(WNY News Now) – The festive spirit across Chautauqua County was on full display this holiday season, as local businesses showcased their creativity in the 2024 CHQ Chamber Holiday Window Decorating Contest.

Congratulations to all the winners in the 2024 CHQ Chamber Holiday Window Decorating Contest! We had two different levels of winners this year: the top three businesses that got the most votes, and visitors who played along and voted also had a chance to win ShopLocalCHQ Gift Cards.

Winning First Place was Heart of the Game, 4 West Main Street, Fredonia. The Second-Place window was Bett’s Insurance, 27 East Main Street, Westfield. Third Place goes to West Main Mercantile, 17-19 West Main Street, Falconer. All three businesses will receive marketing packages from the CHQ Chamber that include a variety of opportunities including ads in the CHQ Chamber 2025 Membership Handbook, banner ads on www.chqchamber.org and ad placement on the CHQ Chamber Connections weekly email newsletter. Those packages are valued at $1,000, $700, and $400 respectively. 

n addition, the customers who played along had chances to enter our drawings for ShopLocalCHQ Gift Cards. The system was purposely designed to encourage consumers to visit local businesses and earn points for each check-in. With 50 points they were entered into a drawing for a $500 ShopLocalCHQ Gift Card. With 40 points they were entered into a drawing for a $300 ShopLocalCHQ Gift Card, and with 20 points they were entered into a drawing for one of two $100 ShopLocalCHQ Gift Cards.

The winner of the $500 gift card was Pauline Masters of Irving. She was excited to pick up her prize and told us, “We had so much fun with this! My daughter and I drove all over the county looking at the windows so we could check in and vote. We really enjoyed it!”

The $300 gift card was won by Conor Hudson of Jamestown. The two $100 gift cards were won by Amanda Ritchie of Westfield and Deborah Ferrer of Fredonia. 

Overall, 45 businesses participated including locations in Ashville, Dunkirk, Falconer, Fredonia, Jamestown, Lakewood, Randolph, Silver Creek, and Westfield. There were 783 check ins, covering all the participating businesses, and 137 voters who completed the poll to select the winning windows. 

Thanks to all who took part in the 2024 CHQ Chamber Holiday Window Decorating Contest!