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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 6, 2016
CHAMBER
NEWSLETTER
Keep Your CA$H in Cottage Grove
& See a Return on Investment
The busiest shopping days of the year are behind us but the need for goods and services continue. If we
make sure our everyday purchases stay local, Cottage Grove will continue to be a thriving community.
For a large percentage of Cottage Grove residents that work in Eugene it can be a temptation to also
take care of everyday needs while in Eugene. The chamber would like to offer a challenge to all
Cottage Grove residents who work outside of Cottage Grove to refocus your spending right here in our
great community. It may take a little extra planning but the return on investment is worth it! There are
so many reasons to shop local but below are 5 main reasons why:
1. Building Community- The casual encounters you enjoy at neighborhood businesses build long term
relationships with business owners you can trust!
2. Economic Vitality- Each dollar you spend at a local business returns 3 times more money to our local
economy than if you were to shop in Eugene!
3. Character- Why did you choose to live here? What keeps you in Cottage Grove? Our town is full of
unique businesses that you can’t fi nd anywhere else!
4. A Healthier Environment- When you spend your money at local businesses you use less fuel reducing
your carbon footprint on our planet. Not only that you often get much fresher and nutritious foods
from local markets in our area!
5. Lower Taxes- Local businesses generate more tax revenue per sales dollar helping keep your taxes
lower!
2016 Visitor
Center Stats
Phone calls:
Walk-In Visitors:
Relocate Requests:
Visitor Requests:
Referrals to
Chamber Members:
2016 Website Stats
Business Directory
Searches:
Member Page Hits
– Total Listed:
Event Searches:
Events Viewed:
Hot Deal Searches:
Job Searches:
2/26 Thru
3/31
301
521
3
2
157
YTD
929
1,287
7
14
287
Chamber and Community Calendar
Submit your events to the Cottage Grove Community Calendar Now! As you know, Cottage
Grove is an active little community and there are a lot of events each year. To make planning
easier the Chamber has created an online calendar that the entire community can use to post
events and fi nd other fun things to do. To submit your organization’s event:
Go to www.cgchamber.com
Open the event calendar
Click on “submit event”
Once your event is approved, it will appear on the community calendar and can also be seen
using the Cottage Grove Smartphone App for Apple and Android users.
For more details on the events listed below, visit the Event Calendar on our website at www.
cgchamber.com.
Fridays: Friday Night Live @ Saginaw Vineyard
AARP Tax Help: Wednesdays Feb 3 thru April 13 at the Community Center
A PRIL
J UNE
1
5
9
10
Kiwanis Bohemia Sunrisers
Salmon Feed
8
Annie Get Your Gun Opening @
Cottage Theatre
11 Regular City Council Meeting
14 Greeters Committee Meeting
20 Chamber Board Lunch
21 Business After Hours – Banner
Bank
23 SOLVE IT for Earth Day
25 Regular City Council Meeting
28-30 OFIA Conference 2016
28 Greeters Committee Meeting
13
15
16
17
22
23
25
27
29
Oregon Gran Fondo
Greeters Committee Meeting
Scapino! – Opening @ Cottage
Theatre
Regular City Council Meeting
Chamber Board Lunch
Business After Hours – City of
Cottage Grove
Relay For Life of South Lane
County
Concerts in the Park Opens
Greeters Committee Meeting
Cottage Grove Wings & Wheels
Regular City Council Meeting
Concerts in the Park
M AY
1887
5472
4373
11,175
2493
446
46
32
6592
1388
153
133
9
12
18
19
23
26
30
Regular City Council Meeting
Greeters Committee Meeting
Chamber Board Lunch
Business After Hours – South
Lane County Fire & Rescue
Regular City Council Meeting
Greeters Committee Meeting
Memorial Day Celebration
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