THE WEEKLY CATALYST : SPECIAL EDITION PART FIVE March 20, 2020

This Just In

THE APPLAUSE SECTION

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AT&T OFFERS ADDED RELIEF FOR CUSTOMERS   AT&T is offering added relief for customers to help you stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Consistent with the FCC Chairman Pai’s “Keep American’s Connected Pledge” announced today and concerns raised by members of Congress, which we share, AT&T is proud to support our customers by pledging that, for the next 60 days, we will: Not terminate the service of any wireless, home phone or broadband, residential or small business customer because of their inability to pay their bill due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Waive any late payments fees that any wireless, home phone or broadband, residential or small business customer may incur because of economic hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic. Keep our public wifi hotspots open for any American who needs them. To provide further relief and support, AT&T announced: Unlimited AT&T Home Internet Helping you Work & Learn Remotely Distance Learning Serving Those Who Serve See their full message here.

COMCAST COMMERCIAL SPECIAL OFFER FOR RESTAURANTS   Our local Comcast representative, Danielle Price, has informed the Chamber that they will offer 0:15 commercials for $350 for restaurants to promote they are open for carry out & no min spend.   Contact Danielle directly if interested: dpricepa@gmail.com

AN EXTRA SPECIAL OFFER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES   In light of the almost hourly changes and the ever-increasing impact to small businesses, we have decided to offer support and make the focus of this 2-hour VIRTUAL Branding Workshop on how you can maximize your brand impact, differentiate as much as possible and make yourself even more valuable to your clients and their needs right now. So as much focused on current climate as possible.  And we’ve decided to make it totally FREE to small business owners. If we can provide something valuable that might just help and at a time small business owners may have a bit more time to be creative, then we’re more than happy to do so.  MONDAY, MARCH 30th, 8-10AM -or- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st, 4-6PM https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-brand-as-a-business-owner-sharpening-and-maximizing-tickets-99911748730?aff=ebdssbeac   Lesley Everett CEO Walking TALL Training & Consulting, Inc.  Award-winning International Keynote Speaker | Brand Coach | Author | President of Global Speakers Federation 2014 www.lesleyeverett.com www.walkingtall.org   ‘Putting values back in business’

HELP SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO ARE OPEN FOR YOU DURING THIS TIME!

Our team continues to reach out to our members to get information on the current status of their businesses. Please be advised this is not a comprehensive list, and is subject to change by the hour. We will be updating this list as we receive more information. We are focusing on restaurants, retail who have online stores and/or gift certificates available and a few other sectors which are broadly used by the community.IF YOU DON’T SEE YOUR BUSINESS LISTED or if the information listed has changed, please send us an email and we will update on a daily basis: ceo@carmelchamber.orgWe will also be sharing information through our FB & Instagram channels, so if you don’t already follow the Chamber on social media, please do!AND- THE CEO BLOG on our Chamber website is another place to access all of these Daily Catalyst updates. You can access it on the FRONT PAGE of the Chamber website called “Messages from the CEO”: www.carmelchamber.org AND HERE IS THE DIRECT LINK!In the meantime, see below!