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Kent Area
Chamber of Commerce
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Kent Social Services Food Drive | |
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November
- November 5th: Great Lakes Honda 1st Friday Multi-Chamber Networking on the Go
- November 11th: Veterans Day Ceremony
- November 27th: Small Business Saturda
For more information and to register for events go to our website www.kentbiz.com
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2021 Luncheon Speakers
December 9th: Roberto Sorgi -Owner, American Fireworks
2021 Luncheon Sponsors
December Sponsor: NOACC
KACC E-blasts
November 5th: Metis Construction Services
November 12th: UH Portage Medical Center
November 19th: Advanced Display Systems
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VOTE!
Local elections are taking place on Tuesday, November 2nd
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2021 Veterans Day Ceremony
PARTA will honor veterans with a ceremony on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2021 at the Veterans Memorial adjacent to the Kent Central Gateway Transit Center, 201 East Erie Street, in downtown Kent. The program begins at 2 pm. The public is welcome to attend.
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The KACC is excited and proud to be a community partner of KENT SKATES, the new ice rink coming to Erie Street in downtown Kent this winter. Opening day is November 20th!
https://www.kent.edu/kentskates
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Tree City Annual Awards Dinner: Each November, the KACC partners with the City of Kent to host the Annual Tree City Awards Dinner where we recognize and celebrate Kent’s best in business. With the ongoing concerns the pandemic brings, the annual dinner is being postponed and will take place in January/February 2022 (date TBD). Watch your email for more information on how to nominate your favorite business(es) and for more information on the event. | |
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KSU Parade
The KACC float was “rockin it out” in KSU Blue & Gold fashion at the Homecoming Parade on Saturday, October 2nd. What a great time had by all and a great win over the Bowling Green Falcons by our Golden Flashes! Thank you to Metis Construction Services for offering us the use of their truck again this year!
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Ladies Golf Outing:
The KACC held their very first “Ladies on the Links Golf Outing” Putt-Putt Style on Thursday, October 21st. The weather held out and everyone had a great time at Birdie Shack for a fun round of golf before heading over to the KSU Hotel & Conference Center for dinner, drinks, games, and prizes. Thank you to all those that participated and to Metis Construction Services, AMETEK, Brimfield Insurance Group, KSU Hotel & Conference Center, and All-A-Board Travel for sponsoring a hole; to Carley Kruse, owner of Evelyn Dickerson Hair Design, for sponsoring the first-place team prizes; to David Beck, co-owner of Birdie Shack; and to Mary Kline, Director of Sales & Catering, with the KSU Hotel & Conference Center. Congratulations to our first-place team - Sharon Morgan, Lisa Fisher, Alyssa Eatinger, and Donna Komar - with Metis Construction Services, and to Lucy Beder for winning the fabulous grand raffle prize.
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Santa Claus is Coming to Kent
The KACC is excited to share that the Festival of Lights will be back this year on Saturday, December 4th, so grab your coats, scarves and mittens and enjoy the magic of the season in downtown Kent. Accompanied by Mayor Jerry Fiala, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be arriving via the Christmas Train at 6 PM to light up our downtown. Children and families will have the opportunity to snap their holiday selfie with Santa, enjoy cookies, and drop their letters off in the North Pole mailbox. Each family will receive a free children’s book (while supplies last), and The Dickens Carolers will be strolling throughout the downtown singing our favorite holiday carols.
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Books for Kids
The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce and the Kent Free Library are working together again this holiday season to give FREE books to kids during the Festival of Lights.
This program is being made possible by the generosity of members of the business community, residents and others who would like to donate to defer the cost of the books.
For a donation of only $25, four families will receive a book that will include your name in the list of sponsors.
If you are interested in making a donation, either email kentchamber@kentbiz.com or call the KACC office at 330.673.9855
Please make your check payable to KACC – Books for Kids and mail it to our new address 201B East Erie Street, Kent, OH 44240.
Thank you!
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Career & Community Studies - Jennifer Miller
Bedknobs & Broomsticks Estate Liquidation, LLC -
Melissa Cogswell & Kirsten Kamenash
OfficeMax, Stow -
Christopher Perry
R & R Home Remodeling -Richard Hood
Events at Parkside -
Rhonda Wiggins & Penny Kegg
The Wood Box -
Sam Hardesty
Arby's -
Barb Friedman
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The Thresholds Group -
Keleigh Veraldo-Zucchero
Edward Jones -
Eric Roberts
BES Enterprises -
Gregory Hards
Glazing Systems -
David Ede
The Tinlin Team at Platinum Real Estate -
Mike and Sue Tinlin
Melaleuca Inc. -
Brandy Stuttler
Emerald Valley Group LLC-
Jim Johnson
Tri City Animal Hospital -
Sarah Chupa
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Calendar of Events for 2021
Please try to join us at any of the events listed below.
Also, be sure to check our website www.kentbiz.com for any add on events or date changes
*Multi Chamber Events
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December
- Thursday, December 2nd Grand Opening Celebration of Kent Skates
- Friday, December 3rd 8:00 am Great Lakes Honda 1st Friday Multi-Chamber Networking on the Go*
- Saturday, December 4th Festival of Lights
- Thursday, December 9th 11:30 am KACC Luncheon
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NOACC Benefits
Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce (NOACC), of which the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce is a member, is a regional partnership of over 120 community-based chambers of commerce in northern Ohio dedicated to helping chambers deliver competitive and cost-saving benefits and services for almost 30,000 member businesses. Our mission is to harness the power of the NOACC chamber partnership to provide benefits and resources that the individual business or chamber would be unable to obtain on their own.
The NOACC Chambers have a menu of discounted benefits – including health insurance benefits, workers compensation packages, shipping, supplies, etc., to choose from to offer the businesses they serve in their local communities. Members of NOACC Chambers can use any of the NOACC benefits by contacting the providers directly.
For an updated/complete list of benefits: http://www.noacc.org/
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