Sleigh bells ring are you listening? It’s nearly time for Small Business Saturday and the Welcome Santa Parade. Our Small Business Passport is out now. It’s available for pick up at these participating businesses:

Always Blessed, Beckman Jewelers; The Eclectic Company, Signature Look Boutique, Signature Design, Gustwiller’s Clothing, Car-E-It Party Shop, Shirley’s Popcorn (Bluffton), 1820 BrewWerks, Ottawa True Value, The Mustard See, The Scoop on Main, The Dance Boutique, Revitalize Salon & Spa, Henry’s, The Fun Company, Phantasm Designs, Blissful Beauty by Gabrielle Martin @211 Studio’s, Hunt’s Bros Candy, VFW Post 9142, Anytime Fitness, Tuckers Pharmacy, Putnam County Community Thrift Store, YMCA, Town & Country Flowers, Kathryn’s Farmhouse Flowers, Busy Mom Kitchen, Well Grounded Café, MCS Design Co, Grove Skateland, Ottawa Ordnance, Country K9 Kennels , and Herringhaus Furniture

Each business will stamp your passport with a purchase. You will need eight (8) stamps to be entered into the grand prize drawing. First place wins $200 in gift cards to participating businesses. Second place wins $100 in gift cards to participating businesses. Once you have your 8 stamps, you can turn them into the business where you received your last stamp or drop it off at our chamber office.

Supporting small businesses within our communities is important. We know you could shop online, but each business appreciates the time you, their faithful customers, spend shopping in their stores. Small business Saturday is more than the day after the big store sales. It’s every single day of the year. Let’s get out, get shopping and show our local businesses how much we appreciate them!

The Ottawa End Zone will be open on Saturday, November 26^th, with food and beverages from 1820 BrewWerks and Ottawa Glandorf Jaycees. Don’t miss the fun, and come out and enjoy shopping, food, and fun! A bus will be available to shuttle you from the End Zone to Glandorf to the Christmas Market. Many vendors will be set up selling a variety of different items.

Following Small Business Saturday, we’ll have the 29^th Annual Welcome Santa Parade. The festivities kick off at 2:00 pm Sunday, November 27^th. If your group or business would like to participate in the parade, please fill out the application to enter the parade. We have quite the lineup of activities, including taking a photo with Santa!

Happy Small Business Shopping!