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Chamber Member Connections - September 17 2020

Thank you for supporting the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce! This WEEKLY email highlights sales, promotions, accomplishments, events, and general awareness of our membership.

For more information on Chamber Member Connections submissions,

please email tom@gpchamber.com.

For information and updates from our Chamber, the Alberta and Canadian Chambers of Commerce, and our municipal, provincial, and federal government partners, be sure to watch for our weekly Chamber Chatter newsletter on Tuesdays.

Connecting Business. Creating Opportunity.

BDC Small Business Week 2020 is set for October 18-24.

This year's theme is "Forging the Way Forward". Join us as we recognize entrepreneurial resilience and forge a way forward in uncertain times.

The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce will host an informative, entertaining and interactive virtual event on Thursday, October 22 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The event will include speaker presentations as well as local businesses sharing their stories of entrepreneurial resilience and innovation.

Participants are urged to watch in their cohort groups while enjoying snacks delivered to your office! More details to come - keep watching your emails as well as our website and social media.

If you are interested in sponsorship and/or would like to share your story of adapting to the pandemic; employee resiliency; or what you've learned about your industry moving forward, contact Cindy Simigan in our office by phone at 780-532-5340 or email cindy@gpchamber.com.

The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce invites you to join our members and guests at a Ribbon Cutting for MYST Gastro Lounge on Thursday, September 24 at 5:00 PM. (Event runs from 4:00-6:00 PM).

MYST Gastro Lounge is located at 10011 - 101 Avenue, Grande Prairie in the Acropolis Restaurant.

The Chamber September Virtual Business Showcase is set for Thursday, September 24 from 5:00-7:00 PM on Zoom.

We will be virtually visiting with businesses who have the opportunity to share who they are and what they do via power point, video, or live presentation.

All presenters will have up to 3 minutes each to showcase their business or product to their fellow exhibitors and our attendees.

Please register as an exhibitor or attendee as soon as possible!

Contact Cindy Simigan in our office by phone 780-532-5340 or email cindy@gpchamber.com for more information.

Doesn’t it feel great when a plan just comes together? Whether you’re searching for a new favourite breakfast spot, inspiration for your next work of art, or a place to soak up the sun, there’s a Grande Plan that’s ready for you. Choose 1-, 2-, or 3-day trips, from urban exploration and family getaways, to bike tours and natural vistas. Follow the steps, learn more about the place we call home, and make memories that last a lifetime.

TOWNE CENTRE LIQUOR AND WINE STORE

Customer Appreciation and Mega Sale

at TOWNE CENTRE LIQUOR AND WINE STORE.

SUMMER SPECIALS (WINES):

BUY 2 SAVE 15%

BUY 4 SAVE 20%

BUY 6 SAVE 25%

FOR SELECTED LIQUEURS, SCOTCHES, RUMS, VODKAS, TEQUILAS, GIFT PACKS:

BUY 2 SAVE 10%

BUY 4 SAVE 15%

BUY 6 SAVE 20%

Come and take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy the savings! Also support small and family-owned business in the community!

Come celebrate with us during Alberta Culture Days!

Check out our live events:

Artist Talk: Chris Beauchamp

Saturday, September 26th

11 am – 12 pm

Free Admission, Registration required

Space is limited to 10 participants.

Music Performance with Zachary Kay

Sunday, September 27th

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm or

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Free Admission, Registration required

Space is limited to 20 participants for each performance.

To register for these live events call 780-532-8111

Take Home Art Activities:

Free Creativity Kits

September 1 - 30

As part of our Art at Home online initiative, we have created FREE take home creativity kits for you to explore your creativity and enjoy art-making your way! Glue, stick, twist and tie, build and have fun! Feel free to mix and match the materials provided how it makes sense to you! You can pick up your FREE Creativity Kit at the gallery during our regular hours. Kits are for all ages. Limit 1 per person. *while quantities last

Spiral of Breath: Community Art Kit

September 16–22

Everyone is invited to participate in Spiral of Breath, a community art project that explores the community's individual and collective experience in 2020. Displayed as a temporary public visual poem in the common area on the North Side of the Montrose Cultural Centre, it will create an emotional picture of our community.

To contribute to this unique project, pick up a FREE take home activity kit at the front desk of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, complete your card and return it to the Art Gallery by Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 5:00 pm. *while quantities last--

For more info : https://aggp.ca/blog/alberta-culture-days-events/

I started this business when my girls were little and I had a small desk in my living room doing just taxes. Just enough to put food on my table. Then I was asked to do books for this person or multiple years for that person so I expanded. The next year I doubled the people and tripled the year after. I then met my now Fiancé who, with my children has been one of my biggest supporters. I don’t think I would be where I am without my little support group behind me.

I graduated from the Centre for Distant Education with my Business Accounting. I then took it a step further and got my certification for Personal Tax Preparation and am working on getting my Certified Bookkeeper credentials and all the other letters after my name that I can possibly get.

My biggest support has been my children. We have been through a lot together. They have held my hand as I slept after surgeries, this business is for them. This is their legacy. It is here to show them that no matter what you go through in life you are strong and you WILL overcome and ALWAYS ALWAYS RISE!

Find Crystal Bookkeeping and Taxes at https://www.facebook.com/crystal.bookkeeping.taxes

or call 780-296-6549