The trees are in the street and that means one thing: the Find it in Amazing Forbes Christmas promotion has begun.
Each participating business will have a wonderful timber Christmas Tree out the front of their business or close to their front door.
Forbes Business Chamber president Aaron Acheson says the Chamber is so pleased to be able to offer $20,000 in prizes again this year.
"It has been a tough year so the Forbes Business Chamber is delighted to have kept the draws to encourage local shopping," he said.
Prize draws for Why Leave Town dollars begin on November 14.
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Please make sure that electronic entry is filled out correctly.
“All you need to do is scan the QR Code in store and fill in the details," Aaron said.
"If you don’t have a phone each store will have a manual sheet that you can fill in. We want to make sure that everyone has a fair turn."
$500 draws will be held on Thursday afternoons: November 14, 21 and 28, and December 5, 12 and 19.
Save the date, December 13, for the AMAZING Forbes Christmas Carnival because there will be five $500 winners that night.
On Christmas Eve, the Business Chamber will draw six $500 winners, one $1500, two $2500 and one $5000 giving a total funding pool of
$20,000.
Major sponsors and participants are: Naming Rights, Evolution Mining and Forbes Business Chamber Inc.
This year we are pleased to have Forbes Shire Council as our Business Sponsor, The Forbes Advocate as the media & Elf in The Shop sponsor, Bernardis and Terry Bros as our Gold Sponsors and Silver Sponsors are Club Forbes and Acheson’s Mitre 10.
Bronze Sponsorship is shared between Flannery’s Pharmacy and Bluesky Outdoors Forbes.
Participating businesses have once again offered tremendous support for the Find It In AMAZING Forbes This Christmas.
The businesses Acheson’s Mitre 10, Allure On Main, Bernardis, Blue Sky Outdoors, Blush Organic Beauty, BWR Accountants, Cahills Footwear Forbes, Chapter Two Boutique, Club Forbes, Euphoria Road, Flannery’s Pharmacy, Forbes Business Chamber Inc., Forbes Central Butchery, Forbes Shire Council, Graces Hair Studio, Gunns Menswear and Embroidery, Jessica’s Beauty, Life Pharmacy, Little Extras Lifestyle, Loomzys FishNFix, News On Rankin, MD Steel, Rise Physiotherapy, Robbs Jewellers, Steel Technology, Terry
Bros Carpet Court, The Bakehouse, The Book Dispensary, Turners Furniture One, Undercover Sleepwear and Lingerie, Walkers AgNVet and Woolerina.
Supporting businesses are Michael Robinson and Real Estate, Forbes Livestock & Agency Co, Agriwest, Central West Diesel, and McMillian Industries.
"We hope that the Evolution Mining Find It In Forbes Christmas Promotion and Christmas Carnival will bring fun, laughter and happiness to all," Aaron said.
Forbes Christmas Carnival will be held on December 13 from 5 – 9pm.
