Thursday, October 8, 2020, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview:
- Black Friday Bucks-Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the traditional kickoff to the Holiday Season and what better way to pay for all those gifts and yuletide expenses than winning a $5,000 cash raffle! The Mattoon Chamber will be selling a maximum of 250 raffle tickets for $50 each. The top prize will be $5,000 in cash. We will also be offering multiple consolation prizes from local Chamber members and Taste/ Expo vendors who are interested in promoting their locations by offering goods and services as giveaways. contact the Chamber at 217-235-5661 for all the details
- The Celebrate Downtown Trunk or Treat was cancelled. However, Mattoon’s citywide trick or treating is still on for Saturday, October 31st from 6 pm to 8 pm. Residents who are concerned with COVID -19 should simply leave their outside lights off during that time.
Keep up to date at the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce website.
Listen to the complete interview here:




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