Well, no one in Kent or northern Queen Anne’s counties won the $1.5 billion PowerBall lottery, but there is another opportunity for a substantial financial windfall that would benefit the entire community. The deadline for your input is January 28.
As part of its “Small Business Revolution” marketing program, created to publicize its services for small businesses, the Deluxe Corporation is sponsoring a competition among American small towns. Called the Small Business Revolution on Main Street, the program will award a $500,000 makeover to one small town (population less than 50,000). The Town Council last night approved our participation and Mayor Cerino has submitted his nomination.
Please click here or go to https://smallbusinessrevolution.org to learn more about the program. Then write an essay no longer than 500 words about why Chestertown is perfect for this program and submit it through the online form.
There is no limit to how many people can nominate the same town, and the greater number of original essays we submit, the greater our chances. Please share this email with anyone else you believe will bring a good perspective or creative approach to the nomination. The more the competition organizers hear from different segments of our community the better: business owners, artists, writers, poets, teachers, watermen, retirees, pastors, students of all ages, professors, environmentalists, farmers, … everyone!
Call Kay MacIntosh (410-778-2991) or email any questions or suggestions or if you want some help with your message. And please let me know when you have submitted your nomination so I can keep track of our progress.
As a community, we have come together to support Mayor Cerino’s request to the Governor for Chestertown Marina funding. We came out in force to argue for restoring services and maintaining in-patient beds at our local hospital (and will continue to make that case as Shore Regional Health develops its strategic plan for the near future). Let’s come together for this $500,000 program, which could supercharge our economic development and marketing efforts in wonderful ways.
Thanks for taking a moment before January 28 to nominate Chestertown for a Small Business Revolution on Main Street.
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