Hope you had a wonderful – and filling – Thanksgiving!
This Sunday, 12/4, is ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at the historic Pickwick Theatre benefitting the Park Ridge Community Fund – sponsored by Liberty Bank and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Childrens Hospital. No charge for the movie but donations for the PRCF will be gratefully accepted. The PRCF is also selling raffle tickets $10 each or 3 for $25 for and iPad donated Liberty Bank; a Kindle Touch donated by Nick Boudreau, Edward Jones; $100 Chamber Gift Certificates; and a beautiful quilted red & white bag handcrafted by Sheri Roche. Movie starts at 1 but doors open at noon for the organist and Willows Academy Chamber Choir.
Remember the Buffalo Trace Millenium Bottle of Bourbon that was donated to the Park Ridge Community Fund? A collector from New York called and bought it for $1,000!
Winterfest 2011
Winterfest on Black Friday was unbelievable! I’d like to take the credit but most of the credit goes, once again, to Mother Nature for giving us a perfect evening that brought out the huge crowds. How were your sales?
It was a wonderful event that did take some planning so thank you to our planning partners, Mary Dalton from the library; Ed Graham from the City; the PR Fire Department who brought Santa in on the truck and held their open house in South Park; Maine South High School Marching Band and Joel Matter their teacher; all the merchants who stayed open; the Boy Scouts Troop 3 who did the luminaries with Ed Graham; South Park Merchants who had the reindeer; the Willows Academy Chamber Choir; BMO Harris Bank; and the Holiday Lights Coalition who made the season bright with the holiday lights. Also, thank you to Jackie Mathews, president of the Chamber, for being a trooper and running all over town with us!
The Park Ridge Garden Club selected Jenny and Rick Kulik’s home at 405 S. Prospect as the Best Decorated House for Winterfest 2011! The City made the yard sign. I had the honor of informing them and taking their pictures – they were excited and delighted.
New Member Orientation Tomorrow If you’d like to learn more about the Chamber’s benefits, plan to attend the quarterly New Member Orientation tomorrow morning from 9 to 10 that the Chamber Ambassadors sponsor. When you got your first Ambassador visit, it may have been overwhelming to sit and listen to all the Chamber has to offer so come hear it again and ask questions.
Thank you to our Ambassadors:
• Susan Frangos, Higher Level Wellness (Chair of the Ambassadors)
• Jo Ann Arnswald, Village Bank and Trust
• Diddy Blyth, A Sterling Design
• Tom Dombro, ING Insurance (and director on the board)
• Marta Hoover, Copy Set Printing
• Karen Larsen, Generation Connection
• Mary Lee Quaid, Lee Acupuncture & Healing
• Lisa Shewfelt, Coldwell Banker Realty
• Ben Wilson, Falkor Group LLC (and director on the board)
Indira’s Lifestyle Reward Event I forgot to mention in last week’s Member News that Indira has its Lifestyle Reward Event on Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 4 to 9 p.m. 10% off Aveda (excluding holiday gift sets). www.indirasalonspa.com
Mark Your Calendar for these Events!
November 29, Tuesday, 9:00am – 10:00am New Member Orientation hosted by The Ambassadors – join us for this informative session to learn all about the Chamber.
December 1, Thursday, 10:00am – 11:30am, (EKG) Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group Monthly Meeting , Regus, 350 S. NW Highway, Suite 300
December 2, Friday, 5:00pm – 8:00pm First Fridays Park Ridge – “Once Upon Park Ridge” – in shops & restaurants throughout city. www.firstfridayspr.com
December 4, Sunday, 1pm (doors open at noon), "It's a Wonderful Life" Movie to benefit PR Community Fund, Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect Ave. - Free admission but donations to the Park Ridge Community Fund greatly accepted. Raffle tickets for iPad and Kindle Touch, $100 Chamber Gift Certificate are being sold now: 3 for $25 or $10 each. Liberty Bank for Savings and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital & ALG Childrens Hospital are sponsoring this annual holiday event.
December 8, Thursday, 8:45am – 10:15am Tech Forum - Moderated by Ben Wilson, Falkor Group LLC.
December 9, Friday, 8:45am – 9:45am PREN1: Park Ridge Executive Network
December 14, Wednesday, 11:30am to 1:30pm, Monthly Networking Luncheon at Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr Ave. Rosemont, Oneri Fleita, Chicago Cubs VP of Player Development and Park Ridge resident, $25 for members and $30 for prospective members and walk ins. Comp parking.
December 15, Thursday, 5:00pm-7:00pm Business After Hours Comfort Inn O’Hare/Des Plaines, 2175 E Touhy Ave., Des Plaines
December 16, Friday, 9:30am – 10:30am PREN 3: Park Ridge Executive Network
December 18, Sunday, 5:00pm – 8:00pm, St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church Sunday Supper, 320 S. Washington, Help us serve or monetary or food donations needed.
December 19, Monday, 8:30am – 9:30am, Newsletter Meeting
December 27, Tuesday, 9:00am – 10:00am, PREN 2: Park Ridge Executive Network
December 28, Wednesday, 9:00am -10:30am Health Care Forum, 720 Garden St.
December 28, Wednesday, 6:00pm – 7:30pm Retail Roundtable Meeting, 720 Garden, If you have a shop in Park Ridge then don’t miss out on the Chamber’s Retail Roundtable! RSVP to the Chamber if you can attend.
SAVE THE DATES!!!
• January 21, 2012, Installation & Community Star Awards Dinner at the Park Ridge Country Club
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. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy: 847-292-4710
3. ATI Physical Therapy: 847.292.0151
4. Blufish Sushi Bistro: 847.720.4479
5. Charter Fitness of Park Ridge: 847.318.7550
6. Comfort Inn O'Hare/Des Plaines: 847.635.1300
7. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub: 847.518.8700
8. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc: 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. Jason's Deli: 847.823.0210
13. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
14. LIN-MAR Motors: 847.965.4200
15. North South Masonry & Tuckpointing: 847.384.0917
16. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting: 847.899.3539
17. Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847.692.5000
18. Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
19. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
20. Responsive Management Solutions: 847.804.8800
21. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
22. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
23. Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
24. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
25. Village Bank & Trust: 847-870-6007 New!
26. Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
27. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
28. You can be here!
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