Feb 24, 2021
The Jamestown Community Chamber of Commerce will host its Red Brick Road Virtual Scavenger Hunt, unveiling a series of videos at noon Saturday.
Wizard of Oz themed items will appear strategically placed in each of the videos as a visual clue. These items include: Flying Monkey, Oil Can, Scarecrow, Red Slippers, Picnic Basket and Toto, Magic Wand, Lion, Tin Oz sign, one Yellow Brick and one Red Brick. When a viewer sees the clue, they can fill out an online form to enter the hunt. Viewers can enter once for each video. The more entries, the greater the chances of winning. Prize packages include a variety of items donated by local attractions, as well as ShopLocalCHQ Gift Cards from the Chamber of Commerce at $50, $100, and $250.
Virtual Doors Open Jamestown Event Happening This Weekend
JAMESTOWN –
Doors Open Jamestown will take place this coming weekend, and the vent will be a Virtual Scavenger Hunt for this year.
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Jamestown Community Chamber of Commerce will unveil a series of videos at noon, Saturday, February 27.
Wizard of Oz themed items will appear strategically placed in each of the videos as a visual clue. When a viewer sees the clue, they can fill out an online form to enter the hunt. You can enter once for each video. The more entries, the greater your chances of winning. Prize packages will include a variety of items donated by local attractions, as well as ShopLocalCHQ Gift Cards from the Chamber of Commerce at $50, $100, and $250.
By TODD J. TRANUM
President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier
Throughout its two decades, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce has based its membership on the employee count for each business. What we have learned, especially in recent years, is that employee counts don’t tell the full story of how a business participates in the Chamber of Commerce or the value received for the investment. As a result, the Chamber’s Board of Directors has authorized a new investment model now being unveiled for all our member businesses.
TODD J. TRANUM
Our national and local economies are struggling to recover through a crippling pandemic, and the federal government only recently approved a new relief bill to help businesses that have been crippled by closures and illness. Now, in the wake of a siege on the US Capitol, we have even greater concerns about our economic future.
Both the National Association of Manufacturers and the US Chamber of Commerce issued statements on Wednesday condemning the attack, which occurred during a joint session of Congress. The fact is that business cares a great deal about the strength of our vital democratic institutions and the peaceful transition of power. The entire world is watching, and our businesses in the United States are intrinsically economically connected to business around the world.
TODD J. TRANUM
President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the
While small local businesses are appreciative of the passage of another economic relief package, their long-term viability is dependent on of each of us doing our part to support them. There is no amount of stimulus alone that can strengthen our small businesses if they do not have the support of our residents.
There are two critically important ways that community members must step up. First of all, each of us plays an important role in protecting not only our family, friends and neighbors but also our local economy by doing our part to stop the spread of COVID-19. As we are in the early stages of vaccination deployment, we feel a sense of relief and hope. Yet, the reality is that there is still a long way to go and much still to be done to beat this disease. We cannot put down our guard. Daily deaths in the U.S. have been on the rise since m