Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce E-Newsletter
Business Over Breakfast - May 19, 2022
Our next Business Over Breakfast will be held on Thursday May 19, 2022 at 7:30am at the Ottawa County Resource Center. The program is titled, "Surviving the Great Resignation & Other Employment Strategies" presented by Michelle Ish & Robin Pfeiffer. You can register at the link below. We hope to see you there!
Fireworks Fund Reverse Raffle Dinner Tickets Available
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We are proud to report that we have sold out of our Fireworks Fund Reverse Raffle Tickets! We held 2 tickets back that will be raffled off that night, so if you would like to attend and support the fireworks and still have a chance to get into the drawing, we are selling dinner only tickets for $15.00 each. In addition to the main raffle, we have several games, drawings, a Chinese Auction, Wine Wagon, autographed OSU memorabilia, sports tickets, golf packages and much more! The dinner only tickets must be purchased in advance at the Chamber Office by May 6, 2022. We hope to see you there!
Business Retention & Expansion Program
The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa County Improvement Corporation are working together to better understand the local business climate and to assist existing businesses with their expansion efforts within Ottawa County communities by launching a Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) Program. Business Retention and Expansion is an economic development program that serves existing businesses in a community. Surveying businesses in the community is the first step in implementing a BR&E Program. This first phase of Ottawa County’s BR&E Program is part of an on-going economic development plan.
We are asking that you to please complete this 7-8 minute survey below:
(or using your smart phone, scan the QR Code provided)
 
The survey will remain LIVE until May 20, 2022. We will continue to share this information with you until the May 20 deadline.
Oak Harbor Lions Club to Hold Fireworks Fundraiser
The Oak Harbor Lions Club will be holding a parking lot sandwich sale May 13-14, 2022 and will be donating the proceeds to the Oak Harbor Fireworks! Make sure you stop out and show your support!
BBB Shred Day is May 7th!
Every year people ask us when Shred Day is coming. It will be SATURDAY, MAY 7th, from 9 AM to 1 PM, at the former SEARS WESTGATE parking lot. Location is Central Ave at Secor Road, across the street from Costco in Toledo. 
Consumers and businesses from all over NW Ohio and SE Michigan are welcome. Our BBB covers Metro Toledo, Defiance, Findlay, Sandusky, Monroe, Adrian, Bryan, B.G., Fremont, Fostoria, Norwalk, Hillsdale, Bucyrus, West Unity, Galion, Tecumseh, Dundee, Tiffin, Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, and everywhere in between! 
3 boxes or bags of paper (contracts, receipts, documents, whatever) shredded for free. Additional bags/boxes only $3 each. All documents are shredded on site. OK, get started. You have plenty of time to pull out all those old papers from the garage, basement or attic and throw them in the trunk of your car. We will unload them from your car or pickup for you.
ELECTRONICS FREE! Old computers (hard drives destroyed), printers, keyboards, cables, stereos, cell phones, microwaves, small appliances - all properly recycled so they don't go into the landfill and pollute the ground water. 
FLAT PANEL TV's ONLY! NO TUBE TV's. Because recycling flat panel TVs incurs a cost, the charge for 40" or smaller flat panels is $25. 41" or larger flat panels is $30.
Sorry. Consoles, CRT, TV tubes and projection TVs are NOT accepted.
Our recycling partners are AccuShred and Allshred Services. We thank them for their help with this tremendous program, which they have provided for BBB and our communities for many years.
ONE WARNING! The Shred Day time is 9 AM to 1 PM. You are welcome to come early - we have folks lining up at 8! But don't come late! We are absolutely done at 1 PM. 
BBB SHRED DAY, 9 AM to 1 PM, SATURDAY, MAY 7TH, SEARS WESTGATE PARKING LOT, CENTRAL AVE (Toledo) across the street from Costco.
Oak Harbor Development Group Downtown Flower Program
The Oak Harbor Development Group would like to announce their 7th Annual Mother’s Day Flower Program! The goal is to raise money to fund the 33 flowerpots downtown.
For a $50 donation, you can sponsor a downtown flower planter in honor or memory of your Mom, Grandmother, Wife, Aunt or anyone special in your life. Plaques will display a customized message that will be placed in the planter. You can even add a photo to the plaque for a special touch.
You can also choose to sponsor a flowerpot as an individual or a business.

Please make checks payable to: Oak Harbor Development Group
Return form to: 161 W. Water Street, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
For more information call:
Mike Shadoan at (419) 706-6034 or Valerie Winterfield at (419) 898-0479.

The deadline for sponsorship is May 5, 2022.
Chamber Energy Program - Member Stories
Many businesses have taken advantage of our free bill review and we wanted to take this opportunity to share some of their stories with you.

Whether you are on the standard utility rate, in a government aggregation program, or are in a supply contract, we encourage you to take advantage of our utility bill review to check your rate and ensure you are not overpaying.

This service is free to Chamber members. Simply email your electric and natural gas bill to billreview@ceateam.com or fax them to 330-721-8111 Attn Chamber Energy Program.

Actual savings may vary, and savings are not guaranteed.
Registration Now Open - National Small Business Week Virtual Summit
You're Invited! Join Us May 2-5
Expert Insight For Your Small Business Success
Join us for the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE.

This free, annual online summit is offered to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and those aspiring to start their own businesses. 

Access critical federal resources, learn new business strategies, meet other business owners and chat with industry experts! This 4-day, action-packed event will include honoring small businesses around the country, educational sessions, online business resources, and exciting speakers.

 What's Included:
 
  • Educational webinars on popular small business topics
  • One-on-one mentoring sessions
  • Networking opportunities
  • Exhibitor booths
  • Free business resources
 
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with mentors, companies and other business owners to help fuel your success – for free.
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If you have any news to share or any questions, please reach out via email or telephone. Please share this newsletter with other colleagues and let us know if there are others in your business/organization that need to be added to our email list.

Have a great day!

Valerie Winterfield
Executive Director
Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce