WHAT NOT TO MISS CURRENT NEWS The Chamber would like to provide a button link from our website to your business website. Please provide us with your website information and a button link will be provided to you for no charge as a Chamber member. City of Gladewater now has NIXLE. Sign up NOW. It s free. This offer texts, emails, phones and other messaging for notification of emergencies, events, closures, alerts etc. Visit http://local.nixle.com/city-ofgladewater/ or text Gladewater to 888777 to sign up for free and customize your settings. Be sure and check out City, Main Street, Community and Chamber events all in one place. http:// gladewaterchamber.org/events.html. If you have any events you would like to see posted, please contact the Chamber and let us know. Recycle will be Saturday, December 10th from 8 am to noon. Hosts will be the Gladewater Round Up Rodeo. CHAMBER DIRECTORS will meet MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 at Noon. Directors, please be present. Important decisions will be made. No Chamber Luncheon. We will see you at the Community Christmas Dinner, Thursday, December 8th from 5 pm to 8 pm., Jeter Hall at First United Methodist Church. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children. Funds raised benefit the Christmas Lighting Fund. Take outs are available if you choose not to stay to listen to some of the Holiday entertainment. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to visit old friends or introduce newcomers to our community. Santa will be on hand for picture taking. We especially want to thank our sponsors: Shipp s Marine, Linda and Harold Wells, Texas Bank & Trust, Beverly and John Paul Tallent, Lois and Chuck Reed. If you would like to be a sponsor for $20, please let us know. We are also in need of desserts for the Community Dinner. If possible, Please bring to Chamber on or by December 8th. Thank You. NEW MEMBERS Let s Support all of our individual members and business. MEMBERSHIP ANNNIVERSARIES PEST PRO SERVICES INC 28 YEARS GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER 23 YEARS HELEN LEE FOUNDATION 15 YEARS RUBY HENRY TELE S MEXICAN RESTAURANT SPENCER HARRIS DYNAMIC ELECTRICIANS 10 YEARS 9 YEARS 5 YEARS 1 YEAR 1
PHOTOS AND MORE EVENTS AND ACTIVITES The Chamber is gearing up for the annual Christmas Parade on Thursday, December 8th at 6 pm. Be sure and fill out an application and come join the fun. The parade is sponsored by Gladewater National Bank and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be chosen by outside judges. If you have not signed up for a space in the Parade lineup, please do so today. Some of the entries include the Boys & Girls Club, GMS Girls Basketball Team, Home Place RV Park, Gladewater Rodeo Association, GHS Band & Honey Bears just to name a few. Gladewater National Bank will be serving hot chocolate and cookies. Please Note: There is a new parade route for safety purposes. The parade will start same as usual but will cross over Main Street to Tenery (Lee Library) turn on Quitman and go all the way down Quitman and end at Broadway School. Don t forget to vote for your favorite Antique District store window contest at GladewaterChristmas.com until December 5th. Award winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, Rafael Espinoza will be performing a concert at the old Gladewater Middle School Auditorium on Saturday, December 3rd, 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. 12 and under kids free. Don t forget that thanks to the Gladewater Post Office, the little ones are able to write a letter to Santa and will receive a letter from the Jolly Man himself. Be sure and remind the little one s to put their return address on their letter. Getting Ready for Small Business Saturday GLADEWATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO Box 1409 215 N Main St Gladewater, TX 75647 903-845-5501 Phone 903-845-6326 Fax info@gladewaterchamber.org www.gladewaterchamber.org IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES Rafael Espinoza Million Dollar Quartet Concert Christmas Parade and Community Dinner 7:30 pm Saturday, December 3, 2016 6 pm Thursday, December 8, 2016 Recycle (Rodeo Association) Chamber Directors 8 am to Noon, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 11:45 am-monday, December 12, 2016 Chamber Closed December 26-January 2, 2017 Chamber Directors Chamber Luncheon Recycle (Chamber) Chamber Closed 11:45 am January 9, 2017 Noon-January 10, 2017 8 am to Noon, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 Monday, January 16, 2017 North East Texas Tourism Meeting (Palestine) 10 am Wednesday, January 18, 2017 2
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Gladewater Chamber of Commerce 215 N. Main Gladewater, Texas 75647 903 845 5501 (c) 903 845 6326 (fax) Greetings and thank you for your interest in our 2016 Annual Christmas Parade on Thursday, December 8 at 6 pm! This year s theme is Gladewater Night of Lights. Below, is all the pertinent information regarding the event. Should you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Marsha Valdetero at 903 845 5501. Please complete this form to reserve the proper space for your group in the line-up. Name of Organization: Contact Person: Contact Phone: Email (required): Mailing Address: City/ Zip: Marching Unit Name: Number of Person(s): Total Length of float & rolling vehicle: Vehicle Type: Car Van Pick-Up Truck Pulling: Flatbed Tractor-trailer Additional Information: Entry deadline is Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Completion and submission of this application indicates that you will comply with all rules and guidelines stated for the parade. All units must be driven by a licensed and insured driver. All units must be decorated using this year s theme Gladewater Night of Lights. We encourage the use of lights or illuminated items, such as glow sticks, bracelets, and/or necklaces. No actions permitted that would endanger spectators along the streets. Candy may not be thrown, but is allowed to be handed out by those walking in the parade. There is one, and only one Santa allowed in the parade. Santa will ride on the Gladewater Fire Truck at the end of parade. As a request to entrants that include live animals, namely horses, please comply with pooper scooper laws and dispose of any animal waste/or wearing of diapers. All horses will be positioned at the back of the parade lineup. Anyone in violation of any of the rules will be removed from the parade. Lineup positions will be provided via E-mail/mail by December 6 th. 2016 Parade sponsored by: 4
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