Wellsville Chamber to Hold Trade Show March 20
WELLSVILLE, Ohio -- The fourth annual trade show hosted by the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce is set for March 20 in the Wellsville High School gymnasium. The event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Last year, more than 65 vendors participated, and the hope is to increase that number this year. Some 350 people from the general public attended the show, Erin Roberts said. Roberts and Brandon Russell are co-chairmen of the show.
The networking reception will be held at 4:30 p.m., an hour before the show. Vendors will have access to the gymnasium at 2 p.m. to begin setting up. Cost to rent a table is $20, which includes one eight-foot table and two chairs, but no table coverings.
"A new aspect of the trade show this year is the opportunity to be a corporate sponsor," Roberts said, adding that there are two levels of sponsorship: silver at $50 and gold, $100. The registration fee is waived for all sponsors. Corporate sponsors receive advertising on the Facebook page and trade show website as well as at the trade show itself.
Gold sponsors will be listed on any materials used to advertise the trade show. Sponsors also will be given prime table space in the space outside the gymnasium. Only eight more sponsors will be accepted; seven spots have been reserved.
Gold sponsors are Roberts Funeral Home, CFBank and the Wellsville Local School District. Silver sponsors are Center Pharmacy, Scentsy – Kim Allen, Ohio Valley College of Technology and Dazzlin' Dezignz. "We are planning on using the funds from the sponsors to implement a more aggressive advertising campaign to draw more people into the show," Roberts said.
New this year is creation of a website for the show. All information vendors need can be found on the site. Vendors have the option to register and pay online through PayPal, or the registration form can be printed and mailed.
"We are keeping the Chinese auction as part of the show again this year," Roberts noted. "It is always a big success, and vendors indicated on the survey that it was something to keep incorporated into the show."
The deadline to register as a sponsor is Jan. 24, and the deadline to register for the show is March 14.
For more information, call Roberts at 330 692 2037 or Russell at 330 853 0199, or visit the website.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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