Happy Casimir Pulaski Day and Happy Monday,
Casimir Pulaski Day is a holiday observed in Illinois on the first Monday of every March to commemorate Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born March 4, 1747 in Poland as Kazimierz PuĊaski. He is known for his contributions to the U.S. military in the American Revolution by training its soldiers and cavalry. (source: Wikipedia)
For those following my stage career, we’ve done 4 shows and will perform this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Washington School. Tickets are still available for Thursday and Friday! I play a tap-dancing, singing Karen Carpenter Ant…(it’s a musical comedy!)
Thank you to Kris Hansen and Bethany Terrace in Morton Grove for hosting the February Business After Hours last week! What a nice spread of food and refreshments they served! What a beautiful place to spend rehab or long term care!
Thank you to Susan Frangos, Higher Level Wellness, who was the keynote speaker last Friday at the Women in Business Breakfast held at The Summit of Uptown. Susan’s topic was ‘Stop Singing the Sugar Blues - Learn how to deconstruct your cravings’. Very interesting! If you need help cutting out sugar, call Susan at 847-361-6185.
The Summit of Uptown put out a delicious breakfast buffet of eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, oatmeal, pastries, fresh fruit – all that and the networking and the great topic for just $10!
Thank you to our co-chairs, Marta Hoover, Copy Set Center and Karen Larsen, Order My Gift who set up the networking event for the 30+ ladies who came.
This week the Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) will meet at the Chamber office on Thursday, March 5, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
EKG meets once a month and is co-chaired by Lynda Tourloukis, You Can Say Yes!, and Carol Simantz, Catalyst Marketing – Public Relations, Inc.
Business owners get together to discuss common issues and pool resources. Jim Cone, WSI, developed a website for the EKG: http://www.entrepreneursofparkridge.com/
March 10 is the deadline for getting an ad into the April newsletter. Ads start at $25 per month and if you pay for a full year, its only $250 so you get 2 months for free!
Cathy Janus, National Sales Director for Marc Promotional Products, sells ads for our newsletter and can be reached at 773-401-4556. Thanks, Cathy – she does this as part of the Communications Committee!
Mini-Expos
Showcase your business with a mini-expo at the monthly networking luncheon! You can set up a display about your business and provide samples, brochures and coupons for your products and services. During the scheduled networking time before and after the meeting, you will have the opportunity to discuss your business with Chamber members. You will also have 1 minute to introduce yourself at the podium during the meeting. The cost of the Mini-Expo is $25. We can have up to 4 per luncheon.
The next Chamber networking luncheon will be on the 3rd Wednesday this month – March 18 – at the Park Ridge Country Club from 11:30 to 1:30.
Mayor Frimark and Alderman Schmidt will discuss their views of the economic issues within Park Ridge. I’ll be the moderator and expect it to be a lively debate!
And, of course, the food at the Country Club is always a gourmet meal!
$25 with reservations by Monday, March 16. $30 after Monday.
We have 2 available spots for the Mini-Expo – email me if you want a table for $25.
Mega-Networking Multi-Chamber Lunch in Northbrook
Eleven Chambers of Commerce have joined forces to bring you this fast-paced networking experience: Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Highland Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles Park Ridge, Skokie, Wheeling/Prospect Heights and Wilmette.
After a box lunch, you will be seated with other business people to spend several minutes to promote your business and exchange business cards, Then, you will switch to another table and then another! Over 200 people attended the last one!
Date: March 19, 2009
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: The Radisson Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook
Date/Time Details: Registration/Lunch : 11:30am - Noon Networking Program: Noon-1:30pm
Fees/Admission: $25 for Chamber Members; $35 for Prospective Members; Table Sponsorship, additional $35 (place your brochures on a networking table) signage included.
You must be pre-paid as there are no walk-ins accepted.
Women in Business Networking Breakfast will be on Friday, March 27. Susan Calomino, CFP®, CRPC®, MBA, will speak on “BULLET PROOFING YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN”. Susan is a certified financial planner with Lincoln Financial Advisors. More details will follow. $10/$15
Chamber workshop will be held at Comfort Inn in Des Plaines on March 25.
Topic is ‘With a Little Help From my Friends: Best Practices & Critical Strategies for Business Prosperity in 2009 .
Here is an overview: “Our current economic crisis is hurting everyone and not everyone will get bailed out. Business owners and business leaders face the challenge of making the necessary changes and adjustments to survive. We will conduct a highly interactive 3 hour workshop that will provide attendees with ideas and strategies of how to prosper in 2009. The workshop will combine the presentation of the lastest Vistage International research findings on Best Practices, group discussion and individual planning the group feedback support.”
Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive organization, and its affiliates have more than 14,000 members in 16 countries. Vistage members generate nearly $300 billion in annual revenue and have more than 2/1 million employees around the world. Vistage is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of chief executives. Member companies are better run and grow their revenues, on average, at twice the percentage growth rate after joining Vistage.
$40 for members; $50 for non members. Full hot deluxe breakfast included.
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Catherine Johns comes back April 29 for the complete presentation of what we got just half hour of in the Women in Business – “Creating a Powerful Presence”. She was such a hit that I booked her for the 3 hour workshop. $40 for members; $50 for non members. Full hot deluxe breakfast included. Details to follow.
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.
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! Last year we had 3 Platinum members and this year we have 9 so far!
55 of you took the golf survey and overwhelmingly want to continue with the golf outing so the planning committee is full steam ahead! The date is June 24 – Wed – and it will be at the Chevy Chase Country Club for the 3rd year in a row.
Would you like to help out on the planning committee? We need extra hands. Also, we need sponsors and golfers and silent auction items!
Thank you to all who responded to the survey! Details to follow but please mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 24, for another fabulous event!
The Chamber has interest in starting a second leads and referral on the 4th Tuesday of each month starting with March 24. So far,
Adam D. Paoli, CLTC, Investment Adviser Representative,
John Hancock Financial Network, has offered to kick it off. Amy Sullivan, CPA, is also joining the group but we’re looking for all other industries!
I love how Park Ridge comes together as a community to recycle cell phones and support our troops!
District 64 has a Green Team at each elementary school and the schools collected 113 cell phones for soldiers and dropped them off at the Chamber.
To date, we’ve shipped a total of 303 cell phones for recycling so that 303 phone cards (60 minutes each) are sent to soldiers overseas to call home to loved ones and talk for free for 303 hours! Isn’t that wonderful?
For more information on this worthwhile program, go to www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
Have you been to Tasty Pup yet? Not only do they have great hot dogs (my daughter’s personal favorite) but they have great chicken sandwiches. I was there last week!
Curt Edlund of Larsen & Edlund (attorneys) and Fran Hook-Hume of Maine Center both had their pictures in the the Pioneer Press last week on page 17 for cooking a spaghetti dinner with the Kiwanis and raised over $8K “to support area social service organizations that provide programs and resources for children.”
The Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation met with Congress a couple weeks back to discuss the national agenda on teen substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment. Margaret Polovchak (director) was also pictured on page 17 along with U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky.
Congratulations to new member, Tom Canale, partner in The McTigue Financial Group! Read on for why:
Best Place to Work #3 McTigue Financial
By: Allison Riggio March 02, 2009
Why it's a Best Place to Work: Lifelong learning is the philosophy at this company, and staff at all levels of McTigue Financial are regularly evaluated for areas that might need improvement. A new hire might benefit from personal finance lessons, veteran employees might need to fine-tune business writing skills, or the whole office might need a training session on work-life balance. Managing Partner John McTigue says the company is happy to bring in outside assistance because it promotes professional and personal growth. "It might be the biggest gift a firm can give someone," he says. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/department.pl?id=126
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FINANCIAL NETWORK
Thomas J. Canale, CLU, CFPTM
Wealth Management Advisor, Managing Director
8600 W Bryn Mawr Ave Suite 420N, Chicago, IL 60631
Telephone 773.380.4025 Fax 773.380.4555
tom.canale@nmfn.com
www.nmfn.com/tomcanale
www.nmfn.com/canaledistrict
Hyatt Regency O’Hare extends a discount to Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce members. The discount includes 25% off rate of the day and a special welcome amenity. It must be booked by contacting our Individual Travel Sales Manager, Chris Kremzir or his assistant DJ Gulch.
Chris Kremzir- Individual Travel Sales Manager, 847-663-4445
DJ Gulch- Administrative Assistant to Chris Kremzir, 847-663-4432
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory offers a 30% discount to members for any chocolates for any Chamber events they are hosting (like luncheons or Business After Hours or Women in Business).
15% off corporate orders over $200. 10% off "every day" purchases.
Kidwinks.com made WGN: An early morning segment about Kidwinks that was on WGN News
http://cms.wgntv.com/pages/landing_news/?Park-Ridge-moms-helping-families-save-mo=1&blockID=223105&feedID=209
Kidwinks.com also to be on ABC the week of March 23rd.
kidwinks.com
The site to know with kids in tow
Donation needed: St. Matthew Center for Health is looking for an old stove and refrigerator for its memory care area – they do not have to be in working order (they won’t be plugged in), and can be any color. Please contact Lynn Reiels or Valerie Niskanen at 847-825-5531 if you can help. Donations to St. Matthew are tax deductible.
Chamber member George Bellas (Bellas & Wachowski) was recognized by Law & Politics as an Illinois ‘Super Lawyer’ for the 6th year in a row for his work in business litigation. Way to go, George!
One of our Community Stars recently received another award! Bobby Porter was one of our Outstanding Youth Community Stars and was named as District 207’s Best for February by the Maine Township High School District 207 Board.
Home Enhancements is discounting draperies and window treatments by 20 – 30%! Frank will come to your home and give you a complimentary half hour consultation. 847-292-2212
Stop in FedEx Office at 678 N. Northwest Highway and sign up for the Business Services Discount. Complete an application. When 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.
Park Ridge Community Church (PRCC) will be hosting its Sixth Annual Beatles Nights on March 6th & 7th at 7pm. If you have questions, please contact Tricia Williams or Jane Meagher 847-696-4466.
Oakton is waiving tuition for recently unemployed… For pre-screening and additional instruction, contact Career Services at 847-635-1735 or careerservices@oakton.edu.
Here is the most recent list of Chamber Members who will be listed in the Community Guide. If you don’t see your name, please call me today as I may have one more opportunity to get you in (during the editing process). Check your listing to make sure it’s the way you want it.
Amber's Organizing LLC
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
Activision Electric Supply
Advanced Physical Therapy & Health Svcs.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Aele Law Enforcement Legal Center
AFLAC, Elizabeth Vaughan & Assoc.
Albar Products
All On The Road Catering
Allegro Music Center, Inc.
Allstate Insurance Co. - Riordan
Allstate Insurance-Bateman Agency
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American Cancer Society
American Society Of Anesthesiologists
Ameriprise Financial/C.Tomes
Amphora Home
Applauze Catering
Appraisal Network, Inc.
ARC Disposal & Recycling Company
Arntzen Electric Co., Inc.
Athans, Michael, Phd. & Associates
Autumn Green @ Wright Campus Senior Lifestyle Community
Autumn Tree Care Experts, Inc.
Avenues To Independence
Baggio Studios
Baird & Warner
barrett-TECH
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
Business Networking International Park Ridge
Business Owners Advisory Group
Butler Products Corp.
Calomino, CFP, Susan, Certified Financial Planner (TM) Practitioner
Caring Hearts for Seniors, LLC
Carlucci Rosemont
Carmen Nicole's Wellness Spa
Catalyst Marketing-Public Relations, Inc.
Center Of Concern
Central Baptist Village
Century 21 Elm Realtors
Certa Pro Painters
Chicago Tribune
Children's Dentistry in Park Ridge
Chiro One Wellness Centers
Chiro PV Solutions, Inc.
Chiropractic Physicians of Park Ridge
Chris' Landscape, Inc.
Citywide Printing
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.
Concorde Consultants, Inc.
Conlon, Jerome
Cook and Kocher Insurance Group, Inc.
Cooney Funeral Home
Copy Set Center
Countrywide Home Loans
Coupon Cash Saver
Crampton Companies, The
Crowley, Jay--Keller Williams Realty Partners
Crystal Maintenance BK & Art, Inc.
Davis & Engert Dentistry
Dempsey Design
Dental Auxiliary Placement Service, Inc
Design Unlimited Interiors
DiFranco Orthodontics
DL Miller Heating & Cooling
Dominick's Finer Foods
Dominic's Kitchen Store
Duraclean Services
E. J. Coyne & Company, Inc
Edward Jones - Perry Wein
Edward Jones - Chris Valentine
Ehlers, Shirlee
Embers Elementary School
Erica's Jewelry
Eriksen Armstrong Corp.
Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc.
FedEx Office
First Baptist Church of Park Ridge
First Chicago Bank & Trust
First Church Of Christ, Scientist
First Financial Credit Union
First United Methodist Church Of Park Ridge
Flood Brothers Disposal Co.
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
Garza, Sydney M.
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
Higgins Sports & Spinal Rehab S.C.
Higher Level Wellness
Highland Home Improvement, Inc.
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
Indira Salon & Spa
ING Insurance Planning - Tom Dombro, ChFC
Intelimind
Interior Visions Designs, Inc.
Jackie's Nails & Spa
Jason's Deli
JCare Home Medical Supplies, Inc.
Jesser, Steven H., Attorney at Law, P.C.
Jewel Food Stores
John Hancock Financial Network
Johnson, George
JoS. A Bank Clothiers
Journal & Topics Newspapers
Kidwinks.com
Kiko's Flowers & Gifts
Kiwanis Club of Park Ridge-Morning
Koenig & Strey Real Estate
Kotowski, Dan Senator
Kustum Kribs Baby Boutique
La Pelusa Home Improvement
Laner Muchin/James Convery
Larsen and Edlund
Lasting Legacy, Ltd.
Laura T. Clark Massage
Le Peep Restaurant
LensCrafters Optique
LepreCAN Portable Restrooms, LLC
Leys, Kirsten - Investments & Insurance Services
Liberty Bank For Savings
Lisa's Homemade Italian Ice
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
Marc Printing & Graphics
MaRous & Company
Marty Mack & Associates PC
Mary Seat Of Wisdom Catholic Church
MB Financial Bank
Mc Garry's Auto Repair
Mc Lennan Commercial Properties, Inc.
McNulty Design Group
Merrill Lynch
Messiah Lutheran Church
Mid-America Asset Management, Inc.
Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center
MocteNet PC & Video, Inc.
Montessori School of Park Ridge
Mulligan, Rosemary State Representative (65th District)
Murphy Group Of P.R.
Mutual Financial Corp
National City Bank
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
Our Lady Of Ransom Catholic Church
Outback Steakhouse
Owens, Owens & Rinn, Ltd.
Palliser, Michael J., DPM, PC
Panera Bread
Park National Bank
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 Juniors Foundations
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
Pioneer Press Newspaper
Potbelly Sandwich Works
Quinn Print Inc.
Ragnar Benson Construction, LLC
Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care
Raymond James Financial Services - Roberta Stevens
Raysa & Zimmermann, LLC
Re/Max Properties Northwest
Regus
Resurrection Development Foundation
Resurrection Health Care
Ridge Family Physicians, LLC
Riggio's Ristorante
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Rosewood Restaurant
Rotary Club of Park Ridge
Rozovics & Wojcicki, PC
Rubino, Ross E., D.D.S.P.C. & Associates
Ryan-Parke Funeral Home
Sabella & Graham, P.C.
Sasser Consulting, Inc
Savvy Salon & Spa
Scarpelli & Brady, LLC.
Schakowsky, Jan /U.S. Rep., Congresswoman
Schmidt, David F., Alderman
Sebastian Co. Real Estate
Select Redesign
Sentek International
Smart Roofing, Inc.
South Park Church
St. Andrews Lutheran Church & School
St. Benedict Nursing & Rehab, Ctr.
St. Matthew Center For Health
St. Paul Of The Cross Catholic Church
State Farm Ins. & Fin. Svcs/Ann Witek
State Farm Ins./Dan Educate
State Farm Insurance/Michael Markman
Steve Ballis, DDS
Subway Uptown
Sullivan and Johnson Ltd.
Summit Specialtees
Sun and Moon Yoga
Sunbelt Business Brokers
Tanya Travel, Inc.
Tasty Pup
The Care of Trees
The Exercise Coach
The Lock Up Self Storage
The McTigue Financial Group/Tom Canale
The Residences & Shops of Uptown Park Ridge
The Summit of Uptown
The Youth Campus
Titan Worldwide
To Bridge with Grace, A Healing Harbor, Inc. DBA NorthShore Healing Centre
TriPilates, LLC
Troy Realty, Ltd
Trugreen/Chemlawn
UPS Store, The
Uptown Chiropractic Clinic
Viking Driving School
Village Green Shopping Ctr/Tri-Land Properties, Inc
Villano Interiors
Walgreen Drug Stores
Walgreens Drug Stores
Waters, Mary Ellen
Wayne F. Wagner DDS, LTD
Wee Care Pediatric Dentistry Ltd.
Wes Davis Insurance
Westfallen Orthodontics
Whamond & Whamond Attorneys
Willow Wellness Center
WineStyles
Worsek & Vihon, P.C.
WSI-We Simplify the Internet
XO Glow
You Can Say Yes
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. Applications Network - John Barrett 847.823.1830
2. McTigue Financial Group - Tom Canale 773.380.4025
3. PC Medic Computer Repair - Jerry Flanagan 847.299.5556
4. Resurrection Health Care - Theresa Olson 847.813.3210
5. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates 847.825.1002
6. Select Redesign - Deborah Oberschelp 312.909.1255
7. State Farm Insurance & Financial Services - Ann Witek 847.692.3260
8. The Exercise Coach - Chad Finney 847.823.0035
9. You Can Say…Yes! - Lynda Tourloukis 847.401.5787
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