Hope you had a wonderful and filling Thanksgiving! We sure did at our niece’s house – there must have been 35 people and everyone brought a dish so there were tons of delectable dishes and desserts! We all had to waddle out of there!
Did you come out for Winterfest on Friday? The weather was cold but clear and the double decker buses all were crowded. Let me know how your business did for Winterfest!
Deborah Oberschelp, Affordable Interiors by Deborah (312-909-1255), is decorating my home this week so if you want her to decorate your home or office for the holidays, call her now as she’s booking up! She uses your decorations but changes them in ways that make you think they’re new!
www.ParkRidgeWinterfest.com
The winner of the “Best Decorated House” for Winterfest 2010 went to Tom and Kathy Schmit at 520 S. Prospect. Thank you to the Park Ridge Garden Club for judging the contest for Winterfest!
We are accepting nominations for the Community Star awards. Think about who you’d like to nominate for this prestigious award – someone who
Giver – goes beyond normal duties with extra effort in community building
Citizenship Role Model – is someone whom others (particularly young people) look up to and can model himself or herself after
Visionary – makes positive change(s) by introducing initiatives and community-wide programs
http://secure.parkridgechamber.org/home/Lists/Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=158
Please shop locally!
Buy Chamber gift certificates as teacher, coach, co-worker, scout leader gifts and they can now spend them at any store in Park Ridge that accepts them. We used to waive the service fee for Chamber members and the board recently voted to waive all service fees indefinitely for all merchants – so spread the word!
I’m looking for sponsors for our December 26 St Paul of the Cross Sunday Night Supper. This is the first time the Chamber is sponsoring a Sunday night supper and I’d love to do it annually.
All on the Road Catering graciously and generously will provide the meal for just $5 per person and we’ll provide the drinks, desserts and volunteers.
Whatever you can afford would be appreciated! I figure the total costs to be about $600.
Also, keep in mind that 720 Garden is a food drop off center for Maine Township Food Pantry.
There are 2 available advertising spots in our monthly newsletter, Chamber Connection, ad sheet for business card size ads, normally $25 per month but if you pay for a full year, only $250 for 12 months (you get 2 months free!)
The Park Ridge Community Fund is selling raffle tickets: $10 each or 3 for $25.
• Grand prize is a 16 GB Apple iPad with WiFi! (donated by a generous benefactor!)
• 2nd prize is a necklace and earring set designed and created by award-winning Suzann Wilson, Beadphoria
• More prizes include a Bardot Spiral Bracelet by Stella & Dot ($50 value); a $50 Chamber gift certificate
Would you like to donate a gift card or something from your business? It benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund. If you’d like to buy raffle tickets, send your check payable to “Park Ridge Community Fund” and we’ll enter you.
The drawing will be held on Sunday, December 12, at the showing of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the Pickwick, sponsored by Liberty Bank for Savings.
Ok, it’s a little self-serving, but…
Jim Schmitt, Ringside Heating & Air Conditioning said, “A doctor in Boston called the Chamber for work on his rental properties in Park Ridge. The Chamber referred him to Ringside and he called me. It has turned into on-going business for me! Thank you to the Chamber!”
So it you have a testimonial about the Chamber or about another Chamber member, send it to me! We may pick your’s to be in the newsletter!
All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
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! When you rsvp, tell us if you want steak, salmon or chicken.
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 and Linda Hills!
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
www.facebook.com/shopparkridgeil
Check it out!
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!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Gao;
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!
www.facebook.com/shopparkridgeil
Check it out!
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!
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!
www.facebook.com/shopparkridgeil
Check it out!
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!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
November 18, 2010 Member Update
November 18, 2010
Member Update
Personally, from Gail
4 reminders for today and tomorrow:
This evening is our Business After Hours at Liberty Bank for Savings. Afterwards is the dinner at the Elks Lodge with Rick Pucci’s talk on ‘I Hate to Budget’ and Jorge Garduno’s tips on making your pc last longer.
Tomorrow at 9 a.m. is the Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Subway in Village Green – they’re making lots of food so everyone is invited! The mayor will be there and lots of other Chamber members so please come out to welcome the new owners and see all their renovations. It’s so clean and bright inside with new everything – looks like a little bistro.
And don’t forget our Women in Business Holiday Luncheon is also tomorrow at the Hyatt Rosemont – we have 18 signed up right now. Please rsvp today – bring a can or box of food for the food pantry. It will be a wonderful event with wonderful ladies – Deborah Oberschelp and Debra Delaney will be giving us entertaining and decorating tips for the holidays!
Community Stars Start thinking about who you want to nominate for 2010 Park Ridge Community Star Award.
You’ll be seeing a lot more about the nominations for this year soon.
Happy Birthday! Honestly, I don’t know everyone’s birthday but you can let me know and I’ll let everyone else know.
Today is John Barrett’s birthday! He’s the president of the PR Community Fund and has barrett-TECH. Happy birthday, John! (He didn’t let me know – I think I saw it on some paperwork…)
When is your birthday?
Please take a moment… How satisfied are you with the Park Ridge Chamber?
Here’s your chance to comment, suggest, make a difference:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PRCCSatisfactionSurvey
The survey will close 12/15 at 12 am.
Shop Park Ridge on Facebook! If you already have an individual Facebook account, please visit Shop Park Ridge on Facebook and “Like” the page.
If you do not have a Facebook account and need help setting one up, please contact Mark Maloney of Findzall Community Marketing at 630-832-7049 or Mark@Findzall.com. He is available to help you get started and will answer your questions about Facebook and the Shop Park Ridge Campaign. By contacting Mark you will learn how you can immediately start posting FREE as an Administrator on the Shop Park Ridge Page.
Did you know…? Did you know…?
• That Subway in Village Green has their grand re-opening under new owners tomorrow starting at 9 a.m.?
• That Chicago Hypnosis Center’s Karen Hand was awarded the Hypnotist of the Year 2010?
• That WineStyles will be opened on Thanksgiving Day from 10 to 1 (what – you are cooking, Tracy?)
• That the Summit of Uptown has Santa? Why fight the crowds at the Mall? Bring the children and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Summit. This event is also a great family photo opportunity. Saturday, December 11, 9am-11am $5 for adults--$3 children under 6
• That our very own Diddy Blyth, A Sterling Design, is an opera singer and performs with the Chicago Master Singers?
• Winterfest is the day after Thanksgiving and you can find out what’s going on at www.ParkRidgeWinterfest.com?
• That you don’t need to be in the IT business? Contact Ben Wilson at 312-498-0333!
• That I have the best recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole and will email it to you if you ask? Been making it for the Haller Thanksgivings for over 20 years!
Maine Center’s Very Own
“Did You Know?” Did you know … ?
• This the Maine Center's 44th year of service to the community and will be its 34th Chistmas in Park Ridge Housewalk on December 3!
• Every Maine Center Christmas in Park Ridge Housewalk Ticket holder will receive a Baked by Betsy cookie as a special thank you gift from the agency.
• Raffia Gifts is hosting a special sale event open only to Maine Center Christmas In Park Ridge Housewalk Ticket holders from 6 to 9 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. 15% of the proceeds of sales will benefit Maine Center.
• The Maine Center 34th Christmas in Park Ridge Housewalk is being supported by the Park Ridge Community Women this year. The PRCW members are providing volunteers to help with this year's event.
• The Mayor's Home is one of the homes featured on the Maine Center's Christmas in Park Ridge Housewalk December 3d.
• Your own personal opera singer for a one-of-a-kind celebration is one of the Maine Center Christmas in Park Ridge raffle prizes. Tickets are $2 each/6 for $5. Lots of fabulous prizes!! Tickets for sale at Maine Center.
2 Sisters 2 Sisters says
We're Celebrating 5 Years in Park Ridge!
Thanks to all of you, we are happy to be celebrating our 5 year Anniversary! Time has surely flown by and we have been proud to be a member of your community. We value your patronage and your friendship...
Thank you Park Ridge
Friday, November 19th
Take $5 off for every $25 you spend!
Cannot be combined with any other offer. Valid 11/19 only
Le Peep Le Peep Restaurant at 100 Euclid Avenue says THANK YOU PARK RIDGE for 25 YEARS! Please help us celebrate this anniversary during the month of November…
November 15 thru 20th 25% OFF all day on the 18th. There will be complimentary mini cheesecake on our ANNIVERSARY on the 18th. Enjoy a complimentary gooey bun all week when you come in!
November 22nd thru 27th Teachers, Students and Community Service Workers Appreciation Week – receive 15% off*
MB Financial Bank Showing our thanks to those who serve
Join Operation Support Our Troops-IL (OSOTIL) and MB Financial Bank Park Ridge in helping support our troops serving away from home this holiday season.
During November, MB Financial Bank will be collecting items for the Care Package Program. You can help by donating the items listed below:
Foil packets of tuna or chicken
Canned soup or pasta (28 oz or less, please)
Slim Jims or beef jerky
Foot powder (20 oz or less)
Anti-itch or antibiotic creams
Wipes (flat packs, 100 ct or less please)
Vitamins (multi or C, 100 ct or less please)
Chapstick
Over-the-counter cold medicine
Fabric softener sheets
These much needed items will be boxed and shipped to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Items can be brought to MB Financial Bank, 1014 Busse Highway at Oakton Street.
For information, contact Jo Ann Arnswald, at 847-745-3580.
Le Flour Bake Shop
Thanksgiving Menu le Flour Bake Shop
In addition to our regular menu, le Flour Bake Shop has created a Thanksgiving menu below for you and your family. Please place your special order by Monday, November 22nd and receive a 15% discount on your order!
Thanksgiving orders will be available for pickup on Thanksgiving morning from 7:00am to 11:00am.
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust~$32.00
Caramel Cake with Caramel Frosting ~ $24.00
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting & Walnuts ~ 24.00
Mapel Pecan Pie ~ $18.00
Sweet Potato Praline Pie ~ $18.00
Pumpkin Pie ~ $16.00
Apple Pie ~ $16.00
Apple Galette ~ $13.00
Visit the shop for other special treats!
Winterfest Can you give a cash donation to help defray the cost of the transportation bringing people to and from South Park and Uptown on Winterfest from 6 to 9 p.m.?
You can add your logo to the side of the double decker bus. Call me if you’re interested in pricing.
Tonight!
Rick Pucci raises funds for PRCF: 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.
Two hour presentation at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
Full Dinner will be served! Call 847-825-5311 to reserve your spot!
Winestyles Park Ridge
105 S. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-518-9463
Friday, November 19th 5-7:30 Wine & Beer Tasting Beaujolais Tasting with Jason, taste the new Beaujolais nouveau just released and taste new beer $5 for non members and free for wine club
Also Shop for Holiday wines at WineStyles - $5 off any two bottles $10 off any 4 bottles (not valid with any other offers)
WSI – Jim Cone
Seats for this week's webinar entitled "Conversion Architecture: The Key Steps to Converting Traffic into Business" are filling up quickly. If you haven't registered yet, be sure to register today.
About the Speaker:
This month's webinar will be conducted by Doug Schust, WSI Consultant and Conversion Architecture Expert based in Ontario, Canada. Doug has been with WSI since 1997 and currently serves as WSI's Marketing Committee Chair. He is a sought-after speaker at Internet marketing conferences around the world and has trained consultants and marketing professionals in both North America and Europe on how to increase their return on investment with effective marketing strategies.
A complimentary whitepaper on the topic of Conversion Architecture is coming soon. I'll send you more information about where you can download it soon.
Title:
Conversion Architecture: The Key Steps to Converting Traffic into Business
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Registration Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/882151617
Note: You will need to put my name, James Cone, to complete the registration. This will allow me to keep you updated on any new events or webinars coming up.
FORWARD TO A FRIEND: If you know anyone who might be interested in this webinar, please feel free to forward my invitation on to them.
Regards,
James Cone
Internet Marketing Consultant
847.430.6842
http://www.OnlinewsiMarketing.com
OLDER WEBINARS: I have published links to all of WSI's 2010 webinars on my site. Please go to http://www.onlinewsimarketing.com/links.htm to listen to any of the recorded webinars, download the presentation slides, or to download any of the whitepapers.
Contest your Real Estate Tax Bill I got this letter from Chamber member George Bellas:
“Cook County recently mailed the 2009-second installment tax bills. These bills will be due and payable on December 13, 2010.
You may recall the 2009 1st installment tax bill was payable on March 1, 2010 and was an estimated bill (55% of last year's bill). The balance due for 2009 is reflected on the 2nd installment bill recently mailed.
If your 2009 bill is higher than 2008, it may be the result of:
• a record 13.4% increase in the Cook County equalizer;
• an increase in your local tax rate;
• an increase in the assessment of your property (Chicago was re-assessed for the 2009 tax year).
• The computation of your 2009 taxes will appear on the right-hand side of your 2ndinstallment tax bill.
The Cook County Board reduced assessment percentages of commercial property from 38% of market value to 25% beginning with the 2009 tax year. Despite this change in the law, the Assessor did not reduce 2009 assessments of commercial property to reflect this change. As a result, record numbers of tax appeals were filed in 2010 requesting that a 25% level of assessment be applied to the value of commercial property.
We were able to secure substantial assessment reductions for many of our commercial clients by filing appeals and requesting that the County apply a 25% assessment ratio. If we obtained such a reduction for you, your 2009 bill is lower than it otherwise would have been. Your 2009 bill may or may not be lower than 2008 because the Cook County equalizer increased by 13.4%, which is unprecedented.
If we filed a 2009 appeal to PTAB or the Circuit Court and if we succeed in that appeal, a tax
refund will issue for the amount you overpaid for 2009 together with interest.“
George Bellas
george@bella@wachowski.com
Bill Hominick, Security Director, Park Ridge Youth Campus Gives Tips on Security while Shopping Now you finished your shopping.
To continue staying safe, ask yourself these questions:
• Do you get your keys out before you approach your parked vehicle?
• Do you look into all areas of your car before entering? Walk away and call for help if you suspect an unsafe situation. Intuition should be followed here!
• Do you place packages in the trunk of your car or out-of-sight from potential thieves?
• When arriving home, do you check your surroundings again before exiting your vehicle? If unsure, stay in your car and use your cell to call for help.
• Do you check the identification of all persons delivering packages to your home before you open the door?
A lot of this is just common sense but during the excitement of the holidays, we sometimes forget. To assist, just remember SAFE…Secure, Avoid, Flee, Engage.
Have a safe holiday season!
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
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. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
39. You can be here!
Member Update
Personally, from Gail
4 reminders for today and tomorrow:
This evening is our Business After Hours at Liberty Bank for Savings. Afterwards is the dinner at the Elks Lodge with Rick Pucci’s talk on ‘I Hate to Budget’ and Jorge Garduno’s tips on making your pc last longer.
Tomorrow at 9 a.m. is the Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Subway in Village Green – they’re making lots of food so everyone is invited! The mayor will be there and lots of other Chamber members so please come out to welcome the new owners and see all their renovations. It’s so clean and bright inside with new everything – looks like a little bistro.
And don’t forget our Women in Business Holiday Luncheon is also tomorrow at the Hyatt Rosemont – we have 18 signed up right now. Please rsvp today – bring a can or box of food for the food pantry. It will be a wonderful event with wonderful ladies – Deborah Oberschelp and Debra Delaney will be giving us entertaining and decorating tips for the holidays!
Community Stars Start thinking about who you want to nominate for 2010 Park Ridge Community Star Award.
You’ll be seeing a lot more about the nominations for this year soon.
Happy Birthday! Honestly, I don’t know everyone’s birthday but you can let me know and I’ll let everyone else know.
Today is John Barrett’s birthday! He’s the president of the PR Community Fund and has barrett-TECH. Happy birthday, John! (He didn’t let me know – I think I saw it on some paperwork…)
When is your birthday?
Please take a moment… How satisfied are you with the Park Ridge Chamber?
Here’s your chance to comment, suggest, make a difference:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PRCCSatisfactionSurvey
The survey will close 12/15 at 12 am.
Shop Park Ridge on Facebook! If you already have an individual Facebook account, please visit Shop Park Ridge on Facebook and “Like” the page.
If you do not have a Facebook account and need help setting one up, please contact Mark Maloney of Findzall Community Marketing at 630-832-7049 or Mark@Findzall.com. He is available to help you get started and will answer your questions about Facebook and the Shop Park Ridge Campaign. By contacting Mark you will learn how you can immediately start posting FREE as an Administrator on the Shop Park Ridge Page.
Did you know…? Did you know…?
• That Subway in Village Green has their grand re-opening under new owners tomorrow starting at 9 a.m.?
• That Chicago Hypnosis Center’s Karen Hand was awarded the Hypnotist of the Year 2010?
• That WineStyles will be opened on Thanksgiving Day from 10 to 1 (what – you are cooking, Tracy?)
• That the Summit of Uptown has Santa? Why fight the crowds at the Mall? Bring the children and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Summit. This event is also a great family photo opportunity. Saturday, December 11, 9am-11am $5 for adults--$3 children under 6
• That our very own Diddy Blyth, A Sterling Design, is an opera singer and performs with the Chicago Master Singers?
• Winterfest is the day after Thanksgiving and you can find out what’s going on at www.ParkRidgeWinterfest.com?
• That you don’t need to be in the IT business? Contact Ben Wilson at 312-498-0333!
• That I have the best recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole and will email it to you if you ask? Been making it for the Haller Thanksgivings for over 20 years!
Maine Center’s Very Own
“Did You Know?” Did you know … ?
• This the Maine Center's 44th year of service to the community and will be its 34th Chistmas in Park Ridge Housewalk on December 3!
• Every Maine Center Christmas in Park Ridge Housewalk Ticket holder will receive a Baked by Betsy cookie as a special thank you gift from the agency.
• Raffia Gifts is hosting a special sale event open only to Maine Center Christmas In Park Ridge Housewalk Ticket holders from 6 to 9 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. 15% of the proceeds of sales will benefit Maine Center.
• The Maine Center 34th Christmas in Park Ridge Housewalk is being supported by the Park Ridge Community Women this year. The PRCW members are providing volunteers to help with this year's event.
• The Mayor's Home is one of the homes featured on the Maine Center's Christmas in Park Ridge Housewalk December 3d.
• Your own personal opera singer for a one-of-a-kind celebration is one of the Maine Center Christmas in Park Ridge raffle prizes. Tickets are $2 each/6 for $5. Lots of fabulous prizes!! Tickets for sale at Maine Center.
2 Sisters 2 Sisters says
We're Celebrating 5 Years in Park Ridge!
Thanks to all of you, we are happy to be celebrating our 5 year Anniversary! Time has surely flown by and we have been proud to be a member of your community. We value your patronage and your friendship...
Thank you Park Ridge
Friday, November 19th
Take $5 off for every $25 you spend!
Cannot be combined with any other offer. Valid 11/19 only
Le Peep Le Peep Restaurant at 100 Euclid Avenue says THANK YOU PARK RIDGE for 25 YEARS! Please help us celebrate this anniversary during the month of November…
November 15 thru 20th 25% OFF all day on the 18th. There will be complimentary mini cheesecake on our ANNIVERSARY on the 18th. Enjoy a complimentary gooey bun all week when you come in!
November 22nd thru 27th Teachers, Students and Community Service Workers Appreciation Week – receive 15% off*
MB Financial Bank Showing our thanks to those who serve
Join Operation Support Our Troops-IL (OSOTIL) and MB Financial Bank Park Ridge in helping support our troops serving away from home this holiday season.
During November, MB Financial Bank will be collecting items for the Care Package Program. You can help by donating the items listed below:
Foil packets of tuna or chicken
Canned soup or pasta (28 oz or less, please)
Slim Jims or beef jerky
Foot powder (20 oz or less)
Anti-itch or antibiotic creams
Wipes (flat packs, 100 ct or less please)
Vitamins (multi or C, 100 ct or less please)
Chapstick
Over-the-counter cold medicine
Fabric softener sheets
These much needed items will be boxed and shipped to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Items can be brought to MB Financial Bank, 1014 Busse Highway at Oakton Street.
For information, contact Jo Ann Arnswald, at 847-745-3580.
Le Flour Bake Shop
Thanksgiving Menu le Flour Bake Shop
In addition to our regular menu, le Flour Bake Shop has created a Thanksgiving menu below for you and your family. Please place your special order by Monday, November 22nd and receive a 15% discount on your order!
Thanksgiving orders will be available for pickup on Thanksgiving morning from 7:00am to 11:00am.
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust~$32.00
Caramel Cake with Caramel Frosting ~ $24.00
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting & Walnuts ~ 24.00
Mapel Pecan Pie ~ $18.00
Sweet Potato Praline Pie ~ $18.00
Pumpkin Pie ~ $16.00
Apple Pie ~ $16.00
Apple Galette ~ $13.00
Visit the shop for other special treats!
Winterfest Can you give a cash donation to help defray the cost of the transportation bringing people to and from South Park and Uptown on Winterfest from 6 to 9 p.m.?
You can add your logo to the side of the double decker bus. Call me if you’re interested in pricing.
Tonight!
Rick Pucci raises funds for PRCF: 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.
Two hour presentation at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
Full Dinner will be served! Call 847-825-5311 to reserve your spot!
Winestyles Park Ridge
105 S. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-518-9463
Friday, November 19th 5-7:30 Wine & Beer Tasting Beaujolais Tasting with Jason, taste the new Beaujolais nouveau just released and taste new beer $5 for non members and free for wine club
Also Shop for Holiday wines at WineStyles - $5 off any two bottles $10 off any 4 bottles (not valid with any other offers)
WSI – Jim Cone
Seats for this week's webinar entitled "Conversion Architecture: The Key Steps to Converting Traffic into Business" are filling up quickly. If you haven't registered yet, be sure to register today.
About the Speaker:
This month's webinar will be conducted by Doug Schust, WSI Consultant and Conversion Architecture Expert based in Ontario, Canada. Doug has been with WSI since 1997 and currently serves as WSI's Marketing Committee Chair. He is a sought-after speaker at Internet marketing conferences around the world and has trained consultants and marketing professionals in both North America and Europe on how to increase their return on investment with effective marketing strategies.
A complimentary whitepaper on the topic of Conversion Architecture is coming soon. I'll send you more information about where you can download it soon.
Title:
Conversion Architecture: The Key Steps to Converting Traffic into Business
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Registration Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/882151617
Note: You will need to put my name, James Cone, to complete the registration. This will allow me to keep you updated on any new events or webinars coming up.
FORWARD TO A FRIEND: If you know anyone who might be interested in this webinar, please feel free to forward my invitation on to them.
Regards,
James Cone
Internet Marketing Consultant
847.430.6842
http://www.OnlinewsiMarketing.com
OLDER WEBINARS: I have published links to all of WSI's 2010 webinars on my site. Please go to http://www.onlinewsimarketing.com/links.htm to listen to any of the recorded webinars, download the presentation slides, or to download any of the whitepapers.
Contest your Real Estate Tax Bill I got this letter from Chamber member George Bellas:
“Cook County recently mailed the 2009-second installment tax bills. These bills will be due and payable on December 13, 2010.
You may recall the 2009 1st installment tax bill was payable on March 1, 2010 and was an estimated bill (55% of last year's bill). The balance due for 2009 is reflected on the 2nd installment bill recently mailed.
If your 2009 bill is higher than 2008, it may be the result of:
• a record 13.4% increase in the Cook County equalizer;
• an increase in your local tax rate;
• an increase in the assessment of your property (Chicago was re-assessed for the 2009 tax year).
• The computation of your 2009 taxes will appear on the right-hand side of your 2ndinstallment tax bill.
The Cook County Board reduced assessment percentages of commercial property from 38% of market value to 25% beginning with the 2009 tax year. Despite this change in the law, the Assessor did not reduce 2009 assessments of commercial property to reflect this change. As a result, record numbers of tax appeals were filed in 2010 requesting that a 25% level of assessment be applied to the value of commercial property.
We were able to secure substantial assessment reductions for many of our commercial clients by filing appeals and requesting that the County apply a 25% assessment ratio. If we obtained such a reduction for you, your 2009 bill is lower than it otherwise would have been. Your 2009 bill may or may not be lower than 2008 because the Cook County equalizer increased by 13.4%, which is unprecedented.
If we filed a 2009 appeal to PTAB or the Circuit Court and if we succeed in that appeal, a tax
refund will issue for the amount you overpaid for 2009 together with interest.“
George Bellas
george@bella@wachowski.com
Bill Hominick, Security Director, Park Ridge Youth Campus Gives Tips on Security while Shopping Now you finished your shopping.
To continue staying safe, ask yourself these questions:
• Do you get your keys out before you approach your parked vehicle?
• Do you look into all areas of your car before entering? Walk away and call for help if you suspect an unsafe situation. Intuition should be followed here!
• Do you place packages in the trunk of your car or out-of-sight from potential thieves?
• When arriving home, do you check your surroundings again before exiting your vehicle? If unsure, stay in your car and use your cell to call for help.
• Do you check the identification of all persons delivering packages to your home before you open the door?
A lot of this is just common sense but during the excitement of the holidays, we sometimes forget. To assist, just remember SAFE…Secure, Avoid, Flee, Engage.
Have a safe holiday season!
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
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. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
39. You can be here!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE
Another fun weekend – hope yours was too! I went to The Center of Concern’s Bunko luncheon (and won a gift basket!) thanks to Jo Ann Arnswald, MB Financial Bank, and had fun playing Bunko. Went to Washington School Playmakers’ read thru party then Lian did her StageCoach while I attended Park Ridge Juniors fabulous luncheon gala at the Park Ridge Country Club thanks to Aurora Astriaco, had girlfriends over Sat night for game night and then had brunch with an old friend yesterday while Lian ice skated at Oakton. Another full but fun weekend!
Wasn’t our Monthly Networking Luncheon at new member, Gibsons Steakhouse simply fabulous??? The meal was superb – we fed 42 and got a new member out of it (Welcome Marian from Kiddie Kingdom – thanks to Kidwinks.com’s Jean and Nina!).
Dr. Philip Bender new Superintendent of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 discussed his background and the District’s new strategic plan and activities underway for the 2010-11 school year.
Thank you Anna Kamilis for hosting us at Gibson’s! Their private room is perfect! I had a perfectly prepared steak that was 2 inches thick and a twice baked potato with a side of broccoli that was bigger than my fist! And the desserts were to die for!
www.ParkRidgeWinterfest.com
If you tell us what you’re doing for Winterfest, we’ll add it to the website!
Also, merchants can put a table outside their store for sidewalk sales as long as it doesn’t impede the flow of traffic and is up against the building wall.
If you’re serving alcohol, the City says you must get a T3 permit (temporary alcohol license) for $25.
We are a VERY active Chamber! Because I like to take advantage of all the multi-chamber events too, sometimes they land on already busy days for us. This Thursday we have five events going on and 4 of them include food!
There is a mega-connect multi chamber networking breakfast, Ambassadors’ luncheon, then the Business After Hours at Liberty Bank for Savings (to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund) after which Rick Pucci is buying everyone dinner at the Elk Lodge for an “I Hate to Budget” presentation!
Check the list below for details.
All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
November 17, Wednesday, 8:45am-9:45pm Retail Committee Meeting
November 18, Thursday, 7:30am -9:30am Multi Chamber Networking Breakfast at Manzo’s Ristorante & Banquets, 1571 S. Elmhurst Road, Des Plaines. $35.
November 18, Thursday, 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Tech Forum moderated by Ben Wilson, Falkor Group. How can you be Assured your IT works? How are you supporting your office? Are you concerned that your data may not be backed up correctly? Do you feel you are in the IT business and not your own business? Come learn more about new trends in services that will make supporting your office easier to manage.
November 18, Thursday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Business After Hours Networking Event at Liberty Bank for Savings, 1018 West Touhy Avenue, to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund. Fun, food, raffles!
November 18, Thursday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program: Budgeting in a Tough Economy – presented by Rick Pucci, Park Ridge Financial Advisors, at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines. Full dinner included. $10 donation to Park Ridge Community Fund
November 19, Friday, 9:00am - 10:00am PREN 3: (Park Ridge Executive Network)
November 19, Friday, 11:30am - 1:30pm Women in Business Annual Holiday Luncheon & Food Drive. Debra Delaney, Memorable Entertaining, & Deborah Oberschelp, Affordable Interiors. Learn tips on Holiday Entertaining & Decorating. Please bring a nonperishable food item. Hyatt Rosemont, 6350 North River Rd., Rosemont. $25 Member $30 Prospective Member
November 23, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00am New Member Orientation
November 23, Tuesday, 10:30am-11:30am 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 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. Because of liability, no one under 13 can participate.
January 22, Saturday, Installation & Community Star Award Dinner at Park Ridge Country Club with Past President Reception
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program:
Budgeting In A Tough Economy
November 18, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Full Dinner Included)
Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
$10 donation which benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund
RSVP to 847-759-0055
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.
The Park Ridge Chamber invites all businesses who have a retail, restaurant or service business to participate in a Shop Park Ridge Email and Social Media Marketing campaign to attract shoppers, diners and visitors to the City of Park Ridge. In partnership with Findzall Community Marketing, your participation in this shop local campaign will include:
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the monthly Shop Park Ridge consumer email campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google interactive directory map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Education and inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and internet search
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!
Wasn’t our Monthly Networking Luncheon at new member, Gibsons Steakhouse simply fabulous??? The meal was superb – we fed 42 and got a new member out of it (Welcome Marian from Kiddie Kingdom – thanks to Kidwinks.com’s Jean and Nina!).
Dr. Philip Bender new Superintendent of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 discussed his background and the District’s new strategic plan and activities underway for the 2010-11 school year.
Thank you Anna Kamilis for hosting us at Gibson’s! Their private room is perfect! I had a perfectly prepared steak that was 2 inches thick and a twice baked potato with a side of broccoli that was bigger than my fist! And the desserts were to die for!
www.ParkRidgeWinterfest.com
If you tell us what you’re doing for Winterfest, we’ll add it to the website!
Also, merchants can put a table outside their store for sidewalk sales as long as it doesn’t impede the flow of traffic and is up against the building wall.
If you’re serving alcohol, the City says you must get a T3 permit (temporary alcohol license) for $25.
We are a VERY active Chamber! Because I like to take advantage of all the multi-chamber events too, sometimes they land on already busy days for us. This Thursday we have five events going on and 4 of them include food!
There is a mega-connect multi chamber networking breakfast, Ambassadors’ luncheon, then the Business After Hours at Liberty Bank for Savings (to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund) after which Rick Pucci is buying everyone dinner at the Elk Lodge for an “I Hate to Budget” presentation!
Check the list below for details.
All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
November 17, Wednesday, 8:45am-9:45pm Retail Committee Meeting
November 18, Thursday, 7:30am -9:30am Multi Chamber Networking Breakfast at Manzo’s Ristorante & Banquets, 1571 S. Elmhurst Road, Des Plaines. $35.
November 18, Thursday, 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Tech Forum moderated by Ben Wilson, Falkor Group. How can you be Assured your IT works? How are you supporting your office? Are you concerned that your data may not be backed up correctly? Do you feel you are in the IT business and not your own business? Come learn more about new trends in services that will make supporting your office easier to manage.
November 18, Thursday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Business After Hours Networking Event at Liberty Bank for Savings, 1018 West Touhy Avenue, to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund. Fun, food, raffles!
November 18, Thursday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program: Budgeting in a Tough Economy – presented by Rick Pucci, Park Ridge Financial Advisors, at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines. Full dinner included. $10 donation to Park Ridge Community Fund
November 19, Friday, 9:00am - 10:00am PREN 3: (Park Ridge Executive Network)
November 19, Friday, 11:30am - 1:30pm Women in Business Annual Holiday Luncheon & Food Drive. Debra Delaney, Memorable Entertaining, & Deborah Oberschelp, Affordable Interiors. Learn tips on Holiday Entertaining & Decorating. Please bring a nonperishable food item. Hyatt Rosemont, 6350 North River Rd., Rosemont. $25 Member $30 Prospective Member
November 23, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00am New Member Orientation
November 23, Tuesday, 10:30am-11:30am 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 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. Because of liability, no one under 13 can participate.
January 22, Saturday, Installation & Community Star Award Dinner at Park Ridge Country Club with Past President Reception
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program:
Budgeting In A Tough Economy
November 18, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Full Dinner Included)
Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
$10 donation which benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund
RSVP to 847-759-0055
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.
The Park Ridge Chamber invites all businesses who have a retail, restaurant or service business to participate in a Shop Park Ridge Email and Social Media Marketing campaign to attract shoppers, diners and visitors to the City of Park Ridge. In partnership with Findzall Community Marketing, your participation in this shop local campaign will include:
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the monthly Shop Park Ridge consumer email campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google interactive directory map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Education and inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and internet search
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!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Chamber Member News...11/12/2010
Call Marci today 825-3121 if you want to go to the Multi Chamber networking breakfast November 18. We have to email over the participant list today!
We raised $1,500 last Friday for the Park Ridge Community Fund at the fashion show luncheon hosted by The Summit of Uptown!
Park Ridge Gets Social!
Park Ridge Gets Social!
The Park Ridge Chamber is thrilled to announce the launch of the Shop Park Ridge Facebook page to promote local Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. All members who express an interest in the previously announced Chamber Shop Local Campaign can now participate in wall postings and event listings on the new Shop Park Ridge Facebook page. This social media marketing service is being provided through January 15th as a way to introduce and educate members about the complete Shop Park Ridge Campaign.
The complete Shop Park Ridge Campaign will include:
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the Shop Park Ridge monthly consumer Email Marketing Campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google Interactive Directory Map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded Website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Education and Inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and local internet search
If you already have an individual Facebook account, please visit Shop Park Ridge on Facebook and “Like” the page. If you do not have a Facebook account and need help setting one up, please contact Mark Maloney of Findzall Community Marketing at 630-832-7049 or Mark@Findzall.com. He is available to help you get started and will answer your questions about Facebook and the Shop Park Ridge Campaign. By contacting Mark you will learn how you can immediately start posting FREE as an Administrator on the Shop Park Ridge Page.
For the complete Shop Park Ridge Campaign to start we need at least 30 business to participate at $40.00/month plus a one time set-up fee of $75.00. In the meantime and as we generate interest in this campaign, please take advantage of this exciting FREE Facebook opportunity to promote your events, specials and more. Also, please tell your friends, family and customers to “Like” Shop Park Ridge on Facebook.
Le Peep Restaurant: Thank you Park Ridge for 25 Years! Le Peep Restaurant at 100 Euclid Avenue says THANK YOU PARK RIDGE for 25 YEARS! November 8th thru 13th Enjoy rollback pricing from 1985! November 15 thru 20th 25% OFF all day on the 18th. There will be complimentary mini cheesecake on our ANNIVERSARY on the 18th. Enjoy a complimentary gooey bun all week when you come in!
The Center of Concern The Center of Concern.
Bunko lunch today at South Park – noon to 3! I’m going with my banker, Jo Ann Arnswald, MB Financial Bank!
Fundraiser: Buy a raffle ticket for $10. Only 500 tickets will be sold and 62 winners will be awarded $25! Your ticket goes back in the drum if you win so feasibly you could win 62 times (if you’re VERY lucky!). It’s a great hostess gift or stocking stuffer.
Did you know…? Did you know…?
• That Chickie’s Diner is now on Facebook?
• That Perry Wein, Edward Jones, was recently named a 2010 Five Star Wealth Manager – Best in Client Satisfaction in the Chicagoland area by Chicago magazine.
• That Noodles collected all the candy from Halloween bags and handed out free Noodle bowls to the kids – and all the candy will be sent to our Troops overseas.
• Tasty Pup is donating 50 cents for every Kronos Gyros purchased between Nov. 11th thru Nov. 14th to Fisher House, which helps military families. Kronos is calling this Veteran's Day special Gyros 4 Heroes.
• For Winterfest, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory will have: free samples, sales, and an in-store scavenger hunt.
• Photos of last week’s Fashion Show are on Summit’s FACEBOOK page. Access via www.summitofuptown.com
• That Shop Park Ridge is on facebook and everyone should ‘like’ it.
Park Ridge Hysterical Society Join us in the evening for All Out Laughter for the Ha Ha Holidays
Tuesday November 16th
7 - 8pm
One Full Hour of Laughter
Laughter Leaders Invited for a Laugh and Learn Session following
350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Conference Room
Park Ridge
JOIN US FOR THIS ONE
EVENING LAUGHTER SESSION IN NOVEMBER
City Recycles Holiday Lights Recycle holiday lights at the Public Works Service Center
The City of Park Ridge is offering a holiday light recycling program. All holiday string lights and extension cords can be dropped off at the Public Works Service Center, 400 Busse Highway, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday thru January 15, 2011.
All colors and lengths of the following are accepted: mini-lights, C7 lights, C9 lights, rope lights, LED lights and extension cords. Pre- lit garland, wreaths and trees will not be accepted.
Winterfest Can you give a cash donation to help defray the cost of the transportation bringing people to and from South Park and Uptown on Winterfest from 6 to 9 p.m.?
You can add your logo to the side of the double decker bus. Call me if you’re interested in pricing.
Rick Pucci raises funds for PRCF: 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.
Two hour presentation at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
Full Dinner will be served! Call 847-825-5311 to reserve your spot!
Winestyles Park Ridge
105 S. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-518-9463
Friday, November 12th - "Ladies Night" 5-8
$5 for non members and free for wine club
sip and shop jewelry, makeup and gifts
Bill Hominick, Security Director, Park Ridge Youth Campus Gives Tips on Security while Shopping Now let’s go shopping.
Instruct your children to contact a store clerk for help if you become separated. Merchants, instruct your staff on what to do if a child is lost or comes to them for help. You may need to lock down the store until the child is located.
Even though you are rushed and thinking about a thousand things, stay alert to your surroundings. Shop during daylight hours whenever possible but if you do shop at night, go with a friend or family member. Merchants, assist your shoppers by watching for suspicious persons lingering around your place of business. Call 911 if unsure.
Try to park in a well-lighted area, avoiding parking next to vans, trucks with camper shells, or cars with tinted windows.
Pay for purchases with a check or credit/debit card. If you carry cash, avoid carrying large sums.
Avoid overloading yourself with packages. It is important to have clear visibility and freedom of motion to avoid mishaps. Merchants, is your holiday displays out of the way of doors, passage ways, or do they prevent sight into your place of business.
Beware of strangers approaching you for any reason. At this time of year, "con-artists" may try various methods of distracting you with the intention of taking your money or belongings.
If you use an ATM machine, do you always use one in a secure location such as inside a mall or store? Shield your PIN number from the view of others. And make sure that you take your purchase or ATM receipts with you, rather than putting them into the trash.
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
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. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
39. You can be here!
We raised $1,500 last Friday for the Park Ridge Community Fund at the fashion show luncheon hosted by The Summit of Uptown!
Park Ridge Gets Social!
Park Ridge Gets Social!
The Park Ridge Chamber is thrilled to announce the launch of the Shop Park Ridge Facebook page to promote local Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. All members who express an interest in the previously announced Chamber Shop Local Campaign can now participate in wall postings and event listings on the new Shop Park Ridge Facebook page. This social media marketing service is being provided through January 15th as a way to introduce and educate members about the complete Shop Park Ridge Campaign.
The complete Shop Park Ridge Campaign will include:
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the Shop Park Ridge monthly consumer Email Marketing Campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google Interactive Directory Map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded Website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Education and Inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and local internet search
If you already have an individual Facebook account, please visit Shop Park Ridge on Facebook and “Like” the page. If you do not have a Facebook account and need help setting one up, please contact Mark Maloney of Findzall Community Marketing at 630-832-7049 or Mark@Findzall.com. He is available to help you get started and will answer your questions about Facebook and the Shop Park Ridge Campaign. By contacting Mark you will learn how you can immediately start posting FREE as an Administrator on the Shop Park Ridge Page.
For the complete Shop Park Ridge Campaign to start we need at least 30 business to participate at $40.00/month plus a one time set-up fee of $75.00. In the meantime and as we generate interest in this campaign, please take advantage of this exciting FREE Facebook opportunity to promote your events, specials and more. Also, please tell your friends, family and customers to “Like” Shop Park Ridge on Facebook.
Le Peep Restaurant: Thank you Park Ridge for 25 Years! Le Peep Restaurant at 100 Euclid Avenue says THANK YOU PARK RIDGE for 25 YEARS! November 8th thru 13th Enjoy rollback pricing from 1985! November 15 thru 20th 25% OFF all day on the 18th. There will be complimentary mini cheesecake on our ANNIVERSARY on the 18th. Enjoy a complimentary gooey bun all week when you come in!
The Center of Concern The Center of Concern.
Bunko lunch today at South Park – noon to 3! I’m going with my banker, Jo Ann Arnswald, MB Financial Bank!
Fundraiser: Buy a raffle ticket for $10. Only 500 tickets will be sold and 62 winners will be awarded $25! Your ticket goes back in the drum if you win so feasibly you could win 62 times (if you’re VERY lucky!). It’s a great hostess gift or stocking stuffer.
Did you know…? Did you know…?
• That Chickie’s Diner is now on Facebook?
• That Perry Wein, Edward Jones, was recently named a 2010 Five Star Wealth Manager – Best in Client Satisfaction in the Chicagoland area by Chicago magazine.
• That Noodles collected all the candy from Halloween bags and handed out free Noodle bowls to the kids – and all the candy will be sent to our Troops overseas.
• Tasty Pup is donating 50 cents for every Kronos Gyros purchased between Nov. 11th thru Nov. 14th to Fisher House, which helps military families. Kronos is calling this Veteran's Day special Gyros 4 Heroes.
• For Winterfest, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory will have: free samples, sales, and an in-store scavenger hunt.
• Photos of last week’s Fashion Show are on Summit’s FACEBOOK page. Access via www.summitofuptown.com
• That Shop Park Ridge is on facebook and everyone should ‘like’ it.
Park Ridge Hysterical Society Join us in the evening for All Out Laughter for the Ha Ha Holidays
Tuesday November 16th
7 - 8pm
One Full Hour of Laughter
Laughter Leaders Invited for a Laugh and Learn Session following
350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Conference Room
Park Ridge
JOIN US FOR THIS ONE
EVENING LAUGHTER SESSION IN NOVEMBER
City Recycles Holiday Lights Recycle holiday lights at the Public Works Service Center
The City of Park Ridge is offering a holiday light recycling program. All holiday string lights and extension cords can be dropped off at the Public Works Service Center, 400 Busse Highway, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday thru January 15, 2011.
All colors and lengths of the following are accepted: mini-lights, C7 lights, C9 lights, rope lights, LED lights and extension cords. Pre- lit garland, wreaths and trees will not be accepted.
Winterfest Can you give a cash donation to help defray the cost of the transportation bringing people to and from South Park and Uptown on Winterfest from 6 to 9 p.m.?
You can add your logo to the side of the double decker bus. Call me if you’re interested in pricing.
Rick Pucci raises funds for PRCF: 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.
Two hour presentation at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
Full Dinner will be served! Call 847-825-5311 to reserve your spot!
Winestyles Park Ridge
105 S. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-518-9463
Friday, November 12th - "Ladies Night" 5-8
$5 for non members and free for wine club
sip and shop jewelry, makeup and gifts
Bill Hominick, Security Director, Park Ridge Youth Campus Gives Tips on Security while Shopping Now let’s go shopping.
Instruct your children to contact a store clerk for help if you become separated. Merchants, instruct your staff on what to do if a child is lost or comes to them for help. You may need to lock down the store until the child is located.
Even though you are rushed and thinking about a thousand things, stay alert to your surroundings. Shop during daylight hours whenever possible but if you do shop at night, go with a friend or family member. Merchants, assist your shoppers by watching for suspicious persons lingering around your place of business. Call 911 if unsure.
Try to park in a well-lighted area, avoiding parking next to vans, trucks with camper shells, or cars with tinted windows.
Pay for purchases with a check or credit/debit card. If you carry cash, avoid carrying large sums.
Avoid overloading yourself with packages. It is important to have clear visibility and freedom of motion to avoid mishaps. Merchants, is your holiday displays out of the way of doors, passage ways, or do they prevent sight into your place of business.
Beware of strangers approaching you for any reason. At this time of year, "con-artists" may try various methods of distracting you with the intention of taking your money or belongings.
If you use an ATM machine, do you always use one in a secure location such as inside a mall or store? Shield your PIN number from the view of others. And make sure that you take your purchase or ATM receipts with you, rather than putting them into the trash.
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
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. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
39. You can be here!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE
Another gorgeous fall weekend! Went to the book sale at the library on Friday and Saturday and managed to find books to buy both times!
Yesterday we went to The Center of Concern brunch at the Hyatt Rosemont and had a lovely time – and a great brunch!
And Friday was the luncheon fashion show hosted by The Summit of Uptown, fashions by Chico’s, and it raised $1,500 for the Park Ridge Community Fund! Chef Mike DeMilio provided a fabulous lunch of Chicken Kiev with all the trimmings. And The Summit provided tours afterwards of their newly renovated apartments. All in all, so successful that we’re already planning the next one! Thank you to Irene Sawka and Dick Barton for all their hard work.
Are you going to the Northwestern Game this Saturday? If so, Rick Pucci (board member and organizer) says to meet at the Entrance Gate of Wild Cat Alley at 10:30 a.m. for a huge Chamber picture as there will be about 80 members and their guests on hand. We will post the picture online and even try to get it into the newsletter!
Wednesday Monthly Luncheon at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse This Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. is our Monthly Networking Luncheon at new member, Gibsons Steakhouse, 5464 N. River Road, Rosemont.
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.
$25 Member, $30 Prospective Member – and yes, we’re having steak!
Remember that Gibson’s has complimentary valet parking – do NOT go into the parking garage because your ticket will not be validated! Gibson’s is in front of the Doubletree Hotel Chicago O’Hare.
Need your rsvp now please! I’m hoping for a good crowd of 50 or so! Tomorrow I’ll send out a reminder and also publish everyone who’s rsvp’d to date but here’s who we have so far:
1 Philip Bender Park Ridge-Niles School District 64
2 Pam Bennett Sebastian Co. Real Estate
3 Dorothy Brownstein Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
4 Cindy Clark Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
5 Gladys Davis Embers Elementary School
6 Perry Fisher First Church Of Christ, Scientist
7 Gail Haller Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
8 David Keller Park Ridge Police Department
9 Jim Schmitt Ringside Heating & Air Conditioning
10 Robert Suriano Side-Job-Bob of Cook County, LLC
11 Bernadette Tramm Park Ridge-Niles School District 64
Thursday is Veterans Day! November 11 is Veterans Day and the Chamber office will be closed.
Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat but that's not quite true.
Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead.
Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in the lives to keep our country free.
I’m proud to be a veteran - I served in the Air Force in the Space Division and worked on the Space Shuttle Program. When I separated from the Air Force, I remained a Captain in the USAF Reserves – which made me sweat a little every time the military started calling up its inactive reservists!
So, on Thursday, hug a Vet!
Budgeting in a Tough Economy Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program:
Budgeting In A Tough Economy
November 18, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Full Dinner Included)
Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
$10 donation which benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund
RSVP to 847-759-0055
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.
Community Marketing Program
The Park Ridge Chamber invites all businesses who have a retail, restaurant or service business to participate in a Shop Park Ridge Email and Social Media Marketing campaign to attract shoppers, diners and visitors to the City of Park Ridge. In partnership with Findzall Community Marketing, your participation in this shop local campaign will include:
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the monthly Shop Park Ridge consumer email campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google interactive directory map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Education and inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and internet search
Mark Your Calendar for these Chamber Networking Events! All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
November 10, Wednesday, 11:30am-1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon, Gibsons Steakhouse, 5464 N. River Road, Rosemont. 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. $25 Member, $30 Prospective Member
November 11, Veteran's Day - Chamber Closed
November 12, Friday, 8:45am - 9:45am PREN 1: (Park Ridge Executive Network) A non-compete leads and referral networking group within the Chamber at no charge.
November 12, Friday, 9:00am-10:30am Communications Meeting
November 17, Wednesday, 8:45am-9:45pm Retail Committee Meeting
November 18, Thursday, 7:30am -9:30am Multi Chamber Networking Breakfast at Manzo’s Ristorante & Banquets, 1571 S. Elmhurst Road, Des Plaines. RSVP and pre registration for members $25. Payment due by 5pm Nov. 10th. Prospective member or late registration $35. Call Chamber register.
November 18, Thursday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Business After Hours Networking Event at Liberty Bank for Savings, 1018 West Touhy Avenue, to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund
November 18, Thursday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program: Budgeting in a Tough Economy – presented by Rick Pucci, Park Ridge Financial Advisors, at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, Full dinner is served, RSVP by Nov. 12th, $10 donation to Park Ridge Community Fund
November 19, Friday, 9:00am - 10:00am PREN 3: (Park Ridge Executive Network)
November 19, Friday, 11:30am - 1:30pm Women in Business Annual Holiday Luncheon & Food Drive. Debra Delaney, Memorable Entertaining, & Deborah Oberschelp, Affordable Interiors. Learn tips on Holiday Entertaining & Decorating. Please bring a nonperishable food item. Hyatt Rosemont, 6350 North River Rd., Rosemont. $25 Member $30 Prospective Member
November 23, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00am New Member Orientation
November 23, Tuesday, 10:30am-11:30am 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 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. Because of liability, no one under 13 can participate.
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
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!
Yesterday we went to The Center of Concern brunch at the Hyatt Rosemont and had a lovely time – and a great brunch!
And Friday was the luncheon fashion show hosted by The Summit of Uptown, fashions by Chico’s, and it raised $1,500 for the Park Ridge Community Fund! Chef Mike DeMilio provided a fabulous lunch of Chicken Kiev with all the trimmings. And The Summit provided tours afterwards of their newly renovated apartments. All in all, so successful that we’re already planning the next one! Thank you to Irene Sawka and Dick Barton for all their hard work.
Are you going to the Northwestern Game this Saturday? If so, Rick Pucci (board member and organizer) says to meet at the Entrance Gate of Wild Cat Alley at 10:30 a.m. for a huge Chamber picture as there will be about 80 members and their guests on hand. We will post the picture online and even try to get it into the newsletter!
Wednesday Monthly Luncheon at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse This Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. is our Monthly Networking Luncheon at new member, Gibsons Steakhouse, 5464 N. River Road, Rosemont.
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.
$25 Member, $30 Prospective Member – and yes, we’re having steak!
Remember that Gibson’s has complimentary valet parking – do NOT go into the parking garage because your ticket will not be validated! Gibson’s is in front of the Doubletree Hotel Chicago O’Hare.
Need your rsvp now please! I’m hoping for a good crowd of 50 or so! Tomorrow I’ll send out a reminder and also publish everyone who’s rsvp’d to date but here’s who we have so far:
1 Philip Bender Park Ridge-Niles School District 64
2 Pam Bennett Sebastian Co. Real Estate
3 Dorothy Brownstein Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
4 Cindy Clark Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
5 Gladys Davis Embers Elementary School
6 Perry Fisher First Church Of Christ, Scientist
7 Gail Haller Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
8 David Keller Park Ridge Police Department
9 Jim Schmitt Ringside Heating & Air Conditioning
10 Robert Suriano Side-Job-Bob of Cook County, LLC
11 Bernadette Tramm Park Ridge-Niles School District 64
Thursday is Veterans Day! November 11 is Veterans Day and the Chamber office will be closed.
Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat but that's not quite true.
Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead.
Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in the lives to keep our country free.
I’m proud to be a veteran - I served in the Air Force in the Space Division and worked on the Space Shuttle Program. When I separated from the Air Force, I remained a Captain in the USAF Reserves – which made me sweat a little every time the military started calling up its inactive reservists!
So, on Thursday, hug a Vet!
Budgeting in a Tough Economy Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program:
Budgeting In A Tough Economy
November 18, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Full Dinner Included)
Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
$10 donation which benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund
RSVP to 847-759-0055
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.
Community Marketing Program
The Park Ridge Chamber invites all businesses who have a retail, restaurant or service business to participate in a Shop Park Ridge Email and Social Media Marketing campaign to attract shoppers, diners and visitors to the City of Park Ridge. In partnership with Findzall Community Marketing, your participation in this shop local campaign will include:
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the monthly Shop Park Ridge consumer email campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google interactive directory map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Education and inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and internet search
Mark Your Calendar for these Chamber Networking Events! All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
November 10, Wednesday, 11:30am-1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon, Gibsons Steakhouse, 5464 N. River Road, Rosemont. 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. $25 Member, $30 Prospective Member
November 11, Veteran's Day - Chamber Closed
November 12, Friday, 8:45am - 9:45am PREN 1: (Park Ridge Executive Network) A non-compete leads and referral networking group within the Chamber at no charge.
November 12, Friday, 9:00am-10:30am Communications Meeting
November 17, Wednesday, 8:45am-9:45pm Retail Committee Meeting
November 18, Thursday, 7:30am -9:30am Multi Chamber Networking Breakfast at Manzo’s Ristorante & Banquets, 1571 S. Elmhurst Road, Des Plaines. RSVP and pre registration for members $25. Payment due by 5pm Nov. 10th. Prospective member or late registration $35. Call Chamber register.
November 18, Thursday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Business After Hours Networking Event at Liberty Bank for Savings, 1018 West Touhy Avenue, to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund
November 18, Thursday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce Continuing Education Program: Budgeting in a Tough Economy – presented by Rick Pucci, Park Ridge Financial Advisors, at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, Full dinner is served, RSVP by Nov. 12th, $10 donation to Park Ridge Community Fund
November 19, Friday, 9:00am - 10:00am PREN 3: (Park Ridge Executive Network)
November 19, Friday, 11:30am - 1:30pm Women in Business Annual Holiday Luncheon & Food Drive. Debra Delaney, Memorable Entertaining, & Deborah Oberschelp, Affordable Interiors. Learn tips on Holiday Entertaining & Decorating. Please bring a nonperishable food item. Hyatt Rosemont, 6350 North River Rd., Rosemont. $25 Member $30 Prospective Member
November 23, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00am New Member Orientation
November 23, Tuesday, 10:30am-11:30am 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 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. Because of liability, no one under 13 can participate.
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
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!
Chamber Member News...November 4th
There are just a few spaces left for tomorrow’s Fashion Show at The Summit of Uptown which benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund. Did you know that Tracy Bell (WineStyles), Karen Larsen (Generation Connection) and Sharon Showalter (Chamber Volunteer) are 3 of the models? And that the president of the Community Fund, John Barrett, is being a good sport and escorting the models (along with Marc Dennison)? It’s only $18 per person and includes a fabulous sit down meal, raffle prizes, and tours. Fashions by Chico’s.
Also, I’ve reserved 50 seats for the Wednesday, November 24, performance of Lion King at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Total cost of each ticket is $87.50 which includes $5 for the Park Ridge Community Fund. If you’re interested, let me know via email and I’ll hold the seats for you. Payment must be made by today with check or credit card as I have to call in payment by end of day or cancel. I know this is short notice so I may reschedule as I don’t yet have enough to make the minimum group sales.
Shop Park Ridge Community Email/Social Media Marketing Opportunity
The Park Ridge Chamber invites all businesses who have a retail, restaurant or service business to participate in a Shop Park Ridge Email and Social Media Marketing campaign to attract shoppers, diners and visitors to the City of Park Ridge.
In partnership with Findzall Community Marketing, your participation in this shop local campaign will include:
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the monthly Shop Park Ridge consumer email campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google interactive directory map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Education and inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and internet search.
The Chamber Board and Retail Committee have both endorsed this local marketing initiative. To take part in this exciting opportunity to promote your events, specials and more, please call or email Gail to express your interest in the Shop Park Ridge monthly email, Facebook and Twitter campaign.
Received from Edison Park Chamber:
Two incidents of a woman scamming our local businesses has occurred in the last two weeks. The woman comes into a business establishment claiming to be an employee of a neighboring business. She proceeds to tell the victims that she lost her wallet and her car has been towed. She asks the victims for money to get the car and both times our caring members gave her the money. This woman is caucasian with a Polish accent. In both incidents it occurred on a Friday. If this happens, please try and get identification and CALL 911!
This evening is the North Suburban Young Professionals (NSYP) with Niles and Skokie Chambers. 5 to 7 p.m. at Skokie Theater. Call Skokie Chamber to rsvp: 847.673.0240 $10pp
DID YOU KNOW….???
• Carlucci Rosemont is having a 4-course Tuscan Italian Pairing Wine Dinner featuring Banfi Wines on 11/11 at 6:30 p.m. 847.518.0990
• Le Peep will be offering $5.00 1/2 lb Burger and fries Nov.1-Nov.6 in celebration of 25 years in Park Ridge.
• Indira Salons & Spas is offering first time users special $30 deals for cuts with brow shaping; hair color; facial; massage; pedicure, etc. 847.698.0123
• WineStyles Park Ridge would love to help you pair wines for your Thanksgiving feast!
• The Chamber is a drop off point for the City-wide food drive
• MB Financial Bank is also a drop off point for the City-wide food drive!
• All on the Road Catering is also a drop off point for the City-wide food drive!
• The November 18th Mega Connect Breakfast at Manzo’s Ristorante & Banquets is only 2 weeks away.
• Global Handmade Hope is hosting a Green Spa fizzing foot soak, candy can bath salts, nourishing Nail oil and mineral hand & foot scrub on 11/16 from 7 to 9 p.m.
• SBA Illinois District Director, Judith Roussel, will speak at the Eisenhower Library, 4613 Oketo, Harwood Heights on 11/9 at 9 a.m.”Learn what small businesses are facing in today’s economic climate as well as Illinois’ position for the future”
• Kids can swap out some of their Halloween candy for a FREE small bowl of yummy noodles on Sunday, November 7th from 11:00am – 9:00pm at Noodles & Co.
• One week from today, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day and the Chamber will be closed
It’s Bunko Time: Friday, November 12, 2010
Noon – 3 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (Session one)
Bunko & Lunch in the Afternoon/men & women Or
Ladies’ Night Bunko & Dinner in the Evening (Session two)
Come be a part of a fun-filled event to benefit the Center of Concern – a social service agency in Park Ridge that is dedicated to helping our neighbors in need.
South Park Recreation Center
Talcott and Cumberland Ave., Park Ridge
Ticket Price: $15 per person, pick your session
Includes: Bunko Games & Prizes, your choice Hot Beef Sandwich or Mostaccioli with Marinara, Dessert, Coffee and Tea.
Bunko is a fun dice game that anyone can play – No experience necessary!
For reservations – Call Nancy at 847-318-1008
Check out these two books based on one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken:
The Daily Carrot Principle: 365 Ways to Enhance Your Career & Life by Adrian Robert Gostick and The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance also by Adrian Robert Gostick.
Small Business Administration website being redesigned
The U.S. Small Business Administration is redesigning their website, www.sba.gov, which will be launched in fall 2010. For more information about the process, go to www.sba.gov/next.
And, if you want even more information, check out the Premium Resource Small Business Resource Center found on this page of the Library’s website for business plans, magazine articles on business topics, and even legal forms.
2010 Illinois Tax Amnesty Program Begins
Starting October 1, Illinois taxpayers that have unpaid tax liabilities incurred between June 30, 2002 and July 1, 2009 can pay those outstanding liabilities penalty-free under a new state tax amnesty program.
Individuals and corporations have until November 8 to take full advantage of the amnesty program, to pay back any outstanding liabilities. Penalties and interest will double for any one that does not settle their unpaid liabilities during the amnesty program, October 1 to November 8, 2010.
For more information on the state's tax amnesty program, please click here.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale on Saturday November 6 from 9 am to 3 pm and Sunday November 7 from 12 pm to 2 pm. If you are a Friend of the Park Ridge Public Library, preview night is on Friday November 5 from 4 pm to 8 pm. Not a member? You can purchase at the door or print out the form here.
Celebrate Thanksgiving With Hyatt
Take a break from the kitchen this Thanksgiving. Hyatt Regency O'Hare will take care of the cooking, serving, hosting and cleaning, allowing you to simply focus on the good company and delicious food. Our Thanksgiving feast will be held on Thursday, November 25, 2010 from 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., and will feature a cold and hot buffet with all the trimmings. Smoked seafood, carved ham and turkey, candied sweet potatoes, biscuits, corn muffins, green bean casserole...the list of indulgences goes on. We'll also treat you to complimentary self-parking as an added holiday gift. Thanksgiving buffet is $29.95 for adults, $14.95 for children ages 5 - 10, children 4 and under eat free.
Please call 847 696 1234 (ext. 6545) for reservations.
Deadline for Physical been extended to November 17.
Homeowners, renters, businesses and private non-profit of all sizes may be eligible to receive SBA low-interest loans for physical damages from the SBA.
Homeowners and renters who do not qualify for an SBA loan may be referred for certain grant assistance to FEMA.
Homeowners could qualify for loans up to $200,000 for real estate damages at interest rates as low as 2.5%.
Homeowners and renter could qualify for loans up to $40,000 for personal property including automobiles with interest rates as low as 2.5%.
Terms can be up to 30 years with payments based on the applicant ability to pay.
For assistance and information visit the Disaster Recovery Centers or call 1-800-659-2955 or visit the website at www.sba.gov for more information, to download a business application and to apply on line.
Debra C. Freeland
Public Affairs Specialist
SBA Office of Disaster Assistance
Field Operations Center - East
Atlanta, GA (404) 895-7185 Blackberry
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.
Two hour presentation at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
Full Dinner will be served! Call 847-825-5311 to reserve your spot!
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 Friday, November 5th with Larry from Metro 5 to 7:30
we will taste some if you insist wines and some old favorites.
Taste new Chardonnays, a new Zinfandel from California, new vintage of the great Zinfandel blend Marietta and a new Napa Cabernet
It's free for wine club and only $5 for non members
light snacks will be served...
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!
Park Ridge Edward Jones Office Supports Toys for Tots Drive
Perry Wein, the local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year's toy drive.
Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 32 Main Street, during regular business hours beginning November 4th.
Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The firm's 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals -- from college savings to retirement -- and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today.
The holiday season is a time when busy people can become careless and vulnerable to theft and other holiday crime. Shopping during the holiday season can present unique dangers. The following tips can help you and your customers be more careful, prepared and aware during the holiday season.
Before leaving, have you inspected the wiring on your holiday light displays to make sure it is not frayed or damaged? Are you dressed casually and comfortably and avoiding wearing expensive jewelry? Have you kept a record of all of your credit card numbers in a safe place to notify the credit card issuer immediately if your credit card is lost, stolen or misused? If possible, do not carry a purse or wallet but be extra careful if you do. They are the prime targets of criminals in crowded shopping areas, transportation terminals, bus stops, on buses and other rapid transit. Instead, carry in your pocket your Driver License or Identification Card along with necessary cash, checks and/or a credit card you expect to use. If your purse or wallet gets stolen, you still have your valuables.
Did you lock the doors and windows, even if you are leaving for just a few minutes? Merchants, same goes for your business, keep your office locked. Do you keep gift-wrapped packages out of sight of windows and doors? When you leave the house, do you leave a radio or television on so that the house seems occupied? And finally, do you carry a cell telephone in case you need to call for help?
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
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!
Also, I’ve reserved 50 seats for the Wednesday, November 24, performance of Lion King at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Total cost of each ticket is $87.50 which includes $5 for the Park Ridge Community Fund. If you’re interested, let me know via email and I’ll hold the seats for you. Payment must be made by today with check or credit card as I have to call in payment by end of day or cancel. I know this is short notice so I may reschedule as I don’t yet have enough to make the minimum group sales.
Shop Park Ridge Community Email/Social Media Marketing Opportunity
The Park Ridge Chamber invites all businesses who have a retail, restaurant or service business to participate in a Shop Park Ridge Email and Social Media Marketing campaign to attract shoppers, diners and visitors to the City of Park Ridge.
In partnership with Findzall Community Marketing, your participation in this shop local campaign will include:
• Unlimited access to promote your business in the Shop Park Ridge Facebook and Twitter
• Your events, promotions and business listing with website link in the monthly Shop Park Ridge consumer email campaign
• Your business highlighted in a Google interactive directory map as part of a 4 page consumer focused and custom branded website promoting Park Ridge Shopping, Dining, Events and Attractions. The website will be an extension to the Chamber website.
• Education and inspiration on how to promote your business using social media/email marketing and internet search.
The Chamber Board and Retail Committee have both endorsed this local marketing initiative. To take part in this exciting opportunity to promote your events, specials and more, please call or email Gail to express your interest in the Shop Park Ridge monthly email, Facebook and Twitter campaign.
Received from Edison Park Chamber:
Two incidents of a woman scamming our local businesses has occurred in the last two weeks. The woman comes into a business establishment claiming to be an employee of a neighboring business. She proceeds to tell the victims that she lost her wallet and her car has been towed. She asks the victims for money to get the car and both times our caring members gave her the money. This woman is caucasian with a Polish accent. In both incidents it occurred on a Friday. If this happens, please try and get identification and CALL 911!
This evening is the North Suburban Young Professionals (NSYP) with Niles and Skokie Chambers. 5 to 7 p.m. at Skokie Theater. Call Skokie Chamber to rsvp: 847.673.0240 $10pp
DID YOU KNOW….???
• Carlucci Rosemont is having a 4-course Tuscan Italian Pairing Wine Dinner featuring Banfi Wines on 11/11 at 6:30 p.m. 847.518.0990
• Le Peep will be offering $5.00 1/2 lb Burger and fries Nov.1-Nov.6 in celebration of 25 years in Park Ridge.
• Indira Salons & Spas is offering first time users special $30 deals for cuts with brow shaping; hair color; facial; massage; pedicure, etc. 847.698.0123
• WineStyles Park Ridge would love to help you pair wines for your Thanksgiving feast!
• The Chamber is a drop off point for the City-wide food drive
• MB Financial Bank is also a drop off point for the City-wide food drive!
• All on the Road Catering is also a drop off point for the City-wide food drive!
• The November 18th Mega Connect Breakfast at Manzo’s Ristorante & Banquets is only 2 weeks away.
• Global Handmade Hope is hosting a Green Spa fizzing foot soak, candy can bath salts, nourishing Nail oil and mineral hand & foot scrub on 11/16 from 7 to 9 p.m.
• SBA Illinois District Director, Judith Roussel, will speak at the Eisenhower Library, 4613 Oketo, Harwood Heights on 11/9 at 9 a.m.”Learn what small businesses are facing in today’s economic climate as well as Illinois’ position for the future”
• Kids can swap out some of their Halloween candy for a FREE small bowl of yummy noodles on Sunday, November 7th from 11:00am – 9:00pm at Noodles & Co.
• One week from today, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day and the Chamber will be closed
It’s Bunko Time: Friday, November 12, 2010
Noon – 3 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (Session one)
Bunko & Lunch in the Afternoon/men & women Or
Ladies’ Night Bunko & Dinner in the Evening (Session two)
Come be a part of a fun-filled event to benefit the Center of Concern – a social service agency in Park Ridge that is dedicated to helping our neighbors in need.
South Park Recreation Center
Talcott and Cumberland Ave., Park Ridge
Ticket Price: $15 per person, pick your session
Includes: Bunko Games & Prizes, your choice Hot Beef Sandwich or Mostaccioli with Marinara, Dessert, Coffee and Tea.
Bunko is a fun dice game that anyone can play – No experience necessary!
For reservations – Call Nancy at 847-318-1008
Check out these two books based on one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken:
The Daily Carrot Principle: 365 Ways to Enhance Your Career & Life by Adrian Robert Gostick and The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance also by Adrian Robert Gostick.
Small Business Administration website being redesigned
The U.S. Small Business Administration is redesigning their website, www.sba.gov, which will be launched in fall 2010. For more information about the process, go to www.sba.gov/next.
And, if you want even more information, check out the Premium Resource Small Business Resource Center found on this page of the Library’s website for business plans, magazine articles on business topics, and even legal forms.
2010 Illinois Tax Amnesty Program Begins
Starting October 1, Illinois taxpayers that have unpaid tax liabilities incurred between June 30, 2002 and July 1, 2009 can pay those outstanding liabilities penalty-free under a new state tax amnesty program.
Individuals and corporations have until November 8 to take full advantage of the amnesty program, to pay back any outstanding liabilities. Penalties and interest will double for any one that does not settle their unpaid liabilities during the amnesty program, October 1 to November 8, 2010.
For more information on the state's tax amnesty program, please click here.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale on Saturday November 6 from 9 am to 3 pm and Sunday November 7 from 12 pm to 2 pm. If you are a Friend of the Park Ridge Public Library, preview night is on Friday November 5 from 4 pm to 8 pm. Not a member? You can purchase at the door or print out the form here.
Celebrate Thanksgiving With Hyatt
Take a break from the kitchen this Thanksgiving. Hyatt Regency O'Hare will take care of the cooking, serving, hosting and cleaning, allowing you to simply focus on the good company and delicious food. Our Thanksgiving feast will be held on Thursday, November 25, 2010 from 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., and will feature a cold and hot buffet with all the trimmings. Smoked seafood, carved ham and turkey, candied sweet potatoes, biscuits, corn muffins, green bean casserole...the list of indulgences goes on. We'll also treat you to complimentary self-parking as an added holiday gift. Thanksgiving buffet is $29.95 for adults, $14.95 for children ages 5 - 10, children 4 and under eat free.
Please call 847 696 1234 (ext. 6545) for reservations.
Deadline for Physical been extended to November 17.
Homeowners, renters, businesses and private non-profit of all sizes may be eligible to receive SBA low-interest loans for physical damages from the SBA.
Homeowners and renters who do not qualify for an SBA loan may be referred for certain grant assistance to FEMA.
Homeowners could qualify for loans up to $200,000 for real estate damages at interest rates as low as 2.5%.
Homeowners and renter could qualify for loans up to $40,000 for personal property including automobiles with interest rates as low as 2.5%.
Terms can be up to 30 years with payments based on the applicant ability to pay.
For assistance and information visit the Disaster Recovery Centers or call 1-800-659-2955 or visit the website at www.sba.gov for more information, to download a business application and to apply on line.
Debra C. Freeland
Public Affairs Specialist
SBA Office of Disaster Assistance
Field Operations Center - East
Atlanta, GA (404) 895-7185 Blackberry
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.
Two hour presentation at The Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
Full Dinner will be served! Call 847-825-5311 to reserve your spot!
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 Friday, November 5th with Larry from Metro 5 to 7:30
we will taste some if you insist wines and some old favorites.
Taste new Chardonnays, a new Zinfandel from California, new vintage of the great Zinfandel blend Marietta and a new Napa Cabernet
It's free for wine club and only $5 for non members
light snacks will be served...
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!
Park Ridge Edward Jones Office Supports Toys for Tots Drive
Perry Wein, the local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year's toy drive.
Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 32 Main Street, during regular business hours beginning November 4th.
Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The firm's 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals -- from college savings to retirement -- and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today.
The holiday season is a time when busy people can become careless and vulnerable to theft and other holiday crime. Shopping during the holiday season can present unique dangers. The following tips can help you and your customers be more careful, prepared and aware during the holiday season.
Before leaving, have you inspected the wiring on your holiday light displays to make sure it is not frayed or damaged? Are you dressed casually and comfortably and avoiding wearing expensive jewelry? Have you kept a record of all of your credit card numbers in a safe place to notify the credit card issuer immediately if your credit card is lost, stolen or misused? If possible, do not carry a purse or wallet but be extra careful if you do. They are the prime targets of criminals in crowded shopping areas, transportation terminals, bus stops, on buses and other rapid transit. Instead, carry in your pocket your Driver License or Identification Card along with necessary cash, checks and/or a credit card you expect to use. If your purse or wallet gets stolen, you still have your valuables.
Did you lock the doors and windows, even if you are leaving for just a few minutes? Merchants, same goes for your business, keep your office locked. Do you keep gift-wrapped packages out of sight of windows and doors? When you leave the house, do you leave a radio or television on so that the house seems occupied? And finally, do you carry a cell telephone in case you need to call for help?
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
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!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE
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!
****
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!
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!
****
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!
****
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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