19th Annual Salem Chamber of Commerce Haunted Happenings Grand Parade – October 2, 2014

The Salem Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to participate in the 19th Annual Salem Chamber of Commerce Haunted Happenings Grand Parade on Thursday, October 2, 2014. This year’s event will feature the theme “Fantasy”. This time honored kick off of the Halloween season is full of color, pageantry, musi c and the enthusiasm of thousands of Salem’s students from kindergarten to college and our local business owners. Their participation is what makes this a highly successful, cherished event for our community. The choice of costumes for this year’s parade is endless, based on the many fantasy themed movies and books, we’re expecting to see a lot of characters from Frozen, Harry Potter, Narnia, Spiderman as well as Ghostbusters (30 year anniversary and re-release), Avatar and the Hunger Games.

To participate in the parade please click here to fill out the entry form.

Under 10 Days Away – Join 100+ Businesses for our Annual Holiday Breakfast

The Salem Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Breakfast
at the Salem Waterfront Hotel
Thursday, December 12, 2013 from 7:30am-9:00am

The Board of Directors of the Salem Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to join us at our Annual Holiday Breakfast. This year the Holiday Breakfast will take place at the Salem Waterfront Hotel and is open to members and non-members of the Salem Chamber. Enjoy a fabulous holiday breakfast buffet and networking with over 100 local business leaders. Special guests to be announced soon.

Buy Your Tickets Now: $25 for Members / $35 for Non-Members
RSVP by calling (978) 744-0004 or email info@salem-chamber.org

Want to Sponsor the Holiday Breakfast?
“Gold Star Sponsor”
Includes recognition at the podium, business logo in event program, business logo on the Salem Chamber of Commerce website, and four tickets to the event ($100 members /$140 non-members). Cost: $500.
“Silver Star Sponsor”
Includes recognition at the podium, sponsor recognition on the Salem Chamber of Commerce website, and two tickets to the event ($50 members / $70 non-members). Cost: $250.
For more information on sponsoring the Holiday Breakfast please contact Scott Gibney Jr. at scott@salem-chamber.org or 978-744-0004.

It’s a Great Week to Join the Salem Chamber!

This Thursday, November 14^th, the Salem Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Mini-Membership Drive.  There is no better time to join the Chamber than during the membership drive. The Salem Chamber works to grow and sustain the business community through a variety of events and initiatives throughout the year. The Chamber provides effective representation on topics such as taxation and advocates for growth through economic development projects. Networking events, industry specific trade-shows, and member only referrals are just a few of the ways to grow your business through the Salem Chamber of Commerce.

For the membership drive a number of special incentives have been assembled to create an opportunity too good to pass up. New member incentives include advertising opportunities in the Salem News, Salem Gazette Cinema Salem, Salem Gazette, and Salem Patch, as well as, a number of Chamber incentives that are geared toward networking and direct marketing to Salem Chamber member businesses. To showcase the flourishing downtown, a number of the Salem attractions and museums have made free tickets available for all businesses that join during the drive: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Witch Museum, Salem Film Fest, Salem Athenaeum, the Phillips House and the House of the Seven Gables. The combined value of incentives is well over $2,000 with the base membership of the Salem Chamber starting at $295 per year ($160 for non-profit organizations).

To receive all the benefits of Chamber membership, as well as, the incentives being offered as part of the Membership Drive, businesses must join on or before November 14^th.  A full list of incentives and more information regarding membership can be found on the Salem Chamber of Commerce website: www.salem-chamber.org. For more information contact Scott Gibney Jr., Assistant Director at (978) 744-0004.

The mission of the Salem Chamber of Commerce is to make Salem a better place to live, work, and do business. The Salem Chamber offers many publications, programs and events through which members can reach fellow members, as well as, larger audiences. Chamber membership can lead to great contacts, and allows businesses to have a say in issues that matter to them. The Salem Chamber serves as the voice for member businesses, representing, advocating and working to enhance the business and civic environment.  With over 600 members, it is the largest business organization in Salem.

Let’s Go for a Drive! Toyota Drive Center at Salem’s Haunted Biz Baz this weekend!

Let’s Go for a Drive! Toyota Drive Center at Salem’s Haunted Biz Baz this weekend!

Go for a test drive at the Haunted Biz Baz! Explore Toyota’s legendary commitment to quality, durability, reliability and safety. Discover the fun-to-drive side of Toyota on a custom-designed street drive experience that puts the focus on the road ahead while it demonstrates the core features and capabilities of the Camry, Rav4, Prius c, and Prius. Every drive counts! For each test-drive taken, Toyota’s Drive for a Cause campaign will make a donation to support Salem Main Streets.

Have you been thinking about buying a Toyota but are on the fence? This is your chance to get behind the wheel of a Camry, Rav4, Prius c, and Prius on an extended test drive experience, in a no-pressure environment, and get some real seat-time with a product specialist who can answer all of your questions.

The Toyota Let’s Go For A Drive event will take place on Hawthorne Boulevard (just south of the Hawthorne Hotel) on both Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6.

For more information about the Haunted Biz Baz please contact the Salem Chamber of Commerce at info@salem-chamber.org or call 978-744-0004.

About Toyota

Toyota, the world’s top automaker and creator of the Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands.  Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ nearly 40,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.).  Our 1,800 North American dealerships sold more than 2.3 million cars and trucks in 2012 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today. 

Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment.  As part of this commitment, we share the company’s extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good.  (NYSE:TM)  For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

Salem’s Haunted Happenings Parade: Books Coming Alive!

The Salem Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers and sponsors for the 18th Annual Haunted Happenings Grand Parade. “Books Coming Alive” is the theme for the Parade, which will take place on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013. 

It is a night-time tradition that brings out the entire city and people from all of the surrounding cities and towns to kick off the Halloween season. It is filled with color, pageantry, music and the enthusiasm of thousands of Salem’s students from kindergarten to college age and local business owners. If businesses or schools would like to participate in the parade please fill out the form (available on-line here) and return it to the Salem Chamber of Commerce.
The choice of costumes for this year’s parade is endless, and we’ve already heard from some of the characters that might be coming alive during the parade: Percy Jackson, Jack and Annie (Magic Treehouse), Nate the Great, Geronimo Stilton, Clementine, Ivan, Amelia Bedelia, Henry and Mudge, Clifford, Mr. Tucket, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Tin Man, Ramona Quimby, Miss Frizzle, Ren (The Good Thief), Tinkerbell, The Littles, Ivy and Bean, Frog and Toad, Flat Stanley, the Wimpy Kid, Elephant & Piggy, Judy Moody, and let’s not forget Alice and Dorothy…. And since we are in Salem, we might even see a good witch or two.

To help ensure the success of this event, the Salem Chamber is looking for volunteers and for financial support. We are looking for approximately 25 volunteers to help with line-up; all volunteers will march in the Parade! Businesses willing to make a contribution to continue the tradition of keeping the parade exciting, family-friendly, and safe can contact the Salem Chamber of Commerce via email info@salem-chamber.org or call the Salem Chamber of Commerce at T.978-744-0004.

Salem Chamber announces Arts & Crafts Open Market at Essex Street Fair

The Salem Chamber of Commerce will once again be organizing the Essex Street Fair, a two-day event held in downtown Salem on Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

At the request of many, the Salem Chamber will create a separately juried Arts & Crafts Open Market during the Essex Street Fair weekend. If you are an artist / craftsperson, and would like to come to Salem during our busy tourist season, please send us an application.

Crafters, artisans and food vendors from in and around Salem will join local merchants in selling their wares on Essex Street & surroundings. This free event will run the length of Essex Street from the Daniel Low Building to the Hawthorne Hotel. The events are part of the Salem Heritage Days festivities.

For information on the fair, or to rent a vendor / artist space, please visit www.salem-chamber.org or contact the Salem Chamber of Commerce at (978) 744-0004.