Hope you had a fabulous Halloween! We sure did! This was the last weekend for the Farmers Market and everyone was decked out in their Halloween costumes including vendors, adults, kids and dogs! What a fun time. Had breakfast at Le Peep and Lian went to StageCoach for 3 hours then had the family over to celebrate Lian’s 11th birthday.
See you at the library book sale which starts Friday for members and then opens to the public on Saturday with Sunday being ½ price! I love these sales because we get out of date books that the kids can use for reports for school.
Also, we have a few seats available for this Friday’s fashion show luncheon which benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund and is just $18 pp. Please call now so you don’t get left out! Raffle prizes include a dinner cruise for 2 on the Spirit of Chicago, Chamber gift certificates, a lovely handcrafted black shawl by Sheri Roche – and so much more! Hosted by the kind people at The Summit of Uptown.
Get out and vote tomorrow – 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.!
Last week:
SportClips Haircuts
Business After Hours
Women in Business Some of our main events last week and thank you’s:
Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at SportClips Haircuts, 35 S. Northwest Hwy. Larry & Natalie Schumacher, in keeping with their sports theme, served hot dogs and brewskis at their grand opening! Diddy Blyth, A Sterling Design, took pictures of the ribbon cutting. A great time was had by all!
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Business After Hours Networking Event-Hosted by Chamber Entrepreneurs:
1. Lynda Tourloukis, You Can Say…Yes! Motivational Guidance Services deserves special mention for organizing the event, coming in early and staying late to clean up! Thanks, Lynda!
2. Susan Frangos, Higher Living Wellness, also deserves special mention for catering the event with tons of fabulous and HEALTHY foods that no one could believe were actually good for you! Thanks, Susan.
3. Park Ridge Hysterical Society – special HUGE thanks to Sam and Lynda Tourloukis for donating all the libations! Talk about good friends to know!
4. Jim Cone, WSI – We Simplify the Internet
5. Carol Simantz – Catalyst Marketing and PR
6. Diddy Blyth – A Sterling Design – thank you for taking photos, Diddy!
7. Kirsten Leys, Prudential (but she showcased her Mary Kay business!)
8. Mary Lee Quaid, Lee Acupuncture & Healing
9. Jim Schmitt, Ringside Heating & Cooling
10. Rick Pucci, Park Ridge Financial Advisors
11. Sally Petterson, Sterling Fine Jewelry (Silpada)
The Chamber showcased its entrepreneurs who often do not have a store front to work out of – many work from home – so they don’t often get to host a Business After Hours. Each business also donated a gift which we raffled off from the business cards of those present. It was a fun time and if you didn’t attend, then you missed out on great networking, foods and prizes!
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Women in Business Networking Breakfast, Sandra G. Carey, Psy.D., M.S., Willow Wellness Center gave a wonderful presentation, ‘Eat Away Stress: How Diet can Help to Minimize Depression and Anxiety’ and then Karen Gruber at The Perfect Dinner catered foods from the list that Sandra gave us and made wonderful quiches, fruit salads, cranberry bread, juices and coffee and tea! It was just perfect!
Budgeting in a Tough Economy Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program:
Budgeting In A Tough Economy
November 18, 2010
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
$10 donation to The Park Ridge Community Fund
I hate to Budget! In a tough economy one of the toughest things to do is to stay on budget. Learn how to like your budget, learn techniques to put together a personal, realistic spending plan and gain control over your finances. Discover how budgeting will allow you to control your day to day finances enabling you to do the things that bring you satisfaction and enjoyment.
**Presented by Chamber Member, Rick Pucci of Park Ridge Financial Advisors*. www.parkridgefinancialadvisors.com
Top Ten Tips for keeping your old PC and not having to upgrade to a new PC ( thus saving money)
**Presented by Chamber Member, Jorge Garduno of Tech Stuff, Inc.
Bucketizing your Budget
**Presented by Matt Rosborough, Regional Vice President, Sun America
Two hour presentation at The Elks Lodge
495 Lee Street
Des Plaines, IL
Full Dinner will be served
Community Marketing Program Retail Committee meeting tomorrow morning 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.
Cathy and Mark Maloney of Findzall Community Marketing, www.Findzall.com , is offering a community social media/email marketing campaign to promote Chamber member businesses to residents and visitors. This campaign will be all about shopping, dining, events and attractions in Park Ridge. They will present tomorrow to the Retail committee to see if there is enough interest. Please email me and let me know you’re coming to this informative presentation!
Annual Membership Drive Results
Diddy Blyth, A Sterling Design Photographic Artists, referred Jim Clarage, owner of Municipal Consulting & Development, Ltd. (architectural services and engineering & city planning) and she receives a $20 Chamber Gift Certificate and a free insert in The Chamber Connection (value $150). Thank you, Diddy!
For the month of October, 7 new members joined!
Ringside Heating & Cooling (Jim Schmitt)
Gibson’s Steakhouse & Bar
SportClips Haircuts
Creative Flare Products
Nick Boudreau, Edward Jones
Municipal Consulting & Development, Ltd.
Ad Images, Inc.
Mark Your Calendar for these Chamber Networking Events! All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
November 2, Tuesday, 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Retail Committee Meeting. 720 Garden. Findzall owners, Cathy and Mark
November 4, Thursday, 9:00am – 10:30am (EKG) Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group Regus, 350 S. NW Highway, Suite 300 – A group for emerging entrepreneurers meeting monthly.
November 4, Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., North Suburban Young Professionals. This group of young professionals is a joint networking event between Park Ridge, Niles and Skokie Chambers. Help Save the Skokie Theater. $10. Live entertainment: Forever Frank, The Sinatra Legacy. RSVP Skokie Chamber of Commerce 847-673-0240
November 5, Friday, 11:30 to 1:30, The Summit of Uptown will host a fashion show to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund. $18pp
November 5, Friday, 9:00am – 10:30am Membership Committee Meeting. Addressing Member Acquisition, Satisfaction and Retention.
November 10, Wednesday, 11:30am - 1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon, Dr. Philip Bender new Superintendent of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 will talk about the District’s new strategic plan and activities underway for the 2010-11 school year.
November 26, Friday, 6 to 9 p.m. WINTERFEST! Mark your calendars and save the date for another fun event!
December 26, Sunday, St Paul of the Cross Sunday Supper. The Chamber will serve Sunday Supper at St Paul of the Cross on Sunday, December 26. We’ll need food, money, and volunteers to serve at least 100 hungry people (including children). Please open your hearts, checkbooks, and more importantly, give your time to help out those less fortunate. We are collecting names of our volunteers so please let me know if you can help out.
January 22, Saturday, Installation & Community Star Award Dinner at Park Ridge Country Club with Past President Reception
Contact me: 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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