OYEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Chamber is gearing up for Christmas
By Charmain Snell
Six Chamber members were treated to a delicious homemade lasagne lunch made by Kim Walker.
The Chamber Business Directory has been completed and is available free to anyone who would like a copy. A big thank you to Betty Walker for all of her assistance in getting this project completed. If you still have not got your copy, it is available at Pats Kitchen in Acadia Valley, at the Post Office in Cereal, and in the Town of Oyen it is available at the Town Office, the Special Areas #3 Office, and at Schindel Agencies.
It may only be October but the Chamber is gearing up for Late Night Shopping in December. The Chamber will again be sponsoring the Passport to Christmas program. However, this year we are adding a twist! We will be adding a Christmas Light judging to the program. We will be asking participants to nominate the homes that have the best Christmas light display. We will give out $150 in Chamber Bucks for the most nominated home. We will also make $100 and $50 in Chamber Bucks for the second and third-place nominated homes. So start thinking about what you will do this year for your Christmas displays. You may win some great prizes!
The Chamber will rent space for the three late-night shopping nights and make the space available to any home-based business that would like to display their wares for our Holiday shoppers. If you have a home-based business and want to participate, please call or text Charmain at 403-664-1404 to reserve your space today. Space is limited so please reserve your space early.
That is not all the Chamber is planning for this Christmas Season. We will be lighting up the Clock Tower Park on December 5, 2024, and we invite everyone to join us when we light up the Park and enjoy some hotdogs and hot chocolate. We are going to do some caroling and we are also going to see if we can get Santa to take some time out of his busy schedule and join us. More details are coming. Stay tuned!
It's Scholarship time! The Chamber has a scholarship we will award to deserving students who have graduated from SCHS. Submit your scholarship application to oyenchamberofcommerce@gmail.com. The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2024.
If you are interested in a Chamber membership, please check out our website or contact Charmain at 403-664-1404 for more information. Our next Chamber meeting will be on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 1:00 pm at the FCSS Youth Centre. All current Chamber members or prospective Chamber members are welcome to attend.