Lian, my 10 year old daughter, skated in 4 performances of the ice show at Oakton this weekend and I worked the Electronics Recycling Event. Doing those 2 things was all I did this weekend! Yesterday was my veg-out day!
We had a great turnout for the Women in Business luncheon here at the Nonprofit Center last Friday. Our keynote speaker, Debbie Harris, TriPilates, discussed how to “Be Good to Yourself – Mind, Body and Spirit” and then she demonstrated and then had us do some simple Pilates movements.
Panino’s Pizzeria catered our ladies’ luncheon with their wonderful Chicken Walnut Salad, Caprese Pasta, breadsticks, fabulous desserts and beverages! Thank you for the fabulous lunch! They also just celebrated their 1st anniversary and gave away free pizza on Saturday!
Electronics Recycling Day, last Saturday in the parking lot of the Senior Center was wildly successful! Cars were backed up onto Touhy and down Western – we averaged 100 cars per hour. And the rains stayed away for the entire day!
The event was hosted by the Chamber in partnership with the Park Ridge Park District. Special kudos to Liberty Bank for Savings as the major sponsor and to Kane Connell as the chairman of the event.
I will probably forget some people and if I do, just let me know because there were so many volunteers and so many who came through and not everyone checked in with me. About 400 vehicles in all were relieved of their electronics. We had the guys from the Sheriff Work Alternative Program (SWAP) for the 3rd year and that’s always a lot of muscle!
High School students from 3 Maine schools came in droves! They were hard workers and full of energy! Boy Scouts, Rotary, Kiwanis, Maine Township, Chamber members (Kane Connell, Wes Davis, Rick Pucci, Ann Witek, Dick Barton, Tom Dombro, Jo Ann Arnswald to name a few), and even residents with no affiliation to any organization except a dedication to the Earth came to help out throughout the event.
Special thanks to Mike McGrath, from the City of Park Ridge, who drove the forklift, made the signage, brought the barricades, tables and coolers of ice, and hauled away the trash - this would not have been the success it was without Mike McGrath.
Also, thank you to Dick Barton, Barton & Barton, who came early and stayed late – and worked hard the whole time. Tony Tripp from the Youth Campus also deserves a special shout-out for staying to help clean up long after others had left.
Thank you to the sponsors of the event who underwrote the cost of the event and to new member Spuntino’s who provided pizza to feed the volunteering masses and Dominick’s Foods for donating the cases of water:
1 ING Financial Advisors/Tom Dombro
3 Maine Township
4 MB Financial Bank
5 Park Ridge Garden Club
6 State Farm Insurance/Ann Witek
7 Township Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano
8 City of Park Ridge
9 Subway, 2618 Dempster
April 27, Tuesday, 9:00am – 10:00am PREN 2: Park Ridge Executive Network Non-compete leads & referral group with one person per profession. Meets 4th Tuesday each month.
April 28, Wednesday, 4:00pm – 7:00pm Multi Chamber Networking Extravaganza...and Taste of the Meadows Club, 2950 W. Golf Road - Largest Chamber Event in 2010 with 14 Chambers participating. $10 Member $20 prospective member includes restaurant samplings and cash bar.
*April 29, Thursday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm Business After Hours Monthly Networking Event Affresco Restaurant, 11 N. Northwest Hwy. Bring lots of business cards. All members are invited to come and network with other Chamber members in a fun atmosphere. Let me know if you can make it. We’ll also be selling raffle tickets for various prizes so bring something to raffle off (like, from your business), if you can! *
May 6, Thursday, 9:00am – 10:30am Bank Robberies - Security Tips Workshop at 720 Garden St. at the Nonprofit Center - The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce and Park Ridge Police Department are inviting all Park Ridge banks to attend an informative and free workshop.
May 6, Thursday, 10:00am – 11:30am Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy. Suite 300 Chaired by Lynda Tourloukis, this is a group for emerging and established entrepreneurs. Bring your business cards.
May 7, Friday, 9:00am – 10:30am Membership Committee Meeting at 720 Garden Street – chaired by Theresa Olson
May 12, Wednesday, 11:30am – 1:30am Monthly Networking Luncheon The Summit of Uptown with Park Ridge Rotary Club, 10 N. Summit Ave. Dick Barton & Karen Larsen to speak about the Historic Tours of Park Ridge in conjunction with the City’s centennial celebration $25 for members and $30 for walk ins or prospective members. Rotarians will also attend so that gives you more people to network with!
The Chamber board of directors met last week and approved of the following new members – please make them feel welcomed:
Company Contact Address Number
A.G. Nelson Inc. Andy Nelson 238 Stanley Avenue, Park Ridge 847-421-1367
AlphaGraphics Martin Pierce 8601 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 108, Chicago, IL 60631 773-380-3090
CMR Construction & Roofing of Chicago* Robert Mil & Will Watson 350 S. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-926-4245
Express Auto Center Marko Ratic 1714 E. Oakton Street, Des Plaines, IL 60018 847-813-9469
Great Lakes Elevator Service Ken Garst 1480 Renaissance Drive, #203, Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-827-9766
June Moon Antiques & Estate Sales James Frugoli 221 N. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-698-2559
Naperville Exterior Inc.* Ethan Pleshar 600 E. Higgins Road, Suite 1D, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 847-593-7337
Pro Window Service, Inc. Regina Provenzano 824 Busse Highway, Park Ridge 847-825-4890
Tim Perry Mortgage Group Tim Perry 33 1/2 S. Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-232-2700
VRA Architects, Inc. Mark Fruth 1018 Busse Highway 847-993-0200
Networking Extravaganza…and Taste of the Extravaganza
The Largest Chamber of Commerce Networking Event in 2010!
LOCATION: The Meadows Club, 2950 W. Golf Road, Rolling Meadows
DATE: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
TIME: 4:00 to 7:00 pm
COST: $10 before 5 pm on April 20; $20 for non-members and walk-ins (includes Restaurant Samplings & Cash Bar)
REGISTRATION: $20
PLEASE NOTE: There is no tabletop space available for attendees’ marketing materials or imprinted products. Business cards only allowed at this event for attendees! Table-tops are for prepaid exhibitors ONLY!
Sponsored by 14 local Chambers & Call your local Chamber for
additional information. See the reverse side for registration form.
NO PRICE INCREASES FROM 2009!
Red Geraniums are the OFFICIAL flower of Park Ridge! The Chamber will buy red geraniums wholesale and sell them in mid May:
1. 4 ½ inch pots will sell for $4.50 each
2. 6 inch pots for $7.00 each
Email or call with your quantity. We prefer cash or check for payment unless it’s a big order. I’d also prefer to pre-sell them so we don’t get stuck with tons that I have to water and take care of here at the Chamber!
3rd Annual North Shore Women’s Conference – A Great Opportunity for Your Business!
Note: Please sign up through Park Ridge Chamber!
If you have a woman-owned company, or a company that caters to women, you’ll want to jump on this opportunity for high visibility at the 3rd Annual North Shore Women’s Conference on Friday, May 14, 2010. Presenting Sponsors will receive the following: Listing as Presenting Sponsor with logo on ads, websites, invitations, programs, posters and banner, Expo booth in prime location and four luncheon tickets.
The event will be widely promoted to professional women throughout the North Shore via advertising in the What’s Happening Community Newspapers and Pioneer Press Newspapers, plus media releases, posters, and the publications and websites of the 18 sponsoring chambers of commerce. The fee to be a Presenting Sponsor is $500.
Gail Haller
Executive Director
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
720 Garden Street
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. Accounteque Services Inc.: 847.768.9100
2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery: 847.518.8958
3. AMA Dancers & Company: 847.727.7066
4. Aqua Plumbing, Heating and Cooling: 847.459.7900
5. ATI Physical Therapy: 847.292.0151
6. barrett-TECH: 847.823.1830
7. Cardinal Fitness of Park Ridge: 847.318.7550
8. Catalyst Marketing-Public Relations, Inc.: 847.298.8748
9. CMR Construction & Roofing of Chicago: 847.926.4245
10. Comfort Inn O'Hare/Des Plaines: 847.635.1300
11. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub: 847.518.8700
12. Falkor Group LLC: www.falkorgroup.com
13. Global Handmade Hope: 847.720.4084
14. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling: 847.824.4336
15. Hyatt Regency O'Hare: 847.696-1234
16. Jason's Deli: 847.823.0210
17. J.C. Lilly Windows & Doors: 773.588.4332
18. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
19. le Flour Bake Shop: 773-631-1400
20. Leys, Kirsten; Prudential Financial Services: 847.627.3950
21. Minuteman Press of Deerfield: 847.279.8550
22. Naperville Exterior, Inc: 847.593.7337
23. Park Ridge Community Fund: 847.825.5311
24. Periodontics of Niles, P.C.: 847.685.6686
25. Perry's Pizzeria & Ribs/Catering: 847-823-4422
26. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
27. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
28. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
29. Sebastian Co. Real Estate: 847.823.3117
30. Subway of Park Ridge at 2618 Dempster: 847.813.9552
31. The Juniper Center: 847-759-9110
32. Unbound Technology: 847-235-4994
33. William Cunningham Movers, Inc.: 773.594.0398
34. You Can Say…Yes! Motivational Guidance Services: 847.401.5787
35. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
36. You can be here!
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