Hello GMACC Members!
In this issue...

DON'T MISS... 

  • DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER...
  • 2011 GMACC Event Calendar
  • Everything Events
  • Look Who's in the News...
  • Member Memos
  • Chamber Ambassadors
  • Partner Perks
  • Chamber Quick Links

Get the most from your Chamber eBlast communication by "clicking" on all underlined words.  They provide related links and reference documents.  Or, Visit the Chamber website to access this and previous messages from the GMACC.

Don't shoot the messenger!! 
                     (...I know it's not even Halloween)

REGISTER NOW TO

PARTICIPATE IN MONTGOMERY'S

NEW FESTIVAL OF TREES!  (Spaces are limited.)

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 15th, but GMACC and MEDC members should reserve a spot right away!  Other area businesses are now also being invited to participate.

 

Join the family holiday fun in Montgomery and promote your business by decorating an evergreen tree and display it in Village Hall. 

  • This is a FREE community event.              Hundreds of residents attend each year!
  • All participants will be listed in a press release prior to the start of this event.  First, second and third place winners will receive public recognition from the Village of Montgomery and the Chamber of commerce at a Village Board meeting in January, and will be highlighted in a press release.
  • Trees will be on display inside Village Hall. Each tree will have a numbered sign with your business name.  Community members will vote for their favorite tree by number
  • Voting will take place beginning with the Annual Tree Lighting Event on Dec 4th and run through Dec 16th. 
  • Bring your tree to decorate (or pre-decorated) to Village Hall, 200 N. River Street in Montgomery, on Dec 2nd between 9 am and 8 pm. Must take down on December 19th anytime between 8 am and 4:30 pm
  • You will be contacted via email by Nov 18 to confirm your participation in this event.  Spaces will be allotted on a first come, first served basis.

-  Be creative -- Think of great ways to decorate your tree and advertise your business at the same time.

 

FESTIVAL OF TREES APPLICATION FOR BUSINESSES

2011 GMACC Event Calendar
 

CHAMBER HOSTED EVENTS:

SAVE THESE DATES!

  • Every Tuesday: Leads Group / 12-1 pm at Village Hall            (Exception: 4th Tuesdays Leads Group is at Member Luncheon)  
  • October 19: Ambassadors Meeting at Castle Bank
  • October 25: Monthly Member Luncheon at Grandma's Table
  • November 22:Monthly Member Luncheon at George's Family Restaurant
  • December 4: Holiday Tree Lighting/Festival of Trees
  • December 8: GMACC/MEDC Holiday Party

Visit the Chamber website for updates on these and other Chamber events

Everything Events

 

OCTOBER
18:
Leads Group Meeting
12-1 pm / Village Hall - 200 N. River Street, Montgomery
(Please note: 4th Tuesdays, Leads Group meets at the Member Luncheon.  Scroll down for details.) 
Interested in joining the Leads Group? 
Contact: Jennifer Jones Sinnott at 630-606-3967. 
  

18:

BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT!

5:30-7:30 pm/ Marquett Bank - 2500 S. Eola Road, Aurora, IL

This is a neighborhood Business Networking Event.  Join us for this FREE event and enjoy an evening of refreshments, a prize drawing and excellent networking opportunities.  All businesses are welcome.

REGISTER BY OCTOBER 14 via phone: 1-708-364-2691, or email: schiok@emarquettebank.com.

MARQUETTE BANK: Love where you bank.

 

19:

AMBASSADOR MEETING

8:30-9:30 am / Castle Bank - 6601 Route 34, Oswego

What's an Ambassador?  (Scroll down and read all about them!)  Interested in becoming an Ambassador?  Call the Chamber office at 630-897-8137, or send an email: gmacc@montgomery-illinois.org

Note:  Ambassador meetings will change locations each month, so be sure to read your eBlasts or check the Chamber website calendar.

 

25:

BIG NEsandwichWS...! 
MONTHLY MEMBER LUNCHEON IS BACK! 

11:30 am Networking/ 12 pm Lunch/

12:30 pm Guest Speaker /

Grandma's Table Restaurant - 1700 Douglas Road, in Montgomery.  

 

Time for networking, socializing and a book signing with Guest Speaker, Jo Fredell Higgins!  There is NO FEE for this meeting.  Just the price of your lunch.  Registration is recommended, (but not required) to ensure seating for all.  

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER  , Visit the Chamber website,

or call the Chamber office: 630-897-8137. 

 

26:  (and every 4th Wednesday)

Dime Jingle for Seniors  

10 am - Noon/ Montgomery Village Hall - 200 N. River Street

The Village has expanded its Senior Program by hosting a Dime Jingle game on the fourth Wednesday of each month.  No skills are needed for this simple game.  Just come to have fun and maybe take home somewinnings!  For a $2 admission charge, the Village will provide light refreshments and the $1.90 in change needed to play the various rounds of the game.  To sign up, please call 630-896-8080 ext. 1227.

 

28:

It's Halloween at the Y!

5-8 pm/ Oswego YMCA - 160 E. Washington, Oswego

Have a scary good time with your kids at this Annual Halloween Party.  GAmes, treats, conteses, Bouncetown inflatables and MORE as you stary warm and toasty inside the Oswego Y.  This event is open to all ages in the community. Fees: Kids(Y-Members are FREE; Community Participants are $3).  No charge for Mom and Dad or kids under 2! 

 

 

For more info, contact Melissa Johnson: mjohnson@ymcachicago.org, or 630-608-6706

 

30:

TRUNK OR TREAT!

4-6 PM/ Genesis Community Church - 1300  South Broadway, Montgomery, IL

Come trick or treat in our parking lot for Halloween!  Parking lot full of cars with trunk loads of goodies! 

ALL WELCOME!

 

Look Who's in the News...

Montgomery Announces Leaf Pick-Up Service

The Village of Montgomery Public Works Department will be offering leaf pick-up service beginning mid-October and running through mid-November.  Leaves must be neatly raked on the parkway along the curb by 7 am on Monday of each week. 

 

Leaf piles should NOT be placed in the street as they can clog sewer drains, and cannot include grass clippings or sticks. Do not place leaves behind parked cars, mailboxes, or refuse containers, as they will interfere with the collection of leaves.  Leaves should not be placed in bags unless intended for collection by Allied Waste.  Please remember that leaf burning is prohibited by Village ordinance.

 

For more information, please contact the Public Works Department at 630-896-9241.

 

Montgomery Village Newsletter - October 2011

Member Memos

Help Us Help Those in Need This Holiday Season

With the holiday season just around the corner, Fox Valley United Way is once again partnering with local businesses, community groups, families and individuals who want to reach out a helping had to those who are having difficulties during these tough economic times.

 

While many of us are telling our children that there won't be a lot of gifts under the tree this year, many children in our community will not have any.  That is unless we do something to help.  The Fox Valley United Way wants to help those needy families who won't have the means to provide gifts for their children this year.

 

Unfortunately for these families, many other resources in the community have dried up.  Therefore, the Fox Valley United Way is asking businesses and their employees, community groups, families and individuals to consider making it a brighter holiday for area children.

 

Here's how you can make a difference:

- Adopt an individual family (Info: deborah.collins@uwfoxvalley.org)

- Make a montetery donation (Checks mailed to Fox Valley United Way, 44 East Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL  60505/ Cash donations can be dropped off at that same address/ Or contribute by credit card at www.uwfoxvalley.org).

- Purchase a gift card from a local grocery store to help provide a holiday meal for a family

- Purchase hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for the children so they don't have to worry about being cold during the winter months

- Run a children's toy drive!  Drop off unwrapped gifts at the Fox Valley United Way office.

 

Please note: all gifts should be unwrapped and donations of any size are appreciated.  Deadline to drop off donations at the Fox Valley United Way office is Friday, December 9th.

 

Waubonsee Community College Illinois Small Business Development Center (ISBDC)

The ISBDC at Waubonsee Community Collete is here to serve your small business needs. We offer free business counseling to entrepreneurs and business owners, as well a a variety of small business workshops.

SMALL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS: OCTOBER ISSUE 

 

 

Chad Johansen, PGA Pro says...

It's a perfect day for golf at Blackberry Oaks!

Book your fall tee times at Blackberry Oaks

online www.blackberryoaks.com, or call the Pro shop: 630-553-7170

 

BLACKBERRY OAKS GOLF COURSE FALL RATES 

BLACKBERRY OAKS TIMES: OCTOBER EDITION 

 

Member, Kendall Immediate Medical Care, Wants You to Stay Healthy This Season. Get a Flu Shot for $20

9 am - 7 pm daily, 10 am - 7 pm Saturdays / Kendall  Immediate Medical Care - 1851  Douglas Road, Montgomery.

No Appointment Necessary. 

Questions?  Call: 630-844-9900 

 

Host a Premier Designs Jewelry Show in Oct/Nov with GMACC Member, Meta Mueller, and your friends will LOVE you!

Friends will get their shoping done for a GREAT bargain and you can get yours done for FREE and 1/2 price!  For every $75 purchased, guests may select any 1 item, (retailed up to $40), for only $5. Wow!  That's like getting 30% off your ENTIRE order. 

Contact: Meta.Mueller@gmail.com or call her at: 630-854-3473

Your favorite Premier Designs Jewelry Lady is Happy to

Serve you!

  

iPad2Charlene Coulombe-Fiore brings back the MEDC iPad2 Raffle:

Purchase tickets NOW

for December 8th drawing!

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS & FLYER Or visit the MEDC website: www.montgomery-illinois.org  

 

 

According to Greg Siebert, "Nothing says 'the holidays' like sweet treats and gift giving."   

Show your clients and employees how much you appreciate them with special holiday gifts and promotions. Whether you want to impress clients with fine candies or show employees you care with warm apparel items, this is the perfect time of year to spread the holiday cheer.

http://www.holidaypromotionscatalog.info  

Let us help you share the holiday joy... contact GMACC Member,

Greg Siebert, today to learn how you can show your appreciation and stay top-of-mind even during the busy holiday season.

(greg.siebert@proforma.com / 630-897-9848)

PROforma Awards Print & Promotions:

ONE SOURCE. INFINITE RESOURCES. 

 

 

Have something to share with fellow Chamber Members? 

 

Send an email to the Chamber Office, or, call: 630-897-8137

Chamber Ambassadors
Your GMACC Ambassadors...

 

 

  • Board President: Jennifer Jones Sinnott of Brian Feltes & Associates
  • Board Director: Mike Pfeiffer of NetComm Business Solutions
  • Ambassador: Cathy Anne Classen of Castle Bank
  • Ambassador: Frank Herbik of DSM Enterprises
  • Ambassador: Denise Blettner of Fox Valley United Way
  • Ambassador: Tom Kozlowicz of Holiday Inn Express
  • Ambassador: Sam Paisley of New York Life Insurance
  • Ambassador: Paul Straits of Vesco Reprographic

What are Ambassadors?

The Chamber's Ambassadors are members who volunteer their time in order to provide an invaluable link between the Chamber and the Community. They will ensure that all GMACC Members receive the maximum benefits from their investment.

 

The primary Ambassadors responsibilities are to help in the retention of members, recruitment of new members and to make sure all members feel that their business is truly benefiting from being involved in the Montgomery community. 

 

Ambassador Duties Include... 

  • Mentor new members by inviting them toChamber events and introducing them to other members.
  • Promote the Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and invite businesses to join.
  • Attend and/or assist in Chamber activities and events.
  • Provide feedback from discussions with new members to the Chamber so that we can continually strive to meet and exceed their expectations.
  • Attend monthly Member Luncheon and Ambassador meeting.
  • Make every effort to attend ribbon cuttings and other publicity events on behalf of the Chamber.

NEXT AMBASSADOR MEETING: OCTOBER 19th

8:30 - 9:30 am/ Castle Bank - 6601 Route 34, Oswego, IL 

 

If you would like to be part of this inaugural Ambassador Group call the Chamber office at 630.897.8137 or send an email to GMACC@Montgomery-Illinois.org.

Partner Perks
          
Take Advantage of these Partner Perks...
  
- CHILD ID SERVICE FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN           
If you serve young children, you are aware of the concerns parents face over child safety.  Sam is offering a complimentary Child I.D. service for your event or business.  Call Sam at 815-263-6336 or send him an email: swpaisley@ft.newyorklife.com
 
- DISCOUNT ON CONSTANT CONTACT FOR GMACC MEMBERS
  

- $50 OFF AN MEDC MEMBERSHIP FOR GMACC MEMBERS

  MEDC MEMBERSHIP INFO 

 

Become a Partner and Promote Your Business

 

What's a Partner Perk...?  A Members Only Privilege.   
Members offer exclusive opportunities for other members. 
  
Examples: Specials/Discount on Products/Services, Consultation in your Business Area of Expertise, Barter Services with each other.  Partner Perks are limited only by your imagination and ingenuity!  Your Chamber is dedicated to building partnerships among our members, so think about what you have to offer and what you are looking for in partnerships with fellow members.
  
Questions?
Call Pam Nagel, GMACC Executive Administrator: 630-897-8137.
Chamber Quick Links

GMACC WEBSITE: www.chamberofmontgomeryil.org 

 

LEADS GROUP INFO 

 

Send an email to the Chamber Office: gmacc@montgomery-illinois.org  

 

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