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 Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce Business Brief
Advancing the Agricultural, Industrial and Civic Interest of the City of Hillsboro and the Greater Montgomery County
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Dear ,
Well here we are in September
already. The last "Summer Fling" is Labor Day weekend, I hope
you have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Our major event this month will
be the annual Business & Industry Awards dinner on September 16th at the Moose Lodge. We need
your support, so please mark your calendars and plan on attending. Tickets are available at the Chamber office as well as various locations around town. Please read below for more information.
Also,
there is still a need for volunteers to help with the farmer's market on
Thursdays through October. Lesley has the sign-up sheet and still has several dates to fill. Contact her if you would like to help.
Although this is a couple of
months away, please save-the-date for November 12th for the next major fund raiser for the
Chamber. We are hosting a four course meal at the Church Street Pub paired
with different seasonal Schlafly beers. There will be a Schlafly representative on
hand to describe and educate the attendees on each of the different types of beers. If you have ever attended a
wine dinner, this will offer an interesting and a close parallel to that
concept. The evening will also feature a silent auction and we are still in the search
of auction items. Contact Lesley if you can donate an item or to sponsor a
gift basket.
I hope to see you at our next regular membership meeting on Friday, September 17th, 12:00 noon downstairs at the Moose Lodge.
 Gene White, President
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce
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Upcoming  Blood Drives
Please join us to donate blood and give what's in your heart for area patients! If you are healthy and eligible, please give blood now when you have time.
Hillsboro Moose Lodge
Wednesday, September 15 from 12:00pm to 6:30 pm
Raymond Knights of
Columbus Hall
Tuesday, September 21 from 2:30pm to 6:30pm
Nokomis Memorial Park
House
Wednesday, September 22 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Central Illinois Community Blood Center is the blood provider to area patients of 19 counties at 19 central and southwestern Illinois hospitals. We are the only provider of blood to Hillsboro Area Hospital, Pana Community Hospital, Taylorville Memorial Hospital, Memorial Medical Center and St. John's Hospital. Please join us for this life-saving event. If you have any questions about donating you can call 1-866-GIVE-BLD. Walk-ins are always welcome, but to schedule an appointment call Jessica at 1-866-GIVE-BLD x 118 or sign up online at www.cicbc.org |
 Membership Meeting,
September 17 Moose Lodge
Please join us at the Chamber monthly membership meeting, Friday, September 17th at 12:00 noon downstairs at Hillsboro Moose Lodge. This will be an open meeting to discuss new ideas as well as upcoming events!
Members can order their lunch off of the menu or off of the hot bar.
If you have an item you would like placed on the agenda, please contact Lesley at 532-3711. |
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 Farmer's Market
The Farmer's Market is still going strong! Vendors set up on the Lincoln Plaza every Thursday from 4:00-7:00 pm loaded with fresh sweet corn, eggplant, green beans, onions, peppers, cantaloupe and more! Autumn is just around the corner which means a whole new batch of produce! Come out and support our local farmers!
Volunteers are needed to manage the market. Please contact the Chamber office to find out which dates are in need of volunteers.
The Chamber is focusing on making the market one of the best in the area. If you have a craft, are a grower/producer or if you have entertainment ideas please contact the Chamber office at 532-3711. |
 WANTED: Program Ideas
The Chamber Program Committee is seeking new ideas for our monthly programs. What types of topics are you interested in learning more about? Submit your ideas to
HillsboroChamber@consolidated.net.
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1st Annual Schlafly Beer Pairings Dinner
 Save the Date!
We
are honored and excited to be planning the 1st Annual Schlafly Beer Pairings
Dinner on Friday, November 12 at the Church Street Pub. The dinner
will allow you to taste the wonderful and different flavors of a variety of Schlafly
beers paired with an exquisite four course dinner. Tickets to attend are $50 which includes a four course dinner and beer that will be paired with each course. Tickets will soon be available at the Chamber office and at the Church St. Pub. Keep watch for details.
This
is a very special and unique fundraising event, which will feature an evening filled with
exceptional food and beers, as well as an incredible silent auction.
Donations are needed for the auction. If you would like to donate a themed basket or a product or service please contact the Chamber office at 532-3711 for more information.
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Member Announcements
Top Tier Cakes
532-2300
September's featured cake flavor is Mom's Favorite.
My
mom made it all the time and I loved it, so I'm sharing the love and
the memories with this months featured flavor. Mom's Favorite is a
classic yellow cake with a smooth and rich chocolate butter cream icing.
It is
available in all cake sizes and cupcakes will be on hand in the shop for
the month of September.
*Please keep in mind when placing your
cake orders we need at least one weeks notice Thank you for all your
support! Visit us on Facebook here.
Dollar General
532-5353
Dollar General and Lincoln Land Community College have teamed up to celebrate National Literacy Week September 11 - September 19. Dollar General will raffle off a brand new mountain bike and gas grill. Tickets are $1 each. Proceeds to benefit the Dollar General Literacy Program.
The mountain bike and grill will be on display September 11 through September 18 with the winner drawn on September 18. Contact Linda Sherman at Dollar General for additional information.
University of Illinois Extension Office
Free webinar series on Special
Food Businesses hosted at the University of Illinois Extension office in
Hillsboro. The first of this three part series will be on Thursday, September
9, 2010. September's topic will be Starting Right in Specialty
Foods. Brian Norder, Director of the Vermont Food Venture Center will be
hosting this informative session on what it takes to start and grow a specialty
food business. Brian has over a decade of experience assisting entrepreneurs in
all phases of food-related business development.
The following sessions are on
Thursday, October 14, and Thursday, November 11. October's webinar will
focus on the importance of branding and will feature specialty food business
owners Judith Moore of the Charleston Cookie Company and Robin Rhea, of Slather
Sauce. The November 11, webinar will conclude this series with a look at
Culinary Tourism, an emerging niche that combines agriculture, specialty food
and tourism. This presentation will feature a panel of Extension specialists
working on Culinary Tourism initiatives.
Each month's webinar begins at 1
p.m. at the University of Illinois Extension office, #1 Industrial Park
Drive. The events are free of charge but we ask that you
pre-register. You may register by calling 217-532-3941 or by visiting us
on the web by clicking here.
Registration is only up at this time for September's session. Hope to see
you there.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 9, 16, 23, 30 Farmer's Market
4:00-7:00 pm Lincoln Plaza
September 12 Second Sunday Concerts
6:00 Lincoln Plaza
September 16 Annual Business & Industry Awards Banquet
6:00 pm Moose Lodge (upstairs)
September 17 Monthly Membership Meeting
12:00 noon Moose Lodge (downstairs)
September 17 Bre's BeeHive Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening
2:00-5:00 pm 321 S. Main St.
October 1 Agribusiness Litchfield Pork Patty Sale
11:00-1:00 pm McKay Auto Parts
October TBA Business After Hours
Keep watch for details
November 12 Schlafly Beer Pairings Dinner
7:00 pm Church St. Pub
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