Ribbon Cutting Procedure
• Once Ribbon
Cuttings are set and on the Chamber house calendar, Chamber
Ambassadors are notified and the
ribbon cutting is listed
on the Chamber Update that goes out weekly.
• The ribbon
cutting ceremony is brief.
• Chamber Ambassadors
attend and hold the ribbon for the ceremony.
• The host can
have employees and family stand behind the ribbon with them.
• Everyone is
welcomed to the ribbon cutting.
• The program
is turned over to a Chamber Ambassador who will say a few words
and then ask the
company representative to
tell a little bit about the company.
• When company
representative is finished speaking, a picture will be taken
of the group and then a
picture
will be taken of the actual ribbon being cut. |
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Ribbon Cutting FAQ
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| 1. Question: What goes on at a Ribbon Cutting? |
| Answer: At a Ribbon Cutting, Evan Butler-Sands will gather everyone
together. He will pose the photo and then call on one of the Ambassadors
to speak on behalf of the Chamber. The Ambassador will say a few
words welcoming your business to the community and wishing your
business well. The Ambassador will ask your company representative
to tell a little bit about the company. Once, you are finished,
Evan will take 2 photos, one before the ribbon is cut and then
a picture will be taken of the actual ribbon being cut. |
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| 2. Question: Who should I have at the Ribbon Cutting? |
| 3. Answer: We encourage you to invite any one you wish to be
your Ribbon Cutting. Some companies invite family and friends,
others invite their VIP customers Please feel free to use this
opportunity any way you wish. Some companies have a open house
with refreshments, while others just feature their employees. It
truly is your day, plan it however you wish. |
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| 4. Question: Can I invite my pastor to say a prayer at my Ribbon
Cutting? |
| Answer: Absolutely, you may invite anyone you
wish to speak. |
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| 5. Question: Do I need to have food? |
| Answer: Your Ribbon Cutting is your day; please feel free to
use it as an opportunity to host your friends, family and customers.
If you are planning to invite a large group, refreshments would
be nice, but they should be for your customers, friends, and family,
not for the Chamber Ambassadors. |
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| 6. Question: Will you get the Mayor to come to my Ribbon Cutting? |
| Answer: The Chamber invites the City and County officials via
fax. We have found that if you are friends with these elected officials,
a phone call from you will go much further than a fax from us.
We are not able to personally call the Mayor for every Ribbon Cutting,
but as a courtesy, we invite him to all of them. |
