Monday, April 30, 2012

Chamber is newest SCORE branch office! The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce announces that it was selected to be a SCORE Branch Office with the local branch manager being Platinum Chamber member, Rand Schwiezer. Hour-long, one-on-one, SCORE appointments are offered on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month between 9 a.m. at 720 Garden Street in Park Ridge. Thank you to our Platinum members 1. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital 2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery 3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy 4. Blufish Sushi Bistro 5. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub 6. Dick Pond Athletics, Inc 7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc 8. Elements Therapeutic Massage 9. Express Auto Center 10. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling 11. Houlihan's Restaurant 12. Jason's Deli 13. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988 14. LIN-MAR Motors 15. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata 16. Neuro Metabolic Treatment Group 17. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting 18. Paul Davis Emergency Services 19. Periodontics of Niles 20. Responsive Management Solutions 21. Resurrection Health Care 22. Rubino Dentistry 23. Saturn Title LLC 24. The Capital Grille 25. The Exercise Coach 26. Village Bank & Trust 27. Vive! Therapeutic Massage From Gail: Some highlights for the week - tomorrow is the day that scholarship applications are due. Tomorrow evening is the multi-Chamber networking Business After Hours at Rosewood. RSVP's by today please. Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) meets Thursday morning from 9:30 to 11. This Friday is First Fridays Park Ridge! Elementary Learning Foundation (ELF) "Share and Share" Event and Pop Up Market at 116 Main Street from 6 to 8 p.m. Please come out and support your community! Passports to Park Ridge's PAST! Click here for more info. Mark your calendar! May 1, Tuesday, 4:00pm - Deadline for Park Ridge Chamber Scholarship Applications - The Chamber is excited to announce a new Scholarship program! Two $500 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors (or GED equivalent) who are college bound (or other post-secondary institution) in the fall of 2012. May 1, Tuesday, 5:30pm -7:00pm Multi Chamber Networking After Hours - along with Chicago Sky Women's Professional Basketball Team - Rosewood Restaurant, 9421 W. Higgins, Rosemont. No charge but RSVP required by April 30, 11:00am. May 3, Thursday, 9:30am-11:00am Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) For more information, contact Lynda Tourloukis at 847-401-5787 Lynda@youcansayyes.com May 3, Thursday, 11:00am-12:00pm Health Care Forum Program Park Ridge Senior Center, 100 S. Western. "Don't have a stroke!" Dr. Sara Koveleski Kraut and her dad, Dr. Jules Koveleski will tell you everything you should know. Special thanks to all our community sponsors: Park Ridge Park District, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center and Resurrection Medical Center. May 4, Friday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm First Fridays Elementary Learning Foundation (ELF) "Share and Share" Event and Pop Up Market at 116 Main Street May 9, Wednesday, 11:00am -1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon - Michael Wynne, author of eBook Total Profitability, Hundreds of Ways to Grow Your Profits, shares ideas and insights that you can apply to your business right away.Chicago Marriott O'Hare, 8535 W. Higgins Rd, Chicago. Member $25 Prospective Member $30. May 10, Thursday, 8:45am -10:15am Tech Forum - Ben Wilson, The Falkor Group will moderate "The Cloud for Small and Medium sized business: How does a business leverage the cloud?" And - we are giving away another copy of Office 2010 May 11, Friday, 8:45am - 9:45am PREN 1 (Park Ridge Executive Network) May 11, Friday, 10:00am -3:00pm 5th Annual North Shore Women's Conference Luncheon. 23 Chambers participating. Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Keynote speaker Catherine Johns. Fee $32 includes lunch. Visit the website: www.northshorewomensconference.org May 14, Monday, 4:00pm - 7:00pm Family Dental Care Park Ridge Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting, 111 S. Washington #202, Join Mayor Schmidt and Chamber Board members as we celebrate this grand opening. May 14, Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling Topic is "Going into Business" at the Park Ridge Public Library 1st Floor Conference Room, 20 S. Prospect. RSVP to Chamber - seating is limited. May 15, Tuesday, 11:30am -1:30pm Multi-Chamber LuncheonWestin Hotel O'Hare - Grand Ballroom A, 6100 River Rd, Rosemont. Mr. Andy Shaw President Better Government Assoc. speaker. Complimentary Parking. Member $25 Prospective Member $30. May 16, Wednesday, 5:00pm -7:00pm Multi Chamber Business After Hours LIN-MAR Motors, 5940 W. Oakton St., Morton Grove at the corner of Oakton & Austin great opportunity to network among members of neighboring Chambers, including: Niles, Skokie, Morton Grove, Wilmette, Edgebrook and Park Ridge. Springtime theme of hot dogs, beer, pop, chips, etc. Raffle prizes! No charge to attend. May 17, Thursday, 8:30am -9:30am Park Ridge Chamber SCORE CounselingWorkshop (Great Room) "Taking Your Business Online" RSVP to Chamber - space is limited. Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce 720 Garden St. Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org 847.825.3121

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Chamber Update April 23, 2012 Member Events Community Guide & Chamber Directory Publishes on May 31 Only paid members will appear so if you haven't yet paid your 2012 dues, please do so! It goes to every home in Park Ridge. We printing 17,000 copies! The Electronics Recycling was this past Saturday at Public Works. We partnered with the City and the Park District to get the word out and host this event. We have always processed 100 cars per hour which is why we do it for 3 hours because 300 cars worth of electronics is all we want to handle. Everything has to be removed from the cars (thank you One Brick and SWAP!) and then put into gaylords and onto pallets then Mike McGrath uses the forklift to load the pallets into the big trucks. We were amazed that we had 400 cars come through in 3 hours! There was never a break, never any downtime. The line never ended until we had to turn them away at noon. It was amazing and we have so many people to thank. D'Agostinos provided an assortment of delicious pizzas for the 50 workers! Thank you also to Maine Township Board; Maine Township Clerk Gary K. Warner; Maine Township Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano; Park Ridge Taxi; and Village Bank & Trust for sponsoring this event! And a huge THANK YOU to Mike McGrath who is truly a Park Ridge Community Star. He stayed for another 5 hours after everyone else was gone, loading the trucks with all the electronics that we got in just 3 hours! On another subject, would you be interested in the Chamber forming a Legal Forum? Members could attend and ask questions of lawyers? If you're a lawyer, would you be interested in answering the questions? Email me. Here's what's happening at the Chamber: April 25, Wednesday, 9:00am - 10:30am Health Care Forum(Clute Studio). Did you know the Chamber has a HealthCare Forum? If you are interested, send me an email and I'll add you to the distribution list. It meets on the 4th Wed of each month and the program is set for the 1st Thursday each month at the Park Ridge Senior Center at 11:00 a.m. Next month's presentation on May 3rd will feature Dr. Sara Koveleski Kraut DPT and her father Dr. Jules Koveleski. They will discuss signs of a stroke, what really happened to Senator Kirk and stroke rehab. April 27, Friday, 8:30am - 9:45am Women in Business Networking Breakfast Lauren Young, CEO, Fresh Baked Communications - topic is "Exposure, Credibility and Engagement - Three Ingredients for Every Successful Business". Catered by Village Green Subway$10 Members $15 Prospective Member and walk ins. May, 1, Tuesday, 4:00pm - Deadline for Park Ridge Chamber Scholarship Applications - The Chamber is excited to announce a new Scholarship program! Two $500 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors (or GED equivalent) who are college bound (or other post-secondary institution) in the fall of 2012. May 1, Tuesday, 5:30pm -7:00pm Multi Chamber Networking After Hours - along with Chicago Sky Women's Professional Basketball Team - Rosewood Restaurant, 9421 W. Higgins, Rosemont. No charge but RSVP required by April 30, 11:00am. May 3, Thursday, 10:00am-11:30am Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) For more information, contact Lynda Tourloukis at 847-401-5787 Lynda@youcansayyes.com May 3, Thursday, 11:00am-12:00pm Health Care Forum Program Park Ridge Senior Center, 100 S. Western May 4, Friday, 9:00am -10:30am Membership Meeting (Board Room) May 4, Friday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm First Fridays Elementary Learning Foundation (ELF) "Share and Share" Event and Pop Up Market at 116 Main Street May 9, Wednesday, 11:00am -1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon - Michael Wynne, author of eBook Total Profitability, Hundreds of Ways to Grow Your Profits, shares ideas and insights that you can apply to your business right away.Chicago Marriott O'Hare, 8535 W. Higgins Rd, Chicago. Member $25 Prospective Member $30. May 10, Thursday, 8:45am -10:15am Tech Forum - Ben Wilson, The Falkor Group will moderate "The Cloud for Small and Medium sized business: How does a business leverage the cloud?" And - we are giving away another copy of Office 2010 May 11, Friday, 8:45am - 9:45am PREN 1 (Park Ridge Executive Network) May 11, Friday, 10:00am -3:00pm 5th Annual North Shore Women's Conference Luncheon. 23 Chambers participating. Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Keynote speaker Catherine Johns. Fee $32 includes lunch. Visit the website: www.northshorewomensconference.org May 14, Monday, 4:00pm - 7:00pm Family Dental Care Park Ridge Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting, 111 S. Washington #202, Join Mayor Schmidt and Chamber Board members as we celebrate this grand opening. May 14, Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling Topic is "Going into Business" at the Park Ridge Public Library 1st Floor Conference Room, 20 S. Prospect. RSVP to Chamber - seating is limited. May 15, Tuesday, 9:00am -10:00am PREN 2 (Park Ridge Executive Network) May 15, Tuesday, 11:30am -1:30pm Multi-Chamber Luncheon Westin Hotel O'Hare - Grand Ballroom A, 6100 River Rd, Rosemont. Mr. Andy Shaw President Better Government Assoc. speaker. Complimentary Parking. Member $25 Prospective Member $30. May 16, Wednesday, 9:00am -10:00am Executive Board Meeting (Annex) May 16, Wednesday, 5:00pm -7:00pm Multi Chamber Business After Hours LIN-MAR Motors, 5940 W. Oakton St., Morton Grove at the corner of Oakton & Austin great opportunity to network among members of neighboring Chambers, including: Niles, Skokie, Morton Grove, Wilmette, Edgebrook and Park Ridge. Springtime theme of hot dogs, beer, pop, chips, etc. Raffle prizes! No charge to attend. May 17, Thursday, 8:30am -9:30am Newsletter Meeting May 17, Thursday, 8:30am -9:30am Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling Workshop (Great Room) "Taking Your Business Online" RSVP to Chamber - space is limited. Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce 720 Garden St. Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org 847.825.3121 Thank you to our Platinum members 1. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital 2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery 3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy 4. Blufish Sushi Bistro 5. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub 6. Dick Pond Athletics, Inc 7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc 8. Elements Therapeutic Massage 9. Express Auto Center 10. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling 11. Houlihan's Restaurant 12. Jason's Deli 13. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988 14. LIN-MAR Motors 15. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata 16. Neuro Metabolic Treatment Group 17. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting 18. Paul Davis Emergency Services 19. Periodontics of Niles 20. Responsive Management Solutions 21. Resurrection Health Care 22. Rubino Dentistry 23. Saturn Title LLC 24. The Exercise Coach 25. Village Bank & Trust 26. Vive! Therapeutic Massage This email was sent to info@parkridgechamber.org by gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce | 720 Garden St. | Park Ridge | IL | 60068

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Member News

From Gail

Community Guide & Chamber Directory Publishes on May 31

Only paid members will appear so if you haven't yet paid your 2012 dues, please do so! It goes to every home in Park Ridge. We printing 17,000 copies!

Member Events
Today is the Chamber's Business After Hours at Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy, Suite 300, from 5 to 7 p.m. Meet others in a friendly, casual atmosphere over refreshments. See the really cool offices at Regus imagine yourself in one of them!

The Electronics Recycling is this Saturday at Public Works. We parnter with the City and the Park District to get the word out and host this event. Just $5/car and you receive a $5 coupon with participating Chamber members. D'Agostinos is providing pizzas for the workers! Thank you to Maine Township Board; Maine Township Clerk Gary K. Warner; Maine Township Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano; Park Ridge Taxi; and Village Bank & Trust for sponsoring this event!


Here's what's happening with Chamber Members:

Dear Chamber Members,
One of our students Grace Nash who is 6 years old is losing her eye sight to a genetic disease called Stargardts. She will probably be eventually blind if a cure is not found We are having a FundRaiser for research for a Cure of the Disease -Stargardts
" A Sundae Of Dance "
May 20 from 1-4
We will be serving Ice Cream and having Hip-Hop and Zumba Lessons and a Raffle.

We are doing raffle baskets and this is where I ask for your help . If any one can donate any items or gift certificates please contact us .
Anything and any amount is appreciated.
Grace has two younger sisters who are too young to be tested for the disease. Can you imagine?

Thank you very much for your help! Staff of Lynnette's School of Dance 847-823-7334
Lynnette VanDien Bertolotti and Lorena Free Hamzic
Director Lynnette's School of Dance
517 Talcott
Park Ridge,Il. 60068
847-823-7334 lynnettedance@comcast.net jazzn1@hotmail.com

June Moon Estate Sales will be at 119 S. Elmhurst Ave. in Mt. Prospect Friday April 20th and Saturday April 21st from 9AM to 3PM with tools and more. And we will be at 1700 W. Touhy with tools only on Saturday April 21st from 9AM to 3PM. Check the June Moon Collectibles home page for details or call us at 847-698-2559.

In This Issue
Featured Article

Give Mom a custom wine basket from WineStyles

Kidwinks being courted by Shark Tank!

Library Community Fair on Saturday

MCYAF Spring Into Action!

Maine East High School Rummage Sale

Looking for treasures? The Maine Township High School District 207 Transition Program will be holding a rummage sale on Saturday, May 19th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. It will be held in the ABCD gym at Maine East High School. Proceeds will benefit program activities.

What's happening at Oakton Community College

Take your mom on an Odyssey Cruise

Red hatted laughter with the Park Ridge Hysterical Society on April 24

Petite Opera Schedule of Mikado

Shop Locally and Support the Library

TriPilates Spring Newsletter

Why is it so hard to be healthy?

Here are the key dates for District 64's calendar for 2012/2013 school year!


Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
720 Garden St.
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org
847.825.3121

Thank you to our Platinum members
1. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
4. Blufish Sushi Bistro
5. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub
6. Dick Pond Athletics, Inc
7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc
8. Elements Therapeutic Massage
9. Express Auto Center
10. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling
11. Houlihan's Restaurant
12. Jason's Deli
13. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
14. LIN-MAR Motors
15. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata
16. Neuro Metabolic Treatment Group
17. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting
18. Paul Davis Emergency Services
19. Periodontics of Niles
20. Responsive Management Solutions
21. Resurrection Health Care
22. Rubino Dentistry
23. Saturn Title LLC
24. The Exercise Coach
25. Village Bank & Trust
26. Vive! Therapeutic Massage

Monday, April 16, 2012

Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE

We had a wonderful luncheon at the Hilton last week! Our speaker was great and so was the food. Click here to see the winners of the raffle prizes.

Don't forget the business after hours on Thursday at Regus from 5 to 7! RSVPs would be appreciated - email or call the Chamber.

And on Saturday is our Electronics Recycling from 9 to noon at Public Works! Thanks to our sponsors, Maine Township Board, Maine Township Highway Commissioner Robert Provenzano, Maine Township City Clerk Gary K. Warner, Park Ridge Taxi, Village Bank & Trust and D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub! Also a big thank you to the City for Public Works (and Mike McGrath), and the Park District for advertising it.

We'll be handing out $5 coupons - do you want to be included on the back? It's free advertising! $5 off on a minimum $20 purchase.


Mark Your Calendar for these Chamber Events:


April 17, Tuesday, 9:00am -12:00pm Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling

April 17, Iliinois Chamber Employer Action Lobby Day with WI Gov. Scott Walker speaking

April 18, Wednesday, 9:00am -10:00am Executive Board Meeting

April 18, Wednesday, 7:30am-9:30am Multi-Chamber Mega Connect Networking Breakfast. Holiday Inn North Shore. 5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie. RSVP and payment due by April 11th $25 fee. Non member fee is $35. Walk-ins strongly discouraged and may not be accommodated.

April 19, Thursday, 8:00am-9:30am Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling Workshop (Great Room) - "Ten Things Every Entrepreneur Must Know" RSVP to Chamber - space is limited

April 19, Thursday, 8:30am-9:30am Newsletter Meeting

April 19, Thursday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Business After Hours, hosted by Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy.

April 21, Saturday, 9:00am-12:00pm Electronics Recycling Day - 4th Annual! 400 Busse Highway, Public Works Service Station. $5 per car

April 23, Monday, Deadline to receive 100 inserts and PDF file for May Newsletter Insert

April 25, Monday, 9:00am - 10:30am Health Care Forum

April 27, Friday, 8:30am - 9:45am Women in Business Networking Breakfast Lauren Young, CEO, Fresh Baked Communications. Catered by Village Green Subway $10 Members $15 Prospective Member and walk ins.

Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
720 Garden St.
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org
847.825.3121

Thank you to our Platinum members
1. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
4. Blufish Sushi Bistro
5. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub
6. Dick Pond Athletics, Inc
7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc
8. Elements Therapeutic Massage
9. Express Auto Center
10. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling
11. Houlihan's Restaurant
12. Jason's Deli
13. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
14. LIN-MAR Motors
15. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata
16. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting
17. Paul Davis Emergency Services
18. Periodontics of Niles
19. Responsive Management Solutions
20. Resurrection Health Care
21. Rubino Dentistry
22. Saturn Title
23. The Exercise Coach
24. Village Bank & Trust
25. Vive! Therapeutic Massage

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Member News

From Gail:


Let everyone know what's going on in your business - send me a pdf and I can attach it to my eblast that goes out each Thursday.

Also, get everyone in your company to subscribe to Chamber eblasts!

Here's what's happening with Chamber Members:

Clark Weber recalls Chicago rock and roll at May 18 Summit program - Mother Weber's oldest son Clark, an icon of Chicago radio in the '50s, '60s and '70s, will take you back to a time when rock and roll was clean and the Chicago River was dirty Friday, May 18, at 1:30 p.m. at The Summit of Uptown...read more

Here are the key dates for District 64's calendar for 2012/2013 school year!

Free Business Seminars at the Chamber - run by SCORE. First one is April 19 and we already have 25 signed up for it!

Lisa's Homemade Italian Ice - SPRING HOURS: We are now open 7 days/week!
Sunday - Thursday noon-6pm
Friday - Saturday noon- 8pm
While you are out enjoying the beautiful spring weather, stop in a enjoy a refreshing cup of Italian Ice, delicious
Ice Cream or a bag of gourmet Popcorn.

If you like to invest a portion of your discretionary monies or retirement funds in the stock market as a day trader, for the short term or on a long-term basis, you might want to gain a better understanding of the various forces that can impact the market, individual stocks or specific sectors. Read More

June Moon Estate Sales will be at 5551 W. Drummond Place in Chicago this Friday April 13th and Saturday April 14th from 9AM to 3PM. Check the June Moon Collectibles home page for details or call us at 847-698-2559. We hope to see you there on Friday or Saturday.

Discover the many contributions to Park Ridge of artist, designer and sculptor Alfonso Iannelli Friday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m. at The Summit of Uptown. Read More

Allegro Music Center, Inc.'s Summer Rock Band Camp

Kustum Kribs Baby Boutique is having their Spring Sale - check it out!

Celebrate Pajama Night with the Park Ridge Hysterical Society - read all about it here.

Oakton Community College - time to register for Fall classes (and other news). Click here.

Park Ridge Garden Club Newsletter tells you about the Plant Sale on May 19 but there is other news too.

Are you paying too much for your health insurancce? Call Tom Schroeder

Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
720 Garden St.
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org
847.825.3121

Thank you to our Platinum members
1. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
4. Blufish Sushi Bistro
5. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub
6. Dick Pond Athletics, Inc
7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc
8. Express Auto Center
9. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling
10. Houlihan's Restaurant
11. Jason's Deli
12. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
13. LIN-MAR Motors
14. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata
15. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting
16. Paul Davis Emergency Services
17. Periodontics of Niles
18. Responsive Management Solutions
19. Resurrection Health Care
20. Rubino Dentistry
21. Saturn Title LLC
22. The Exercise Coach
23. Village Bank & Trust
24. Vive! Therapeutic Massage

Monday, April 9, 2012

Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE

Community Guide & Chamber Directory Publishes on May 31

Only paid members will appear so if you haven't yet paid your 2012 dues, please do so! It goes to every home in Park Ridge.


Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
720 Garden St.
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org
847.825.3121

Thank you to our Platinum members
1. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
4. Blufish Sushi Bistro
5. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub
6. Dick Pond Athletics, Inc
7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc
8. Express Auto Center
9. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling
10. Houlihan's Restaurant
11. Jason's Deli
12. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
13. LIN-MAR Motors
14. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata
15. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting
16. Paul Davis Emergency Services
17. Periodontics of Niles
18. Responsive Management Solutions
19. Resurrection Health Care
20. Rubino Dentistry
21. The Exercise Coach
22. Village Bank & Trust
23. Vive! Therapeutic Massage





The monthly networking luncheon is this Wednesday, April 11, at new member Hilton Rosemont Hotel, 5550 N. River Road, Rosemont. Our featured speaker is Rebecca Tanaka who will amaze you with her "Discover Your Memory Power" presentation!
The menu is Cucumber Wrapped Organic Greens with Creamy Avocado dressing & Roasted Beets; Stuffed Chicken with Honeyed Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Spaghetti Sqaush; Opera Cake; served with fresh chilled basil lemonade. In the Lindbergh Room. Parking will be validated. Feel free to bring a gift certificate to your business as a raffle prize - proceeds from the raffle will go towards the new Scholarship program.
$25 for Chamber members with RSVP. $30 for Prospective Members or Chamber Members who walk in without an RSVP.



Mark Your Calendar for these Chamber Events:

April 11, Wednesday, 11:30am -1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon at the Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O'Hare, 5550 N. River Road, Rosemont. Speaker Rebecca Tanaka "Discover Your Memory Power" Please RSVP: $25 members and $30 for prospective members and walk ins.

April 12, Thursday, 6:45am -8:15am Tech Forum held this month at Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy. - Ben's topic is: The Cloud for Small and Medium sized business: How does a business leverage the cloud? An added incentive for attending this early morning session is another copy of Office 2010 will be given away to a lucky attendee!

April 13, Friday, 8:45am -9:45am PREN 1 (Park Ridge Executive Network)

April 16, Monday, 4:00pm - Community Guide Photo Contest 2012 Deadline

April 17, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00pm PREN 2 (Park Ridge Executive Network)

April 17, Tuesday, 9:00am -12:00pm Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling

April 17, Iliinois Chamber Employer Action Lobby Day with WI Gov. Scott Walker speaking

April 18, Wednesday, 9:00am -10:00am Executive Board Meeting

April 18, Wednesday, 7:30am-9:30am Multi-Chamber Mega Connect Networking Breakfast. Holiday Inn North Shore. 5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie. RSVP and payment due by April 11th $25 fee. Non member fee is $35. Walk-ins strongly discouraged and may not be accommodated.

April 19, Thursday, 8:00am-9:30am Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling Workshop (Great Room) - "Ten Things Every Entrepreneur Must Know" RSVP to Chamber - space is limited

April 19, Thursday, 8:30am-9:30am Newsletter Meeting

April 19, Thursday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Business After Hours, hosted by Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy.

April 21, Saturday, 9:00am-12:00pm Electronics Recycling Day - 4th Annual! 400 Busse Highway, Public Works Service Station. $5 per car

April 23, Monday, Deadline to receive 100 inserts and PDF file for May Newsletter Insert

April 25, Monday, 9:00am - 10:30am Health Care Forum

April 27, Friday, 8:30am - 9:45am Women in Business Networking Breakfast Lauren Young, CEO, Fresh Baked Communications. Catered by Village Green Subway $10 Members $15 Prospective Member and walk ins.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE

From Gail:

Community Guide & Chamber Directory Publishes on May 31

Only paid members will appear so if you haven't yet paid your 2012 dues, please do so! It goes to every home in Park Ridge.


Don't forget to gather up all your old electronics for our Electronics Recycling Day at Public Works on Saturday, April 21, from 9 to noon.

I want to thank our sponsors:

Maine Township Board
Maine Township Highway Commissioner, Robert Provenzano
Maine Township Clerk, Gary K. Warner
Park Ridge Taxi
Village Bank & Trust


Mark Your Calendar for these Chamber Events:

April 4, Tuesday, 9:00am -12:00pm Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling

April 5, Thursday, 9:30am -11:00am Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group (EKG) meeting. held at Regus.

April 5, Thursday, 11:00am-12:00pm Health Care forum Program: Prescription Medication Misuse, 100 S. Western Ave., Park Ridge Senior Center - Joe Gera, R.Ph. Directory of Pharmacy Services at Resurrection Medical Center - Thousands of people are admitted to hospital due to an adverse drug event. Learn how to reduce your risk.

April 6, Friday, 9:00am -10:30am Membership Meeting, 720 Garden (Board Room)

April 6, Friday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm First Fridays: Night of Art and Artists - Local professional and student art will be highlighted in participating First Friday locations. Enjoy the beautiful art work as you shop, dine and celebrate.

April 11, Wednesday, 11:30am -1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon at the Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O'Hare, 5550 N. River Road, Rosemont - Speaker Rebecca Tanaka "Discover Your Memory Power" Please RSVP: $25 members and $30 for prospective members and walk ins.

April 12, Thursday, 6:45am -8:15am Tech Forum held this month at Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy. - Ben's topic is: The Cloud for Small and Medium sized business: How does a business leverage the cloud? An added incentive for attending this early morning session is another copy of Office 2010 will be given away to a lucky attendee!

April 13, Friday, 8:45am -9:45am PREN 1 (Park Ridge Executive Network)

April 16, Monday, 4:00pm - Community Guide Photo Contest 2012 Deadline

April 17, Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00pm PREN 2 (Park Ridge Executive Network)

April 17, Tuesday, 9:00am -12:00pm Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling

April 18, Wednesday, 9:00am -10:00am Executive Board Meeting

April 18, Wednesday, 7:30am-9:30am Multi-Chamber Mega Connect Networking Breakfast. Holiday Inn North Shore. 5300 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie. RSVP and payment due by April 11th $25 fee. Non member fee is $35. Walk-ins strongly discouraged and may not be accommodated.

April 19, Thursday, 8:00am-9:30am Park Ridge Chamber SCORE Counseling Workshop (Great Room) - "Ten Things Every Entrepreneur Must Know" RSVP to Chamber - space is limited

April 19, Thursday, 8:30am-9:30am Newsletter Meeting

April 19, Thursday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Business After Hours, hosted by Regus, 350 S. Northwest Hwy.

April 21, Saturday, 9:00am-12:00pm Electronics Recycling Day - 4th Annual! 400 Busse Highway, Public Works Service Station. $5 per car

April 23, Monday, Deadline to receive 100 inserts and PDF file for May Newsletter Insert

April 25, Monday, 9:00am - 10:30am Health Care Forum

April 27, Friday, 8:30am - 9:45am Women in Business Networking Breakfast Lauren Young, CEO, Fresh Baked Communications. Catered by Village Green Subway $10 Members $15 Prospective Member and walk ins.

Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce
720 Garden Street
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
gail.haller@parkridgechamber.org
847.825.3121

Thank you to our Platinum members
1. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
2. All on the Road Catering & Bakery
3. AthletiCo Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
4. Blufish Sushi Bistro
5. D'Agostino's Pizza & Pub
6. Dick Pond Athletics, Inc
7. E.J. Coyne & Company Inc
8. Express Auto Center
9. Home Comfort Heating & Cooling
10. Houlihan's Restaurant
11. Jason's Deli
12. K.G.M. Plumbing, Inc.: 847.583.8988
13. LIN-MAR Motors
14. Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, Hilary Sopata
15. Pangaea Tiling & Decorative Painting
16. Paul Davis Emergency Services
17. Periodontics of Niles
18. Responsive Management Solutions
19. Resurrection Health Care
20. Rubino Dentistry
21. The Exercise Coach
22. Transition Brokers RE
23. Village Bank & Trust
24. Vive! Therapeutic Massage