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Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
January 2014
..in this issue
UPCOMING EVENTS
ROCS! LEADS GROUP
LUNCH 'N LEARN
ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
JANUARY LUNCHEON
BEFORE HOURS
5 STAR EXPO UPDATE
BRIDAL & SPEC. EVENT EXPO
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
COMING UP...

 

ROCS! LEADS GROUP

NEED LEADS? ROCS! LEADS GROUP is a category-exclusive Leads Group of the Carol Stream Chamber, meeting the 1st & 3rd Wed's at Windsor Park in Carol Stream.  

 

Learn more details about ROCS

CONCERT SERIES 

 

Thursday Night Concerts
at the Town Center in Carol Stream have been growing in popularity over the past 16 years. The Village organizes all the bands and vendors to bring a strong community event to the corner of Gary and Lies each week. The chamber has a table there to share the "Treasure Chest" with the kids, and distribute any info or directories to adults and families. Businesses in and around the community have been partners, taking part in main stage promotional opportunities. If you would like more info on how to be a sponsor, click here or contact Chris Oakley at (630) 871-6250. And, bring your family to a Thursday Night Concert -- you'll enjoy it!  
LUNCH 'N LEARN

Our next Brown Bag Lunch 'N Learn will be held at COD/Carol Stream, 500 N. Kuhn Road from 12:00 noon until 1:30pm. on February 18th. Our presenter and topic will be announced shortly.

 

This is never a sales presentation. 

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Dear Chamber Members, 
This monthly eNewsletter supplements our  printed edition that now comes out twice a year and is designed to keep you current with chamber events and opportunities. 
  
Touch your iPhones, iPads, fire up your 'Droids, Windows phones, tablets, 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.
Wishing you a very ....

 

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JANUARY LUNCHEON
Our next lunch will be the

Multi-chamber Progressive luncheon on January 29th at Medinah Shrine Center, 550 Shriners Drive in Addison.  

 

This event is the one where you have three different tables with which to network AND a total of SEVEN chambers, too! Be sure to bring 50 or more business cards, and there will be a brochure table for your flyers, menus, etc. Sign up here today! 

BEFORE HOURS FEB. 4th
If luncheons are difficult for you to attend and After Hours conflict with your schedule, why not try our Networking In the Morning? On February 4th, join us at Mathieson,  Moyski, and Celer for a 7:30am to 9:00am morning event. Sign up and get more info here... 

FIVE STAR BUSINESS & HEALTH  EXPO, FEB. 28th

 

The Five Star Expo Committee has been busy with updating and refreshing the 18th annual Five Star to include a Health Expo, as well. Join us for the Five Star Business & Health Expo on Friday, February 28th, 2014 from 10am to 3pm at Medinah Shrine Center in Addison.

 

In addition to the B-to-B expo, there will be an additional Health Fair component. Those in the health and wellness industry are invited and encouraged to participate. There will still be the Super Star ($1200) and Expo Sponsor ($600) levels, but the exhibitor rate will lower to $195 per booth. 

 

Forms will be mailed very soon and will be posted on the www.fivestarexpo.com site.  

 

CELEBRATE: BRIDAL & SPECIAL EVENT EXPO ON JANUARY 26 

The 4th annual B2C expo for everything "party" will take place on Sunday, January 26th from 11:30-3 at the Holiday Inn & Suites. CELEBRATE, our Bridal and Special Event Expo, will offer vendors who will help attendees put on a party, prom, quincea�era, wedding or other special celebration. The application is now available for sponsors, exhibitors, and goodie bag sponsors.

 

WOMEN IN BUSINESS
All the dates for our 2014 Women In Business luncheons have been planned with a few speakers still sliding in. We are really looking forward to starting off the new year right --- talking about procrastinating on January 15th. Will you join us? Here is the year in WIB:

January 15 - "Procrastination" by Tammy Cook @ Windsor Park
February 26
- Fountain View Rec Center
April 30
- "Tables of Interest" @ Glendale Lakes Golf Club
June 25th
- TBA
September 26
- "What Women Want" Expo @ Holiday Inn & Suites
November 19 -
"Polka Dot Progressive" @ Holiday Inn & Suites


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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,
Luanne Newman, Executive Director
Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce
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