A pair of Valentine’s Day events planned by the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce in Bakersville and Spruce Pine will give the community a chance to show some love to local businesses while enjoying a great evening to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Over the course of the Valentine’s weekend, businesses will stay open late and offering specials, discounts and giveaways. There will also be carriage rides through town, photo set ups, flowers for sale and more.
The Bakersville event will be held Friday, Feb. 12 from 5-7:30 p.m. Carriage rides will begin at United Community Bank and businesses will have hot cocoa and sweet treats. The 4-H club will sell flowers and a local photographer will be available for photos.
The Spruce Pine event is set for Saturday, Feb. 13 from 5-7:30 p.m. with businesses staying open late and offering specials and giveaways. There will be carriage rides through downtown with pickup on Upper Street across from the Market on Oak, dining specials in restaurants, flowers for sale and more.
“There’s no doubt that our businesses have suffered during the past year, “ said Mitchell Chamber Director Patti Jensen. “Since last March, our businesses have been doing everything in their power to keep their businesses afloat and to keep their employees on staff. We don’t know yet what 2021 is going to be, but we know that as a community, we need to keep up our efforts to focus on supporting local businesses.”
Springmaid Mountain will provide the carriage services. There is no charge to ride the carriage, instead the “ticket to ride” will be a receipt from a local business totaling at least $20.
“One way that locals can support our businesses is by visiting a local business from Feb. 11-13 and making a purchase of at least $20,” Jensen said. “That receipt will serve as the ticket to ride the carriage. The chamber will cover the cost of the carriage and the local purchases help our businesses.”
Reservations are required to ride the carriage and those who want to reserve a time slot can call Springmaid Mountain at 765-2353.
“We hope our local community will make dinner plans at a local restaurant and take part in the Valentine event activities and are encouraged to make a point to stop in each business that evening to say hello and show support,” Jensen said. The chamber hopes that these events will be the first of many throughout the coming year to create fun activities and events in our community while also focusing on supporting local businesses.
“If we will all work together, we can make great things happen in our county. As a chamber we welcome everyone’s input and help in making this a great year for our communities and our businesses.”
For more information and details on the upcoming Valentine’s events, follow the Mitchell County Chamber Facebook page for updates or call 765-9033.