Join the OBA!
The OBA membership year runs from October 1 through September 30 each year. Detailed below are the levels of membership. Click here to learn the benefits of each level. Please click on the button below to download the membership form. You may complete and save it to your computer, then email it to us. Or you may print, complete, and mail it to the address at the bottom of this page.
Levels of Membership
- Individual Membership, $50
- Non-Profit Organizations, $50
- Government/School, $50
- Businesses/Corporate, $150
SUSTAINING PARTNER LEVELS
- Merry the Town Sustaining Partner, $250
- Light the Town Sustaining Partner, $500
- Paint the Town Sustaining Partner, $1000
- Crown the Town Sustaining Partner, $2500
Payment of Dues
- Membership dues may be paid by check payable to the "Oneonta Business Association."
- You may also asked to be invoiced after which you can send in a company check.
- You may also use the handy PayPal portal below. A $3 convenience fee has been added.
Why Join the OBA?
You get a BIG BANG for your membership investment in the way of advertising. All OBA events and efforts are publicized in the local newspaper and radio station WCRL, as well as on this website and our Facebook page and Instagram. By attending meetings and working together on projects, we network with one another. One business member may recommend you to another individual and that brings business to you! The OBA promotes local shopping and business! Your involvement is a win-win situation!
When Does the OBA Meet?
Membership meetings are every third Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the board room of St. Vincent's Blount hospital. Just enter through the main doors and turn left, then immediate right and go down the administration hallway. The meeting room is the fourth door on the left. NOTE: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the board has met using the Zoom platform and occasional meetings with social distancing in place. Please stay tuned for the announcement of a general membership meeting in October that will have social distancing in place.
Membership dues are used to sponsor events and advertising that will bring people to Oneonta to shop and see what we have to offer. Members are promoted through radio, TV, newspaper, and other media. The City of Oneonta also helps support the OBA with an annual appropriation! In past years, we received a grant through the Alabama Department of Tourism to help with half our website maintenance costs and member services; however, those funds are currently frozen due to COVID-19. We also had to cancel a May 2020 Cruise-In and the annual June Fling was postponed to 2021 as a result of the pandemic. THIS MAKES OUR MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT SO CRITICAL TO OUR BUDGET!
We encourage all members not just to join, but get involved. There is strength in numbers and we can make positive changes for our town if we all work together! As the song says...
Membership dues are used to sponsor events and advertising that will bring people to Oneonta to shop and see what we have to offer. Members are promoted through radio, TV, newspaper, and other media. The City of Oneonta also helps support the OBA with an annual appropriation! In past years, we received a grant through the Alabama Department of Tourism to help with half our website maintenance costs and member services; however, those funds are currently frozen due to COVID-19. We also had to cancel a May 2020 Cruise-In and the annual June Fling was postponed to 2021 as a result of the pandemic. THIS MAKES OUR MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT SO CRITICAL TO OUR BUDGET!
We encourage all members not just to join, but get involved. There is strength in numbers and we can make positive changes for our town if we all work together! As the song says...
...You get what you give!
Questions?
Email us at info@oneontabusinessassociation.com or call 205-446-0462.
