Member Marketplace - Highlighting Chamber of Commerce Businesses

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Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce!

This WEEKLY email highlights our member businesses!

To make a submission for Member Marketplace,

please email tom@gpchamber.com.

If you missed our Tuesday CHAMBER NEWS, you can see it here.

Connecting Business. Creating Opportunity.

Creating a competitive edge & increasing profits in the new market place

Thursday, April 15, 2021 | 2 PM | WEBINAR

In this workshop the business owner and management teams will know which areas of their business to concentrate on in order to be competitive, grow in the market place, improve profits and improve employee productivity. You will learn the critical questions to create a competitive edge; the keys areas for marketing and advertising; the dynamics and mechanics that are critical to measure to improve customers coming back and improve employee productivity, the 5 areas to improve to increase profits and the 6 Steps to Massive growth in your company.

Speaker: Greg Kopchuk, Achieve Outrageous Success

We're here to help.

Chat with our small business experts and get some valuable advice along the way.

WJ Webinar – Getting More Out of Digital

Are you interested to learn more about digital marketing? On April 15th join Jason Kessler, Director of Digital & Technology at William Joseph Communications (WJ), and Stuart Karol, Marketing & Business Development Manager at WJ, to learn how to break through the ad noise with a digital marketing strategy of your own. This digital-focused webinar will provide a clear understanding of how to develop and implement a digital marketing strategy covering topics on big data & targeting, defining your marketing funnel, rich media strategy, digital advertising goals, and more.

What is the Dignity Drive all about?

The four Rotary Clubs and Rotaract club in Grande Prairie have teamed together to collect new/unused underwear and socks for homeless and street-involved people, as well as others who would benefit by having these items.

Why underwear and socks?

Access to clean underwear and socks is essential for one’s comfort, health, and hygiene. Wearing clean underwear and socks also contributes significantly to one’s sense of value and dignity as well as one’s confidence and motivation to aspire. This fact applies to all people but is especially applicable for individuals who are attempting to transition out of homelessness and away from street-related activities. Underwear and socks are the most needed staple clothing but are the least donated items to centers that shelter and serve homeless and street-involved individuals.

When is the Dignity Drive held?

Due to the high and ever pressing need of these items, the campaign is held in the Fall during the month of October and in the Spring during the month of April.

Which agencies in Grande Prairie will distribute the donations?

The agencies who will distribute the items are: The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre, Canadian Mental Health Association-Alberta Northwest Region, Northreach Centre, Saint Lawrence Centre, and Rotary House.

The Swan City Rotary Club is proud to announce the annual Cash and Camping Lottery is BACK! 3 ways to WIN BIG! Proceeds support 10 non-profit groups.

NEW – YOU CHOOSE YOUR GRANDE PRIZE! Winner’s choice of Summer Home Package with a lake front lot at Snipe Lake RV Resort, 2021 Jayflight 40LOFT Park model, 16’ Tracker Pro Guide Boat and $5000 cash OR Take it on the Road Package with a 2021 Jayco Melbourne 24’ Motorhome with a 16’ Tracker Pro Guide Boat.

Tickets purchased by April 18th will be entered into the $5000 Bonus Cash Draw as well as 3 x Early Bird Draws each valued at $10,000+ For more info or to buy tickets visit www.cashandcamping.com

NEW PRIZE BUILDING LOCATION – Opening April 8th in the former Hansen Ford Building (10101 112 Street)

Grande Prairie Region Destination Properties

Spring Promotion

Check out our hotels for a chance to win!

Encore Inn & Suites, Sandman Hotel, Service Plus Inn

Grand Prize is $5,000 2nd Prize is $3,000 and 3rd Prize is $2,000

Contest closes April 30, 2021

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK CELEBRATION

APRIL 18 TO 24, 2021

National Volunteer Week is celebrated every year to recognize and thank volunteers for the time and energy they contribute to causes that benefit our community. National Volunteer Week is also an opportunity to promote the benefits of volunteering to individuals and society.

The Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau (GPVSB) is partnering with the City of Grande Prairie to celebrate National Volunteer Week. This year’s theme is “The Value of One. The Power of Many.” We invite individuals, groups, organizations, not-for-profits and charities to join us virtually throughout the week on social media to celebrate the vibrancy and impact of volunteerism in our community and across the region.

This year’s celebration will feature various online activities that include ‘Volunteer Shout Outs’ from the community, volunteer interviews, a special GPVSB National Volunteer Week Newsletter covering the week, a scavenger hunt in collaboration with Grande Prairie Regional Tourism and much more.

We encourage everyone who would like to participate in honouring our volunteer community to send us a volunteer shout out video or message. These “shout outs” (video and/or written) need to be into Brian Carter (communications@volunteerrgp.com) by 9:00 am, Monday, April 12, 2021. The video “Shout Outs” would be no more than 30 seconds in duration. The written “Shout Outs” should be brief but we haven’t identified an actual word limit so there is some flexibility. For information on making your submission visit https://www.volunteergp.com/events/national-volunteer-week.

The National Volunteer Week scavenger hunt will start on April 18 and end at midnight on April 24, with great prizes to be won. More details on the scavenger hunt will be available closer to National Volunteer Week at https://www.cityofgp.com/events.