
Estherville Chamber Update
Memorial Day The Chamber Office will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Emmet County COVID-19 Disaster Response Grants The Emmet County COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund provides grant support to organizations assisting in the response and recovery efforts of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The intent of the fund is to be responsive to nonprofits serving Emmet County that are providing basic needs services and organizations working with individuals and families who have been disproportionately impacted by the public health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.cfneia.org/grants/grant-opportunities/36-emmet-county-covid-19-disaster-response-grants PPE Available Are you looking for personal protective equipment for yourself or employees? Heather Howell of the Heartland Coop has a PPE source if you are in need. You can purchase items through her by contacting her by phone at 712-260-9691 or by email at Heather@twistsales.com. What's Happening? Estherville Red Cross blood drive 05/19/2020 Library Curbside To Go The Estherville Public Library has many options available for our community at this time! Consider Library curbside to go - reserve books and materials online and pull up to have them delivered to your vehicle! You can also check out books online through the Library!! So many options to help you stay entertained through the epidemic! Facebook Group Please follow and use the "Estherville Information - Covid 19 Business Changes" Facebook Group to announce any business changes during the pandemic. Please use this group to notify the public of any information you think is pertinent about your business. Also restaurants and retail establishments are encouraged to post how customers can still shop with them! Together we will get through this!! Stay strong and please let us know if there is anything we can do for you! Job Postings Did you know you can post job openings on the Iowa Lakes Corridor website and on Estherville.org? Go HERE to submit a job posting to the Corridor and HERE to view ads and submit to the Chamber! Not only will it be on their website it will also be included in their newsletter! Follow Us on Facebook Do you follow the Chamber on Facebook? You should! We post lots of information about upcoming Estherville events and projects! It's a great way to stay in the know of what's going on! Follow Us! You can follow the Estherville Area Growth Partnership too! Follow EAGP! Chamber Info! The Chamber Office doors are locked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please call or email us. Contact us! Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce 712-362-3541 Lexie - echamberdirector@gmail.com Susan - echamber@gmail.com website: www.Estherville.org	Invalid Bucks Recently an Estherville retailer received out of date and invalid Northstar Bucks and Estherville Bucks. The pictures below are of formerly used Estherville and Northstar Bucks. These Bucks have been discontinued for more than 10 years and should not be accepted as payment. Current Estherville Bucks are a printed check and will be dated. Downtown Market The 2020 Downtown Market Season will begin on Thursday, June 4th. We are currently accepting vendor registrations. At this time we are limited to food vendors only per the Governors orders. We will monitor the situation and if things change we will notify our regular non-food vendors. We will also put in place other precautions to keep market shoppers and vendors safe. Find the vendor application form here. Thank You Thank you to Northwest Bank for partnering with us to do a social media salon gift card giveaway! Watch our Facebook for contest details! Summer Events A quick update on the Chamber's Annual Summer Events. At this time no decisions have been made to cancel any of our summer events. We are closely monitoring the situation and listening for guidance from the Governor. Once we are able to make a decision we will make announcements to the public! Thank you for your patience and understanding! EIDL U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today that agricultural businesses are now eligible for SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs. SBA’s EIDL portal will reopen today as a result of funding authorized by Congress through the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act. The legislation, signed into law by the President one week ago, provided additional funding for farmers and ranchers and certain other agricultural businesses affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. See the attached press release for additional information. Ways to Support Estherville!
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