UPCOMING EVENTS.. ..
AUGUST 8
"Pitch Your Business" Luncheon
Holiday Inn/Carol Stream
11:15-1:30pm
Don't miss this chance to get the word out
about
YOUR company!
AUGUST 16
Business After Hours
Winfield Community Bank
27 W 111 Geneva Rd Winfield
5:30-7:30PM
FREE
AUGUST 21
After Hours/Volunteer Op
Kids Against Hunger
402 E. Irving Park, Roselle
5:00-7:00PM
SEPTEMBER 10-14th
CHAMBER WEEK
"Dine With the Director"
Meet for breakfast, lunch or dinner
Watch
the website for a schedule!
SEPTEMBER 12
Monthly Luncheon
Carol Stream FIre Station #1
365 Kuhn Road, CS
11:30-1:00PM
SEPTEMBER 20
Business After Hours
Fox & Hound
370 W Army Trail Rd BL
5:30-7:30PM
FREE
SEPTEMBER 28
"What Women Want" Expo
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Admission: $5
Find out more....
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Greetings!!
In between our quarterly mailed newsletters, we like
to keep our members updated on the monthly events.
Fire up the palm pilots, open Outlook or take
out your planner and mark down these dates. These
events are great opportunities to network, build
relationships, thus building your business. Join us!
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CHAMBER LUNCHEON - Aug. 8th |
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We know that it is important to you, our
chamber member, that you get your business
information out to as many people as possible
with as much detail as possible. As you meet
other members one-on-one at events, you
have the opportunity to do this. But there must
be a more efficient way! There must be a way
that is more fun!
The next chamber luncheon on August
8th "Pitch Your
Business" gives you that chance....come on
out and take advantage of it! Surrounded by a
baseball theme, this luncheon will give each
chamber member who wishes, a chance
to 'pitch' their business for 45 seconds to all in
attendance. This is not one-on-one, but more
efficient and memorable.
RSVP early -- by 5pm Monday Aug 6th -- so
we can put you in the lineup. Also, if you
would like to attend and not pitch, let us know
that, too. Non-members in attendance will not
be able to pitch. All who plan to attend should
bring 90 business cards.
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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS - Aug 16th |
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We will have our August After Hours at the lovely
Winfield Community Bank in Winfield. They have sent
this invitation:
"Winfield Community Bank would like to invite you, the
Carol Stream Chamber and it's members to celebrate
our 7th Anniversary. We have extended this invitation to
the Winfield Chamber, too. Come join us for an
evening of fun and networking!
Meet our exceptional staff who have been serving the
Winfield community with pride and old-fashioned
service. Details are as follows:
DATE: Thursday, August 16, 2007
TIME: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Winfield Community Bank
27W111 Geneva
Road
Winfield
RSVP: Diane or Debbie at (630) 871-
9711
Refreshments and appetizers will be served.
Enter our drawing for a gift basket.
Don't miss this exciting event!"
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AFTER HOURS/VOLUNTEER EVENT - Aug 21 |
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The usual chamber After Hours event doesn't involve
rolling up your sleeves and digging in, being a part of
a project and volunteering.
On August 21st, there will be a Chamber After Hours
that isn't usual. It's unusually wonderful. Chamber
members who are interested in donating two hours of
their time can assist in the Kids Against Hunger
program, which will be held from 5:00-7:00pm at
Harris/Roselle, 402 E. Irving Park Road in Roselle.
Kids Against Hunger is a volunteer-driven effort to
package and
distribute food in communities worldwide where
hunger and starvation
is rampant. Each week, as volunteers package
hundreds of much-needed food servings, they also
get a chance to talk, share, laugh and reconnect with
one another through the program. More importantly,
through their packaging efforts, volunteers learn and
reaffirm the importance of looking beyond themselves
and towards serving the needs of others.
If
you would like to be a part of this event, contact the
chamber office to RSVP as we gather together to
make a difference.
"When you feed a child, you feed our future."
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GOLF OUTING A SUCCESS |
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The weather was perfect; the course was
manicured; the golfers were plentiful. The
2007 "Golf Classic" was a success!
The chamber golf outing set at Klein Creek in
Winfield boasted 152 agile golfers, 42
generous sponsors, 10 delightful drink
sponsors, and 27 willing volunteers.
We thank all those who were a part of this
success!
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ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSLETTER |
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If you are a business who wants to get the word out
without licking a stamp, we have the deal for you!
Each quarter the Carol Stream Chamber offers flyers
in the quarterly newsletter as a way to advertise to
fellow chamber members.
Do you have a special, a grand opening or a new
product to tell us about? Get us 400 flyers and a check
for $120 by Monday, August 27th and they will be
included in the September newsletter to be mailed out
to all chamber members the first week of
September.
No paper cuts, no ink on your hands, no bad taste
from licking envelopes. We do it all for you!
Notify us today if you plan to get us a flyer by August
27th. Thank you!
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"WHAT WOMEN WANT" EXPO - WIB |
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SAVE THE DATE!!
The Carol Stream Chamber Women In Business
group would
like to announce an exciting event. On September 28th
from
10am to 3pm they will hold the "What Women Want"
Expo at
the Holiday Inn/Carol Stream. Chamber members
may apply to
be in this juried expo.
What do you have to
offer that
women want? Perhaps you have chocolate to sell or
shoes?
Are you a business that offers services such as hair,
nails,
massages that women crave? Perhaps you
have a service company, such as an auto shop and
you are wondering if you could participate. If you have
someone or something at your table to pamper
women, such as giving out flowers or special pins, or
a hand massage, etc. that could qualify you.
This is the
first "What
Women Want' Expo and the WIB committee is very
excited to
offer this event, which will also raise funds for Breast
Cancer
Awareness and the American Cancer Society.
All forms
should be submitted by Aug 17th for the Early Bird
Pricing.
We thank our sponsors so far:
Arbonne International
Inches-A-Weigh
NuSkin Enterprises
Stratford Square Mall
The first 300 attendees will receive a special
WIB tote filled with goodies and information.
Admission is $5. There is a coupon for $1 off on our
website. This Expo is open to business professionals
as well as the public! View
the application, mark your calendar, tell your women --
pass the
word and help us make this a successful event!
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Expo Application... |
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TIDBITS.. .. .. |
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... ... ... We congratulate Jacki Unger from
Sign*A*Rama, who celebrates 15 years. Way
to go,
Jacki!! ... ... ... Congratulations to member,
Adventist
GlenOaks Hospital, who has switched all patient
records to the new iConnect --Electronic Medical
Records. This major transformation boasts NO paper
charts for patients at GlenOaks -- the only hospital in
the area to do this... ... ... Support a food drive for the
Humanitarian Service Project -- bring your non-
perishable food items to the Holiday Inn Hotel &
Suites Carol Stream before August 10th. Items
most
needed are: Peanut butter and jelly, main meals, tuna,
pancake mix and syrup, canned fruit, coffee, pasta
sauce, ketchup and mayo, crackers and boxed
potatoes. Show you care -- make a
difference!... ... ...SHOP THE CHAMBER for all your
back-to-school or end-of-summer or surgery needs!
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