Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
February 2014
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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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
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WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS...
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598 E. North Avenue, Carol Stream 60188 Frank Grassano (630) 580-9143
http://www.pizzeriadanella.com Join Date: 1/30/2014 Authentic Neapolitan Pizza, Pasta Retro Fitness608 E. North Avenue, Carol Stream 60188 Paul Schultz (630) 868-3440 http://www.carolstreamil.retrofitness.net Join Date: 1/28/2014 Fitness Club Information Organization and Management SystemsHanover Park 60133 Ann Kennedy (630) 373-4759 Join Date: 1/28/2014 Paper, Electronic Organization. Personal & Business. Precision Payroll1901 S. Meyers Road, Oakbrook Terrace 60181 Ben Thomas (630) 335-3510 http://www.precisionpayroll.com Join Date: 1/24/2014 Payroll Processing Origami Owl/ Brittany Hensley, Ind. Designer Bartlett 60103 Brittany Hensley (630) 234-5797Join Date: 1/24/2014 ''Living Lockets'' Jewelry Vito Zatto Entertainment, Inc.Join Date: 1/21/2014 The Vito Zatto Show Lena Lee PhotographyJoin Date: 1/21/2014 Wedding, Portrait, Commercial & Event Photography American Legion Post 76Join Date: 1/20/2014 Banquet Hall/Veterans Organization Sharkos Glen Ellyn 60137 Ronald Sharko (630) 790-9864 Join Date: 1/20/2014 Catering (caterer for American Legion) Thirty-One GiftsJoin Date: 1/17/2014 Home Organization, Purses, Bags & Totes Liberty Tax Service #74311161 Bloomingdale Rd, Glendale Heights 60139 Alonzo Gardiner (630) 474-5500 Join Date: 1/16/2014 Professional Tax Return Preparation Vacations With FlairJoin Date: 12/5/2013 Travel Agency Shimmer Hair SalonJoin Date: 12/3/2013 hair color hair cutting, facial waxing Vinakom CommunicationsJoin Date: 11/21/2013 telecommunications In Home Personal Services906 Il Rt. 22, Suite A, Fox River Grove 60021 Poul Freitag 630-246-CARE (2273) http://www.ihps.com Senior Care |
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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.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
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FEBRUARY LUNCHEON
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Our next luncheon will be held February 12th from 11:30am - 1:00pm at the Holiday Inn & Suites and will be all about team-building and relationship-building. Ok, well, not only about that, since it will truly be fun, too.
Details? More here > Sign up here today!
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BEFORE HOURS FEB. 4th
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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...
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BOOTH CAMP - LUNCH & MARKETING PRESENTATION
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Sometimes it is difficult to know exactly what to do to get ready for a business expo. Knowing what marketing to do before, during, and after can be intimidating. Ordering signs, printed items, and promotional giveaways are not to be forgotten, too. Join us for "Booth Camp" -- a time to network with attendees from five chambers, and hear two speakers give helpful ideas on good exhibit booths on Thursday, February 6th from 11:30-1:30. Mike Feeley of Concord Marketing and Sally Wolcott of Man Marketing will be our presenters. Lunch is $10 for members and $20 for visitors. Members who are in the printing, signage, marketing, or promotional products category and who have already signed up for/paid for their Fie Star Booth, may have an exhibitor booth at Booth Camp for $25. Attendees can benefit from these professionals and their ideas for you. This event will be held at Bloomingdale Golf Club in Bloomingdale. Sign up and get more info here..
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LUNCH 'N LEARN
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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 19th. Our presenter will be Attorney Bob McNees.
This is never a sales presentation.
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Our next Business After Hours will be held on Thursday, February 20, from 5:30-7:30pm at The Fun Ones, 257 Commonwealth Drive (off St. Charles Road between Gary and Schmale), Carol Stream.
The Fun Ones will set up a PhotoBooth, as they just gave away at the chamber's annual Bridal & Special Event Expo a week ago. They will show us just how much fun we should all be having!
I hope you'll plan on coming out to network, and meet some new members on February 20th!
Sign up here...
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FIVE STAR BUSINESS & HEALTH EXPO, FEB. 28th
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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.
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WOMEN IN BUSINESS FEB 26th
| 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 fashioning your 30 second commercial on February 26th will be Tim Stewart. Will you join us? Here is the year in WIB:
February 26 - "Turning Your World Upside Down with Your 30 Second Commercial" @ 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
o: 630.665.3325
f: 630.665.6965
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YOUR AD HERE :) |
Chamber Members can now include an ad in our monthly Constant Contact Newsletters (max of 4 per newsletter) for just $50. It is sent out the first week of the month and reaches approximately 600.
We offer Banner ads, labels, magnetic nametags, eBlasts, Enhanced ChamberMaster listings and more. The rates were looked at and adjusted (lower) last month.
Get the word out...let us help you! Contact the chamber office today, 630.665.3325.
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