September 1, 2011 Member News

From Gail,

Please come out for Cruisin’ Park Ridge Friday evening! Marko Ratic, Express Auto, has coordinated a boat load of classic cars that will be in the library parking lot, on Main Street, and by Hodges Park with live bands at each place too! Merchants are having events for the ladies in their stores until 8 p.m. (or even later!)

Thank you to Sheila Duda, TeaLula, and the entire Retail Committee for all the hard work and planning that has been put into First Fridays Park Ridge!

Check out who’s doing what at www.FirstFridaysPR.com where you can download the program booklet to plan your evening!


Lisa's Homemade Italian Ice is "geared up" for Park Ridge's First Friday's on September 2nd.

"Rev up" your popcorn with one of our new "SHAKERS” like BBQ, Pizza, Garlic Parmesan and Ranch. Choose a flavor. Add it to your popcorn. Create a unique taste.

As the guys cruise the town checking out the cars, the ladies can stop inside for a FREE massage/cupping and or stone therapy from Vive Therapeutic Massage from 6pm – 9pm. Melissa Byrne from Caruden Hair design will be showing some quick and easy summer /fall Mini Updo’s outside from 6pm – 7:30pm. (These particular events are for those 18yrs old and older.)

Enter to win a free Popcorn Gift Basket Raffle.

10 S. Northwest Hwy. 847-692-3737 www.lisasitalianice.com or www.whatspopn.biz

First Fridays Park Ridge
Friday September 2, 2011
6 to 8 pm

Visit OnView September 2, 2011 for "First Fridays Cruisin' Park Ridge"!
See "Autoscapes" by Brian Franczyk, and other special features and events around town!

Remember, we have a discount grab bag applied to any purchase and only available at First Fridays!

For more about First Fridays visit http://firstfridayspr.com/


Day of Community Giving: 10% of your purchases to benefit local charities including the Park Ridge Community Fund and MCYAF.

Date: Friday, September 23, 2011
Time: 12:00-7:00 p.m.

Dress to express, dress for success, dress who you are, and be a part of our caring community. Please mention the Park Ridge Community Fund or MCYAF when checking out so Chico’s knows you support a healthy community.

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
A library card packs a lot of power in a little package. And during National Library Card Sign-Up Month, we'd like to show you why it really is the smartest card you can carry in your wallet.

Be sure to visit us at TribLocal.com (http://triblocal.com/park-ridge/) every day as we show you "30 Days/30 Ways to Use Your Library Card." We'll tell you about online materials you may never have heard about, special services we offer, new programs for children, and much, much more.

You'll learn about valuable resources for jobseekers, small business owners, students and patrons with disabilities. We'll tell you how your Park Ridge card lets you access premium online resources for research, downloadable books and music, children’s activities and other materials through our website 24/7.

If you haven't visited us recently, we hope you'll stop by soon to see for yourself why we're an award-winning library. And while you’re there be sure to show your library card at the Circulation Desk for a chance to win a Nook Simple Touch eReader! You must show your own, current card to enter.

Don’t have a card yet or need to renew? Stop by the Circulation Desk with documentation of Park Ridge residency (i.e., driver’s license, or two pieces of recently postmarked mail along with a photo i.d.) and we’ll give you a new one in just a few minutes.

For more information on Library Card Sign-Up Month or getting a card, please call 847-825-3123 or visit us at www.parkridgelibrary.org

Our Chamber has negotiated a discounted admission price to Six Flags Great America for their FRIGHT FEST in October.

$28.50/per person plus $5 processing fee per order
For Sept 30-October 2 and October 28-30, 2011

To buy tickets, visit www.sixflags.com/greatamerica and use promo code Chamber2011.

Oakton to Provide Early Look at Manpower Survey Results
Join Oakton Community College for an early look at Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results for the fourth quarter of 2011 on Tuesday, September 27 from 8 – 10 a.m. Oakton's partnership with ManpowerGroup, a world leader in innovative workforce solutions, gives the College unique access to one of the most trusted sources of employment activity in the world.
Conducted quarterly for more than 45 years, ManpowerGroup’s survey measures employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforces during the next quarter. Unparalleled in its size, scope, longevity, and area of focus, the survey’s successful track record is based on several factors.
ManpowerGroup carries out its survey with an unbiased, representative sample of more than 63,000 public and private employers across 39 countries and territories to forecast employment over the next quarter. That means analysis can be performed across a wide range of specific sectors and regions to provide more detailed data.

Finally, the survey derives all of its information from a single question, which for this quarter was: “How do you anticipate total employment at your location to change in the three months to the end of September 2011 as compared to the current quarter?”
This free presentation will take place at the Des Plaines Campus, 1600 East Golf Road, and advance registration is required. Register at www.oakton.eventbrite.com. Questions? Contact Jeff Hitz at 847-635-2639 or jhitz@oakton.edu.

Central Baptist Village
Performance by Tiffany Ellen on Thurs., September 15 • 10:00 a.m.
Join us - Tours & refreshments will be provided!

RSVP: (708) 583-8500
independent Living • assisted Living • Nursing Care • Memory Care
www.cbvillage.org
enjoy Tiffany Ellen as she performs musical comedy revues with notable vintage tunes. her family-friendly comedy is based on her crazy family and romantic adventures as she engages you in audience participation.
You may recognize Tiffany from commercials, voice overs, the Oprah Winfrey show, or America’s Got Talent!
Wine Tasting for the Alzheimer’s Association
Susan Scatchell is hosting a Wine Tasting for a Cause to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association on Wednesday, September 14 from 4-7 pm at WineStyles in Park Ridge. Location is 105 S. Northwest Highway. $15 Donation to the Alzheimer’s Association payable at the door. WineStyles will donate 10% of all purchases and 5% of any 6 for $60 to the cause. Please RSVP to Susan Scatchell by Monday, September 12 at sscatchell@sbcglobal.net.

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. Cardinal 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. Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847.692.5000
17. Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
18. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
19. Responsive Management Solutions LLC: 847.804.8800
20. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
21. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
22. Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
23. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
24. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
25. Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
26. You can be here!
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Chamber Update August 31, 2011

From Gail,

Can you donate a gift certificate for the golf outing? At dinner, we do a raffle so we need raffle prizes for it. Don’t forget to sign up! It’s on Monday, September 12, at Evanston Golf Club in Skokie (a private club). Even if you don’t golf, there’s tennis and swimming. Also, if you want to just come for the networking dinner and raffle – there will be more than 100 people in attendance at the dinner!


The Retail Committee of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce presents First Fridays Cruisin’ Park Ridge Sept. 2.

This event features classic cars on display around town. Vehicles will be at Hodges Park on Butler and Courtland, Main Street and the Park Ridge Public Library. Some of the classic cars include a 1920s Cadillac, 1960s Mustang and Charger, and a 1950s MG. There will also be live music at all three car display locations. A trolley will be available to take residents around town to see the cars and take advantage of all the specials offered by Park Ridge merchants. The trolley will run between South Park and Uptown so residents can park at either location. Several merchants are hosting ladies’ night events inside their shops, including special events and sales, to entertain the women while the men check out the cars.

Today is the deadline to be in the booklet so please register your business on the First Fridays website www.firstfridayspr.com and spell out what you’re doing for Cruisin’ Park Ridge! Put down your promotions, sales, and specials that you want included in the booklet.

You can bring a table to Hodges Park and hand out information but if you sell anything or provide food, then you need to complete the food and beverage forms for the City and provide a Certificate of Insurance for the Park District. If you’re giving away non-food items and brochures, then you can just bring your table and set up!

The Chamber’s Business After Hours was hosted last Thursday by E.J. Coyne & Company, Inc at 778 Busse Highway and had All on the Road Catering provide the fabulous appetizers! There must have been about 45 people in attendance and there was a lot of networking, eating and drinking going on! Thanks, Ed, Matt and the Donovans (Dave and Pete) and all the staff for hosting. We’ll post pictures shortly.


Women in Business Monthly Networking Breakfast was held on Friday here at 720 Garden Street and Deputy City Manager, Juliana Maller, informed the 35 attendees about what’s happening in Park Ridge. She told us about new businesses coming to town, streetscaping updates, and economic development.

Eggsperience provided a huge breakfast that was delicious – eggs, bacon, wraps, breakfast paninis, fresh fruit, yogurt parfaits, orange juice and coffee.

All that for just $10 per person! And every person gets the opportunity to introduce herself to the crowd as we go around the room. It’s interesting to hear what each person does and we learn a little more every time we come together.

Marko Ratic, Express Auto, never misses a Women in Business event! He says, “I like women and women drive cars!” and he gets all their business! You’ve got to show up to go up!

Last Saturday was the Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund. It was such a beautiful day that we had a lot of walk ups! Senator Kotowski, Chief Kaminski, and Dr. Bender all participated (as did my family!). And the O’Brien clan was out in full force too! We came pretty close to our goal of 200 – next year we want 400!

This benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund which benefits the whole community!

Join us Thursday for our Monthly EKG Meeting Thursday Sept. 1st, 10:00-11:30am
350 S. Northwest Hwy Suite 300

Bring your great conversation to the strategy table as we connect, communicate and learn from each other more about what we as Entrepreneurs might be concerned about with changing seasons. What occurs during a quarterly or seasonal shift? What happens to your clients and what happens to you? Bring your business cards and pass them out before we get started. Share your elevator speech to convince us why we want to know you, recommend you or partner with you in business?

Thank you, Lynda Tourloukis, You Can Say…Yes! Motivational Guidance Services, for facilitating this group!
New group for retailers! Meets on the last Wednesday of each month starting September 28 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Park Ridge Nonprofit Center, 720 Garden Street. Sheila Duda, TeaLula, chair of the Retail Committee will facilitate this new group. The first topic to be discussed will be ‘Facebook for Business’ so bring all your questions and get them answered! Mark Maloney, Findzall, and Ben Wilson, Falcor Group, will answer your questions!

If you have a shop/store in Park Ridge then don’t miss out on the Chamber’s Retail Roundtable! It’s a new group formed to allow retailers the opportunity to discuss issues of interest specifically to them.

Email info@ParkRidgeChamber.org to rsvp. There is no fee for the Retail Roundtable.

Bring your neighboring retailers too – we hope to get new members for the Chamber. Prospective members can attend 3 meetings and then we ask that they join the Chamber.
There are about a dozen chambers participating in the Multi Chamber Expo & Taste on Tuesday, October 18. Each Chamber is allocated 7 slots for exhibitors. Right now I have 6 spots open but there are other Chamber that have waiting lists so they’re eyeing our spots. If you want to exhibit, let me know asap.

Restaurants pay $50 to exhibit. Everyone else pays $200 til Sept 20 and $250 after that.

The Expo is free to attend with a business card and we usually get hundreds coming through.

Empowering a healthier community:

The Health Care Forum is offering FREE community events and education programs for the Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Niles, Morton Grove, Norridge, Harwood Heights, Edison Park and Norwood Park. The benefit of sponsorship support enables the Health Care Forum to reach a marketing area of more than 210,000 residents.

Programs held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Park Ridge Senior Center on the third Thursday of the month. Call the Chamber to rsvp:

September 15: Controlling your stress at any age
October 20: Food, Mood, Sleep!
November 17: Diabetes, Dilemma, and Discussion

Sponsors for the September 15 program include Quaid Acupuncture, Dr. Michael Athans, ComforCare, Terri Schmidt, Higher Level Wellness, and A-Abiding Care so far.

Thank you to Susan Scatchell, A-Abiding Care, for facilitating this group!

Networking 4 Newbies Workshop, 9/16/11 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Victoria Cook, The Guilt-Free Coach

Description:
R U A "NETWORKING NEWBIE"?
You are a "networking newbie" if you are:
=> NEW to networking, and want to figure out how to use networking to build your business, connect with potential strategic partners, and expand your contacts base.
=> NEW in town, and want to make connections with other local business owners in a safe, low-key environment.
= > NEW in business, and want to learn how to get connected to the local small business community through personal networking.
Networking 4 Newbies helps networking newbies get comfortable with the basics of networking, including introductions, connecting one-on-one, and more in a safe, facilitated environment that will get you into the swing of networking easily.
Each meeting begins with self-introductions (get your free elevator speech tool and networking introduction worksheet at http://www.theguiltfreecoach.com/networking4newbies), followed by a networking activity/game designed to increase interaction and participant comfort levels, and a guest speaker from networking organization to answer questions. The meeting concludes with a brief check out.
Here are the top five reasons to attend:
1. This event is strictly for networking newbies so everyone is just as new to networking as you are
2. Convenient mid-morning time doesn't conflict with most other meetings
3. Great place to practice your elevator speech and learn how to introduce yourself in a group
4. Facilitated networking games and activities to make first-time networking comfortable
5. You'll learn about other networking groups and resources to help build your business
More info at www.theguiltfreecoach.com/networking4newbies/ or www.meetup.com/Networking4Newbies

The Park Ridge Garden Club is awarding 10 Beautification Awards at the September 19 City Council meeting. Because the City cut the $1,000 budget to hand out $100 checks to each of the 10 awardees, last year the Chamber membership stepped up and donated gift certificates totaling over $300 each ($3,000 total). If you can do it again, please drop off 10 of whatever you want to donate and we’ll put it all together in ten large envelopes for the winners.

August 31, Wednesday, 8:30 to 9:30 am First Fridays Planning meeting at TeaLula, 11 S. Fairview

August 31, Wednesday, 3:00 to 4:00, Installation Dinner Committee Meeting, 720 Garden

September 1, Thursday, 10am-11:30am (EKG) Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group Monthly Meeting A group for new and emerging entrepreneurs

September 2, Friday, 9:00am-10:30pm Membership Committee Meeting

September 2, Friday, First Fridays Park Ridge (open til 8pm or later) Cruisin’ Park Ridge

September 8, Thursday, 8:45am-10:15am Tech Forum

September 9, Friday, 8:45am-9:45am PREN 1: Park Ridge Executive Network

September 9, Friday, 9:00am-10:30am Communications Meeting

September 12, Monday 10:45am-7:30pm Annual Chamber Golf Outing with Skokie Chamber Evanston Golf Club, 4401 Dempster Street. Call the Chamber today to register for golfing and sponsorships!

September 16, Friday 9:30-11:30 a.m. Victoria Cook, life coach, seminar on Networking: R U A "NETWORKING NEWBIE"? with PREN 3

September 21, Wednesday 8:00am-9:30am Retail Committee Meeting at TeaLula

September 21, 11:30am-1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Avenue ($25 members and $30 at door and for prospective members)

September 22, Thursday 7:30am-9:30am Multi Chamber Networking Event Breakfast in Skokie at the Holiday Inn North Shore, 5300 W. Touhy Ave


September 22, Thursday Business After Hours 5:00pm-7:00pm at Rosewood Restaurant, 9421 W. Higgins, Rosemont – Free benefit with your Chamber Membership! Bring your business cards for some serious networking and enjoy food and beverages.

September 23, Friday 8:30am-10:00am Women in Business Monthly Networking Breakfast 720 Garden St, Andrea Herran of Focus HR will speak about hiring the right people the first time. ($10 members and $15 at door and for prospective members)

September 27, Tuesday 9:00am-10:00am PREN 2: Park Ridge Executive Network

September 28, Wednesday 9:00am-10:30am Health Care Forum

SAVE THE DATES!

October 9, Million Dollar Quartet at Apollo Theatre
October 15, Electronics Recycling Day at Public Works Service Center
October 22, Northwestern Homecoming Game
November 25, Friday, Winterfest
December 18, Sunday Supper at St Paul of the Cross sponsored by the Chamber

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 Blufish Sushi Bistro: 847.720.4479
5 Cardinal 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 Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847-692-5000
17 Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
18 Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
19 Responsive Management Solutions: 847.804.8800
20 Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
21 Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
22 Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
23 Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
24 Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
25 Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
26 You can be here!
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Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE

Can you donate a gift certificate for the golf outing? At dinner, we do a raffle so we need raffle prizes for it. Don’t forget to sign up! It’s on Monday, September 12, at Evanston Golf Club in Skokie (a private club). Even if you don’t golf, there’s tennis and swimming. Also, if you want to just come for the networking dinner and raffle – there will be more than 100 people in attendance at the dinner!


The Retail Committee of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce presents First Fridays Cruisin’ Park Ridge Sept. 2.

This event features classic cars on display around town. Vehicles will be at Hodges Park on Butler and Courtland, Main Street and the Park Ridge Public Library. Some of the classic cars include a 1920s Cadillac, 1960s Mustang and Charger, and a 1950s MG. There will also be live music at all three car display locations. A trolley will be available to take residents around town to see the cars and take advantage of all the specials offered by Park Ridge merchants. The trolley will run between South Park and Uptown so residents can park at either location. Several merchants are hosting ladies’ night events inside their shops, including special events and sales, to entertain the women while the men check out the cars.

Today is the deadline to be in the booklet so please register your business on the First Fridays website www.firstfridayspr.com and spell out what you’re doing for Cruisin’ Park Ridge! Put down your promotions, sales, and specials that you want included in the booklet.

You can bring a table to Hodges Park and hand out information but if you sell anything or provide food, then you need to complete the food and beverage forms for the City and provide a Certificate of Insurance for the Park District. If you’re giving away non-food items and brochures, then you can just bring your table and set up!

The Chamber’s Business After Hours was hosted last Thursday by E.J. Coyne & Company, Inc at 778 Busse Highway and had All on the Road Catering provide the fabulous appetizers! There must have been about 45 people in attendance and there was a lot of networking, eating and drinking going on! Thanks, Ed, Matt and the Donovans (Dave and Pete) and all the staff for hosting. We’ll post pictures shortly.


Women in Business Monthly Networking Breakfast was held on Friday here at 720 Garden Street and Deputy City Manager, Juliana Maller, informed the 35 attendees about what’s happening in Park Ridge. She told us about new businesses coming to town, streetscaping updates, and economic development.

Eggsperience provided a huge breakfast that was delicious – eggs, bacon, wraps, breakfast paninis, fresh fruit, yogurt parfaits, orange juice and coffee.

All that for just $10 per person! And every person gets the opportunity to introduce herself to the crowd as we go around the room. It’s interesting to hear what each person does and we learn a little more every time we come together.

Marko Ratic, Express Auto, never misses a Women in Business event! He says, “I like women and women drive cars!” and he gets all their business! You’ve got to show up to go up!

Last Saturday was the Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund. It was such a beautiful day that we had a lot of walk ups! Senator Kotowski, Chief Kaminski, and Dr. Bender all participated (as did my family!). And the O’Brien clan was out in full force too! We came pretty close to our goal of 200 – next year we want 400!

This benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund which benefits the whole community!

Join us Thursday for our Monthly EKG Meeting Thursday Sept. 1st, 10:00-11:30am
350 S. Northwest Hwy Suite 300

Bring your great conversation to the strategy table as we connect, communicate and learn from each other more about what we as Entrepreneurs might be concerned about with changing seasons. What occurs during a quarterly or seasonal shift? What happens to your clients and what happens to you? Bring your business cards and pass them out before we get started. Share your elevator speech to convince us why we want to know you, recommend you or partner with you in business?

Thank you, Lynda Tourloukis, You Can Say…Yes! Motivational Guidance Services, for facilitating this group!
New group for retailers! Meets on the last Wednesday of each month starting September 28 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Park Ridge Nonprofit Center, 720 Garden Street. Sheila Duda, TeaLula, chair of the Retail Committee will facilitate this new group. The first topic to be discussed will be ‘Facebook for Business’ so bring all your questions and get them answered! Mark Maloney, Findzall, and Ben Wilson, Falcor Group, will answer your questions!

If you have a shop/store in Park Ridge then don’t miss out on the Chamber’s Retail Roundtable! It’s a new group formed to allow retailers the opportunity to discuss issues of interest specifically to them.

Email info@ParkRidgeChamber.org to rsvp. There is no fee for the Retail Roundtable.

Bring your neighboring retailers too – we hope to get new members for the Chamber. Prospective members can attend 3 meetings and then we ask that they join the Chamber.
There are about a dozen chambers participating in the Multi Chamber Expo & Taste on Tuesday, October 18. Each Chamber is allocated 7 slots for exhibitors. Right now I have 6 spots open but there are other Chamber that have waiting lists so they’re eyeing our spots. If you want to exhibit, let me know asap.

Restaurants pay $50 to exhibit. Everyone else pays $200 til Sept 20 and $250 after that.

The Expo is free to attend with a business card and we usually get hundreds coming through.

Empowering a healthier community:

The Health Care Forum is offering FREE community events and education programs for the Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Niles, Morton Grove, Norridge, Harwood Heights, Edison Park and Norwood Park. The benefit of sponsorship support enables the Health Care Forum to reach a marketing area of more than 210,000 residents.

Programs held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Park Ridge Senior Center on the third Thursday of the month. Call the Chamber to rsvp:

September 15: Controlling your stress at any age
October 20: Food, Mood, Sleep!
November 17: Diabetes, Dilemma, and Discussion

Sponsors for the September 15 program include Quaid Acupuncture, Dr. Michael Athans, ComforCare, Terri Schmidt, Higher Level Wellness, and A-Abiding Care so far.

Thank you to Susan Scatchell, A-Abiding Care, for facilitating this group!

Networking 4 Newbies Workshop, 9/16/11 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Victoria Cook, The Guilt-Free Coach

Description:
R U A "NETWORKING NEWBIE"?
You are a "networking newbie" if you are:
=> NEW to networking, and want to figure out how to use networking to build your business, connect with potential strategic partners, and expand your contacts base.
=> NEW in town, and want to make connections with other local business owners in a safe, low-key environment.
= > NEW in business, and want to learn how to get connected to the local small business community through personal networking.
Networking 4 Newbies helps networking newbies get comfortable with the basics of networking, including introductions, connecting one-on-one, and more in a safe, facilitated environment that will get you into the swing of networking easily.
Each meeting begins with self-introductions (get your free elevator speech tool and networking introduction worksheet at http://www.theguiltfreecoach.com/networking4newbies), followed by a networking activity/game designed to increase interaction and participant comfort levels, and a guest speaker from networking organization to answer questions. The meeting concludes with a brief check out.
Here are the top five reasons to attend:
1. This event is strictly for networking newbies so everyone is just as new to networking as you are
2. Convenient mid-morning time doesn't conflict with most other meetings
3. Great place to practice your elevator speech and learn how to introduce yourself in a group
4. Facilitated networking games and activities to make first-time networking comfortable
5. You'll learn about other networking groups and resources to help build your business
More info at www.theguiltfreecoach.com/networking4newbies/ or www.meetup.com/Networking4Newbies
The Park Ridge Garden Club is awarding 10 Beautification Awards at the September 19 City Council meeting. Because the City cut the $1,000 budget to hand out $100 checks to each of the 10 awardees, last year the Chamber membership stepped up and donated gift certificates totaling over $300 each ($3,000 total). If you can do it again, please drop off 10 of whatever you want to donate and we’ll put it all together in ten large envelopes for the winners.

August 31, Wednesday, 8:30 to 9:30 am First Fridays Planning meeting at TeaLula, 11 S. Fairview

August 31, Wednesday, 3:00 to 4:00, Installation Dinner Committee Meeting, 720 Garden

September 1, Thursday, 10am-11:30am (EKG) Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group Monthly Meeting A group for new and emerging entrepreneurs

September 2, Friday, 9:00am-10:30pm Membership Committee Meeting

September 2, Friday, First Fridays Park Ridge (open til 8pm or later) Cruisin’ Park Ridge

September 8, Thursday, 8:45am-10:15am Tech Forum

September 9, Friday, 8:45am-9:45am PREN 1: Park Ridge Executive Network

September 9, Friday, 9:00am-10:30am Communications Meeting

September 12, Monday 10:45am-7:30pm Annual Chamber Golf Outing with Skokie Chamber Evanston Golf Club, 4401 Dempster Street. Call the Chamber today to register for golfing and sponsorships!

September 16, Friday 9:30-11:30 a.m. Victoria Cook, life coach, seminar on Networking: R U A "NETWORKING NEWBIE"? with PREN 3

September 21, Wednesday 8:00am-9:30am Retail Committee Meeting at TeaLula

September 21, 11:30am-1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Avenue ($25 members and $30 at door and for prospective members)

September 22, Thursday 7:30am-9:30am Multi Chamber Networking Event Breakfast in Skokie at the Holiday Inn North Shore, 5300 W. Touhy Ave


September 22, Thursday Business After Hours 5:00pm-7:00pm at Rosewood Restaurant, 9421 W. Higgins, Rosemont – Free benefit with your Chamber Membership! Bring your business cards for some serious networking and enjoy food and beverages.

September 23, Friday 8:30am-10:00am Women in Business Monthly Networking Breakfast 720 Garden St, Andrea Herran of Focus HR will speak about hiring the right people the first time. ($10 members and $15 at door and for prospective members)

September 27, Tuesday 9:00am-10:00am PREN 2: Park Ridge Executive Network

September 28, Wednesday 9:00am-10:30am Health Care Forum

SAVE THE DATES!

October 9, Million Dollar Quartet at Apollo Theatre
October 15, Electronics Recycling Day at Public Works Service Center
October 22, Northwestern Homecoming Game
November 25, Friday, Winterfest
December 18, Sunday Supper at St Paul of the Cross sponsored by the Chamber

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 Blufish Sushi Bistro: 847.720.4479
5 Cardinal 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 Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847-692-5000
17 Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
18 Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
19 Responsive Management Solutions: 847.804.8800
20 Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
21 Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
22 Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
23 Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
24 Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
25 Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
26 You can be here!
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Chamber Member News as of August 25th

Don’t forget this evening is our Business After Hours at EJ Coyne Insurance, 778 Busse, from 5 to 7 p.m. with All on the Road Catering doing the catering!

And tomorrow at 8:30 is our Women in Business breakfast by Eggsperience and we get to hear about what’s happening in Park Ridge when Juliana Maller, Deputy City Manager, updates us.

And this Saturday, the Chamber is co-hosting the Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk. Registrations are still being taken and you can still get a shirt. www.PRCommunityFund.org

Did You Know?

…Kidwinks is an extremely targeted site reaching Moms with kids who are 'actively searching' for places to go and things to do. Our moms want to know the best place to have their child's birthday party, who offers cool and unique classes, and where to take their kids when the weather isn't cooperating. www.kidwinks.com

…Panino’s has a BYOB license so you can bring your own beer or wine for a slight charge.

...Lisa Gordon from BFF Personal Fitness is walking in the - the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk and is accepting donations (lisa@bfitnfab.com).

…Jason’s Deli is celebrating 20 years of FREE ice cream?

…Lynnette's School of Dance Fall Registration Sign Up Now - New Parent-Tot for 2 year old class! 517 Talcott, 847-823-7334 lynnettedance@comcast.net
…June Moon will be at 5425 N. Ludlam Ave. in Chicago (Elston/Bryn Mawr area) on Friday August 26th and Saturday August 27th from 9AM to 3PM each day. Check the June Moon Home Page for details or call 847-698-2559.

Lasting Legacy is offering a workshop “The Ledger of Your Life”. Someone once said that life is a risky business. In the business world, one way to reduce the risk is to maintain a good record of all the accounts that make up the business entity. This is called a ledger. Similarly our lives are made up of a variety of "accounts" that need to be recorded and monitored to ensure stability, continuity and financial confidence. This hands-on workshop will help you create a personal ledger to address the key impact areas of your life and will be invaluable in a disaster or emergency situation. RSVP Krista at 847-685-8402

Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk is Approaching!
The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce is co-hosting the Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk with the Park Ridge Community Fund Saturday, August 27 from 9am-noon. Held at Senior Center, 100 S. Western Ave. Fun for the whole family! All proceeds benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund, a 501 c(3) charity. Register online today! Question? Call 847-825-5311.

End of Summer Picnic Open House - Conclude your summer activities by attending our End of Summer Picnic Open House with fresh fruit, watermelon, chips, cheese, crackers, and iced tea, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., on September 7, at Norwood Crossing Assisted Living, 6016-20 N. Nina Avenue in Chicago. Afterwards, tour our new state-of-the-art Assisted Living building and visit the newly renovated Sheltered Care. Staff will be available to conduct tours and answer questions. A raffle with door prizes will be held. Parking is available in the lot behind building (entrance off Avondale Avenue). Please RSVP by calling (773) 577-5323.

August is Customer Appreciation Month!
Thank you all for your continued support and business. Because of you, Like New Auto Spa is celebrating 26 years in business! We’ve teamed up with our new neighbors Piazza Caffe and Grill to host the Friday Ice Cream Social event.

We have additional August Customer Appreciation Coupons and Back to School Specials on our website. Visit us at www.likenewautospa.com and click on the Coupons tab.
Free Ice Cream Social Details:
• What: Customer Appreciation!
• When: Begins August 12th & ends September 16th
• Where: Like New Auto Spa
o 1050 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL
• Time: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Other: Not valid with Gift Cards, Punch Cards, Coupons or any other discounts. Valid with any Works or Deluxe Wash. Limit 2 soft serve cones per car.
Special Orders at WineStyles
Free for Wine club Members, Non Wine club $5
Friday, August 26th Wine Tasting 5 to 7
taste new wines with Matt from Heritage wine cellars
new sparkling reisling from Washington, new merlot from Washington,
new vintage rioja, and some special blind tasting, you guess what it is?
We have set a distribution date of the last week in October for the premier issue.
This will have full distribution to all residents and businesses in Park Ridge.

Feel free to call me any time at 847.888.1150

Join us for Two Special Laughter Sessions...
Sat. Sept 10th 11am - noon
Join us for a fun filled hour during our training weekend and add a little laughter to your weekend. We are in between vacation time and home to host a laughter training. Open to everyone!
From Dark to Light...
Sun. Sept 11th 11am - noon
This is the 10th Anniversary of the 911 tragedy. We are inspired by the Hope Fest events in Park Ridge and will be hosting an hour program that begins at 11am sharp with a breathing sequence lightening the years from 2001 adding the hope, levity and lightness as we end in 2011 with a positive purpose and new directions to remember and honor this day. We will be bringing out a labyrinth and have finger labyrinths to incorporate laughter with as we bring up a new focus for our future. This is a free event. If you plan to attend, please RSVP in advance to help us plan and coordinate in our tight schedule.

Sharpen Computer Skills at Oakton

Enhance your computer skills by enrolling in classes offered by the Oakton Alliance for Lifelong Learning.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel (DPR A84-02). Ever want to learn about the popular spreadsheet program? Then this is the class for you. Four-week course meets 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., Thursdays, starting September 1, at Oakton’s Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. Course fee is $160.

Basic and Intermediate Excel (DAT A14-01). Learn how to develop and maintain basic worksheets and use Excel with other programs. Six-week course meets 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., Tuesdays, starting September 1, at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road. Course fee is $230.

Creating Web Pages (HTML) (DPR A78-01). Discover the basics of Web design and how to save time with an HTML authoring program. Five-week course meets 6 – 9 p.m., Thursdays, starting September 1, at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus. Course fee is $160.

Adobe Photoshop for Novices (DPR A03-01). This course is for those who have never used a computer for graphics work. Weave your way around the Photoshop environment to digitally enhance and restore photos. Six-week course meets 9:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., Saturdays, starting September 3, at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus. Course fee is $230.

Basic Computer (DPR A22-01). Confused about what to do after turning on your computer? Learn how to use the start menu and the basics of customizing your desktop. Find out how to use e-mail and send pictures to family and friends. Six-week course meets 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesdays, starting September 7, at Oakton’s Skokie campus. Course fee is $160.

Introduction to PC and Windows (DPR A51-01). This hands-on class for beginning computer students demonstrates different Microsoft applications and how to use them. Six-week course meets 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesdays, starting September 7, at Oakton’s Skokie campus. Course fee is $160.

All registrants will be charged an $8 non-refundable processing fee at the time of registration. For a complete Alliance for Lifelong Learning class schedule, including registration and fee information, visit www.oakton.edu/all, or call 847-982-9888, press 3.

Wine Tasting for the Alzheimer’s Association
Susan Scatchell is hosting a Wine Tasting for a Cause to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association on Wednesday, September 14 from 4-7 pm at WineStyles in Park Ridge. Location is 105 S. Northwest Highway. $15 Donation to the Alzheimer’s Association payable at the door. WineStyles will donate 10% of all purchases and 5% of any 6 for $60 to the cause. Please RSVP to Susan Scatchell by Monday, September 12 at sscatchell@sbcglobal.net.

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. Cardinal 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. Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847.692.5000
17. Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
18. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
19. Responsive Management Solutions LLC: 847.804.8800
20. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
21. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
22. Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
23. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
24. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
25. Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
26. You can be here!
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Gail's Weekly Chamber UPDATE

August 23, 2011
Weekly Chamber Update

From Gail,

We said goodbye to our college intern, Jonathan Black, on Friday! He went back to college in Michigan for his junior year. Cindy and Marci are back this week – welcome them back!

This is a busy week! This morning was the New Member Orientation by Ambassadors Lisa Shewfelt and Tom Dombro. Also PREN 2 met afterwards so several new members stayed to experience a leads and referral networking group.

Tomorrow morning is the Health Care Forum.

Thursday is the Business After Hours at EJ Coyne Insurance on Busse.

Friday is our Women in Business Breakfast! Juliana Maller, Deputy City Manager, will tell us what’s going on in Park Ridge (all the new businesses coming to town and new streetscaping and more!). Eggsperience is catering the breakfast.

Saturday is the community run/walk to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund! Please sign up your whole family!

More details below.

FYI – the Chamber has 403 members as of today.

Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk
This Saturday, August 27, is the Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk. The event will start at The Park Ridge Senior Center at 9am for runners and 9:15am walkers. The Fun Run Course is 3 miles flat & fast loop, and the Kids Run & Walk Course is a 1.5 mile loop. Register online: $22 adult registration, $15 18 years and under, & bring the whole family! -Strollers, bicycles, and dogs are welcome- Help raise money to benefit local social service agencies.

YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP! Questions? 847-825-5311 or obrienrunwalk@aol.com

This benefits the Park Ridge Community Fund which benefits the whole community!

Retail Roundtable – New!

‘Facebook for Businesses’ is the topic with Mark Maloney, Findzall, speaking! New group for retailers! Meets on the last Wednesday of each month starting September 28 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Park Ridge Nonprofit Center, 720 Garden Street. Sheila Duda, TeaLula, chair of the Retail Committee will facilitate this new group. The first topic to be discussed will be ‘Facebook for Business’ so bring all your questions and get them answered! Mark Maloney, Findzall, and Ben Wilson, Falcor Group, will answer your questions!

If you have a shop/store in Park Ridge then don’t miss out on the Chamber’s Retail Roundtable! It’s a new group formed to allow retailers the opportunity to discuss issues of interest specifically to them.

Email info@ParkRidgeChamber.org to rsvp. There is no fee for the Retail Roundtable.

Bring your neighboring retailers too – we hope to get new members for the Chamber. Prospective members can attend 3 meetings and then we ask that they join the Chamber.
Do you want to exhibit for Multi-Chamber Expo & Taste on 10/18? There are about a dozen chambers participating in the Multi Chamber Expo & Taste on Tuesday, October 18. Each Chamber is allocated 7 slots for exhibitors. Right now I have 6 spots open but there are other Chamber that have waiting lists so they’re eyeing our spots. If you want to exhibit, let me know asap.

Restaurants pay $50 to exhibit. Everyone else pays $200 til Sept 20 and $250 after that.

The Expo is free to attend with a business card and we usually get hundreds coming through.

RSVPs Due Today! August 30, Saturday, 9:30am-11:30am A Spirit of Enterprise Award Summit The US Chamber and NIBAC present a Multi-Chamber Event where Congressman Peter Roskam and Senator Mark Kirk will give their impressions of the first session of the 111th Congress. They will receive the U.S. Chamber’s Spirit of Enterprise Award for voting in support of the Chamber’s position on select legislation a minimum of 70% of the time during the first session of the 111th Congress. This event includes Continental Breakfast, Juices, Coffee or Tea. Please RSVP to The Park Ridge Chamber by August 23rd.

$20 Chamber Member/$30 Prospective Chamber Member
Westin Hotel, Itasca, 400 Park Blvd

Workshop on Networking – September 16 Networking 4 Newbies Workshop, 9/16/11 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Presented by: Victoria Cook, The Guilt-Free Coach

Description:
R U A "NETWORKING NEWBIE"?
You are a "networking newbie" if you are:
=> NEW to networking, and want to figure out how to use networking to build your business, connect with potential strategic partners, and expand your contacts base.
=> NEW in town, and want to make connections with other local business owners in a safe, low-key environment.
= > NEW in business, and want to learn how to get connected to the local small business community through personal networking.
Networking 4 Newbies helps networking newbies get comfortable with the basics of networking, including introductions, connecting one-on-one, and more in a safe, facilitated environment that will get you into the swing of networking easily.
Each meeting begins with self-introductions (get your free elevator speech tool and networking introduction worksheet at http://www.theguiltfreecoach.com/networking4newbies), followed by a networking activity/game designed to increase interaction and participant comfort levels, and a guest speaker from networking organization to answer questions. The meeting concludes with a brief check out.
Here are the top five reasons to attend:
1. This event is strictly for networking newbies so everyone is just as new to networking as you are
2. Convenient mid-morning time doesn't conflict with most other meetings
3. Great place to practice your elevator speech and learn how to introduce yourself in a group
4. Facilitated networking games and activities to make first-time networking comfortable
5. You'll learn about other networking groups and resources to help build your business
More info at www.theguiltfreecoach.com/networking4newbies/ or www.meetup.com/Networking4Newbies

Donate? The Park Ridge Garden Club is awarding 10 Beautification Awards at the September 19 City Council meeting. Because the City cut the $1,000 budget to hand out $100 checks to each of the 10 awardees, last year the Chamber membership stepped up and donated gift certificates totaling over $300 each ($3,000 total). If you can do it again, please drop off 10 of whatever you want to donate and we’ll put it all together in ten large envelopes for the winners.

Mark Your Calendar for these Events!
August 23, Tuesday 10:30am-11:30am PREN 2: Park Ridge Executive Network

August 24, Wednesday 9am-10:30am Health Care Forum

August 25, Thursday 5pm-7pm Business After Hours hosted by E.J. Coyne & Company, Inc 778 Busse Highway, Park Ridge – Free benefit with your Chamber Membership! Bring your business cards for some serious networking and enjoy food and beverages.

August 26, Friday 8:30am-9:45am Women in Business Monthly Networking Breakfast 720 Garden St, Deputy City Manager Juliana Maller gives a city update about what’s happening in Park Ridge. ($10 members and $15 at door and for prospective members)

August 27, Saturday, 9am-12pm 3rd Annual Harry O’Brien Community Walk/Run The Senior Center Parking Lot, 100 S. Western Avenue. Help benefit local service agencies. Bring the whole family! Strollers, bicycles, and dogs are welcome. (Registration can be found online)

August 30, Saturday, 9:30am-11:30am A Spirit of Enterprise Award Summit The US Chamber and NIBAC present a Multi-Chamber Event where Congressman Peter Roskam and Senator Mark Kirk will give their impressions of the first session of the 111th Congress. They will receive the U.S. Chamber’s Spirit of Enterprise Award for voting in support of the Chamber’s position on select legislation a minimum of 70% of the time during the first session of the 111th Congress. This event includes Continental Breakfast, Juices, Coffee or Tea. Please RSVP to The Park Ridge Chamber by August 23rd.

September 1, Thursday, 10am-11:30am (EKG) Entrepreneurial Knowledge Group Monthly Meeting A group for new and emerging entrepreneurs

September 2, Friday, 9:00am-10:30pm Membership Committee Meeting

September 2, Friday, First Fridays Park Ridge (open til 8pm or later) Cruisin’ Park Ridge

September 8, Thursday, 8:45am-10:15am Tech Forum

September 9, Friday, 8:45am-9:45am PREN 1: Park Ridge Executive Network

September 9, Friday, 9:00am-10:30am Communications Meeting

September 12, Monday 10:45am-7:30pm Annual Chamber Golf Outing with Skokie Chamber Evanston Golf Club, 4401 Dempster Street. Call the Chamber today to register for golfing and sponsorships!

September 16, Friday 9:30-11:30 a.m. Victoria Cook, life coach, seminar on Networking: R U A "NETWORKING NEWBIE"? with PREN 3

September 21, Wednesday 8:00am-9:30am Retail Committee Meeting at TeaLula

September 21, 11:30am-1:30pm Monthly Networking Luncheon at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Avenue ($25 members and $30 at door and for prospective members)

September 22, Thursday 7:30am-9:30am Multi Chamber Networking Event Breakfast in Skokie at the Holiday Inn North Shore, 5300 W. Touhy Ave

September 12, Monday, Golf Outing at Evanston Golf Club in Skokie with Skokie Chamber. See attachments for registration and sponsorship information, or call the Chamber for more information at 847-825-3121.
October 9, Sunday, Million Dollar Quartet at Apollo Theatre
October 15, Saturday, Electronics Recycling Day!
October 22, Saturday, Northwestern Homecoming Game
November 25, Friday, Winterfest
December 18, Sunday Supper at St Paul of the Cross sponsored by the Chamber

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 Blufish Sushi Bistro: 847.720.4479
5 Cardinal 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 Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847-692-5000
17 Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
18 Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
19 Responsive Management Solutions: 847.804.8800
20 Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
21 Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
22 Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
23 Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
24 Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
25 Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
26 You can be here!
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Member News

Retail Roundtable is a new group for retailers to discuss issues of interest to them. First meeting is Wed., September 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. here at 720 Garden and the topic is Facebook for Business. Sheila Duda, TeaLula, board member and Retail Committee Chair is the moderator. RSVP to the Chamber, please.

Please sign up to golf on September 12! It’s a beautiful private course – Evanston Golf Club in Skokie. There are 67 golfers signed up so far. There are sponsorship opportunities still available also.

Cruisin’ Park Ridge is Friday, September 2! Do you know someone with a classic car? If so, get in touch with Marko Ratic, Express Auto, as he’s coordinating all the cars.

Don’t forget – Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk is for the whole family! Its Saturday, August 27 so please register online at www.PRCommunityFund.org.

Did you know? Did You Know?
Lee Acupuncture and Healing Center has moved to a new location in the Park Ridge Medical Center at 1550 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 103 A/B, Park Ridge, IL. Their phone remains the same, 847-830-8817.

June Moon will be at 526 Leamington Ave. in Wilmette 60091 with just a few things on 8/19 and 8/20 from 9am-3pm each day. Check the June Moon Home Page for details or call 847-698-2559.

Stop by the Friends and Family event is going on now at Chico's through Sunday. The entire store is 15% off plus your 5% passport discount. Beautiful new items arriving for fall and even more in-store specials.

Linda Russo from Caruden Hair Design will be having a Feather Style Event at Two Sisters Boutique 7 S. Prospect Ave. Friday, September 2 from 5-7 p.m.
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Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk

Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk is Approaching!
The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce is co-hosting the Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk with the Park Ridge Community Fund Saturday, August 27 from 9am-noon. Held at Senior Center, 100 S. Western Ave. Fun for the whole family! All proceeds benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund, a 501 c(3) charity. Register online today! Question? Call 847-825-5311.
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WineStyles
Special Orders at WineStyles Special Orders at WineStyles
Looking for a special case of wine or want to pick up a case of wine from Winestyles? Wine club members save 20% off mix and match cases of wine. Regular members save 15% off. (in stock items only, not combined with any other offers or discounts. Expires 8/21)
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Big Shot Marketing
Socialite Networking Event Socialite Networking Event
Learn google+ this Wednesday, August 24 fom 5:30 sharp to 7:30pm at Brickton Art Center (306 Busse Highway) Power network! With a purpose! Intro to google + presention! Meanwhile, eat, drink, and be social! Investment in your career: $15 with wine, beer & hors d’oeuvres includes. RSVP to kym@bigshotmarketing.com.
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Wine Tasting for the Alzheimer’s Association
-Hosted by Susan Scatchell
Wine Tasting for the Alzheimer’s Association
Susan Scatchell is hosting a Wine Tasting for a Cause to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association on Wednesday, September 14 from 4-7 pm at WineStyles in Park Ridge. Location is 105 S. Northwest Highway. $15 Donation to the Alzheimer’s Association payable at the door. WineStyles will donate 10% of all purchases and 5% of any 6 for $60 to the cause. Please RSVP to Susan Scatchell by Monday, September 12 at sscatchell@sbcglobal.net.
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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. Cardinal 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. Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847.692.5000
17. Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
18. Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
19. Responsive Management Solutions LLC: 847.804.8800
20. Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
21. Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
22. Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
23. Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
24. Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
25. Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
26. You can be here!

Weekly Chamber Update

Call me to see how you can get more involved in the Chamber so you can meet other members and grow your relationships that will help you grow your business!

For example, tomorrow is the Retail meeting at TeaLula and the Newsletter meeting here at the Chamber. The golf outing meeting is Thursday and the Ambassadors have their luncheon also. Friday is the leads and referral networking group, PREN 3, and we’re looking to add more people to it as it’s the newest one.

And that’s all just this week! We have plenty of opportunities for you to get involved – just let me know or just show up.

Today was the Chamber board meeting and the following members were approved so please welcome them:
Aprioris Psychological Health Servicse Karla Steingraber 219 Meacham Ave. Park Ridge, IL 60068 847-778-3997 www.aprioris.net

Eggsperience Pancakes & Café Nick Sakoufakis 90 N. Northwest Hwy. 847-939-3976 www.eggsperiencecafe.com

Kate Hinton Insurance Producer Kate Hinton, RN 1400 E Touhy Ave, Des Plaines 60018 847-893-0311 www.insphereis.com/khinton

Responsive Management Solutions LLC Rand Schweizer 310 Busse Highway Suite 356 847-804-8800 www.mychicagobusinesscoach.com

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First Fridays “Dog Days of Summer” was a huge hit with many Park Ridge residents in attendance. Dog rescue agencies were stationed throughout Uptown Park Ridge providing a great atmosphere to celebrate man’s best friend. Pictures of some of the great dogs in attendance can be found on the First Fridays website. Mark your calendar for next month’s event, Cruisin’ Park Ridge which will be held on September 2nd.
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Park Ridge Chamber members and the Chamber board came out to support a new member's grand opening this week: Jack & Jill Kids, Cuts, and Toys, located in the Uptown redeveloped area at 70 N. Northwest Highway. As always, the red ribbon was cut with the Chamber's oversized ceremonial scissors. Afterwards, all were treated to delicious catering from Houlihan’s.
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Saturday, August 27 is the Harry O’Brien Community Run/Walk. The event will start at The Park Ridge Senior Center at 9am for runners and 9:15am walkers. The Fun Run Course is 3 miles flat & fast loop, and the Kids Run & Walk Course is a 1.5 mile loop. Register online: $22 adult registration, $15 18 years and under, & bring the whole family! -Strollers, bicycles, and dogs are welcome- Help raise money to benefit local social service agencies. YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP! Questions? 847-825-5311 or obrienrunwalk@aol.com
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SAVE THE DATE!
September 12, Golf Outing at Evanston Golf Club in Skokie with Skokie Chamber. See attachments for registration and sponsorship information, or call the Chamber for more information at 847-825-3121.
October 9, Million Dollar Quartet at Apollo Theatre
October 15, Electronics Recycling Day!
October 22, Northwestern Homecoming Game
November 25, Friday, Winterfest
December 18, Sunday Supper at St Paul of the Cross sponsored by the Chamber
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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 Blufish Sushi Bistro: 847.720.4479
5 Cardinal 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 Paul Davis Emergency Services: 847-692-5000
17 Periodontics of Niles: 847.685.6686
18 Pickwick Theatre: 847.825.5800
19 Responsive Management Solutions: 847.804.8800
20 Resurrection Health Care: 847.813.3210
21 Ross E. Rubino, D.D.S.P.C. & Associates: 847.825.1002
22 Transition Brokers RE: 312.399.2490
23 Unbound Technology: 847.235.4994
24 Y-Tech Heating & Cooling: 847.696.0477
25 Why Not Complete Home Improvement: 847-297-0101
26 You can be here!