First Fridays is this Friday! The theme is ‘I heart Park Ridge’. We had less than ten vendors signed up for the Pop Up Market so it got cancelled. But please visit your favorite stores on Friday and spend some money!
Retail Roundtable is tomorrow here at 720 Garden from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Please let us know if you can make it.
Multi-Chamber Chocolate & Champagne Expo: Mingle with the business members of local Chambers and network while you enjoy chocolate, champagne and other offerings from exhibitors!
Des Plaines, Glencoe, Glenview, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge, Skokie, Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area and other Chambers
Thursday, February 9, 2012
4:00 to 6:30 pm
Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook
2875 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook
NO CHARGE TO ATTEND!
EVENT SPONSOR: $250 INCLUDES 6’ TABLE WITH TABLECLOTH, LOGO ON ALL EVENT MATERIALS, INFOMERCIAL AT THE EVENT, SIGN WITH LOGO AT ENTRANCE OF EVENT, TABLE SIGN, & BROCHURE IN GOODIE BAGS
GOODIE BAG SPONSOR: $125 & THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OWN BAGS FOR 200 ATTENDEES. GREAT VISIBILITY!
EXHIBIT TABLE REGISTRATION– OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING CHAMBERS ONLY:
$70 EXHIBIT TABLE OR $95 FOR RETAIL SALES TABLE (AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED) INCLUDES A 6’ TABLE WITH TABLECLOTH & TABLE SIGN. ELECTRICITY $25 EXTRA. NO SHARED TABLES. CONSIDER HOLDING A DOOR PRIZE DRAWING AT YOUR TABLE TO COLLECT BUSINESS CARDS FROM THE ATTENDEES!
Did you know that you can send out a dedicated eblast for just $50? Send me your pdf and I insert it into an email.
The Chamber’s Business After Hours was last Thursday and was sponsored by Comcast Business Services and Affresco. We had a full house. Great food and beverages. Thank you to Doug Stolz and Sergio for hosting!
Catherine Johns presented on ‘the handshake’ at Women in Business and Morningfields catered a fabulous full breakfast! Great event! Thank you to Catherine and to Rick!
Chamber’s Greeter Box Program
Another benefit of joining the Chamber is the opportunity to participate in the Greeter Box Program to promote your business to new residents and businesses in Park Ridge. The boxes are delivered monthly to new businesses and new homeowners in Park Ridge and we average about 500 to 600 annually.
Participants can include coupons, flyers, business cards, pens, pencils, menus, etc. with a 3 ounce weight limit per box. Students with special needs at Maine East High School assemble the boxes and contents under the supervision of their teacher, Jeff Gallichio.
The annual fee to participate in this program is $275. Each year there are over 500 new residents and new businesses moving into Park Ridge.
If you are interested in participating in this program, please send me an email. You’ll drop off 50 items per month to be included in the Greeter Boxes or multiples of 50. The Chamber will contact you when we are running low on your promotional items.
Participants in this program receive a list of new residents via email! If you have any questions, please contact me at 847-825-3121.
Mark your calendar!
January 31, Tuesday, 6:00pm – 7:30pm Retail Roundtable Meeting, 720 Garden St If you have a shop in Park Ridge then don’t miss out on the Chamber’s Retail Roundtable! It’s a group formed to allow retailers the opportunity to discuss issues of interest to them.
February 2, Thursday 10:00am-11:30am Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) Meeting , Regus, 350 S. Northwest Highway Ste. 300
February 2, Thursday, 11:00am – 12:00pm Health Care Forum Program, Park Ridge Senior Center, 100 S. Western Ave., Dr. Dean Katsamakis, Internal Medicine and Cardiology, affiliated with Resurrection and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, will discuss Heart Disease -The Silent Killer. Attendance is free.
February 3, Friday - First Fridays “I ♥ Park Ridge” Local participating retailers will be open late! (Pop Up Market has been canceled at 116 Main St. due to lack of vendors signed up)
February 7, Tuesday, 11am – 12:00pm Chamber Ambassador Meeting, 720 Garden St – would you like to be an Ambassador for the Chamber? You can mentor new businesses, meet lots of new people, network with other Ambassadors!
February 8, Wednesday 11:30am-1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon at Carlucci Rosemont, 6111 N. River Road. Speaker: Kymberlee Raya, Big Shot Marketing “How to Sell to Anyone” $25 members and $30 walk ins and prospective members
February 9, Thursday, 8:45am-10:15am Tech Forum
February 9, Thursday 4:00pm-6:30pm Multi-Chamber Chocolate & Champagne Expo at Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook 2875 N. Milwaukee. No charge to attend! Bring your business cards.
February 10, Friday, 8:45am -9:45am PREN 1 720 Garden Street
February 10, Friday, 9:00am-10:30am Membership Meeting 720 Garden Street
February 16, Thursday, 5:00pm-7:00pm Business After Hours at D’Agostino’s Pizza and Pub, 742 W. Higgins Road
February 17, Thursday, 9:30am – 10:30am PREN 3 Park Ridge Executive Network 720 Garden
February 18, Saturday, 4:30pm - 9:30pm 6th Annual Chicago Wolves Hockey Dinner and Chamber Fundraiser, Des Plaines Elks Lodge, 495 Lee Street and Allstate Arena – RSVP to Chamber (this events sells out quickly) – cost is $30 adults and $25 for kids 12 and under)
February 21, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00am New Member Orientation 720 Garden Street
February 21, Tuesday 10:30am-11:30am PREN 2 720 Garden Street
February 22, Wednesday, 9:00am-10:00am Executive Board Meeting in the Board Room
February 22, Wednesday, 9:00am-10:30am Health Care Forum
February 24, Friday 8:30am-9:45am Women in Business Networking Breakfast 720 Garden Street, Amy Sullivan, Sullivan & Johnson Ltd., provides helpful tax facts and tips. Member $10 and prospective member $15
February 28, Tuesday 8:30am-10:00am Board of Directors Meeting 720 Garden Street
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. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and
Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital: 847.723.2210 New!
2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery: 847.518.8958
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy: 847-292-4710
4. ATI Physical Therapy: 847.292.0151
5. Blufish Sushi Bistro: 847.720.4479
6. Charter Fitness of Park Ridge: 847.318.7550
7. Comfort Inn O'Hare/Des Plaines: 847.635.1300
8. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub: 847.518.8700
9. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc: 847.692.9077
10. Express Auto Center: 847.813.9469
11. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling: 847.824.4336
12. Houlihan's Restaurant: 847.692.6205
13. Jason's Deli: 847.823.0210
14. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
15. LIN-MAR Motors: 847.965.4200
16. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata: www.marykay.com/hilary New!
17. North South Masonry & Tuckpointing: 847.384.0917
18. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting: 847.899.3539
19. Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847.692.5000
20. Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
21. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
22. Responsive Management Solutions: 847.804.8800
23. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
24. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
25. The Exercise Coach: 847.823.0035 New!
26. Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
27. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
28. Village Bank & Trust: 847-870-6007
29. Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
30. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
31. You can be here!
No comments:
Post a Comment