It’s Presidents Day!
It’s also my wedding anniversary! And it’s Dorothy Brownstein’s 9th anniversary with the Chamber – please call and wish her a happy anniversary tomorrow!
Our son, Dirk, came home from college for the weekend so there were lots of smiles at the Haller house!
And rehearsals for the play continue – 10 hours per week! ‘Run Forest Run!’ - it’s nothing about the Gump guy!
70 people came to the monthly networking luncheon last week at Carlucci’s Rosemont, 6111 North River Road, Rosemont. What a turnout!
Thank you to John Campagna and Mark Robbins for hosting us with such fabulous food! Our servers, Lorraine, Angel, and Richard were also wonderful!
Carol Dunitz, Ph.D. spoke on “Increasing Advertising Effectiveness” and entertained us with a couple songs!
We held a raffle for an insert in the monthly Chamber newsletter valued at $150 and the winner was Adam D. Paoli, Investment Adviser Representative with John Hancock Financial Network!
Carlucci’s gave us a $50 gift card for the raffle. Barb from All on the Road Catering earned a $10 Chamber gift certificate for referring Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists, Ltd. for membership but she donated it back so we raffled it off at the luncheon and another lucky member got it! (Next time, I’ll write down the names of the winners so I can mention them!)
The Chamber is lining up educational workshops this year!
The first for 2009 is on ‘Preparing Your 2008 Taxes – Finding Opportunities and Reducing Risk With Your Individual Return.’
It will be held this Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Park Ridge Public Library Meeting Room on the 1st floor. Seating is limited. RSVP to the Chamber.
Another workshop will be held at Comfort Inn in Des Plaines on March 25, topic is ‘managing in a downturn economy’. Stay tuned for more details.
Catherine Johns comes back April 29 for the complete presentation of what we got just half hour of in the Women in Business – “Seven Aspects of a Powerful Presence”.
The February Business After Hours will be held at Bethany Terrace, 8425 N. Waukegan Road, Morton Grove. If you have any coats you no longer wear, please bring them for the homeless.
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Refreshments of course!
Please come and network and bring plenty of business cards. This event is included in your annual dues at no additional charge! RSVP to the Chamber so they know how many to expect.
Winterfest – we had our first meeting! If you would like to be involved in planning any of the activities for Winterfest, please let me know. We’ll be meeting each month on a regular basis. All ideas welcomed!
We’re working with Pioneer Press to publish the Chamber’s Community Guide. Members who have paid 2009 dues will be included in the guide.
See the end of this email for the list of who will appear in the guide. If you don’t see your name, then you probably have not renewed. Please get your payments in this week or you’ll miss out on being in the 2009 Community Guide.
If you joined in the past 12 months, you paid for one full year. Then Dorothy invoiced you a pro-rated amount that will take you to the end of this year and then you’ll be on the same calendar as everyone else.
Platinum members will be on the front cover! It’s only $300 more to upgrade to Platinum and it includes 8 lunches! It’s the best value in town!
I had lunch at Comfort Inn last week with Nichole Squires and Nick Trivedi and took a tour of the guest rooms, meeting rooms, and amenities. It’s totally renovated with new furniture, new beds and bedding, new flooring, everything. It sparkles! We’ve set up educational workshops in March and April there so you can see for yourself.
We’ve received many phone calls from residents about Bailey’s Restaurant. Baileys in Westmont (630) 655-0440 330 E Ogden Ave is honoring the outstanding gift certificates.
Home Enhancements is having a huge sale on draperies and window treatments – up to 30% discount! Frank said he’ll come to your home and give you a complimentary half hour consultation. Call today at 847-292-2212 before they book up!
Stop in FedEx Office at 678 N. Northwest Highway and sign up for the Business Services Discount. It’s easy and a great way to save money on select services…simply complete the application and once approved you will receive up to 30% off select FedEx Office services, including color and black and white copies. Allow two weeks for processing. Remember FedEx Office is here to help you print, copy and perfect all of your business documents, materials and more.
Here’s a list of members offering discounts to Chamber members:
4CI – Private Quarters - 847-858-3610
Accents by Jenny - 847-292-6617
Applications Network - 847-823-1830
Crystal Maintenance BK & Art, Inc. - 847-692-9226
Dental Auxiliary Placement Service, Inc – 847-696-1988
FedEx Office – 847-823-9360
You Can Say Yes - 847-401-5787
If you’d like to offer a member to member discount, email it to us and we’ll put it in our website.
“Ladies Night” Friday, February 20th 5-8 $5.00 per person includes light appetizers. WineStyles Park Ridge, 105 S. Northwest Highway, 847-518-WINE (9463)
Park Ridge Community Church (PRCC) will be hosting its Sixth Annual Beatles Nights on March 6th & 7th at 7pm. Beatles Night has become a great tradition bringing together some of the best local musicians in the area to play Beatles tunes.
We invite you to be a part of Beatles Nights by considering an advertising sponsorship for the event. Your business will be advertised in the program for this well attended event.
We also welcome contributions of Beatles related items or merchandise (CD’s, DVD’s, books, posters, games, music, etc.) which will be raffled off during the evening’s performances.
If you have questions, please contact Tricia Williams or Jane Meagher 847-696-4466.
Ladies’ Night Out Bunco Party!
Come be a part of a fun-filled evening to benefit the Center of Concern – a social service agency in Park Ridge that is dedicated to helping our neighbors in need. Friday, February 20th 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. South Park Recreation Center at Talcott and Cumberland Ave., Park Ridge. Ticket Price: $15 per person Ticket includes: bunco games & prizes, soup, bread, dessert, coffee and tea. (Wine and pop will be available for purchase.) Bunco is a fun dice game that anyone can play – no experience necessary! A 50/50 Cash Raffle will add to the fun! Call Christine to make your reservations – (847) 823-8755. Please make check payable to: The Center of Concern Auxiliary Mail to: Christine Perille c/o Center of Concern Auxiliary,312 S. Delphia; Park Ridge IL 60068
Access Oakton
Learn what it takes to open a small business and make it successful through workshops hosted by Oakton Community College and SCORE, a nonprofit, professional resource affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Going into Business: Evaluate Yourself and Take the First Steps is scheduled 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Oakton’s Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. Course fee is $50.
After completing this introductory workshop, students are encouraged to enroll in a five-week workshop series that meets 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Saturday, beginning April 4.
Series topics include: Marketing and Selling: Targeting to Get Customers (April 4); Financials: Master Cash Flow and Profits (April 18); Accounting, Taxes, and Risk Management: Track and Protect Your Assets (April 25); Business Plan: A Roadmap to Success (May 2); and Getting Financing: Learn Sources and Impress Your Banker (May 9). Series fee is $150.
For more individualized business guidance, Oakton and SCORE also offer free counseling sessions by appointment at the Skokie campus. Counselors provide practical advice and examples for every phase of business development.
To learn more about the workshops, or to schedule a counseling appointment, please contact the Alliance for Lifelong Learning at 847-982-9888, press 3.
Brickton Montessori School to Host Open House
Brickton Montessori School, 8622 W. Catalpa Avenue in Chicago, will hold an Open House for parents of prospective students on Sunday, February 22nd from 12:30 ¬ 3:00 p.m.
For further information about Brickton Montessori School, prospective parents should contact Director of Admission Molly Arnoldt at molly.arnoldt@brickton.org.
Academic Tutoring Centers is proud to announce that they will be partnering with Language Stars! Language Stars is a unique foreign immersion language program for children and their families. Aimed at children ages 3 - 6 years in age, this fun and exciting program will be a true asset to Park Ridge. For more information, call Academic Tutoring Centers at 847-823-5300.
Oakton is waiving tuition for recently unemployed…Five select career programs at Oakton Community College are available tuition-free to local residents who have lost a full-time job in the last year. To qualify, students must live within Oakton Community College District 535 and have become unemployed from a full-time job since January 1, 2008. Classes begin February 16th. For pre-screening and additional instruction, contact Career Services at 847-635-1735 or careerservices@oakton.edu.
4CI
A American Storage
A Silver Connection
A Sterling Design
A+ Education Centers
A-Abiding Care, Inc.
Academic Tutoring Centers
Accents by Jenny
Accounteque Services Inc.
Ace Hardware Park Ridge, Inc.
Achieve Orthopedic Rehab Specialists
Addison Backflow Services, Inc.
Advanced Physical Therapy & Health Svcs.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Aele Law Enforcemnt Legal Cntr
Albar Products
All in Good Health
All On The Road Catering
Allegro Music Center, Inc.
Allstate Insurance-Bateman Agency
American Cancer Society
American Society Of Anesthesiologists
Ameriprise Financial/C.Tomes
Amphora Home
Applauze Catering
Applications Network
Appraisal Network, Inc.
ARC Disposal & Recycling Company
Autumn Green @ Wright Campus Senior Lifestyle Community
Autumn Tree Care Experts, Inc.
Avenues To Independence
Baggio Studios
Baird & Warner
Bartlett Tree Experts
Barton & Barton, Ltd
Bath Fitter
Bellas & Wachowski, Attorneys
Bethany Terrace Nursing Center
Better Business Bureau of Chicago & Northern Illinois
Boy Scouts - Northwest Suburban Council
Brandt-Carlson Company
Bredemann Chevrolet
Bredemann Toyota
Brickton Montessori School
Brickton Mortgage Corporation
Butler Products Corp.
Caring Hearts for Seniors, LLC
Carlucci Rosemont
Catalyst Marketing-Public Relations, Inc.
Center Of Concern
Central Baptist Village
Century 21 Elm Realtors
Certa Pro Painters
Children's Dentistry in Park Ridge
Chiro One Wellness Centers
Chiropractic Physicians of Park Ridge
Chris' Landscape
Clark Management
Coldwell Banker - Mark Kloss
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Lisa Shewfelt
Cole Taylor Bank
Comcast Business Services
Comfort Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Comfort Inn O'Hare
Commerce Grp Service/Blue Cross Health Ins.
Conlon, Jerome
Cook and Kocher Insurance Group, Inc.
Cooney Funeral Home
Countrywide Home Loans
Coupon Cash Saver
Crampton Companies, The
Crystal Maintenance BK & Art, Inc.
David F. Schmidt, Alderman
Davis & Engert Dentistry
Dempsey Design
Dental Auxiliary Placement Service, Inc
Design Unlimited Interiors
DiFranco Orthodontics
DL Miller Heating & Cooling
Dominic's Kitchen Store
Douglas Decorating, Inc.
Duraclean Services
E. J. Coyne & Company, Inc
Edgebrook Bank
Edward Jones - Perry Wein
Edward Jones - Chris Valentine
Embers Elementary School
Erica's Jewelry
Eriksen Armstrong Corp.
Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc.
First Baptist Church of Park Ridge
First Church Of Christ, Scientist
First Financial Credit Union
FM Global
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #16
Friends Of The Park Ridge Library
Frimark/Keller & Associates
Fully Fit Lifestyles, Inc.
G.L. Schmitz & Company, Inc.
Gartner Orthodontics
Garveys Office Products
Gary Heck & Associates
GB Theraputic Massage
GCG Financial
George S. May International Company
Gillick Realtors
Go Figure
Grauer-Kuchta Dental Associates Ltd
H & R Block Premium
Harris Park Ridge
Hartman & Roehr, C.P.A. Ltd.
Have Dreams
Hay Caramba! Restaurant
Healthcare Driven Systems
Heinz Group, Inc.
Heritage Of Des Plaines, The
Higher Level Wellness
Hill's Hallmark Shop
Hobbs Hobby Hut
Home Comfort Heating & Cooling, Inc
Home Enhancements Design Studio, Inc.
HomeControlPlus Inc.
Honorable Painters Inc.
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Hyatt Rosemont
Illinois Multi-Med
Indira Salon & Spa
ING Insurance Planning - Tom Dombro, ChFC
Intelimind
Interior Visions Designs, Inc.
Jackie's Nails & Spa
Jason's Deli
Jay Crowley/Keller Williams Realty Partners
JCare Home Medical Supplies, Inc.
Jewel Food Stores
John Hancock Financial Network
Kidwinks.com
Kiko's Flowers & Gifts
Kiwanis Club of Park Ridge-Morning
Kotowski, Dan Senator
Kriser's Pet Store
Kustum Kribs Baby Boutique
Laner Muchin/James Convery
Larsen and Edlund
Lasting Legacy, Ltd.
Laura T. Clark Massage
Le Peep Restaurant
LensCrafters Optique
Leys, Kirsten - Investment & Insurance Services
Liberty Bank For Savings
Lifelink Home Care Services
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Lynnette's School of Dance
Machon & Machon
Maine Center, Inc.
Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation
Maine Township High School District 207
Maine Township Town Hall
MaRous & Company
Marty Mack & Associates PC
Mary Seat Of Wisdom Catholic Church
Mc Garry's Auto Repair
Mc Lennan Commercial Properties, Inc.
Messiah Lutheran Church
Michael J. Palliser, DPM, PC
Mid-America Asset Management, Inc.
Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center
MocteNet PC & Video, Inc.
Montessori School of Park Ridge
Murphy Group Of P.R.
Mutual Financial Corp
Neal & McDevitt, LLC
Nelson Automotive, Inc.
Nelson Funeral Home
Nelson Music Contracting
Neri Companies, Inc.
NICOR
Nika Le Butik
Niki Rimbas Laskaris DDS
No "e" Disigns
Noodles & Company
Norman Printing Service
North Shore Dental Group
North Suburban Vision Consultants
Northern Trust Bank
Northside Community Bank
Northwest Center For Phys. Therapy
Norwood Crossing
O'Brien, Harry L.
Ogorek & Associates
Order My Gift - Karen Larsen
Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists, Ltd. Physical Therapy Institute of Illinois
Owens, Owens & Rinn, Ltd.
Panera Bread
Park Ridge Animal Hospital, LLC
Park Ridge Auto Body
Park Ridge City (The City of Park Ridge)
Park Ridge Civic Orchestra
Park Ridge Community Bank
Park Ridge Community Church
Park Ridge Community Fund
Park Ridge Country Club
Park Ridge Cultural Arts Council
Park Ridge Dairy Queen
Park Ridge Dental Associates
Park Ridge Financial Advisors - Rick Pucci
Park Ridge Fine Arts Society
Park Ridge Garden Club
Park Ridge Historical Society
Park Ridge Intercultural Montessori School & Daycare
Park Ridge Multi-Med
Park Ridge Paint, Glass & Wallpaper
Park Ridge Recreation & Park District
Park Ridge Shell Auto Maintenance & Repair
Park Ridge Stationers
Park Ridge Taxi
Park Ridge Vacuum
Park Ridge-Niles School District 64
Parkway Bank & Trust Co.
PC Medic Computer Repair
Perry's Pizzaria & Ribs/Catering
Pickwick Restaurant
Pickwick Theatre
Picture Us Different Dance Studio, Inc
Potbelly Sandwich Works
ps:accessories, inc.
Ragnar Benson Construction, LLC
Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care
Raysa & Zimmermann, LLC
Re/Max Properties Northwest
Regus
Resurrection Development Foundation
Resurrection Health Care
Ridge Family Physicians, LLC
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates
Rotary Club of Park Ridge
Rozovics & Wojcicki, PC
Ryan-Parke Funeral Home
Sabella & Graham, P.C.
Safeguard Basement Technologies, Inc.
Saran Bridal & Boutique
Sasser Consulting, Inc
Savvy Salon & Spa
Scarpelli & Brady, LLC.
Schakowsky, Jan /U.S. Rep., Congresswoman
Sebastian Co. Real Estate
Secure Integrations
Select Redesign
Sentek International
Smart Roofing, Inc.
South Park Church
St. Andrews Lutheran Church & School
St. Benedict Nursing & Rehab, Ctr.
St. Paul Of The Cross Catholic Church
State Farm Ins. & Fin. Svcs/Ann Witek
State Farm Ins./Dan Educate
State Farm Insurance/Michael Markman
Subway Uptown
Sullivan and Johnson Ltd.
Summit Specialtees
Sun and Moon Yoga
Sunbelt Business Brokers
Susan Calomino, CFP Certified Financial Planner (TM) Practitioner
Sydney M Garza
Tanya Travel, Inc.
Tasty Pup
The Care of Trees
The Exercise Coach
The Lock Up Self Storage
The McTigue Financial Group/Tom Canale
Titan Worldwide
To Bridge with Grace, A Healing Harbor, Inc. DBA NorthShore Healing Centre
TriPilates, LLC
Trugreen/Chemlawn
Uptown Chiropractic Clinic
Viking Driving School
Villano Interiors
Waters, Mary Ellen
Wayne F. Wagner DDS, LTD
Wee Care Pediatric Dentistry Ltd.
Wes Davis Insurance
Westfallen Orthodontics
Whamond & Whamond Attorneys
Willow Wellness Center
Worsek & Vihon, P.C.
WSI-We Simplify the Internet
XO Glow
Youth Campus (The)
Y-Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
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:
1. Aardvark Builders 312.504.4090
2. Applications Network 847.823.1830
3. McTigue Financial Group 773.380.4025
4. PC Medic Computer Repair 847-299-5556
5. Resurrection Health Care (847) 813-3210
6. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates 847.825.1002
7. State Farm Insurance & Financial Services - Ann Witek 847.692.3260
8. The Exercise Coach 847.823.0035
9. You Can Say…Yes! 847-401-5787
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