Tasty Pup catered the Daddy-Daughter dance at Washington last Friday to which my husband, Gary took our daughter, Lian, and they danced the night away!
As I reviewed the pictures of the electronics recycling day, I realized that I forgot to mention that John Alan Boryk, the pastor at First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge, came out to volunteer his time and muscle for hours that Saturday!
Its really beginning to look and feel like Spring around Park Ridge!
May has been officially proclaimed to be ‘Shop Park Ridge’ month. Look for the posters in the windows that say ‘Thank you for shopping locally’. They were designed by Dempsey Design and the photos were taken by A Sterling Design. The window signs (posters) are available for sale at the Chamber for just $5 each. I’m having one framed by Ron at the Frame Gallery of Park Ridge on Northwest Highway – I went in this morning and asked him to ‘surprise me’!
Please shop Chamber members first!
The Chamber’s Retail Committee, chaired by Linda Hills, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, is planning the weekend prior to the Memorial Day weekend: Friday, May 15; Saturday, May 16; and Sunday, May 17 as customer appreciation days: Grateful Days!
Let me know what you’ll do for Grateful Days so I can publish a schedule of events for the weekend in local papers.
The Chamber will have another ‘Chamber Stimulus Package’. For the month of May, bring in your receipts totaling $100 with any Chamber members (you can combine them from various members) to be entered into drawings each week to win $50 in Chamber gift certificates ($200 total for the month).
Any member can add to the Chamber’s drawings. Just let me know if you have gift certificates or prizes and I’ll include you in the publicity for the drawings. For example, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is donating a weekly prize of a $10 gift certificate! Thank you Linda Hills!
Why Shop Locally? When we shop locally, we help make a strong, vibrant local economy that translates into a unique and interesting city. Your shopping dollars have a huge impact on the local economy. Because local businesses bank locally, hire local accountants, attorneys and designers, advertise in local media, and pay taxes.
By continuing to shop locally, it ensures we have choice & diversity of products & services. More businesses mean more choice. And it’s often easier for independent businesses to carry more specialized lines, or new products, or to support local artisans.
Shopping Park Ridge creates a vibrant & sustainable culture for independent business. Something wonderful happens when small business thrives – it attracts more small businesses, creating
pockets of complementary shops. You might see a clothing
store open first, then an accessory store, followed by a shoe
store and maybe a café.
Shopping locally develops & maintains community character. Ask someone to name their favorite shop or café…chances are it’s an independent business. Yet we often forget these local places rely
on our patronage to survive. Park Ridge is not just a target
market to them—it is their home, and they have a personal
vested interest in the long-term health of this community. Please shop Park Ridge! Please shop Chamber members first!
The Women in Business luncheon at the Park Ridge Historical Society offered up many favorite books which Dara Gocheski,
Reader Services Manager at the Park Ridge Public Library,
put here:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=62619839506&topic=9992
Dara also Tweeted this link on the Library’s Twitter page: http://twitter.com/prpl.
Thanks for doing that, Dara!
Last Wednesday, Catherine Johns’ workshop, “Create a Powerful Presence!” was phenomenal! Every woman should take this course from Catherine because we can’t see ourselves as others see us. Catherine was able to give each person feedback on various areas.
Thank you to Nichole Squires at the Comfort Inn O’Hare for hosting us.
I’m proud to say that Catherine Johns joined the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce!
Dick Barton had this press release published in the local papers:
The turnaround of the Chicago Blackhawks in the last two seasons has been called an act of genius and great timing. Blackhawks President John McDonough has been credited with masterminding the brilliant marketing of this storied Chicago sports franchise which is now enjoying record attendance and success on the ice.
McDonough, a native of Edison Park, will tell how it was done at the May 13 luncheon of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon is open to members and non-members. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr, Rosemont.
A graduate of Notre Dame High School in Niles and St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota, McDonough frequently lectures at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Notre Dame University, and Marquette University. He started his sports marketing career with the Chicago Sting and later the Chicago Cubs where he was promoted to President in 2006. He joined the Chicago Blackhawks as President in November, 2007 and currently serves in that capacity.
In the event of a conflict with a road Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs game, McDonough regretfully will be unable to attend.
Registration and networking starts at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. McDonough will address the group starting around 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members and guests.
For additional information, please contact the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce office at 847-825-3121; www.parkridgechamber.org.
The Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) meets at Regus Business Center 10am – 11:30amthis Thursday, May 7. It’s a group of entrepreneurs who get together to discuss common issues and find solutions – and, of course, networking! Let me know if you’d like to come out. Chaired by Lynda Tourloukis, You Can Say…Yes! Motivational Guidance Services.
Multi-Chamber Networking Breakfast on Wednesday, May 20•7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center, 9599 Skokie Blvd., Skokie (near Old Orchard at Golf Road & Skokie Boulevard)
$20 for members paid in advance
$30 for members paying at the door and all non-members
See insert in the May newsletter for registration.
We’re #36 in the Memorial Day Parade! Please join the Chamber!!!! We have 6 company members so far:
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
Park Ridge Garden Club
Lynette’s School of Dance
Bath Fitter
Tasty Pup
WineStyles Park Ridge
The price to golf this year is just $150 per golfer. Please see insert in the May newsletter for all available sponsorships.
Hyatt Regency O’Hare sent in the names of the first registered foursome (and check) – and a silent auction donation!!! Thank you!
Cathy Janus, Marc Printing, is providing the environmentally friendly, reusable goody bags!
Here is what we’ve received for the raffle/silent auction:
Savvy Salon & Spa One, 1-hour massage ($60 value), expires 4/4/2010
Savvy Salon & Spa One spa package #3 includes manicure, pedicure and choice of facial or massage ($114 value), expires 4/4/2010
Hyatt Regency O'Hare Complimentary One Night Stay including dinner for two at O'H American Grill Hyatt Regency O'Hare, expires 6/24/2010
Hyatt Regency O'Hare Complimentary Dinner for two at O'H American Grill The Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 6/24/2010
WineStyles Park Ridge Wine Basket
The Chamber purchased 30 booths from the Taste of Park Ridge for Saturday, July 11, business expo entitled “Canopies on Courtland”.
The booths are on sale now for $325 each for members and $600 for Prospective Members. The layout will be different this year – our booths will face both sides of the street and will be 15 on each side – then a 10 foot aisle before the 30 Taste sponsor booths. The four end cap booths will be $425 each and members only.
Last week I visited:
Park Ridge Paint, Wallpaper & Glass
State Farm Insurance - Ann Witek
Perry’s Pizzaria
McNulty Design Group
Walgreens
Morningfields
Erica’s Jewelry
National City Bank
Sebastian Co. Real Estate
South Park Cleaners
Go Figure
WineStyles
Potbelly’s Sandwich
Jason’s Deli
Library
Oakton Ice Skating Rink
Tasty Pup
Summit Specialtees
2 Sisters
Allegro Music Center
Tom Dombro, ING Advisors
Raffia (Debbie joined the Chamber!) – Welcome!
Prospective Members I visited:
Living Seas Aquarium
Tim Malz, Edward Jones
Across the Street
Home maintenance tips, brought to you by Home Comfort Heating & Cooling:
Spring is here and with summers approach now is the best time to have your Air conditioning units inspected to ensure proper operation, energy savings and extended longevity of your equipment.
Just like your car, failure to check your systems refrigerant levels will result in costly repairs or failures in the future.
Call Doug Root, Home Comfort Heating & Cooling, Inc. 847 824-4336
The Youth Campus is seeking foster and adoptive parents who can protect, love and nurture a child who is less fortunate, giving them a chance for a stable, happy life. Become one of the special people who inspire hope, improve a future, and make a difference in a child’s life. Call The Youth Campus at 847 823-5161.
Affordable Interiors of Park Ridge is celebrating its 1-year anniversary. The interior decorating and design business is owned by Deborah Oberschelp, a Certified Interior Decorator and longtime local resident. Originally a home staging and redesign service called Select Redesign, AI has now grown into a full-service home and office decorating and design business. Deborah’s mission is to minimize costs while maximizing quality and style.
AI offers a 20% discount to Chamber Members and member referrals on all decorating and design services.
Affordable Interiors, 322 Wisner St., Park Ridge www.affordableint.com 847/692-2470 or 312/909-1255 – Deborah Oberschelp, C.I.D.
Kidwinks.com is looking for experienced sales people to work part-time selling online advertising.
Kidwinks.com is offering any Park Ridge Business a free coupon for the month of May. Contact kidwinks.com for more details. nina@kidwinks.com or 847-685-1275. Any Park Ridge business that would like to advertise to parents (men & women 25-45 years old in the Chicago area). Advertise more effectively. Kidwinks.com where your advertising dollar goes a whole lot farther.
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The site to know with kids in tow
As seen on ABC, WGN, FOX & NBC
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is celebrating Mothers Day with chocolate dipped strawberries! Order now: 847-318-6801
Tim Perry’s firm has changed from Countrywide Home Loans to Bank of America Home Loans! Same address at 31 S. Prospect Avenue. Email: tim.perry@bankofamerica.com Call him at 847-698-1900
Triblocal launch party on Thursday, May 21st. The party will be at Blues Bar in Mount Prospect, with free appetizers and refreshments. This will be an incredibly informative party, with a great chance to mingle with local community business owners.
RSVP by Wednesday, May 20th to Katie Cousino at kcousino@tribune.com.
Please call 630 368 4245 with questions.
2 Sisters has a great selection of gifts for all the special ladies on your Mother's Day list. Use these coupons NOW through May 10th for additional savings!
Visit us them our NEW location
7 S. Prospect!
This Saturday: Kiwanis Club's annual Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, May 9th at the PR Presbyterian Church from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. 847-825-4630. Bill Scharringhausen, Secretary, Kiwanis Club of Park Ridge-Morning.
"Uniting the Community Through Music" Benefit Concert event at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Saturday, May 30. Tickets $25 in advance; $30/door. All proceeds will benefit the P.A.U.S.E. Initiative music education program. Call Donna Werner, Executive Administrator, George S. May Foundation for the Arts at 847-993-5239 http://pause.gsmfoundation.org
With the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009, the Workforce Board of Northern Cook County was given substantial funds to stimulate local industries and assist the unemployed. A roundtable discussion will explore how your business can benefit from the stimulus money. The Stimulus Summit will be held 8 – 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 27, at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road. Breakfast will be served. Call 847-635-1808
2nd Annual Women’s Conference – A Great Opportunity for Your Business!
Please go to our website for more information on this exciting event!
Please join us as we celebrate “A Time for Hope” at the Grand Opening of Amphora on Friday, May 29th from 5pm – 10pm. Experience live music, wine and hors d’oeuvres at a Preview Party, Luxury Model Home Tour and Private Shopping Event located in the Shops of Uptown Park Ridge, 2 N. Northwest Highway. Individual tickets are $40 per person.
All ticket proceeds from this gala event will benefit the mission of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care. You may purchase tickets online at https://www.rainbowhospice.org/calendar/events, in person at either current Amphora location at 149 N. Northwest Hwy or Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care at 444 N. Northwest Hwy, Suite 145, by mail at Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care, 444 N. Northwest Hwy, Suite 145
Park Ridge, IL 60068 or by telephone at 847-292-2353.
For additional information about this exciting event please contact:
Jackie Mathews
Director of Special Events and Major Gifts
Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care
847-292-2353
jmathews@rainbowhospice.org
BBB Warns Against Scams Based On Swine Flu Fears
Scammers are creating their own epidemic of spam e-mails
Chicago, IL-April 29, 2009 - Relying on reports from national Internet security experts, the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for spam e-mail messages, which take advantage of the public's concern about the Swine Flu, but could contain malware, other computer viruses, or are disguised attempts to sell products such as vitamins.
"Scammers are quick to latch onto whatever grabs the public's attention," says Steve J. Bernas, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois. "They know an e-mail about a hot, interesting topic will cause many people to open the message. That's the opportunity the scammer needs to infect a computer, go phishing for personal information or present an unwanted marketing message."
According to McAfee Avert Labs, an online security company, spammers began pumping out e-mails as soon as the first accounts of swine flu were being reported in the news, accounting for two percent of all spam messages. The messages include such subject lines as, "Madonna caught swine flu!" and "Swine flu in Hollywood!" The company reports that the e-mails do not contain malware but often link to online pharmacies.
Other online security sources note that more than 250 Web sites with the term "swine flu" have been registered within the first few days following the announcement of the outbreak and predict that the scams artists are preparing to use such Web sites in a variety of different online scams.
BBB offers the following advice to avoid swine flu scams:
• Avoid opening e-mail from an unknown source and do not click on any links in the body of the e-mail or open any attachments. Instead, delete the e-mail or report it to the Federal Trade Commission by forwarding the e-mail to spam@uce.gov
• Don't believe online offers for vaccinations against swine flu because a vaccine does not exist. For more information on swine flu and updates on progress in fighting the outbreak, go to www.cdc.gov/swineflu
Make sure your anti-virus and anti-spyware software is up to date and all operating system security patches have been installed. If your computer becomes infected as the result of a spam e-mail about swine flu, you can report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov
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. Affordable Interiors - Deborah Oberschelp 312.909.1255
2. barrett-TECH - John Barrett 847.823.1830
3. Cardinal Fitness of Park Ridge - 847.318.7550
4. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling - 847.824.4336
5. Leys, Kirsten - Prudential Financial Services 847.627.3950
6. PC Medic Computer Repair - Jerry Flanagan 847.299.5556
7. Resurrection Health Care - Theresa Olson 847.813.3210
8. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates 847.825.1002
9. Sebastian Co. Real Estate - Don Sebastian, Jr. 847.823.3117
10. State Farm Insurance & Financial Services - Ann Witek 847.692.3260
11. The Exercise Coach - Chad Finney 847.823.0035
12. The McTigue Financial Group - Tom Canale 773.380.4025
13. You Can Say…Yes! Motivational Guidance Services - Lynda Tourloukis 847.401.5787
14. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling - 847-696-0477
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