2012 Event Features Special Partnership with Small Business Saturday!

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the annual Town Square Lighting Ceremony on Friday, November 23, 2012 from 5:00-7:00pm on Jackson’s Town Square. This favorite holiday event features a visit from Santa Claus along with holiday music and Christmas carols from the Jackson Hole Community Band and Jackson Hole Chorale. Albertson’s and McDonald’s will provide cookies, hot chocolate, and coffee. Two hundred attendees at Town Square Lighting will have the chance to receive an American Express Gift Card worth $25 to be spent at local businesses on Small Business Saturday, November 24! Thousands of LED bulbs will be wrapped around the famous elk antler arches and strung around the stately trees. The lighting of the Town Square is a breathtaking moment as the bulbs sparkle to life. Children and families delight at the arrival of Santa Claus who enters with a team of sled dogs from Jackson Hole Iditarod. A special group of volunteers from Dancers’ Workshop will be assisting Santa and the children hoping to visit with him and Teton Literacy Center will provide free books to children of all ages. Would you like to be an elf? Sign up to volunteer! Take an hour to help hand out cookies, cocoa, and to help Santa! Families and friends are encouraged to participate together. Email Maureen for details, mo@jacksonholechamber.com. The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is proud to participate in Small Business Saturday sponsored by American Express Travel Related Services Company. Rules to Obtain an American Express, Small Business Saturday Gift Card: Limit (one card) per family please. You must be 18 years or older to receive the gift card. Must attempt to spend the card at any business within Teton County between November 23 and 25, 2012. Please notify the business you were part of the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce & American Express “Small Business Saturday.” Email address, phone number, and signature will be required to obtain the card. This is for verification only, not marketing. Recipients must be present at the Town Square Lighting Ceremony, Friday November 23 at 5:00pm. All cards will be issued that evening beginning at 5:00pm. The website, shopsmall.com, sates: "Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide. Last year, over one hundred million people came together to Shop Small in their communities on Small Business Saturday." For more information about Small Business Saturday, please contact Rick Howe, Director of Visitor Services, rick@jacksonholechamber.com or 307.733.3316x114. For more information about Town Square Lighting, please contact Maureen Murphy, Director of Special Events, mo@jacksonholechamber.com or 307.733.3316x102.