Shopping Locally This Holiday Season

Still have shopping to do? Want to buy locally this holiday? If you follow the links below for gift ideas you will see how easy it is!

You can go here www.simsburycoc.org or just check out the ideas below.  

GIFT IDEAS - click on company for contact information

1. Polymer clay vases in rich jewel tones — $18-$55
2. Waterbell fountain: floating bells swirl and gently chime — $93.45
3. Gift baskets and bags — $18 and up

10 percent off wine selections for boxed "two pack" holiday gift set. You select the wines.

1. Gift Certificate for art purchases. ($100 and up)
2. Professional home and office art placement. ($75 per hour) 
3. Purchase of art as the valued gift. ($350 and up)

30-day unlimited class special and free car magnet — $30


"Windows of Simsbury" poster — $12

  Contact: Amy Zeiner 860-651-8773
Simsburyopoly is a board game created with local landmarks. Great fun for the whole family! — $25

1. Gift Certificates, any denomination $25 and up — perfect for family and friends!
2. "Batters-Up Package", 5/one hr. cage rentals for $175. (Regularly $40 each)
3. Zumba Fitness Package, 10/one hr. classes for $80. (Regularly $10 each)


1. Swarovski crystal "cameo" jewelry (music) box — $125
2. Fashionable, chic, unique scarves, price range for everyone — $7.50 to $28
3. Madison candle vase by Fringe Studios, fabulous scents, vase when done — $21.50


Gift certificates over $50 — add 20 percent in value (ie, $50 buys $60, $75 buys $90)

Travel Talent
Who wouldn't love the gift of travel? Gift certificates are available in any amount

FV Fit Club
1. P90X Home Workout Program with 12 DVDs. Get in the best shape of your life. $119.95
2. No time to exercise? All you need is 10 Minute Trainer Home Workout $79.90
3. Insanity: Asylum Home Workout Program for the athlete in your life $89.95

Perfect for faraway family and friends! Record your news or greetings on DVD at SCTV. $20 first copy — $5 each addtional copy.

Doggie in the Window
Holiday Stocking Stuffer — gift certificate for 20 percent off cost of grooming.

1. $50 Packages:
       Birdie - Round of Golf w/Cart, Range Balls, Tower Ridge Logo Hat or
       Par - Round of Golf w/Carts, Tower Ridge Logo Ball & Towel
2. Eagle Package $75 - Round of Golf w/Cart, Range Balls, Tower Ridge Logo Ball, Towel & Hat.
3. Couples Golf Retreat $100 - 2 Rounds of Golf w/Cart, Range Balls, 2 Logo Golf Balls & Bottle of Wine.

Jafra Cosmetics
1. Great gifts come in small packages. Ask me about gifts $20 & under.
2. Gift Certificates available $25 and up.
3. Save $10 off purchases of $100 or more by 12/10.

1. Find unique, affordable holiday gifts at the McLean Women's Auxiliary Gift Shop
2. Peace of Mind. Buy your parent a year’s subscription to McLean Home
Care’s Lifeline emergency response system installed by a specially trained Home
Health Aide. Call 860-658-3954
3. Healthy Living at Any Age. Buy a loved one a membership with the McLean
Wellness Program including classes in the warm water pool. Call 860-658-3750.

TCBY, Avon Marketplace
1. Gift Cards make great stocking stuffers and Hanukkah Gelt! Purchase $50 in
gift cards and get a $5 gift card free.
2. Holiday cakes and pies (custom such as pumpkin and gingerbread). $3 off coupons available on website.
3. TCBY caters holiday parties with yogurt and toppings specially made for your table.

in Canton
Great custom mouse pad stocking stuffers. Photos, text. Value $15-$20. Volume discounts.

Gift Certificate for catered lunch or dinner. Pastels caters (or delivers and sets up for you) and helps with the menu. Imagine you can be the guest or give to mom & dad to host their own party.

Peace of Jewelry
1. Sterling silver, freshwater pearls, and Swarovski crystal earrings — $20 or 2/$30.
2. Handcrafted, custom designed jewelry. Give the gift of Peace! Necklaces, bracelets, earrings. Custom means coordinated, not costly. Handcrafted jewelry designed for special holiday gatherings.

Clilck link below for special "Simsbury Chamber" offer
http://www.weldenhardware.com/buylocally.html

The Resume Resource
New Year - new job!  One free LinkedIn profile ($129 value) with each Professional Resume Package

YOGA BE FIT
Workout in your own home whether its yoga, total body training or nutritional coaching. 
1. 1 hour session $60 (regularly $75)
2. Three 1 hr sessions for $150 (regularly $200)
3. 1 hour training session and nutritional coaching $100 (regularly $125)

Greater Hartford Arts Council (www.LetsGoArts.org/HolidayLGA)
Let*s GO! Arts Membership — A $50 donation to the United Arts Campaign enrolls you in Let*s GO! Arts — receive discounts for concerts, art exhibitions, restaurants, and more.

1. Club Memberships (Golf, Sporting, Pool, Dining/Social) Contact Susan Baughman
2. Golf clubs, attire, shoes from the Golf Shop. Wed — Sat 9am to 5pm through Dec 24th
3. Golf Lessons — Golf Pros Ken Doyle ( 860-836-9759) or Jason Waters (860-817-8821)

Re-Style Your Closets, LLC
Gift certificate for 3 hrs of re-styling & organizing services for $100 (a $150 value)

1. 10 percent off all Holiday Catering orders in December 2011 2. $15 Holiday Donut, Cookie and Brownie Platters 3. One Bite Cafe gift cards make the perfect teachers gift.  

Simsbury Therapeutic Massage & Wellness
Add or keep an extra $20 massage credit with any gift certificate purchase over $75  

Sunday Brunch Gift Certificates, available in any amount, adult price: $29.95  

and
Apollo Pizza — $30 gift card for $25
Maple Tree Cafe — $45 gift card for $35

Give a digital camera and include a gift certificate for a "Photography Basics Workshop", January 21st — 9am to 4pm — $195/tuition (includes instruction, hands-on, lunch)  

Museum Store
Note cards, children’s items, Simsbury T-shirts and hats, books, Westerwald pottery, glassware, ornaments, the "Simsbury Bead", hand-made bird house and other specialty items. Open Thursday through Saturday, noon to 4pm. 

Charitable giving

Contributions made locally make a huge impact on the quality of life in our region. Here are some local organizations to consider donating to at the holidays. As an office, consider combining resources to make a charitable contribution. Or as an employer, encourage workplace giving by matching employee donations.
Donations are tax deductible. (This list is not meant to be a complete list of organizations and foundations. The chamber regrets any omissions or
errors and encourage you to check with the organization before planning a donation.)

Community Farm of Simsbury, 73 Wolcott Road, Simsbury, CT 06070, 860-655-5580, www.communityfarmofsimsbury.org

, P.O. Box 1099, Canton, CT 06019-1099, 860-693-6662, www.favarh.org

Farmington River Watershed Association, 749 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury CT 06070, 860-658-4442, www.frwa.org

The Farmington Valley Greenway, P.O. Box 576, Tariffville, CT 06081,
860-658-4065, www.fvgreenway.org

Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association, 8 Old Mill Lane, Simsbury, CT 06070, 860-651-3539, www.farmingtonvalleyvna.org

Friends of the Heublein Tower, P.O. Box 991, Avon, CT 06001-0991, 860-693-8696, www.friendsofheubleintower.org

Friends of the , P.O. Box 282, Simsbury, CT 06070,
860-658-0580, www.simsburylibrary.info

, P.O. Box 463, Avon, CT 06001, 860-676-2323, http://giftsoflovect.org/

McLean Foundation, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury CT 06070, 860-658-3700,
www.mcleanfoundation.ca

Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge, P.O. Box 314, West Simsbury, CT 06092, 860-651-0180

Simsbury ABC Program, 835 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070, 860-658-9323

Simsbury Cemetery Association, PO Box 396, Simsbury, CT 06070, 860-408-9077

(SCTV), P.O. Box 767, Simsbury, CT 06070,
860-658-1720, www.simsburytv.org

Simsbury Education Enhancement Foundation, P.O. Box 925, Simsbury CT 06070, 860-408-9093, www.simsbury.k12.ct.us/seef

, P.O. Box 2, Simsbury, CT 06070, 860-658-2500,
www.simsburyhistory.org

, P.O. Box 634, Simsbury CT 06070, 860-651-8773,
www.simsburylandtrust.org

, 4 Old Mill Court, Simsbury, CT 06070, 860-658-7213, www.simsburyems.com

, P.O. Box 495, Simsbury, CT 06070, 860-658-3282, www.simsbury-ct.gov