The Growing Healthy Habits Coalition invites everyone to visit Heartland Point in downtown Orrville on the corner of Main and Water streets, on Thursday, August 20th, to meet our friends from the Akron Zoo! Whether you are a "Loop Walker" or not, you'll want to come to this week's event, sponsored by Dunlap Family Physicians.
Walkers will have opportunities for prizes and goodies. You do not have to be a member of a "Lose-a-Ton, Win-a-Ton" team to participate.
Everyone is welcome to stop by!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Business Line - Aug Newsletter
How's your summer going? Let me guess - - FAST? The mild temperatures have been rather pleasant for everyone except those who have swimming pools. Maybe they'll get the last laugh in August and September. I will have to agree that it really hasn't felt the way July should.
Meanwhile, we've been swimming in activities at our office. Between planning networking events and the OADF lunch series, things are really gearing up for the Touch-a-Truck Party and our September Golf Outing.
We're ready to launch our 6th year of Leadership Orrville. This year's class is bound to be an interesting and energetic group. Our Steering Committee is raring to go with the welcome reception and orientation day! We are quite proud of our program, I must say. Great people are making that happen.
Every day I am privileged to have conversations with people who are upbeat and have a sense of anticipation about great things in the future for our community. If everything that is in the works comes to fruition, there will be plenty to celebrate. Numerous visionary people are championing various initiatives. One group is working on better health habits and lower health costs and proving Orrville can succeed in making that happen. Along the same line is a new committee striving to learn more about the Rails to Trails program and what it will take to bring a trail to Orrville. Other people are heavy into discussions about connecting with entrepreneurs and offering shared work space. The Safety Committee is planning a strong 10 month lunch program series for the safety and well fare of local employees. And we're blessed with leaders at city hall who are always proactive in their quest for more manufacturing businesses. There is plenty to look forward to.
I also want to share this! I recently sent an email to our members called "What Customers Want From Customer Service" by Barbara Findlay Schenk, which outlined some basic yet profound points for business owners. That email elicited two testimonials about Chamber member businesses regarding great service:
Sam Cooke wrote: "Magic Door - custom garage door
quoted and installed within hours of my phone call! Good price and amazing turnaround time!"
Mayor Handwerk shared this: "We get hanging flower baskets every year for our patio. This year they went bad the first week. I called Bob Moomaw at Johnson's Hardware and explained. He said, 'just bring them in and exchange them.' I did, bu
t they were out of baskets. Bob said he was going to get more that afternoon so that meant I had to come back, EXCEPT, Bob stopped at our house on his way back and let Nancy pick the baskets she wanted! I'm thinking wouldn't go that far!
Keep up the good work, people. Do what it takes to make your business and Orrville the place of choice.
Meanwhile, we've been swimming in activities at our office. Between planning networking events and the OADF lunch series, things are really gearing up for the Touch-a-Truck Party and our September Golf Outing.
We're ready to launch our 6th year of Leadership Orrville. This year's class is bound to be an interesting and energetic group. Our Steering Committee is raring to go with the welcome reception and orientation day! We are quite proud of our program, I must say. Great people are making that happen.Every day I am privileged to have conversations with people who are upbeat and have a sense of anticipation about great things in the future for our community. If everything that is in the works comes to fruition, there will be plenty to celebrate. Numerous visionary people are championing various initiatives. One group is working on better health habits and lower health costs and proving Orrville can succeed in making that happen. Along the same line is a new committee striving to learn more about the Rails to Trails program and what it will take to bring a trail to Orrville. Other people are heavy into discussions about connecting with entrepreneurs and offering shared work space. The Safety Committee is planning a strong 10 month lunch program series for the safety and well fare of local employees. And we're blessed with leaders at city hall who are always proactive in their quest for more manufacturing businesses. There is plenty to look forward to.
I also want to share this! I recently sent an email to our members called "What Customers Want From Customer Service" by Barbara Findlay Schenk, which outlined some basic yet profound points for business owners. That email elicited two testimonials about Chamber member businesses regarding great service:
Sam Cooke wrote: "Magic Door - custom garage door
quoted and installed within hours of my phone call! Good price and amazing turnaround time!"Mayor Handwerk shared this: "We get hanging flower baskets every year for our patio. This year they went bad the first week. I called Bob Moomaw at Johnson's Hardware and explained. He said, 'just bring them in and exchange them.' I did, bu
t they were out of baskets. Bob said he was going to get more that afternoon so that meant I had to come back, EXCEPT, Bob stopped at our house on his way back and let Nancy pick the baskets she wanted! I'm thinking wouldn't go that far!Keep up the good work, people. Do what it takes to make your business and Orrville the place of choice.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Orrville Area Development Foundation 4th Friday Business Matters
Bricks, Clicks and Flips
Glenda Lehman Ervin, Director of Marketing at Lehman's in Kidron, gave a fantastic presentation at today's "4th Friday Business Matters" luncheon. KEY POINTS = 1. Customers Have Choices 2. Brand Your Product 3. Know Your Demographic 4. Steps to Entering Social Media Marketing 5. Six Tips.
Were you there? What thought stayed with you?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Big Wheels Ready to Roll
The Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce is on a roll with preparations for 4th annual Touch-A-Truck Party, Aug 8 at JLG Industries, 600 E Chestnut Street, Orrville. Party runs from 11am – 2pm as part of the community Weekend of Wheels celebration.
Touch-A-Truck will bring together the wheels that local businesses put to work everyday in one showcase arena. Kids of all ages can experience the thrill of sitting behind the wheel of a bulldozer, climbing inside a fire truck, and blowing the horn of an 18-wheeler.
The Touch-A-Truck Party is made possible by supporting sponsors Armstrong Cable Services, Buehler’s Fresh Foods, EMBARQ Communications, JLG Industries and Maibach Ford, INC.
The Orrville Cycling Club’s Kids Bike Race will be held in conjunction with the Truck Party. There will be four racing divisions with both boys and girls categories in 9 & 10-year-olds, 7 & 8 year-olds, 5 & 6 year-olds and a special “wheels unlimited” division for those racers 4 and under.
Category winners will be recognized and all kids will receive a ribbon. Participants will be entered into a drawing and one lucky girl and boy will win a new bike courtesy of Orrville Cycling Club.
Race registration will be held near the start line in the JLG parking lot from 11am -1 pm. The race starts promptly at 1:30 pm. Kids are encouraged to register for the race and check their bikes at the Orrville Cycling Club Bike Corral before exploring the truck party.
The following businesses will have vehicles on display at the Touch-A-Truck Party
Armstrong Cable Services
Auble Funeral Home
Brenn-Field Nursing Center
Buehler’s Fresh Foods
D+S Distribution, Inc
Dunlap Healthworks
Imhoff Construction Services
JLG Industries, Inc
Maibach Ford, Inc
Orr Construction, Inc
Orrville City Schools
Orrville Fire Department
Orrville Police Department
Orrville Utilities
PackShip USA
Putt-N-Stuff
Samaritan Care, Inc
The J.M. Smucker Company
The Will-Burt Company
More fun activities can be found from 10am – 5pm at the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society Railroad Days. Train and track car rides, a locomotive to walk through and more can be found on W Chestnut Street, just a few blocks from the Truck party.
Round up the kids and bring your wheels into Orrville for a family fun day. Admission to the truck party is just $2/person or $10/carload. Save time by purchasing car load admission passes here, use discount code TRUCK09 to save $2.
Touch-A-Truck will bring together the wheels that local businesses put to work everyday in one showcase arena. Kids of all ages can experience the thrill of sitting behind the wheel of a bulldozer, climbing inside a fire truck, and blowing the horn of an 18-wheeler.
The Touch-A-Truck Party is made possible by supporting sponsors Armstrong Cable Services, Buehler’s Fresh Foods, EMBARQ Communications, JLG Industries and Maibach Ford, INC.
The Orrville Cycling Club’s Kids Bike Race will be held in conjunction with the Truck Party. There will be four racing divisions with both boys and girls categories in 9 & 10-year-olds, 7 & 8 year-olds, 5 & 6 year-olds and a special “wheels unlimited” division for those racers 4 and under.
Category winners will be recognized and all kids will receive a ribbon. Participants will be entered into a drawing and one lucky girl and boy will win a new bike courtesy of Orrville Cycling Club.
Race registration will be held near the start line in the JLG parking lot from 11am -1 pm. The race starts promptly at 1:30 pm. Kids are encouraged to register for the race and check their bikes at the Orrville Cycling Club Bike Corral before exploring the truck party.
The following businesses will have vehicles on display at the Touch-A-Truck Party
Armstrong Cable Services
Auble Funeral Home
Brenn-Field Nursing Center
Buehler’s Fresh Foods
D+S Distribution, Inc
Dunlap Healthworks
Imhoff Construction Services
JLG Industries, Inc
Maibach Ford, Inc
Orr Construction, Inc
Orrville City Schools
Orrville Fire Department
Orrville Police Department
Orrville Utilities
PackShip USA
Putt-N-Stuff
Samaritan Care, Inc
The J.M. Smucker Company
The Will-Burt Company
More fun activities can be found from 10am – 5pm at the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society Railroad Days. Train and track car rides, a locomotive to walk through and more can be found on W Chestnut Street, just a few blocks from the Truck party.
Round up the kids and bring your wheels into Orrville for a family fun day. Admission to the truck party is just $2/person or $10/carload. Save time by purchasing car load admission passes here, use discount code TRUCK09 to save $2.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
It's messy, it's dirty and we love it!
We always enjoy the view from our Chamber office windows, and today is no different. Crews have begun the long awaited work on South Main Street. What a sight to see. It's messy, it's dirty, it's smelly, and we love it!
At the same time, city crews are working on upgrading the brick areas and the trees on Market Street. We're happy about that, too! That is going to be a terrific improvement.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Orrville's Green Team Picks Up Litter!
As part of the city's "Go Green" initiative, Mayor Dave Handwerk and a host of volunteers picked up street litter as part of the annual 4th of July Parade. "It's sad to say, but too many people don't pick up their trash," said Handwerk. The Orrville Firefighters Association always includes a "Don't Litter" campaign for the entire week, asking that you help to keep Orrville clean and beautiful. "We ask people to bring along a trash bag and collect their own trash and dispose of it properly," said Captain Ron Ballentine. "The city also puts extra trash boxes along the parade route and at the carnival, but you can't always count on being close to one."
The Green Team volunteers walked in the parade on Tuesday, June 30th, armed with trash bags, recyle bins and smiling faces, urging spectators along the 2 mile loop to "Pick It Up!" This not only sent a clear, positive message, but it also saved tax dollars otherwise spent with city crews helping to clean up the area the next morning. "People were really great," said Mike Woodward, a volunteer from Trinity United Methodist Church. "The children were especially helpful and put their trash in the bags with a big smile." Suzy Auble, who organizes the city's annual spring clean-up day, added, "Teaching the kids to pick up litter is the key. If they learn it's the right thing to do, they'll make it a lifetime habit."
Help do your part this week and every week of the year. Keep Orrville Clean and Beautiful!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Congratulation to Orrville Firefighters
They've done it again! They launched another great week of celebrating our nation by putting together a great parade for our town. I don't think any of us have any idea how much work goes into making this week so special for all of us. I have relatives that come to Orrville every year for the 4th of July. They arrive from Florida, Michigan and Virginia and now are bringing along friends to share it with. They love Orrville and they especially love Orrville on the 4th of July! To me, it's just small-town-mid-American at its finest. Can't wait to see this years fireworks!
http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4619764
http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4619764
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