Message From the President
The 34th Annual Educator Appreciation Breakfast hosted by the Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Services is Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 7:30 am. The 2018 Breakfast and Awards Ceremony will be held at Camden Falls, 2460 S. SR. 231, Tiffin. The cost of the breakfast is $15. Come for breakfast and meet the new educators. The Keynote speaker Gary Barber, Superintendent, Tiffin City Schools. To help cover the cost of this event, we are looking for sponsors to cover the educators' breakfasts. They will be our guests that morning.
The Outstanding Educator Award will be presented.
To register, contact the Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Services at 19 W. Market St., Ste. C or call 419-447-4141. Registration forms are also available online at  tiffinchamber.com.
Wanted Nominations for Awards: Outstanding Citizenship Award & Women’s Career Excellence Award
Do you know anyone who has achieved success in their professional career? Who has dedicated their time and effort to improve the quality of life for others within the community? Who has demonstrated high ethical and moral standards, and who works to help others achieve? If you know anyone who meets these criteria, we encourage you to nominate them for the Outstanding Citizenship Award, or the Women’s Career Excellence Award!
The 2018 winners will be honored at the Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Meeting in October.  September 12 th is the nomination deadline for both the Outstanding Citizenship Award and the Women’s Career Excellence Award. Please visit tiffinchamber.com for the nomination forms, or call Deb at 419-447-4141. 
 “Fall” in Love with Tiffin Festival & Christmas Fest
           Tiffin will be celebrating its first “Fall” in Love with Tiffin event on November 17. The event is a one day festival that will encompass the Tiffin area. The Chamber encourages all businesses to be a part of this event in some way.
The event will be used to promote small business and any future events that may be happening. Businesses are encouraged to have open houses, preview specials for Small Business Saturday happening on November 24, or any other special event of your choosing. The goal of this fall festival is to join both the community and businesses of Tiffin and the surrounding areas.
           Tiffin and surrounding areas will also be hosting a Christmas Festival beginning November 30 and ending December 2. This three day event encourages all of Tiffin to join the holiday spirit. There will be hands on activities for people of all ages. The goal of this event is to deliver a unique Christmas experience for the entire community.
For any questions or concerns email Deb Martorana or call 419-447-4141.  RSVP today! If your business is located in Seneca County and you would be interested in participating in a “Fall” in Love with Seneca County Festival, please send an e-mail to Deb.
Around the Town
This year’s Around the Town will be held on Saturday, August 25th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in the county parking lot next to the RTA Building. This event allows incoming students from Heidelberg University and Tiffin University to become familiar with the resources that Tiffin has to offer! Restaurants, retailers and financial institutions are encouraged to participate. Non-profits are encouraged to attend; this is an opportunity to let the students know that you need volunteers.  The registration form and a link are available on The Chamber’s website. The registration deadline is August 17th. Please contact Deb at 419-447-4141 for more information!
Tiffin University students will arrive at 10:30 am. Heidelberg University students will arrive at 11:15 am. The public is invited to arrive at 12 pm. The Seneca County Farmers Market is this Saturday so be prepared to have some of their patrons visit at any time. If there is big public participation, you may want to stay past 12:30 pm. 
Christmas Event Information Wanted
It is way too soon to think about Christmas! However, it is not too soon for us as a community to look at the calendar and schedule our holiday events. We will be creating a brochure to promote Christmas and Holiday events taking place in Seneca County. 
Please send us all the pertinent information by October 1, 2018. 
Please think of what you did last year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Did you do something special for Thanksgiving? Did Santa make a visit to your store? Dust it off, revise, update with 2018/2019 dates and send this information to us as soon as possible. 
2019 Visitor Guide
The visitor guide collection season is upon us!
Make sure your information is update to date for the 2019 tourism season.

Information we need:
* Full name of your business/attraction/restaurant
* website
* address
* phone number or best contact
* business hours (if they stay standard throughout the year)

Not sure what is listed in the guide? Check our website at destinationsenecacounty.org or view one of our visitor guides! If your attraction has a description, please look over it and let us know any updates.
If you have events to include in the 2019 guide, please let us know before October 1.
Please send your information to  Deb  or  Brittany !
East Green Amphitheater, Jefferson St. & E Market St.
7 p.m. August 11: KGB
8 p.m. August 25: Sidewalk Chalk
8 p.m. September 15: Porter & Sayles
8 p.m. September 29: The Right Now
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August 22: Battle of the Bands

For more information, please visit our Community Calendar , which has complete and up-to-date information on all these events. We hope to see you there!
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Chamber Cash is our local gift certificate program—perfect for giving to everyone on your list! Comes in $5, $10, $25, or $50! Chamber Cash is sold year round. Please e-mail or call ahead with your order. A list of participating merchants are included with every order.