Business After Hours
Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street) will host a special Business After Hours on Wednesday, May 1, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., in conjunction with the Illinois Main Street Conference reception sponsored by Elmhurst City Centre (2 City Centre) and a limited edition of Cool Cars Under The Stars. The bank will present the Chamber with a check for $7000.00 to sponsor the City Centre Stage at Elmfest 2002 on June 7-9.
US Bank (536 South York Street), formerly Firstar Bank, and Schiller Real Estate, Inc. (540 South York Street) will co-host a Business After Hours on Wednesday, May 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Membership Breakfast
The Center for Speech and Language Disorders (195 West Spangler) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Wednesday, April 22, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., concluding with cash prize drawings in the Second Annual $10,000 Raffle to benefit its “Help a Child Fund.”
New Members
The following nine businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
Buffalo Wild Wings (149 North York Street), Scott Snow, 832-2999;
Felix Co., Inc. (15W673 Virginia Lane), professional landscaping, Sam Felix, 834-0669;
Gindo Managerial Accounting (770 Poplar Avenue), certified public accountants, Douglas Johnson, 516-1240;
J.P.’s Landscaping Inc., professional landscaping, John Pezza, 941-9250;
Michael A. Maciejewski, Ltd. (945 Oak Lawn), law firm, Michael Maciejewski, 530-7245;
Morningside Equities Group (233 West Erie, 3rd Floor, Chicago), real estate development, David M. Strosberg, (312) 280-7770;
Porte Brown LLC (845 Oakton Street, Elk Grove Village), certified public accountants, (847) 956-1040;
Senior Home Sharing, Inc. (315 West St. Charles Road, Lombard), affordable housing for seniors, Rochelle Corso, 629-5599; and
Thomas E. Newman, DDS (468 Spring Road), dentistry, Thomas Newman Jr., DDS, 532-5310.
Newsmakers
The Chamber’s Blueprint for Success Program was a repeat honoree at the DuPage Area Education to Careers-sponsored Annual Award Luncheon held in Woodridge on April 11.
Special Events
The Elmhurst Junior Women’s Club (916 South Chatham Avenue), with support from Plass Appliances (134 North York Street), is sponsoring its 2nd Annual Elmhurst Kitchen Expedition on Sunday, April 28, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Elmhurst Walk-In Ministry at St. Peter’s UCC (125 West Church Street) and other local charities. Call Elizabeth Burkhart at 758-0467 for more information.
The Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst (P.O. Box 729) will hold their annual Pig Roast Fundraiser to benefit the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association (NESDRA) Junior Wheelchair Basketball Program at Doc Ryan’s, 490 Spring Road, on Sunday, April 28, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The ticket cost of $25.00 per t-shirt covers two hours of food and beverage.
Art in the Park, Elmhurst’s 6th Annual Fine Art Festival, will take place in Wilder Park around the Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill, on Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. “Art After Dark,” the Art Museum’s benefit, will be held Saturday ay 7:30 p.m. Ticket costs are $35.00 for members and $40.00 for non-members. Call 834-0202 for reservations.
The Elmhurst Economic Development Corporation (209 North York Street) will hold its Annual Meeting breakfast at River Forest Country Club, 15W468 Grand Avenue, on Friday, May 10, at 7:30 a.m. Ronald Thomas, Executive Director of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Planning Commission, will be the Keynote Speaker. Call the EEDC at 530-6404 for reservations.
The Kiwanis Club also will hold its annual Pancake Day Breakfast and Mother’s Day Plant Sale at Sandburg Middle School, 345 East St. Charles Road, on Saturday, May 11, from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost for the all-you-can-eat breakfast is $5.00 for adults and children older than five. Call Val Stewart at 993-8863 for more information.
Spring Luncheon
“A Salute to Those Who Protect and Serve” is the theme of the Chamber’s 2002 Spring Luncheon, which will be held at Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187, 310 West Butterfield Road, on Thursday, May 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An All-American lunch will be catered by Barbeque Jim’s Smokehouse (416-B North York Street). Attendees are encouraged to dress in patriotic attire. Ticket cost is $30.00 per person.