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Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
Monthly Member Update
February 2012 |
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| SNIPPETS |
Are you a new member or would you like to know how to maximize your membership? Sign up for the February 23rd, "Chamber 101: New/Prospective Member Orientation". It's just an hour long and will be held at the Carol Stream Public library from 7:30am-8:30am. This is also the perfect event for someone who may be interested in joining our chamber. Sign up here... ... ... ... WELCOME, to our new members:
Seesmart LED - Mark Wronkiewicz Inc., Shamrock Heating & Air Conditioning, Performers Carpet & Tile, Visions for the Art of Hair ... ... ... We are working with the Daily Herald on the new Business-Community Directory. You will hear from them on our behalf for this publication which will debut in the summer. |
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| Dear Chamber Members, |
This monthly eNewsletter supplements our quarterly printed edition and is designed to keep you current with chamber events and opportunities.
Touch your iPhones, fire up your PDAs, or take out your day planner and enter these events. If you know someone who would benefit from our organization, feel free to forward this to them. |
| INTERESTING PROGRAM FEBRUARY 8th | 
Chamber members are invited and encouraged to attend next week's luncheon where speaker, Monica Khetarpal, an attorney with Jackson Lewis LLP, will discuss some of the new requirements employers should know about what to post in their workplaces. Networking will be rampant at the February 8th luncheon, held at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Carol Stream.
And, as if you needed yet another reason to schedule this luncheon event on your calendar, don't forget that one lucky attendee, if a chamber member, will win $20 as we start the 2012 year off right. Continuing with that thought, in March, the drawing will include all business cards collected in February AND March. You can see where this is leading - if you attend both luncheons, you'll have twice the chance to win. In March, if the chosen card's owner is not in attendance, the $20 rolls over until the next month, and so on.
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| GRAND RE-OPENING |
 Chamber member, Jane Prochnow, of Balloons From All Occasions, invites the chamber members to her Grand Re-Opening on Valentine's Day - February 14th, at 1:00pm. Her store is located at 1231 Butterfield Road in Wheaton, east of Naperville/Naper Blvd. Come on out and celebrate with Jane and her staff, while networking with others. |
| WOMEN IN BUSINESS NEWS | |
 The Women In Business will have a luncheon on Wednesday, February 29th featuring speaker Eva Brown of the Women's Business Development Center. Her topic will be "The Value of Persistence" and we'll be meeting at Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes Resort.
For those who want to do a bit more, our WIB events always have a philanthropic element to them. This month, we will collect non-perishable food items for the People's Resource Center. Remember that men are always invited to attend WIB events, as well as non-members. Click here to register...
Coming....."Tables of Interest" on 4/25/12 and "What Women Want" Expo 9/22/12 |
| AFTER HOURS @ FLIP FLOPS! | |
 Our February Business After Hours will be at Flip Flops Tiki Bar & Grill in Carol Stream on Thursday, February 16th.
The "after hours" model works well for those who are available in the evenings or for those who like to stop in for some networking during the 5:30-7:30pm time slot. We are happy to be visiting the Sabalaskey's from Flip Flops for some delicious appetizers while fellow members and guests have the chance to build contacts and start some new relationships. RSVP here... |
| FEBRUARY 7 - NETWORKING IN THE A.M. | |
Our friends at Miller Welding Automation are kind enough to open their doors to us early in the morning next week, as they host our February 7th "Networking in the Morning" at their facility at 281 E. Lies Road in Carol Stream. If this date is a good fit for you, then stop by at 7:30am for this hour and a half gathering, which will include some refreshments, some information on our hosting member, and some power networking. It is a free event, so maximize your membership and sign up but don't forget a good handful of business cards! Sign up here... |
| R O C S ! - Chamber Leads Group |  Our chamber leads group, Referral Organization of Carol
Stream, known as ROCS!, meets the first and third Wednesday's of each month at Mapleberry Pancake House, 1276 Kuhn Road, Carol Stream. They gather at 7:45am and network until the 8:00am start. If you would like more information, contact group facilitator JR Miller at jrmiller@divinesignsinc.com |
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| SAY "I DO!" TO THE 2nd ANNUAL WEDDING EXPO APRIL 14th |
 Even in a tough economy, brides-to-be are planning up a storm when it comes to their special day. You will have the chance to sign up for the 2nd Annual wedding expo and reach out to these couples-to-be at the April 14th "wedding expo" at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Carol Stream. It may sound early, but the committee has begun planning this special event. To learn more and print the registration form, click here.
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| ST. PATTY'S DAY RAFFLE ON THE "IDES OF MARCH" |
SAVE THE DATE - DONATE A PRIZE - TRY TO WIN AN iPAD2 - WIN PRIZES - VOLUNTEER - BUY A TICKET - COME TO DINNER - ENJOY!!!!!! For more info & to sign up... |
| 5 STAR BUSINESS EXPO NEXT WEEK |
This will be the 16th annual Five Star Business Expo and it will be held at Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes, 250 Schick Road, Bloomingdale from 9am to 3pm on Friday, February 10th. There are about 100 reasons to attend this expo, since that is the number of booths. Some other reasons are FREE parking, FREE networking, FREE admission (with biz card), and those ever-popular FREE food samples. If you 'tweet', the Twitter hashtag for the event is #fivestarexpo. If you're thinking I've lost my mind and don't know what that means, stop by the Social Networking booth I'll be manning and I'll try to convince you.
For directions and details of the event, visit www.fivestarexpo.com. here is a list of sponsors and participants.
THANK YOU TO....
SUPER STAR SPONSORS
Adventist GlenOaks Hospital
Republic Services/Allied Waste
Sunrise Chevrolet
EXPO SPONSORS
Addison Independent
Allegra Marketing Print Mail
Daily Herald
Divine Signs & Graphics
MB Financial Bank
Porte Brown LLC
Suburban Life/Press
FOOD SPONSORS
Anyways American Grill & Pub, Ballydoyle Irish Pub, Catering With Elegance, Famous Dave's, Fox and Hound, Glendale Lakes Golf Club, Hickory River Smokehouse, Hilton Indian Lakes Resort, Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria, Qdoba Mexican Grill, RoccoVino's Ristorante, WingStop
EXHIBITORS
Accounting Network Inc., Advanced Chiropractic, Advanced Healthcare, AdviCoach, AFC Insurance Agency, Alden Village, Allure Skin & Laser Center, American Fidelity Mortgage Services, Inc., Bark Avenue Daycamp, Bartlett Park District , Bloomingdale Bank & Trust, Bloomingdale Park District, Bloomingdale Township, Bloomingdale Township Republican Party, Brunswick Zone, Budget Blinds of Bloomingdale, Business & Beyond Promotions, Century 21 Lullo, Chiro One Wellness Center, Clare Oaks, Clique Photography, College of DuPage , Costco Wholesale, Country Financial, Daily Herald Business Ledger, DuPage Agency LLC, Fastsigns of Wheaton, Fire Departments, Fox Valley Glass, Inc., Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn & Suites, Illinois Spinal Care of Elmhurst, Jumphouse Rental 4 Less, Kids Against Hunger-Fox Valley, Legal Shield/CVT, Lexington Health Network, Mark Your Space, MetLife, Money Mailer of Central DuPage, Organo Gold, Padgett Business Services, Principal Financial Group, ROI Business Services, Safari Childcare, Sea Sisters Travel, SEESMART LED - Mark Wronkiewicz, Sign*A*Rama, Social Marketing Business Solutions (formerly No Excuses), Social Media - Five Star Expo, State Senator Carole Pankau, Stratford Square Mall, The Fun Ones, The Sign Authority, U.S. Cellular, United Central Bank, U-Stor-It, Verizon Wireless, Village of Bartlett, Village of Bloomingdale, Vlcek Consulting, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Wireless Central/U.S.Cellular |
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Thank you for taking the time to read these updates from the chamber. Be sure to forward this to a business associate who could benefit from chamber membership.
Sincerely, |
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Luanne Triolo Newman, Executive Director
Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce
o: 630.665.3325
f: 630.665.6965
twitter: cs_chamber
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