Gettysburg Area Retail Merchants Association (GARMA) covered the community in a chocolate coating with its annual First Friday Chocolate Walk Feb. 4.
Just in time to prepare taste buds for Valentine’s Day, the First Friday Chocolate Walk encouraged everyone to meet their neighbors at local businesses and grab a sweet treat along the way.

​New faces and old friends alike were welcome, despite the cold rain, to enjoy a walk around town and sample the delectable treats offered at local businesses.
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Gettysburg was the place to be with the many events happening around town this past First Friday! With the numerous people milling about and a plethora of opportunities to get into the Holiday spirit, it was a great night to get out and enjoy the festivities.

Don't worry though if you weren't able to come out and get stocked up on those stocking stuffers, there are still many more events coming up this season!

Pictured below are a few GARMA businesses decked out for the Holidays!

​First Friday, Gettysburg Style is just around the corner!

Look for these awesome posts on our Facebook page and share away to help promote First Friday.
 
The business card header above will be used digitally for the online version of the Gettysburg Times. Just click on that icon when you log into your Gettysburg Times account and it will direct you to the First Friday page.

Advertising Discounts

Did you know ... that the Gettysburg Times offers a discount to GARMA members when they advertise under the GARMA First Friday header in the Thursday and Friday papers leading into First Friday??
 
Call your advertising representative to book your ad today!
 
The First Friday header will be the business card you see at the top of this email, and it's also the business card our First Friday committee is handing out to our members.

Remember to ask GARMA to "co host" if you create a Facebook event. This helps your event reach GARMA's 2,683 page followers and lists your event on our page.

Our First Friday committee is...

Gary DeCroes - Gettysburg Rental Center
Marci Cropp - Rosie's Collection
Michelle Lenzi - Lele B's Boutique
Debbie Joyner - Gettysburg Foundation/Children of Gettysburg 1863 Museum
 
Reach out to any committee member with any questions you may have. Or email info@gettysburgretailmerchants.com

A great October evening to be out and about Gettysburg. First Friday Gettysburg Style. People were celebrating Everything Apples to welcome the start of Apple Harvest!