Marci Derrick and I attended the District 64 ELF Casino Night on Saturday and what a fun time it was! Dr. Bender did a fabulous job as the auctioneer! He missed his calling. As we walked in, the Park Ridge Community Star trophy was highlighted in the foyer - you couldn’t miss it!
Prepare for the blizzard! Hopefully, it’ll pass us by but stay warm and safe as I heard it’s a ‘life-threatening’ storm coming through.
This Saturday is the Wolves game and dinner at the Elks Lodge – it’s a fund raiser for the PR Community fund.
Wide Open West (WOW) cable joined the Chamber!
So, last week we had PREN 2, Health Care Forum, Business After Hours, and Women in Business!
PREN 2: Park Ridge Executive Network meets on the 4th Tuesday each month. Our PREN groups are leads and referral networking groups that meet monthly. In PREN 2 are and they’re looking for one person in Financial Services, a Real Estate Agent, and a Property & Casualty Insurance agent to join them:
Joe Campagna Grant Merchant Services
Mary Carlson Liberty Bank for Savings
Jim Cone WSI-We Simplify the Internet
Wes Davis Wes Davis & Associates
James Hamrick Home Comfort Heating & Cooling
Brittney Zwolfer AlphaGraphics
Joshua Nichols Unbound Technology
Marko Ratic Express Auto Center
Lisa Smith LMN Consulting
Amy Sullivan Sullivan and Johnson Ltd.
Bob Suriano Side Job Bob of Cook County, LLC
Michael Watson Watson Art Studio
Danuta Winogradzki Danwin Designs
Health Care Forum
Eleven organizations got together to discuss what we want to accomplish this year as the Health Care Forum and how best to reach out to our members and to the community. We’re finishing the Mission Statement with Lynda Tourloukis’ guidance. It’s a great group with high expectations of what we can do and accomplish!
What an event it was!
Thank you to Doug Stolz and his friends at Comcast Business Services for sponsoring the January Business After Hours. Thank you to Sergio Lazzara, chef and owner of Affresco for a fabulous time, food and drinks. It was 2 hours of all you could eat and drink of wood burning pizzas of all kinds, calamari, and bruschetta which were all fabulous! I bet we had between 60 and 70 people who came and went throughout the 2 hours! I saw a lot of networking going on and business cards being passed! Thank you, Doug and Sergio, for a great evening!
We had almost almost 50 attend our Women in Business to hear Sima Dahl speak about branding your business using social media – and WOW, was she dynamic, interesting and funny! It was a great presentation!
Panera Bread catered the breakfast with a variety of their fabulous breakfast sandwiches, lots of fresh cut fruit, orange juice and coffee. It was a delicious breakfast! Thank you to Mike, the local manager, and Ginni, the regional manager!
Area Businesses Come together to THINK BIG and DO BIG!
Area Businesses affiliated with Chambers of Commerce in Park Ridge, Niles, Skokie and Lincolnwood are coming together to sponsor a Pre Super Bowl Party on Thursday, February 3rd to benefit the Children’s Memorial Foundation.
The event will feature: *Free food in Airoom’s nine uniquely designed kitchens from local restaurants (Graziano’s, Myron & Phil’s, L. Woods, Village Inn, Jameson’s Char House, Chicken Inn, Subway, D’Agostino’s and Lafayette Catering)
*Free wine and beer samples provided by Founders Brewery, Lincolnwood Wine and Spirits and Gluntz Beers Imports *Bears Super Bowl highlights shown throughout the event on seven large-screen televisions *Sports trivia challenge with prizes which include a 42 Inch Plasma TV*Free valet parking
There will also be a silent auction that evening with some amazing options, including: *Football signed by former Chicago Bear Gale Sayers *Limited edition, laser-signed photo of Chicago Bears in action *One-week vacation *Watercolor artwork collection By G Amil *Tons of gift cards from area restaurants *A chocolate football made by Skokie’s Illinois Nut & Candy *Over Night Stay at Double Tree with breakfast *Popcorn machine and popcorn for 100 courtesy of House of Rentals and more.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Circle of Friends, a group that raises money for Chicago’s not-for-profit Children’s Memorial Hospital, one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country. The hospital is currently working on a Heroes for Life campaign to raise $600 million to create the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Scheduled to open in 2012 in the Streeterville neighborhood, the 23-story, state-of-the-art hospital will enhance patient care and offer the latest and most advanced technology, research and cures to help Chicago’s children.
“The Pre Super Bowl party is being hosted by a new group called the North Suburban Young Professionals (NSYP) supported by The Big Four, Niles, Park Ridge, Skokie and Lincolnwood Chambers,” said Ivette Camarano, Showroom Manager at Airoom and co-creator of NSYP. “We plan events to benefit non-profit groups in the local community.”
The cost to attend is $12 at the door or $10 if you RSVP. Location: Airoom, 6825 N. Lincoln Ave in Lincolnwood. Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
To RSVP, please call the Skokie Chamber 847-673-0240.
All meetings are held at 720 Garden unless specifically mentioned:
February 3, Thursday, 10:00am – 11:30am Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) Monthly Meeting at Regus, 350 S. NW Highway, Suite 300 – A group for entrepreneurers. Jim Cone, WSI, will be speaking about Google. Check out the link for this group: http://www.entrepreneursofparkridge.com/
February 3, Thursday, 5:30pm - 9:30pm North Suburban Young Professionals (Chambers include Park Ridge, Niles and Skokie) Pre Super Bowl Party.
February 4, Friday, 9:00am – 10:30am Membership Committee Monthly Meeting
February 5, Saturday, 4:30pm – 9:00pm 5th Annual Chicago Wolves Hockey Dinner/Fundraiser for Park Ridge Community Fund $30.00 for adults / $20 for children
February 10, Thursday, 8:45am – 10:15am Tech Forum
February 11, Friday, 8:45am – 9:45am PREN 1: Park Ridge Executive Network Meeting A non-compete leads & referral networking group with one person per profession.
February 11, Friday, 9:00am – 10:00am Communications Meeting
February 16, Wednesday, 8:00am – 9:30am Retail Committee Meeting
February 16, Wednesday, 11:30am – 1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon at The Summit of Uptown, 10 N. Summit, Sponsored by the Park Ridge Chamber and Rotary. Carol Pandak, Polio Plus Division at Rotary International, is the speaker. $25 members/and $30
February 17, Thursday, 5:00 pm – 7:00pm Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting for Express Auto with Des Plaines Chamber and Mayor, 1714 E. Oakton St., Des Plaines.
February 18, Friday, 9:00am – 10:00am PREN 3: Park Ridge Executive Network
February 22, Tuesday, 9:00am – 10:00am, New Member Orientation, Ambassadors
February 22, Tuesday, 10:30am – 11:30am PREN 2 (Park Ridge Executive Network)
February 23, Wednesday, 9:00am – 10:00am Health Care Forum Monthly Meeting
February 24, Thursday, 5:30pm – 8:30pm Park Ridge-Edison Park Bowling Challenge, Edison Park Inn, 6715 N. Olmsted, Includes bowling, all-you-can-eat pizza and appetizers, Cash Bar, Prizes for Teams of 4 - $25 members
February 25, Friday, 8:30am – 9:45am Women in Business Monthly Networking Breakfast Catherine Johns, Chicago Hypnosis Center, “ Improving your Image”. Cost is $10 members and $15 Prospective Members
SAVE THE DATE!!! Saturday, April 30, for the Electronics Recycling Day at the City’s Public Works Service Center. We’re partnering with the City and the Park District. Our sponsors to date are Maine Township, Maine Township Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano and Liberty Bank for Savings. If you’d like to be a sponsor too, email me!
5th Annual Chicago Wolves Hockey Dinner/ Fundraiser for the Park Ridge Community Fund
February 5, 2011
$30.00 for adults / $20 for children (kids menu)
Make checks payable to the ‘Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce’
$5.00 per ticket will benefit The Park Ridge Community Fund
4:30 p.m. Dinner at the Des Plaines Elks Club
There will be a photo op with local newspapers. Arrive after dinner at All State Arena at 6:30 p.m.
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The Chicago Wolves vs. The Peoria Rivermen
Space is limited. Last year this was a complete sell out and many were left out!
RSVP’s don’t work - only checks in hand.
So mail or drop off your $30: (Check made payable to: Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce)
Call Rick with questions at 847-759-0055
www.facebook.com/shopparkridgeil
Check it out!
Also check out the link on our home page: www.ParkRidgeChamber.org
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. All on the Road Catering & Bakery: 847.518.8958
2. ATI Physical Therapy: 847.292.0151
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy: 847-292-4710
4. Catalyst Marketing-Public Relations, Inc.: 847.298.8748
5. CMR Construction: 847.926.4245
6. Comfort Inn O'Hare/Des Plaines: 847.635.1300
7. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub: 847.518.8700
8. EJ Coyne Insurance: 847.692.9077
9. Express Auto Center: 847.813.9469
10. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling: 847.824.4336
11. Houlihan's Restaurant: 847.692.6205
12. Hyatt Regency O'Hare: 847.696-1234
13. Jason's Deli: 847.823.0210
14. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
15. Minuteman Press of Deerfield: 847.279.8550
16. Naperville Exterior, Inc. : 847.593.7337
17. Panino’s Pizzeria: 847. 823.3450
18. Park Ridge Community Fund: 847.825.5311
19. Periodontics of Niles, P.C.: 847.685.6686
20. Perry's Pizzeria & Ribs/Catering: 847-823-4422
21. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
22. ProWindow Window Service, Inc.: 847-825-4890
23. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
24. Romano's Family Pizzeria & Sports Bar: 847.823.7499
25. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
26. Sebastian Co. Real Estate: 847.823.3117
27. The Juniper Center: 847.759.9110
28. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
29. William Cunningham Movers, Inc.: 773.594.0398
30. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
31. You can be here!
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