Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce
 Business Brief 
Advancing the Agricultural, Industrial and Civic Interest of the City of Hillsboro and the Greater Montgomery County 
"The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
-Aristotle Onassis


In This Issue
Thank you golfers & sponsors
June Membership Meeting
Chamber Awards Scholarships
Member Announcements
Membership Renewals
Summer Concert Series
President's Club Members
Calendar of Events
Quick Links
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Board of Directors
President - Terri Miller
Miller Enterprises Design, Inc.

1st Vice - Angie Eickhoff
White & Associates

2nd ViceGreg Holcomb
Country Financial
Economic Development Committee Chair


Treasurer- Mike Ryan
National Bank

Past President -
Gene White

White & Associates

Executive Director-
Lesley Pollard 2000 & Beyond Committee Co-Chair

Mary Brown
Browns Insurance

Melissa Durbin 

The Job Center


Alan Holman
Market of Ahs

Jim Armentrout
Magnusson Grand Hotel & Conf. Center

Brandi Lentz
Montgomery County Realty

Leslie Johnson  Lincoln Land Community College 

Dear  , 

 

Greetings from the Chamber office!    

 

As summer starts to heat up things start to cool down in the Chamber office.  With the inaugural Chamber Open under our belts the next big upcoming event will be the annual Business and Industry Dinner on September 27 at the Moose Lodge.  Keep watch for information on how you can nominate a fellow Chamber member for an award.   


After the B&I will be the annual Beer Pairings dinner.  Plans are underway for this successful dinner.  Stay tuned on how you can purchase your tickets.  If you have an item or themed basked that you would like to donate to the silent auction for this dinner let me know!  

 

Have a great week! 

 

 

Lesleys Signature

Executive Director
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce and 

Economic Development/Tourism Coordinator 


Thank you to all 17 teams who golfed and the following sponsors for supporting the inaugural Chamber Open. 
Proceeds from the event will be used to award scholarships to local seniors.

 
Elite Turf Care 
Presenting 
 
Holcomb Construction / Bondurant Plumbing 
Lunch & Dinner 
 
Style Studio / Tee Shirts, Ink. 
Beer Cart 
 
Hole  
Browns Insurance Agency
Central Illinois Community Blood Center
Country Financial - Greg Holcomb
 
Dr. Kirk Hess, DDS 
Family Eye Care 
First Community Bank 
Jorn Sign Company 
Montgomery County Realty 
National Bank 
Pepsi Refreshment Services 
State Farm Insurance - Dennis Fenton 
White & Associates Financial Services 

SAVE-THE-DATE for 2013: June 1, 2013

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June Membership Meeting
Friday, June 15


Give blood
12:00 noon - Challacbome House

Please join the Hillsboro Chamber for our June membership meeting. Guest speaker is Mindy Melton with the Central Illinois Community Blood Center. Mindy will be discussing the need for blood, the importance of donating in the summer, and announcing a new partnership. There will also be a table set up offering free blood typing. It is a finger prick and only takes a few seconds.

All Chamber members are encouraged to attend. Business professionals who are interested in learning more about the Chamber can attend as our guests.

Lunch will be provided at a cost of $7 per person and will consist of: (Choose one)

Option 1: Gianni's Pizza

Option 2: Ginni's Chicken Salad
(Lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon, black olives, grilled chicken and feta cheese).

Please RSVP with your lunch choice to Lesley at 532-3711 or hillsborochamber@consolidated.net
by Thursday, June 14 at 12:00 noon

Chamber awards $6,000 in scholarships


Due to a successful year, the Chamber was able to award $1,500 in scholarship money to three Hillsboro  High School Seniors:

Kate Ginnard
Ginnard will be attending Truman State University to major in both communications and Spanish while studying pre-law courses.  After four years in undergraduate studies, Ginnard plans to attend law school.

Mackenzie Latham
Latham has been accepted at Lake Land College in Mattoon and plans to major in psychology.

Chelsey Jeffers
Jeffers will be attending Lincoln Land Community College majoring in history. 


And the Litchfield and Hillsboro Chamber Agribusiness Committee awarded $4,500 in scholarships to seven local high school seniors:

Aaron Crawford
Crawford is enrolled in the John Deere tech program at Lake Land College in Mattoon and is a graduate from Lincolnwood High School.

Alexis Waterman
Waterman is enrolled at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and plans to study plan and soil sciences with a minor in agribusiness. Waterman is a graduate of Nokomis High School.

Caleb Behme
Behme a graduate of Litchfield High School has been accepted to Illinois State University and his proposed major is agriculture education.

Shayla Grosenheider
Grosenheider is a graduate of Litchfield High School and has been accepted to Illinois State University and plans to major in Agribusiness.

Brianna Rogers
Rogers is a graduate of Litchfield High School and has been accepted to Eastern Illinois University. Roger's propsed major is environmental science.

Dustin Kistner
Kistner is a graduate of Hillsboro High School and has will be attending Lincoln Land Community College.  Kistner's propsed major is ag/welding. 
 

 

National bank May ad  

Pepsi  
 


announcementsMember Announcements

 

 
Paws Care of Montgomery County
Paws Care of Montgomery Looking for New Volunteers, Holding Upcoming Fundraisers!

Paws Care will also be holding two fundraisers to help their non-profit animal welfare group. They are currently selling HUGE 2 lb resealable tubs of cookie dough for only $10! Dough choices are Peanut Butter, Oatmeal Raisin, Sugar, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Chocolate Chunk or Snickerdoodle. Place your order by contacting Ellen Moore at ekmoore@consolidated.net or call 532-3392.

"Plates for Paws" will take place at Litchfield Ruby Tuesday's Restaurant from June 5-June 7. It's part of their Community GiveBack Program. To participate in the fundraiser, you must download the flyer from the Paws Care website at www.mcpawscare.org. The flyer MUST be presented to your waitress for Paws to receive the 20% donation.

If you have questions about either of the fundraisers or volunteering, please email pawscare@hotmail.com. You may also visit their website at www.mcpawscare.org.




Hillsboro Sports Association 

Annual Bud Reincke-Hillsboro Sports Association Golf Tournament
Saturday, June 30, 2012 Hillsboro Country Club.
Contact Early Meijer 532-2326 for more info or to register your team. 

 

Concert Poster


NEW Pres Club 2012 Sign 


CALENDAR OF EVENTS    
       

June 19                 Hillsboro Area Hospital Blood Drive  

9am-3pm               

 

June 30                Bud-Reincke/Hillsboro Sports Assn. Golf Tournament

                             Hillsboro Country Club   

 

July 6                   Summer Concert Series
7-9:30 pm            The Swamp Daddies (Sherwood Forest Campground)

August 3             Summer Concert Series
7-9:30 pm           One More Round (Johnny Cash Tribute) Sherwood Forest Campground

September 7       Summer Concert Series
7-9:30 pm           Montgomery County's Got Talent  (Sherwood Forest Campground)          

 

Sept. 27               B&I Annual Dinner

 

Oct. 25                Montgomery / Macoupin County Career Fair  

3-7 pm                 Blackburn College  (click here to download flyer) 

 

Oct. TBD            Annual Beer Pairings Dinner