Annual Meeting/Silent Auction
The Chamber will conduct its Annual Meeting 2003/Silent Auction at Monty’s Elegant Banquets (703 South York Road, Bensenville) on Tuesday, November 18. The 30-minute Annual Meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. The Silent Auction and “Taste of Elmhurst” runs from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Food will be provided compliments of a dozen Chamber restaurants, with the Chamber providing non-alcoholic beverages. A cash bar is available.
Chamber members and their families, guest, employees and clients are FREE to attend.
Members can promote their business to hundreds of people with a Silent Auction donation of good and/or services (or those of fellow Chamber member or client) at any of three levels— $99.99 and under, $100.00 to $499.99, $500.00 and over. To donate, call the Chamber office at 834-6060 no later than Friday, November 14.
The Chamber is seeking a dozen to 15 restaurants, pizzerias, sandwich shop and delis to provide food samples to serve a minimum of 50 people. “Taste of Elmhurst” vendors are encouraged (but not required) to staff their food table. To participate, vendors must register no later than Friday, November 7.
Business After Hours
The David Agency (385 North York Street) will host the Chamber’s Annual Holiday Business After Hours on Thursday, December 18, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Membership Breakfast
Country Inn & Suites (777 East Grand Avenue, Bensenville) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Wednesday, December 10, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following four businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
Allstate Insurance Co. (358A West North Avenue), insurance, Richard S. Ingram, 758-1000;
Country Insurance & Financial Services (314 Eggleston Avenue), insurance, Karen P, 279-5986;
House on the Hill, Inc. (650 West Grand Avenue, Unit 110), mail order cookie molds, Connie Meisinger, 279-4455; and
Q Salon Suites (151 North York Street), salon leasing, Frank Quinn, 852-0771
Newsmakers
For the second year in a row, Cardinal Cartridge (211 Spangler Avenue) has been named one of America’s entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc. magazine in its October issue that lists the top 500 fast-growing companies in the country. Cardinal ranked No. 339 with a growth percentage of 540 in the past five years based on sales of $2.15 million in 1998 to $13.72 million in 2002.
FitLife Training Fitness Studio & Retail Shop (111 West First Street) will conduct a FitLife Challenge in November and December to promote adherence to a healthy lifestyle. Participants will accrue points based on classes attended, body fat lost and other criteria. Call Tina Tuzynski at 833-9790 for more info.
DeForest Creative (300 West Lake Street) has named Gary Wynn as the new Creative Services Director.
Red Ribbon/Character Counts Kickoff on Cable
Sponsored by the Chamber’s Drug-Free Workplace Program, the Kickoff Breakfast for Red Ribbon Week and Character Counts in Elmhurst will air on “Elmhurst Our Kind of Town” on Channel 6 on Comcast throughout November on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.
Special Events
The District 205 Foundation for Educational Excellence (130 West Madison Street), in conjunction with RGL Marketing for the Arts (186 Grace Avenue), will present the 1st Holiday Art Faire, a juried show of fine crafts, at York Community High School’s Courtyard Commons, 355 West St. Charles Road, on Saturday, November 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 16, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 per person. Call Barb Szczepaniak at 617-2328 for more info.
Doti Liquors (104 East Fullerton Avenue) will conduct its 4th Annual Holiday Celebration of Wines & Champagnes in the Oak Ballroom at the Holiday Inn Elmhurst, 624 North York Street, on Saturday, November 15, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Admission is $7.00 per person in advance and $10.00 at the door. You must be at least 21 to enter. Call 834-0025 for more info.
Cellist Katinka Kleijn will perform at the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s “Songs and Celebrations” Concert in Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, on Sunday, November 16, at 3:00 p.m. Call 941-0202 for more info.
Great Lakes Lab Rescue (105 East Vallette Street, OMB#1175) will host its annual Christmas Fundraiser at the Elmhurst Family YMCA, 211 West First Street, on Saturday, November 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be vendors, crafters and a visit from Santa. Admission is $3.00 per adult, with children free. Call Patty Ilg at 359-4210 for more info.
The Elmhurst Art Museum (150 Cottage Hill Avenue) will display the art of Nancy Rosen, John Sabraw and Lisa Erf starting in November and running into February. Call April Arnold at 834-0202 for more info.