I hope you had a chance to enjoy Winterfest in Park Ridge last Friday! It was a wonderful event in which many residents and merchants participated! My daughter, Lian, and I started at 116 Main Street where we had 10 entrepreneurs from the Chamber’s EKG celebrating ribbon cuttings with Mayor Frimark – he was a trooper, going from one ribbon cutting to the next until all were completed!
A big thank you to Fred Gillick for allowing us to use 116 Main Street! It was a perfect site for the Chamber’s Entrepreneurial group. Kidwinks got the Chamber’s popcorn machine running and during the height of the night, the line backed out the door for free popcorn! It was a great draw as people could smell the popcorn outside. Thank you also to Debbie Oberschelp, Select Redesign, for decorating the windows of the store front – it was a huge task which she started on Monday to be complete by Friday and the windows were beautiful! Also thank you to Lynda Tourloukis for heading up the EKG and coordinating everyone’s efforts in being there! And I’m excited about my family getting our portrait taken by Diddy and Greg at A Sterling Design for our Christmas cards!
Thank you also to Kathleen Frey, Pioneer Press, and Rosemary Sajovic, The Journal, for the wonderful press and ads for Winterfest!
Only 24 days until Christmas! Yikes!
Winterfest 2008:
Once again, a big Thank you to the following for sending in donations in support of Winterfest:
2 Sisters
All on the Road Catering
Amphora
Anthony Valentino
Baked by Betsy
Christ Karras
City of Park Ridge
Comcast Business Services
Country Insurance
Dominic's Kitchen Store
George Burrows
Harris Bank
Hay Caramba!
Indira Salon - Tracey Nass
LensCrafters Optique
Liberty Bank
Northwest Hwy Building
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
PR Chamber Entrepreneurs (EKG) 116 Main St
Park Ridge Multi Med
Rocky Mt Chocolate Factory
South Park Merchants
Villano Interiors
Dominic Cimilluca, Dominic’s Kitchen Stores, hosts the Winterfest website so thank you, Dominic! www.parkridgewinterfest.com
Thank you to the Kiwanis for crowd control at the bus stops! And all others who helped too – Colin Annetti, and I saw Ann Witek at the South Park stop.
It was a fabulous event that many pitched in to make happen! Thank you to Tim Malz, president of the South Park Merchants Association, Kim Uhlig from the City, and Mary Dalton from the Library too! (Speaking of the library, one of the reference librarians told us Friday that Winterfest 2008 was the 50 year anniversary of the Library’s Holiday Open House in Park Ridge. The very first on record in the archives was held on November 28, 1958!)
Winterfest is not an event that ‘just happens’ and I appreciated working with everyone! If you’d like to be on the Winterfest 2009 committee, let me know as we’ll start planning in the spring!
December Monthly Luncheon at Outback!
Our monthly networking luncheon will be held at Outback Steakhouse on Wednesday, December 10, from 11:30 to 1:30.
Outback is located at 8101 W. Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL 60631 (east of Cumberland). Phone: 773-380-0818 www.outbacksteakhouse.com
Our guest speaker is the news director at WGN, Wes Bleed.
$25 member; $30 prospective member.
December Business After Hours at
WineStyles!
December 18 at Wine Styles from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Our last Chamber event for 2008 – come out and party! Thank you to Tracy and Doug Bell for hosting! Its going to be a great time! Wine, food, and more! No additional charge – included in your Chamber membership! Plan to buy some wine while you’re there too!
Installation & Awards Dinner ‘A Night of Stars’ 1/24/09
A Night of Stars: Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. It’s the 73rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Recognition and Installation Dinner at the Park Ridge Country Club. The winners of the Community Star Awards will be honored that evening.
Can you donate a silent auction or raffle item? Let me know!
Thank you to the following who are donating – either silent auction items, raffle items, in kind donations or monetary donations:
A Sterling Design
Accents by Jenny
American Eagle
Baggio Studios
Baileys Restaurant
Dental Auxiliary Placement Services
Dominic's Kitchen Store
French Twist, A Hair Salon for Men and Women, Niles
Hay Caramba!
Howard Frimark
Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Jackie's Nails & Spa
Jewel Osco
Journal Newspaper
Kiko's Flowers & Gifts
Kustom Kribs
Lutheran General Hospital
Lynette's School of Dance
Minuteman Press of Des Plaines
Nika le Butik
Order My Gift (Karen Larsen)
Park Ridge Fire Department
PC Medic, Inc.
Perry's Pizzaria
Pioneer Press
Quinn Printing
Resurrection Hospital
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Select Redesign
The Exercise Coach
The Lock Up Storage Center
Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark at Grand Geneva
Wine Styles
Thank you for your support! It’s going to be a great event! Keep in mind that in January, there will be no monthly networking luncheon because we’re having the Installation & Awards dinner so please plan to attend. It’s open to everyone! $60 per person.
2009 Chamber Dues are the same as 2008! There is no increase in annual dues for 2009!
If you would like to pay by credit card, here is the link:
http://renew.parkridgechamber.org You can also go to our website for the link.
Platinum status: For only $300 more, you receive lots of extra recognition plus 8 monthly luncheons ($200 value alone!) Please consider upgrading to Platinum when you renew.
Golf Outing 2009 Survey Tom Dombro, ING, and Kane Connell, Liberty Bank for Savings, are co-chairs of the 2009 Chamber Golf Outing.
Since 2008 was lightly attended, we’d like your input and feedback on what you’d like to have. Here’s the link for a quick 10 question survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=IIHUKtg5bO9Uh_2f0CXAkZ_2bg_3d_3d
Member News - What’s going on in your business?
Send me an email and I will send it in my eblasts – included in your membership at no additional charge! However, you need to tell me – and its best to send me an email in the 3rd person that I can merely cut & paste.
Members I visited:
Accents by Jenny – beautiful flower arrangement for Thanksgiving!
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Dominic’s Kitchen Store
Baked by Betsy
Dr. Niki Laskaris, Dentist
Jewel Foods
Walgreen’s
ps: accessories
Maine East High School
Y-Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Sebastian Co Real Estate
The Exercise Coach
The 10 Entrepreneurs at 116 Main Street: You Can Say Yes; Select ReDesign; A Sterling Design; Order My Gift (Karen Larsen); Home Control Plus; Higher Level Wellness; Janus Premiums; Merrill Lynch- Belinda Rosenberger; Baggio Studios; Kidwinks; plus Rotary Club and Park Ridge Fine Arts Council.
Prospective Members Visited:
Pines Men Store
Panera Bread
Encore Resale Shop
McDonald’s
Starbucks
Washington Mutual
Seasonal Help? Do you need seasonal help? I know several college kids who will be home for the holidays for a month and are looking for jobs – let me know if you are looking!
Cell Phones for Soldiers – the Chamber has collected 111 used cell phones! That’s 111 hours that soldiers will be able to call home and talk for free with phone cards! Thank you for your generosity! Check out: www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com for more information!
Indira Salon & Spa, located at the Shops of Uptown, is under construction and will be open mid-December. Call 847-698-0123 to start reserving your appointments for the holidays! INDIRA is a full-service salon and spa that offers cut, color, style, makeup, wax, facials, manicures & pedicures, body treatments, massage and bridal services. Visit our website www.IndiraSalonSpa.com for more detailed service descriptions. We are now accepting positions for Stylist, Massage Therapist, Esthetician, Makeup Artist and Retail Advisor, please send resume to owner Tracey Nass at chameleongirl@new.rr.com.
Catalyst Marketing & PR Special Offer
A Holiday Special! Catalyst Marketing-Public Relations, Inc., is offering a special holiday promotion – from now until December 31, 2008. For only $250, its team will prepare a press release about you, your business and/or your products.
Details about this special offer are available through: Carol A. Simantz, President, Catalyst Marketing-Public Relations; 847-298-8748; 1420 Renaissance Drive, Ste. 301-E; Park Ridge, IL 60068; http://www.catalystmarketingpr.com
carol@catalystmarketingpr.com
WineStyles at 105 S. Northwest Highway: Join us for our One Year Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, December 6th from 12-5 p.m. with over 20 wines open, raffle with great prizes, live entertainment!
Maine Center Housewalk 12/5 32nd Annual Park Ridge Christmas Housewalk to Benefit Maine Center on Friday December 5th from 5:30 – 9:30 pm. All proceeds benefit Maine Center, a not-for-profit community behavioral health organization located in Park Ridge. Tickets are $20.00 if purchased before 12/05/08 and $25.00 if purchased on the day of the walk. For further information contact: Suzanne Henn, Maine Center (847) 696-1570 ext. 310.
St Andrews Bethlehem Walk this Saturday The Bethlehem Walk will occur on Saturday, December 6 from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 7 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the campus of St. Andrews Lutheran Church and School at 260 North Northwest Highway.
The first floor of our school and church – inside and out – is transformed into Bethlehem and its surrounding hills for that most special night that occurred thousands of years ago. Visitors, with the assistance to shepherd guides, walk through the streets and hills of Bethlehem and interact with characters, in costume, from the Christmas Story as told in the Book of Luke. Roman guards, Caesar, the Census Taker, the Tax Collector, Angels, King Herod, a shepherd family, the Wise Men, the Inn Keeper and the Holy Family will be visited on this journey to assist you in revisiting that special night so long ago. Live animals, campfires, and tents all add to the realism and make this a moving experience.
Reservations: To minimize your wait, please make a reservation by telephoning the church office at 847-823-6656 and using extension 5 or by using the e-mail address of standrewsbethlehemwalk@yahoo.com. Our reservationist will contact you to confirm you reservation. Please leave your name: spelling your last name, your telephone number, how many are in your party, date and approximate time you would like to take The Walk
Entrance to The Walk: Please enter through the tent at the flag pole or entrance to the school. Follow the torches.
Parking: There is a parking lot on Northwest Highway and Elm
Free Will Offering: There will be opportunity for a free will offering to help defray the expenses of The Walk.
Thank you for your interest in The Bethlehem
Brickton Montessori School invites the public to its Annual Holiday event, Breakfast with Santa. Held this Saturday, December 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hanging Gardens Banquet Hall, 8301 W. Belmont (Belmont and Cumberland). Arts and crafts activities, holiday sing-a-long, kids gift shop and a visit from Santa! Tickets are $10 per person (children under 2 are free) – ticket price includes a pancake buffet and a free picture with Santa. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling the main office at 773.714.0456. For more information visit us at www.brickton.org
Noodles & Co: Moodle Ring for Make a Wish Foundation!
Moodle Ring promotion starting today! The rings are $1.50 and 100% of the proceeds goes to Make A Wish Foundation. Noodles will have this promotion for the next 3 months with the goal to raise $50,000 as a company.
St Matthew Center for Health
“Room at the Inn”
Saturday and Sunday, December 6 & 7, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
at St. Matthew Center for Health, 1601 N. Western Ave., Park Ridge
847-825-5531
Experience this beautiful, inspiring non-commercial Advent event!
We invite you to share in a time-honored Christmas tradition – the displaying of nativity scenes depicting the birth of the Christ child – by viewing “Room at the Inn.” For one weekend only Oak Park resident Susan Greeley will have her growing collection of over 300 nativity scenes from around the world on display. Guests are invited for refreshments and a free raffle to win a nativity set donated by Augsburg Fortress. Children will especially enjoy the ‘please touch’ table, and a chance to win a nativity set of their own. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Please don’t miss it – you’ll be so glad you came!
All in Good Health
Dr. Timothy Chiu, owner of All In Good Health, now has his own radio show! Tune into 1160AM every Thursday at 2pm and Saturday at 1pm to hear his latest broadcast. This is a wonderful way to learn about the hottest topics in natural health! Dr. Tim will discuss a wide variety of topics including common conditions, diseases and symptoms. In addition, he will offer information on where the problems tend to originate from and tips on how to reduce or eliminate them...naturally!
Dominic’s Kitchen Foods
Celebrate Dominic’s Kitchen Store’s 5th Anniversary in Park Ridge: FREE cooking classes! Special anniversary product offers! Dominic’s Kitchen Store thanks its customers for 5 great years with the biggest food making event ever in Park Ridge. Sign up! Class Space is limited! Call Dominic Cimilluca at 847-698-1255 or via email dominic@dominicskitchenstore.com
1/17/09: ‘SONO’
Save the date! Saturday, January 17, 2009
Service Organization Night Out with the Chicago Wolves Hockey Team. The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, The Elks Club, The Rotary Club, Kiwanis, and other service organizations and families are invited! Meet, eat and network at The Elks Club in Des Plaines. Free parking at the game, prizes just for our groups, and a Skates Bobble Head Doll – plus two tickets to another Wolves game! Kids get goody bags!
Cost is $25 adults and $19 for kids 12 and under. Only 40 tickets left to the game are for sale. If you want to come just for dinner and networking at the Elks Club, its $17 for adults. Thank you to Rick Pucci for putting it together!
U.S. Troops: Please Help! Maine Township Partners with Golf Mill and Journal to Collect Items for Troops
Monday, Dec. 8 through Dec. 15 2008, Maine Township will collect items and monetary donations for our troops overseas.
The drive’s goal is to collect much-needed personal items such as lip balm, beef jerky, drink packets, AA and AAA batteries, hand and foot warmers, individually wrapped snacks, magazines, white tube socks, foot powder, phone cards and other items not supplied by the military or available to the troops in the field, especially combat areas.
For more information on how you can make a positive impact in the life of a soldier overseas this holiday season, call 847-297-2510 or visit www.mainetownship.com.
Contact me:
Gail Haller
Executive Director
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
32 Main Street, Suite F
Park Ridge, IL 60068
phone: 847.825.3121
fax: 847.825.3122
email: gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org
website: www.parkridgechamber.org
Thank you to our Platinum Members:
Aardvark Builders 312.504.4090
Applications Network 847.823.1830
Kumon Math & Reading Centers 847.939.5090
PC Medic Computer Repair 847-299-5556
State Farm Insurance & Financial Services - Ann Witek 847.692.3260
The Exercise Coach 847.823.0035
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