2026 New Ribbon Cutting Request Form

Ribbon Cutting Request Form

The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce would love to celebrate your business or organization’s success and milestones! A Ribbon Cutting is an excellent way for the businesses and the community to celebrate the success of the Greater Bloomington business community!
This checklist will help make us make your event the best it can be!
This form must be submitted before we can secure a date for your event.
Organization/Business Name
Address of Ribbon Cutting

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip Code
Primary Contact Name

First NameLast Name
Primary Contact Email
example@example.com
Alternate Contact Name

First NameLast Name
Alternate Contact Email
example@example.com
Reason for Ribbon Cutting Request Select at least one

Other
If this is for a Business Anniversary Milestone, how many years?
Key points:

General Scheduling Times (ensures Chamber staff and our Membership Committee can attend):
- Monday between 10am-12pm
- Tuesday-Thursday between 10:00am-4:00pm
- Fridays between 10:00am-2:00pm
- Ribbon Cuttings are generally scheduled for 1-hour time block.
- Please allow at least one (1) month to effectively promote the event.
- Date options below are live and updated frequently based on request. Please refresh the form before slecting a date and submitting.
Current Available Dates to Schedule Ribbon Cuttings

Ribbon cutting requests are processed in the order they are received. While these posted options were available at the time of publishing, selecting a date and time does not reserve or confirm your event. Your ribbon cutting is considered scheduled only after you receive confirmation from the Chamber team.
Choose your preferred available date and time below.
Within the date/time event block you selected above, please tell us the 1-hour event block you would like, and what time would you like the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to begin?
Ex. Ribbon Cutting Event Block: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ceremony Time: 11:30 AM
If your ribbon cutting is part of a larger event, tell us about the event and include its start and end times.
Ex. Open House: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Ribbon Cutting Information

Tell us more about what you would like from the Chamber at your Ribbon Cutting. Let us know how we can best help! Pictures and videos of the event will be shared with you.
We need the Chamber to: (Select at least 1)

Other
Will there be any other amenities at your event? (Select all that apply)

Other
If you would like a specific Chamber team member to conduct the ceremony, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.

Which Chamber Staff member would you like to perform the ceremony? We will do our best to accommodate your request.

Rows	First Choice	Second Choice	Third Choice
Eric Spoonmoore
Katie Sensabaugh
John Skolak
Christopher Emge
Kaytee Lorentzen

Who would you like to speak on behalf of your organization during the ribbon cutting ceremony?
Please list the name, title, and organization for each person you would like us to introduce. You may include more than one speaker. Speakers may include someone from your organization, a business partner, community partner, friend of the business, or another guest you would like recognized. Example: Jane Smith — Owner, ABC Company John Doe — Community Partner, XYZ Organization
We typically begin promoting ribbon cuttings up to 30 days before the event. If you need us to wait until a specific date, please let us know below.

MonthDayYear
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
Any other information you want to share?
Your Business Story

To make a great Ribbon Cutting, we need to know more about you!
Share the story behind your business.
We will use this information to write the ribbon cutting invitation, script, and captions on pictures.
Next Steps
Once you submit this form, we will get back in touch with you shortly to confirm the date/time, details of the event and work through specifics. If you have any questions, please reach out to info@chamberbloomington.org.
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Ribbon Cutting Request Form

Key points:

General Scheduling Times (ensures Chamber staff and our Membership Committee can attend):

Monday between 10am-12pm

Tuesday-Thursday between 10:00am-4:00pm

Fridays between 10:00am-2:00pm

Please allow at least one (1) month to effectively promote the event.

Date options below are live and updated frequently based on request. Please refresh the form before slecting a date and submitting.

Current Available Dates to Schedule Ribbon Cuttings

Ribbon Cutting Information

Your Business Story

Next Steps