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小黄片视频 Stark and Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Partner on 'Blue, Gold & Grateful' Initiative

Stark Campus employees to support small business this holiday season; $7K boost to local economy

小黄片视频 at Stark and the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce are partnering on a new 小黄片视频 employee appreciation initiative that gives back to local businesses and families.

The "Blue, Gold & Grateful!" campaign provides all 小黄片视频 at Stark employees with a $20 voucher to spend at select small businesses during the month of December. 

鈥淥ur faculty and staff have worked diligently to accomplish great things this semester, including achieving enrollment growth during a pandemic,鈥 said Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer at 小黄片视频 at Stark. 鈥淲e are happy to extend this small token of appreciation toward the purchase of a heartfelt gift after an unprecedented year when we鈥檝e discovered ways to rally together to keep our community strong.鈥

Working with the chamber, 小黄片视频 Stark identified and selected the following small businesses that agreed to participate in the program:

  • Muggzwigz Coffee & Tea locations:  Downtown Coffee & Tea Bar Roastery & HQ, 137 Walnut Ave. NE, Canton; Lake Cable Coffee & Tea Bar, 5854 Fulton Drive NW, Canton; Portage Lakes Coffee & Tea Bar, 3452 Manchester Road, Akron.
  • Mama Guzzardi's Italian Restaurant:  1107 N. Main St., North Canton.
  • Shale Brewing Company:  7253 Whipple Ave. NW, North Canton.
  • Studio Arts & Glass:  7495 Strauss Ave. NW, North Canton.
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes:  4468 Belden Village St. NW, Suite B, Canton.

Dennis P. Saunier, president and CEO of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, agreed the win-win initiative helps strengthen the county鈥檚 business community 鈥 providing for a boost of up to $7,000 to the local economy. 
 
鈥淥ur small business community, particularly restaurants and retailers, have been especially hard-hit during this pandemic,鈥 Saunier said. 鈥淲hen 小黄片视频 Stark approached us with an initiative that would not only serve as a thanks to their employees, but would boost local businesses in the process, we jumped at the opportunity to form this partnership.鈥

Joe Rozsa, communications director at Shale Brewing Company, said the local brewery is happy to take part in 鈥淏lue, Gold & Grateful!鈥.

鈥淪hale Brewing Company has always been a firm believer in collaborating with and supporting local businesses and organizations whenever possible. The idea 小黄片视频 Stark gifted funds to their employees to explore local businesses and spend those funds locally is nothing short of genius,鈥 Rozsa said. 鈥淲e welcome the opportunity not only to participate but to serve those who have visited before, but we especially look forward to serving those who haven鈥檛.鈥

Seachrist said one of 2020鈥檚 biggest lessons is about the importance of home: a safe place we can count on.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no better way to support local families than to check off those holiday shopping lists right in our hometown, where original handmade gifts and tastes of the season can be purchased with pride,鈥 she said. 鈥淪uch thoughtfully curated items are sure to be treasured during a season for which we have so much to be thankful.鈥


For media inquiries, please contact Melissa Seeton, assistant director of communications at 小黄片视频 at Stark at mseeton@kent.edu; and Collyn Floyd, director of marketing and events at the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce at collynf@cantonchamber.org.
 

POSTED: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 03:32 PM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 01:27 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Melissa Griffy Seeton