Small Business Saturday

Hey Antwerp! We all know that Friday is ” Black Friday” and Monday is “Cyber Monday” but did you know that Saturday is national “Small Business Saturday”? We are encouraging everyone to visit a small business to do some holiday shopping in Antwerp this Saturday. Our local Chamber of Commerce has been working with local business owners to make it a great day for our community.

First, Santa is coming to town in a small parade at 10:00 AM . He will be heading to the fire hall to visit with all of our children to hear their Christmas wishes and the children will receive treats and be able to get their picture taken with Santa till 12:00 PM.

The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce was able to get 200 “SHOP SMALL’ canvas totes and our local businesses have filled them with all kinds of “freebies” and coupons  and entry forms for drawings throughout the community. 20 lucky people will find $10.00 gas cards. Check out food samples or lunch specials on Saturday before the big game! There will be bake sales and candy sales and decorations to see as well as buy.  So walk around and visit with your neighbors! Turn in your entry forms. You may win coffee or a new Kerig maker or gift cards for one of our businesses or a ham!  We also suggest gift cards for that hard to shop for person on your list. They may love a massage  or a manicure. Or pay for having their haircut or a gift card to poke around the hardware stores or to get their oil changed in their car. Or how about a holiday centerpiece?  There are a lot of ideas you can come up with to fill your shopping needs and help our local economy.  Remember, of every $1.00 you spend here $.68 stays here in one way or another.

So come on uptown between 10:00 and 12:00 and pick up a bag at the Chamber of Commerce tent at the corner of Main and River Streets (Some will also be available at some of the businesses)  and be a part of kicking off the holiday season right here in Antwerp —   our hometown!