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Can you believe how mild our fall has been? Makes me wonder if winter will also be as mild or will it hit us with a vengeance?
Another busy weekend! Lian had her final performance at StageCoach on Saturday for the season and will start up again in January.
Also on Saturday, my friend, Lori Annetti and her daughter Kendall, Lian, and I went up and down Prospect and Courtland delivering flyers to all the houses informing him of the 2nd Annual “Best Decorated House” Contest we’re sponsoring in time for Winterfest then dinner at Hay Caramba!
The Park Ridge Garden Club is judging the houses along the bus route and the winner gets $100 Chamber Gift Certificate, a yard sign proclaiming “Winterfest 2010 Best Decorated House” and bragging rights for 12 months! Woo hoo!

Here’s your chance to tell us what you think!

Please complete our satisfaction survey…

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PRCCSatisfactionSurvey

The survey will close 12/15 at 12 am.
The new member orientation that was scheduled for tomorrow morning with the Ambassadors and board members has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 9 a.m.

Did you know that I can send out a dedicated eblast for you to all 600 member contacts for just $50?

When you get an email with a member’s flyer in it, that’s a dedicated eblast they paid the Chamber $50 for.

The Chamber will also sell mailing labels for $50 for one-time use – we call it the hottest list in town!
www.ParkRidgeWinterfest.com

Check out the website for Winterfest. Thank you to Dominic Cimilluca for hosting the website for us!

If you tell us what you’re doing for Winterfest, we’ll add it to the website! The weather will be 32 degrees and only 10% chance of precipitation so the crowds should out!

Don’t forget that you can put a table outside your store for sidewalk sales as long as it doesn’t impede the flow of traffic and is up against your wall.

If you’re serving alcohol, the City says you must get a T3 permit (temporary alcohol license) for $25.

Thank you to our cash sponsors. We’re still looking for donations if you can afford anything:
2 Sisters
Bredemann Toyota
Harris Bank Park Ridge
Ringside Heating & Cooling

Thank you to Liberty Bank for Savings for hosting the Business After Hours last week! About 40 people attended and 5 of them were prospective members I’d not met yet so hopefully they’ll join! We raised $175 for the Park Ridge Community Fund so thank you to those who came and participated.

Rick Pucci, Park Ridge Financial Advisors, and Jorge Garduno, Tech Stuff, presented the talk “I Hate to Budget!” and “Tips to Make your PC Last Longer”. The prime rib was fabulous! The $10 donation per person went to the PR Community Fund.

The Grand Re-Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the Subway in Village Green had a good turnout with tons of food! Go check them out – everything is totally renovated and brand new!

The Women in Business holiday luncheon on Friday at the Hyatt Rosemont was the last WIB event for the year. We’ll start up again in January after the Installation & Community Star Dinner. Thank you to Deborah Oberschelp, Affordable Interiors by Deborah, for a fabulous display of decorating ideas that anyone can do and for teaching us how to make the rosettes. When Deborah decorated my home for the last two years for Christmas, she used old Christmas items in new and different ways that always made me wonder – ‘are these really my things?’ She can do the same for you too!

Just a reminder from Accents by Jenny, flowers and gifts, Thanksgiving is only a few days away! We will have extended holiday hours from 9am-3pm Thanksgiving Day for walk in business with many pre-made centerpieces, cornucopia arrangements, mum plants, fresh bouquets, and fall silk arrangements ready to go!

Place your holiday centerpiece orders today at 847.292.6617 and don’t forget to mention your 20% chamber of commerce discount on all in-shop products!

We are located at 1412 Canfield (at Talcott), Park Ridge and
We deliver to all of Chicago and 200+ suburbs. We also send flowers worldwide! You may also order online at www.accentsbyjenny.com

All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
November 23, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00am New Member Orientation rescheduled

November 23, Tuesday, 9 to 10 a.m. PREN 2: (Park Ridge Executive network)

November 24, Wednesday, 9:00am-10:30am Health Care Forum
(Rescheduled to Wed, December 1)

November 25 & 26, Thursday and Friday, Chamber Office closed for Thanksgiving – Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, Friday, 6:00pm-9:00pm Winterfest All over Park Ridge! Looking for cash donations to defray the expenses of the double decker buses, luminaries, etc.

December 1, Wednesday, 9:00am-10:30am Health Care Forum Terri Schmidt, City and Maine Township Health Commission, as speaker.

December 2, Thursday, 10:00am – 11:30am (EKG) Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group Monthly Meeting Regus, 350 S. NW Highway, Suite 300.

December 3, Friday, 9:00am – 10:30am Membership Committee Meeting

December 9, Thursday, 8:45am – 10:15am Tech Forum Technology in business sector.

December 10, Friday, 8:45am – 9:45am PREN 1: Park Ridge Executive Network Meeting A non-compete leads & referral networking group with one person per profession.

December 10, Friday, 9:00am – 10:30am Communications Meeting If you like to write, please join us!

December 12, Sunday, 3:00m – 6:00pm The annual showing of the Christmas classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund at The Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect Avenue. Admission is free, but a recommended $5 pp donation will be appreciated. Raffles and giveaways will also highlight this great day for families. All are welcome! The event is underwritten by Liberty Bank for Savings.

December 15, Wednesday, 8:45am – 9:45am Retail Committee Meeting

December 15, Wednesday, 11:30am – 1:30pm Monthly Networking Holiday Luncheon at Outback Steakhouse, 8101 Higgins Rd. Celebrate the season with new friends and networking!

December 16, Thursday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm Business After Hours Networking Event Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, 31 S. Northwest Hwy. More celebration and more networking – and with chocolate!

December 17, Friday, 9:00am – 10:00am PREN 3 (Park Ridge Executive Network)

December 26, Sunday, 5:00pm – 8:00pm Sunday Supper at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, 320 S. Washington 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. Because of liability, no one under 13 can participate.

December 28, Tuesday, 9:00am – 10:00am PREN 2 (Park Ridge Executive Network)
SAVE THE DATE!!! January 22, Saturday, Installation & Community Star Award Dinner at Park Ridge Country Club with Past President Reception


In South Park
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Santa at "Living Sea Aquarium", 811 Devon. Pictures with Santa.
7:15 p.m.: Maine East High School Marching Band
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Double-Decker buses will load and unload on Prospect at Devon for a ride to Uptown
Buses stop running at 9:00 p.m. SHARP!
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Live Reindeer and Santa's Elves in South Park - photo opp!
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: See the luminaries along Prospect and Courtland (thank you BSA Troop 3!)
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Fire station will have their apparatus available for kids to see! Refreshments!
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visit the merchants in South Park for Open House treats!

In Uptown
5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Prospect Ave closed in front of library for Winterfest!
6:00 p.m. Santa arrives on Fire Truck at Library
6:00 p.m. Mayor Schmidt Welcome Santa and Community
6:15 p.m. Santa visits Park Ridge Public Library
6:15 p.m. Maine East High School Marching Band
6:45 p.m. Willow Academy Chamber Choir in Rennassaince Costumes Caroling
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Park Ridge Public Library Holiday Open House
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Park Ridge Nonprofit Center, 720 Garden, Holiday Fair (Cookies, Ornaments, Craft)
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visit the merchants in Uptown for Open House treats!


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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
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. You can be here!