What a great day to be an American!
Business After Hours at Gibson’s last Thursday Thank you to the staff of Gibson’s Bar and Steakhouse for a fabulous Business After Hours on Thursday!
The bar was very generous and the food was amazing – crab cakes, steak sliders, bruschetta, fresh fruits and cheeses. The crowd was full of energy and I saw a lot of business cards being passed around!
Thank you to the 50 or so for coming out!
WIB at the Marriot O’Hare with Dr. Jacquot We had 28 come out for the Women in Business networking breakfast on Friday to hear Dr. Margo Jacquot, The Juniper Center, speak about communication with her topic entitled “That’s not what I said!”. She’s a wonderful speaker and engaged the audience with humor, stories, research and experience.
The Chicago Marriott O’Hare served a wonderful breakfast and Amy Carlson showcased their plans for the upcoming multi-million dollar renovation with their new color scheme. It’ll be stunning and they want to host another Chamber event afterwards too.
Dieter Heigl, the general manager, said if you know of people coming in for the Park Ridge Memorial Day Tournament, please have them stay at the Marriott O’Hare! 773-693-4444
Saturday’s Electronics Recycling With our 5th e-cycling event under our belts, we pretty well have fine-tuned it like a well oiled machine!
We have always averaged 100 cars per hour for the past events and this one was true to form. We had 315 cars come through in 3 hours – 125 cars in the first hour! So many people helped out.
Once again, Mike McGrath performed the hard work that made him a Community Star for 2010!
The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, the City of Park Ridge, and the Park Ridge Park District hosted an electronics recyling day at the Public Works Service Center on Saturday, April 30. A record 315 vehicles included cars, trucks, vans, one motorcycle, and a little wagon during the 3 hours filling 2 Acme semi-trucks.
Thank you to Liberty Bank for Savings, Maine Township, and Robert Provenzano (Maine Township Highway Commissioner) for sponsoring another successful e-cycling event!
Thank you to John at Spuntino's for providing the pizzas at noon for all the hungry volunteers! Thank you to the Park Ridge Police Department for their presence!
Also, thank you to the Citizens Patrol for directing traffic; Tony Tripp and Len Berg from Kiwanis and Jackie Mathews and Wes Davis from the Chamber for working the event; and to the S.W.A.P. (Sheriff's Work Alternative Program) for taking the equipment out of the vehicles and stacking them onto the pallets! And thank you to all the residents who showed up because they believed in the cause!
FREE Noodles Luncheon on Wed: White Collar Crime by FBI You’re invited! Please reply now if you can make it!
We’re having the police department and the FBI come in again to talk to us about current and emerging threats, especially those targeted to senior citizens.
Noodles is generously providing a wonderful lunch -
• Pesto Cavatappi - Curly pasta, basil pesto, garlic, mushrooms, tomato, wine, cream, parmesan and Italian parsley with chicken breast
• Japanese Pan Noodles - Caramelized udon noodles in a sweet soy sauce, broccoli, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, Asian sprouts, black sesame and cilantro with sautéed beef,
• Pasta Fresca - Penne with balsamic, olive oil, white wine and roasted garlic, red onion, tomato and spinach, parmesan or feta with chicken breast
• Penne Rosa - Spicy tomato cream sauce, penne pasta, mushrooms, tomato, spinach and wine, parmesan or feta with parmesan-crusted chicken
• Med salad - Romaine, mixed greens, tomato, cucumbers, red onion, olives, cavatappi pasta, spicy yogurt dressing and feta,
• Chinese chop salad - Sesame-soy tossed mixed greens, Asian sprouts, cabbage, red pepper, cucumbers, carrots, crispy wontons and black sesame with chicken breast
• Caesar salad - Romaine, field greens, croutons, traditional dressing and parmesan with chicken breast
Please rsvp so we know how many are coming. There is no charge for the lunch but you can make a $5 donation to the Park Ridge Community Fund if you like! Maximum limit is 50 so please reply to this email!
May 4, Wednesday, 11:30am – 1:30pm "White Collar Crime: Current and Emerging Threats" Lunch and Learn sponsored by the Chamber and the Park Ridge Police Department. Catered by Noodles & Co. Held at 720 Garden St. No cost – please RSVP to the Chamber. Speaker: Agent Mark Prejsnar of the FBI. Topics covered will include a discussion on some of the more common White Collar Crime problems identified and investigated by the FBI including topics regarding protection of the elderly.
May 5, Thursday, 10:00am – 11:30am Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) Monthly Meeting at Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy #300
May 6, Friday, 9:00am – 10:30am – Membership Committee Meeting
May 6, Friday, 10:00am - North Shore Women's Conference - Free Expo - 75 Vendors and Lunch/ Speaker Skokie Banquet & Conference Center, 5300 W. Touhy Ave. Lunch still available but you need to call the Wilmette Chamber or DBR (847-945-4660) with their credit card information to register a.s.a.p.
May 6, Friday, 5:30pm-7:30pm- North Suburban Young Professionals Networking Event - Business After Hours Hay Caramba Mexican Restaurant, 122 South Prospect $10 for appetizers and one drink included.
May 11, Wednesday, 11:30am – 1:30pm – Monthly Networking Luncheon at Des Plaines Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street, "The Best Things in Life Really ARE Free! Presented by SCORE - Counselors to America’s Small Business. $25 members and $30 prospective members
May 12, Thursday, 8:45am-10:15am-Tech Forum
May 13, Friday, 8:45am-9:45am-PREN 1: Park Ridge Executive Network
May 13, Friday, 9:00am-10:30am-Communications Meeting
May 18, Wednesday, 7:30am-9:30am-Multi Chamber Networking Breakfast Holiday Inn North Shore/Skokie Banquet Ctr., 5300 W. Touhy Ave, Skokie. Pre register $25 ($35 after May 11)
May 18, Wednesday, 8:00am-9:30am- Retail Committee Meeting
May 19, Thursday, 6:00pm-8:00pm-PRCC Health Care Forum Park Ridge Senior Center, 100 S. Western Ave, Park Ridge
Mark Your Calendar for these Upcoming Events!
Women’s Conference 4th Annual North Shore Women’s Conference – A Great Opportunity for Your Business!
21 Participating Chambers of Commerce
If you have a woman-owned company, or a company that caters to women, you’ll want to jump on this opportunity for high visibility at the 4th Annual North Shore Women’s Conference on Friday, May 6, 2011.
Our Keynote Speaker, sponsored by Whitehall of Deerfield, Celebrity Chef Gale Gand is sure to draw many participants. Gale Gand, executive pastry chef and partner in the four star restaurant TRU in Chicago will share her celebrity experiences and how she got her start.
Presenting Sponsors will receive the following: Listing as Presenting Sponsor with logo on ads, invitations, programs, posters and eblasts. Expo booth in prime location and four luncheon tickets.
If sponsorship is not in your budget, you will definitely want to consider participating as an Exhibitor. The cost of exhibiting is $250 and includes one luncheon ticket.
Women’s networking groups have increased in numbers and popularity in every chamber on the North Shore. Because of this, we know this event is going to be a huge success,
and you’ll want to be a part of it. Over 400 women business owners participated in last year’s event!
Reply to us and we can email them the registration form.
Community Marketing Program
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Also check out the link on our home page: www.ParkRidgeChamber.org
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
facebook.com/ShopParkRidgeIL
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. Cardinal Fitness of Park Ridge: 847.318.7550
5. Comfort Inn O'Hare/Des Plaines: 847.635.1300
6. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub: 847.518.8700
7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc: 847.692.9077
8. Express Auto Center: 847.813.9469
9. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling: 847.824.4336
10. Houlihan's Restaurant: 847.692.6205
11. Jason's Deli: 847.823.0210
12. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
13. LIN-MAR Motors: 847-965-4200
14. North South Masonry & Tuckpointing: 847-384-0917
15. Periodontics of Niles: 847-685-6686
16 Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
17 ProWindow Window Service, Inc.: 847-825-4890
18. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
19. Romano's Family Pizzeria & Sports Bar: 847.823.7499
20. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
21. Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
21. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
22. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
23. Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
24. You can be here!
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