·Coffees,
ribbon cuttings and open houses at Creston Chamber of Commerce member businesses.Check
Chamber calendar for current activities. (Ambassador Committee)
·Image
Enhancement Committee meets once a month.
·Retail
Promotion & Showcase Committee Meetings are held once a quarter to
plan and coordinate retail events.
Women in Business meet the third Thursday of every month at the Chamber
Office beginning at 8 a.m.
JANUARY
Annual
Chamber of Commerce Board Retreat
FEBRUARY
·
APRIL
·Chamber
Spring Fling Event
·Southwestern
Community College Employment Fair
·Easter
Egg Hunt, sponsored by Volunteer Firemen
·National
Volunteer Week
MAY
·Flower
Planting in central business district, Coordinated by Chamber & Creston
FFA
·Omelette
Appreciation Breakfast during National Small Business Week
·Mother’s
Day Retail Promotion
JUNE
·Southwest
Iowa Homebuilders Parade of Homes & Home Expo
·
JULY
·10,000
Crestonians 4th of July Celebration, sponsored by 10,000 Crestonians
please
call 641-782-7021 for details)
·Chamber
Annual Summer Golf Outing
·Union
County Fair
AUGUST
·Crazy
Days
Sales
Tax Holiday Promotion
SEPTEMBER
·Hot
Air Balloon Days, third weekend in September, Sponsored by Balloon Committee
OCTOBER
Creston High School Homecoming
·Halloween
Costume Contest
·Salute
to Industry Month
NOVEMBER
·Lighting
of Rainbow Park and Santa Visit, Day after Thanksgiving, 5:00 p.m.
·Grand
Opening Christmas Castle, Saturday after Thanksgiving, Creston Depot, 10
a.m.-1 p.m.
·Decorate
the flower pots
·Creston
retail Holiday Giveaway Promotion which continues through mid-December
·Creston
Chamber Annual Meeting
DECEMBER
Creston
Lighted Christmas Parade (held annually the first Thursday after
Thanksgiving)
·Christmas
Castle with Santa, scheduled twice during the Holidays
·Santa’s
Workshop open daily
·Chamber
Holiday Open House
·Union
County Historical Complex Holiday Open House