Community Connections December 2023
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e recognized as the leader in assisting area businesses to prosper.<br />
Chamber Member Business Briefs<br />
Rotary<br />
The Fairmont Rotary Club is set up for their annual book<br />
sale which takes place inside the Five Lakes Centre. The<br />
book sale is a free will donation with all proceeds going<br />
to benefit the Fairmont Rotary Club STRIVE mentoring<br />
program. Book donations are also being accepted at the<br />
site, there are barrels labeled for anyone looking to drop off books during the<br />
book sale. The book sale runs now through the end of the year. Thank you to<br />
our community for the continued support!<br />
~Erica Berhow, Fairmont Rotary President<br />
Valero Renewables<br />
(507)728-4010<br />
AREA ROBOTICS PROGRAMS RECEIVE<br />
$12,500 FROM <strong>2023</strong> VALERO BENEFIT FOR<br />
CHILDREN<br />
Fairmont Area Schools and Martin Count West<br />
Robotics programs each received a charitable<br />
grant of $12,500 from the Valero Benefit for<br />
Children this year, thanks to the Valero Texas<br />
Open golf tournament and associated events.<br />
Due to the incredible generosity of Valero’s business partners, donors and<br />
sponsors, $23 million in net proceeds from the Valero Texas Open will be<br />
distributed to agencies across the United States.<br />
Re/Max Total Realty<br />
(507)235-5666<br />
Holiday Open House Friday, <strong>December</strong> 8th,<strong>2023</strong><br />
Join us at our Fairmont Office (1007 E. 10th<br />
Street) for a little Holiday Cheer<br />
Chamber Bucks make Great Gifts!<br />
By now most of you have started with your holiday<br />
gift giving. Keep in mind that one of the easiest gift you<br />
can give is " Chamber Bucks".<br />
How do "Chamber Bucks" work? "Chamber<br />
Bucks" are actual checks and can be used at any Martin<br />
County Business that accepts checks for payment! When<br />
using Chamber Bucks, if your purchase is greater then the<br />
amount of the gift certificate you pay the remainer of the<br />
amount.<br />
Who can buy "Chamber Bucks"? Everyone! We accept cash or<br />
Hyvee- Fairmont<br />
(507)238-4323<br />
Join us on Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 16th as we will have<br />
a very special visitor - SANTA!! Santa will be at your<br />
Fairmont Hy-Vee on <strong>December</strong> 16 from 2:30pm-4:30pm.<br />
Join us for holiday fun.<br />
Red Rock Center<br />
(507)235-9262<br />
<strong>December</strong> at the Red Rock is full of holiday cheer.<br />
Come and join us for music, art, and a beautiful<br />
quilt exhibit by the Prairie Star Quilters. We are also<br />
hosting the Christmas Tea fundraiser at the Chubb House this year. For<br />
complete details visit our event page on Facebook.<br />
Fairmont Roofing<br />
(507)235-8565<br />
“Some of the Fairmont Roofing<br />
team were able to come together and<br />
give back to the community during<br />
their yearly Thanksgiving Meal Give-Away! Made possible by the generous<br />
contribution from company owners, Marcus & Alisa Eytcheson. It<br />
was a pleasure serving the community!”<br />
check when purchasing the gift certificates.<br />
If you are a business owner ot manager that wants to<br />
give your employees a Holiday bonus while supporting local<br />
businesses. This is the perfect way to do so.<br />
if you are a business accepting "Chamber Bucks" you<br />
deposit them like you would with any other check right into<br />
your bank account. Thank you fot shopping local.<br />
The Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce is located at<br />
323 E Blue Earth Ave.<br />
Hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<br />
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