I had 2 board meetings this past Tuesday! Both the Chamber and the Community Fund met on the 3rd Tuesday of the month but now the PRCF will start meeting on the 1st Wednesday of each month! It was a hectic and long day, but a satisfying one.
I just sent you a reminder about the Multi Chamber Expo & Taste from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Bristol Courts – last year we had 500 people come through! And its free to attend. Barton & Barton is a major sponsor so stop and say hi to them. I’ll be there taking pictures and greeting – plus looking for likely candidates for membership to our Chamber!
Remember that this Saturday is the Electronics Recycling on Saturday at Public Works. We’re ready for you! Thank you to Mike McGrath, Public Works, for hosting so rain or shine, we’re on! Also thank you to our sponsors Liberty Bank for Savings, Maine Township, and Robert Provenzano. See announcement at bottom of this email.
DID YOU KNOW….???
• The Park Ridge map will be in the Pioneer Press today and goes to every household in Park Ridge?
• The Park Ridge Community Fund brochure, letter from campaign chair Mary Wynn Ryan and remittance envelope will also be in the today’s Pioneer Press?
• That the Maine Township District 207 School-Based Health Center serves more than 1,800 student contacts per year, many coming from immigrant families who are burdened with severely limited financial resources as well as the difficulties associated with navigating their way through the complexities of healthcare systems?
• A Sterling Design, Photographic Artists, has a combined 50 years experience in meeting your gift and holiday needs? There is still time to arrange a photo session or give a portrait, stationery cards, desk cubes or collages of precious moments.
• That you could get up to a $1500 tax credit when you purchase a qualifying high efficiency furnace, A/C, or water heater from Ringside HVAC
• That Tom Villano of Villano Interiors has been in business in Park Ridge for 22 years and can provide any type of flooring including tile, carpet and wood plus granite countertops?
• Christine DePaepe of Wintrust Mortgage is one of the first 203k loan specialist in Chicago? 203k loans are a government insured program that offer current homeowners and buyers the opportunity rehab their home.
• Karen started her new Company out of her bedroom almost 22 years ago!
Karen O. Anderson, RN, Dental Auxiliary Placement Service, Inc.
• That Fox news featured the Park Ridge Parent Patrol: http://e2ma.net/oz/8712471584/3157263/25413/spacer.gif
• MCYAF provides funding for the Parent Patrol as one strategy to keep teens safe. Watch the 4-minute video now.
• That Bill Hominick, The Youth Campus, sent me Free Halloween stencils for pumpkin carvers: http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/10/14/free-halloween-pumpkin-stencils/
• That most people pay too much for their credit card processing and it only take 10 minutes for me to change it and save them $$$. Orit Gordon, 847-269-2181
• That Dominic's Kitchen Store hosts private events?
• That the Daily Herald Reader's have named voted Albar Products as the Best Window and Door Company for 2010 (2nd Year in a row!)
• Jim Giovannini, owner of Academic Tutoring Centers, is the new President of the Board of Directors for The Education Industry Association (EIA)? The EIA is a the nation’s largest association of for profit educators, representing the political and entrepreneurial interests of education companies small to large, from local tutors to multi-national chains.
• that the McTigue Financial Group was rated the #1 Place to Work in 2010 and the #3 place the year prior according to Crain’s Business Magazine. Call Colleen at 773-380-4029 to learn more about career opportunities with the #1 Place to Work in Chicago!
• Did you know that WineStyles has a large selection of wines between $10 and $15!!!
• That Creative Flare Products has more than 300,000 products that will get you noticed!
• Maine East High School, in Park Ridge, has one of the largest and most accomplished DECA chapters in the state of Illinois. For more information about the business club at Maine East, please call Dale Lasky at 847-692-8346 or e-mail at DLasky@Maine207.org.
• That the Pickwick Theatre is featured in TV commercials for Chevy?
• That I love that you read my eblasts and respond with these great ‘did you know’ items?
• That the Chamber now has 421 members?
This coming weekend I will have my First Year Anniversary for my
store. Starting Oct. 22nd - 24 we will have a sale. Everything will be
10% off and we will have a raffle too. We invite everybody who wants
to celebrate with us.
Basia
Toy Emporium
143 Vine Ave.
Park Ridge,IL 60068
T 847-292-TOYS (8697)
Rail work on Oakton at Busse
The Union Pacific Railroad has notified the City of rail work that will be done at the Oakton and Busse crossing. The tracks are scheduled to be closed to traffic thru October 29. Traffic will be detoured in this area and posted accordingly.
MicroSoft online software training offer
If you buy eligible versions of Office 2010 and/or Windows 7 between August 16 2010 and June 30, 2011, come into the Chamber for the certificates for free training.
Library Booksale
The Friends of the Park Ridge Library will hold their annual fall sale the weekend of November 5th.
Members night is Friday the 5th, open to the general public on Saturday and the half-price sale on Sunday afternoon. Dick Du Sold, co-president, said there will be about 15,000 books on just about any topic or subject. Proceeds from the sale go to the Library to buy new book, put on special programs, updates to the children's dept and anything else the Library may be able to use some extra funds.
The Friends are always looking for volunteers to help set up the sale and sort the books; the big push is for help on Saturday the 30th, and Sunday the 31st. They will also need help in taking down on Sunday the 7th. Volunteers will be able to attend a spcial presale on Thursaday the 28th. If you have a couple of hours to join in this "fun activity' please call Dick or Dorothy Du Sold at 847-825-3505. If you'd like a little more aerobic workout, they will be putting up shelves and hauling out boxes on Friday the 29th.
Winestyles Park Ridge
105 S. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-518-9463
Join Us This Friday, October 22nd, 5-7 stop by on your way home or before you go out
It's a free wine tasting with Whitney, we are tasting a new vouvray, alsace reisling, a favorite chianti from one of the oldest wineries in Italy and a cab blend.
Come join us for a close-up look in the lastest fashions at the Nov. 5 Fashion Show and Luncheon at The Summit of Uptown, 10 N. Summit, Park Ridge. Net proceeds from the event benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund.
In addition to a great show and wonderful lunch, attendees will be given a chance to win fun prizes including a U.S. Savings Bond, wine tasting, cooking class, spa treatments, dining certificates and more. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For information, contact the Park Ridge Community Fund offices at 847-825-5311. $18 per person – must be paid in advance, please.
If you would like to donate a gift certificate or gift basket for the drawing, let me know!
Thursday, November 11, 2010 on Veterans Day!
Exclusive 4 course Tuscan Italian Pairing Wine Dinner featuring Banfi Wines.
Carlucci Rosemont
6111 North River Road, Rosemont, IL
Cocktail Reception 6:30pm
Dinner 7:00pm
$80.00 per person
Please RSVP to Robyn Wall by October 30, 2010
847.518.0990 robyn@carluccirosemont.com
This event is hosted by Philip DiBelardino, Italian wine expert
and vice president of Banfi.
Philip DiBelardino is often described as a stand-up comedian passing himself off as a wine connoisseur. Well, he's both. The genial vice president of fine wines for leading US importer Banfi Vintners hosts about 100 tastings and winemaker dinners every year to promote the firm's offerings to select consumer groups. He claims that humor, usually self-effacing, captures an audience's attention-and holds it. "While listening for the next quip or joke, they absorb a lot of critical information." Filippo, as he is known in the trade, began his wine career in 1973 in his family's business, Mediterranean Imports. He held a key position with the company when it was sold a decade later and continued as a spokesman for an extensive and prestigious portfolio of European brands at Palace Brands/Dieageo until he joined Banfi in 1999.
During the month of November, Cardinal Fitness locations throughout the Midwest are hosting an annual food drive to benefit local charities in need this season. Members of the community are encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items to help support this great cause.
"As a community-based fitness center, Cardinal Fitness focuses on giving back and staying involved in our neighborhood,” said Dan Collins, Cardinal Fitness Director of Sales. “We receive an overwhelming amount of support from our members each year. It’s great to see everyone in the community work together to help make a difference.”
This year’s food drive will begin November 1 and run through the end of the month. Donated food will benefit such charities as: the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, and the Foodbank in Dayton, OH. Everyone is encouraged to stop by their local Cardinal Fitness location and get involved today.
For more information on Cardinal Fitness’s efforts and how you can help, please visit cardinalfitness.com. Cardinal Fitness fans can follow us online at facebook.com/cardinalfitness and at twitter.com/cardinalfitness
I would appreciate it if you would forward this to your friends and neighbors who may be affected. And
also remind them they can go the www.parkridgemayor.com and sign up to be on the e-mail list themselves.
Many of you have heard of a proposal to erect cell phone towers at
Northeast Park and South Park. A number of people believe this was
planned by the City and are upset that they were not involved in the
decision-making process. In fact, the cell phone proposal originated
with the Park Ridge Park District which is a completely separate
governmental body over which the City exerts no control. The cell
towers would be erected on Park District property pursuant to a
contract between the cell phone company and the Park District.
However, the cell phone company and the Park District are still
required to go through the regular zoning process, in this case, a
request for a special use permit. The public hearing for the cell
tower special use permit application will commence in front of the
City's Planning and Zoning Commission next Tuesday, October 26 at
730pm in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, I will not use the
space to try to explain the complexities of that process or whether
there are any federal laws which impact on that process. The bottom
line is that the Commission will hear from the applicant and any
resident who wishes to speak on the issue and will then vote on making
a recommendation to the City Council. I have asked our City Attorney
to be prepared to address the legal issues at that meeting.
Meanwhile, I spoke with a member of the Park District Board who
alerted me to the fact that the Board is having a meeting THIS
Thursday, October 21 at 730pm at Maine Park, 2701 West Sibley. The
cell towers issue is not on the Board's meeting agenda. However, like
City Council meetings, there is a potion of the meeting set aside for
comments from the public. Anyone who wishes to express his or her
opinion about this issue directly to the Park Board should take this
opportunity to do so.
I hope this helps to clear things up a little bit.
The City of Park Ridge and the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce will host a one day collection for the recycling of electronics on Saturday, October 23, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Public Works Service Center, 400 Busse Highway. Thanks to our major sponsors: Liberty Bank for Savings, Maine Township, and Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano!
There will be a fee of $5 per car, however the Chamber of Commerce will distribute a $5 coupon good towards a $20 purchase at participating Chamber members.
Only the following items will be accepted:
• All computer related equipment
• TV’s, VCR and DVD players
• MP3 players
• PDA’s
• Video game consoles
• Audio visual equipment
• Cell phones will be donated to www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
• Household batteries (no car or acid filled batteries)
The following items will not be accepted:
• Refrigerators
• Stoves
• Microwaves
• Toasters, blenders, food processors
• Hair dryers, fans
• Air conditioners, washing machines, dryers
Please do not bring hazardous waste or other unlisted materials.
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: 847.926.4245
10. Comfort Inn O'Hare/Des Plaines: 847.635.1300
11. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub: 847.518.8700
12. Express Auto Center: 847.813.9469 new!
13. Falkor Group LLC: www.falkorgroup.com
14. Global Handmade Hope: 847.720.4084
15. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling: 847.824.4336
16. Houlihan's Restaurant: 847.692.6205
17. Hyatt Regency O'Hare: 847.696-1234
18. Jason's Deli: 847.823.0210
19. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
20. le Flour Bake Shop: 773.631.1400
21. Minuteman Press of Deerfield: 847.279.8550
22. Naperville Exterior, Inc. : 847.593.7337
23. Panino’s Pizzeria: 847. 823.3450
24. Park Ridge Community Fund: 847.825.5311
25. Periodontics of Niles, P.C.: 847.685.6686
26. Perry's Pizzeria & Ribs/Catering: 847-823-4422
27. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
28. ProWindow Window Service, Inc.: 847-825-4890
29. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
30. Romano's Family Pizzeria & Sports Bar: 847.823.7499 new!
31. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
32. Sebastian Co. Real Estate: 847.823.3117
33. Subway of Park Ridge at 2618 Dempster: 847.813.9552
34. The Juniper Center: 847.759.9110
35. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
36. William Cunningham Movers, Inc.: 773.594.0398
37. You Can Say…Yes! Motivational Guidance Services: 847.401.5787
38. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
39. You can be here!
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