjoy speciality cuisine from: Illiano’s Pizza | Latin Flavor | Lake view Restaurant | Azaluna | University Catering | KD Crops | Pizza Mike’s Pizzeria | Dog Lane Cafe | Graduate Storrs | Geno’s Grille | Renee’s Working Girl Catering Service 

Sip on beverages from: Willimantic Brewing Company | Black Hog Brewing | Black Pond Brews | These Guys Brewing | Hartford Flavor Co. | Westford Hills Distillery | Ritual Earth Tea | Five Churches Brewing 

Indulge on desserts from: Andie’s Cookies | Edible Arrangements | Vanna’s Goodies | Green Valley Cotton Candy | Pucketts Pantry | Hungry Lion

Want to be a vendor? Download the agreement here >> VENDOR AGREEMENT

 


A Special Thank You To This Years Sponsors

Gold Sponsors: Atwood Dementia Group |The Chronicle | WILI | Logistics Consulting | Eversource | Eastern CT State University | Eric’s Tree Service | Hampton Remodeling

Silver Sponsors: Wireless Zone | AT&T | Latin Flavor | Klaus Larsen Roofing | McClintock Roofing | Potter Funeral Home

 

Bronze Sponsors: Care Plus More | Columbia Manufacturing | Eastconn | EGS Advanced Energy | Eye Trade | Rapid Service | Sarazin General Contractors 

 

 

SEASONAL SIPS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

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Gold Sponsor – $500 investment 

8 Complementary tickets
Company name on all marketing collaterals
Company name on centerpieces
Company name in event program

Silver Sponsor – $250 investment
4 Complementary tickets
Company name on all marketing collaterals
Company name on centerpieces
Company name in event program

Bronze Sponsor – $150 investment
2 Complementary tickets
Company name in event program

 

 

 

 

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Participate In This Years Holiday Shopping Trail

The Windham Region Chamber of Commerce is partnering with several other Eastern CT Chambers to promote our local small businesses during the holiday season.  This will be the second year we are working together.  Any participating business will be included in a “passport” where customers will be encouraged to visit starting on Small Business Saturday.  If you want to be listed in the passport for customers to find you (and they range from Mystic to Old Sturbridge) please make sure you sign up.  The deadline is October 15.  The flyer is attached.  The link to sign up is here:  ChamberECT.com/trail

There were hundreds of participants last year and we expect even more this year.  Customers with stamps in their passports are eligible for a grand prize…a round trip vacation to Ireland!!!

We will be having an organizational meeting to go over the details and to supply you with the passports, posters, stamps, etc. that you will need to be a participating location.  Please call Diane if you have any questions at 860-428-7739.

HOW IT WORKS:

Beginning on Small Business Saturday, November 30, and continuing until Tuesday, December 24, individuals can pick up a Holiday Shopping Trail passport at participating venues throughout eastern CT. Shoppers will accumulate stickers in their passports by visiting or making purchases at shops, restaurants, and other local businesses. These stickers will enter participants into a special drawing for prizes.

WHY IT WORKS:

The Trail is designed to bring customers through your door; the more stores a shopper visits the better the prize they can enter to win. The grand prize is a pair of airline tickets to Ireland! You can turn foot traffic into a sale or begin to build a relationship with a new customer.

SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE:

There is no cost to participate, and your business will be featured on the Holiday Shopping Trail passport and in related marketing. This is a great opportunity to bring shoppers in your doors this holiday season, so don’t miss out!

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: October 18, 2019

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Explore Connecticut’s Tourist Attractions This Saturday, June 11

Governor Dannel P. Malloy is encouraging Connecticut residents and out-of-state visitors to take advantage of the special offers and promotions being given away at over 170 tourist destinations across the state this Saturday, June 11, as part of the state’s 12th annual Connecticut Open House Day.

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POSTPONED-Chicken Wing Motorcycle Ride

Sample Local Wings, Vote Your Favorite!

Date: Sunday, June 5 2016   POSTPONED UNTIL THE END OF SUMMER
Time: Registration starts at 9:00am at the Windham Club-184 Club Rd, North Windham
Cost: $25 per person/ $40 for rider & passenger

The Chamber of Commerce, Windham Region is hosting its 6th annual “Chicken Wing Challenge” motorcycle ride on Sunday, June 5, 2016. Riders will enjoy a scenic ride throughout Northeast CT and stops at 5 restaurants along the way. Everyone will taste the “secret recipe” or signature wing at each location and then judge who has the “best wings in Northeast CT.” The winning restaurant will be crowned the “King of Wings” and receive a traveling trophy for the year.

The Chamber is very active in promoting tourism in the Quiet Corner and hosts two motorcycle rides per year, the Chicken Wing Challenge and the Scenic Fall Tour. Both rides promote local attractions and the beautiful scenery that makes being in Northeast CT so wonderful.

We ask that anyone wanting to participate please register in advance so the restaurants will know how many guests to expect. You can register at www.WindhamChamber.com or by calling the Chamber at 860-423-6389. The cost is $25 per person or $40 with a passenger. Proceeds from this ride go to the Chamber’s Business Resource Center and helps provide free business services to companies in the Windham Region. 

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Beyond The Bookends- June Newsletter From The Mansfield Public Library

CLICK HERE to read Beyond The Bookends- Mansfield Public Library’s June news.