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• Let It Glow Holiday Light Competition

  • Start
    November 06, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    December 07, 2023
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    Map of contestants published December 9, 2022

  Do you love decorating for the holidays? Then help us spread some cheer this holiday season and enter the Let It Glow Holiday Decorating Competition presented by Southwest General Health Center!

  Residents and businesses can enter for the chance to win a cash prize, a trophy, recognition on the chamber's website and social media, and most importantly - BRAGGING RIGHTS! If you think you've got what it takes to be the brightest, most creative, and most festive spot in Berea, then register today!

  Registration is open through Thursday, December 7 and homes/businesses must be decorated and ready for voting by Saturday, December 9. A driving map of all the contestants will be posted by the evening of December 9, and the general public will have from December 9-30 to tour all of them and vote for their favorites via an online poll. Winners will be contacted on December 31.

  There is no cost to enter, so get in the game and help us spread some holiday cheer.

  Prizes Include:

  • 1st Place - $200
  • 2nd Place - $100
  • 3rd Place - $50

  Winners also get a light battle themed trophy to keep! All winners will be selected by the general public via online poll.

  Please note that all submissions will go through an initial review process by a panel of judges and only those selected as finalists will be included in the competition. Interested contestants must submit a photo or video of their display to director@bereachamber.org for the initial round of judging upon signing up for the contest but no later than December 7.

  Those selected to be part of the competition will need to send one photo that captures their full display to be used for the online voting platform.

  Homes/businesses must be in Berea to participate in the contest.

  

  Sponsorships Available
  To learn more and sign up to sponsor, click here.

  
  

  Thank you to our sponsors!

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• Holiday Celebration Networking Night (Partner Event)

  • When
    December 05, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    The Aviator - 20920 Brookpark Rd. Cleveland, OH 44135

  
  

  Holiday Celebration Networking Event
  Hosted by the Power of MORE

  Tuesday, December 5  I   5 - 7pm

  The Aviator
  20920 Brookpark Road
  Cleveland, OH 44135

  Enjoy complimentary appetizers and a cash bar while you network to grow your business. Invite a business associate to join you!
  
  No Cost to Attend  I  No RSVP Required

  To learn more, click here.

  This is a partner event through the Power of MORE. Berea Chamber members have access to Power of MORE events as part of their membership.

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• Gingerbread House Competition

  • When
    December 16, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Berea-Midpark Middle School - 7000 Paula Drive Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

  The Berea Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present our 2nd Annual Gingerbread House Competition on Saturday, December 16 from 10am-12pm. The event will be held in the cafeteria at Berea-Midpark Middle School.

  Those interested in joining the competition can participate in two ways:

  1. Create your own gingerbread house at your convenience and drop it off at BMMS the morning of the event. You can be as creative as you want! The only rule is that the house must be on a sturdy board of some sort, and the board cannot be larger than 18" x 24". This is a great opportunity for residents as well as businesses who can use this as a team building opportunity for staff and a way to show off your business/organization's brand! If you're an optometrist, have little gingerbread people with eyeglasses. If you're a healthcare facility, create a gingerbread doctor's office -- get creative!
  2. Join us for the event and decorate a gingerbread house using a provided standard kit. All materials will be supplied and it will be up to contestants to get creative with the way they decorate in order to stand out!

  Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to the top houses in each of these separate categories (pre-made houses vs. houses decorated during the event). You may arrive at any time to participate in the competition if you plan to decorate a house with a pre-made kit, however, the earlier you arrive, the more time you'll have to decorate. Contestants must be finished with their houses by 11:30am for judging, and winners will be announced prior to the conclusion of the event at 12:00pm.

  If you plan to decorate a house in advance, you will be able to drop it off between 9:00am - 10:00am on Saturday, December 16 in the cafeteria of Berea-Midpark Middle School. All of the pre-made houses will be voted on by the general public in attendance at the event. You are welcome to take your house home with you at the end of the event or you can opt to have it on display at a Berea business throughout the rest of December. Several chamber businesses with brick and mortar retail, healthcare, etc. locations have offered to display the houses for their customers to see.

  The event will also feature:

  • Visit and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus
  • Free donuts and hot chocolate
  • Face painting

  This event is free of charge for:

  • Berea Chamber of Commerce members and their families
  • Berea residents
  • Families with children attending the BCSD regardless of city of residence (Middleburg Heights, Brook Park or Berea)

  We will be accepting toy donations on site for foster children in our communities. Monetary donations are also accepted and will go toward the children's holiday wish list items.

  Sponsorships Available! Please consider helping support this great event so that we can make it fun and free for members of our community. For sponsorship details, click here.

  Questions? Reach out to Berea Chamber of Commerce CEO, Megan Baechle, at director@bereachamber.org or (440) 243-8415.

  

  Thank you to our sponsors!

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  Margaret T. Karl, Attorney at Law

  
  

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