Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
Brown Bag Lunch
Expert panelists Pete Czuchra of Cyber Com (289 West Van Buren Street), Joe Major of Synergistic Networks (180 West Park Avenue, Suite 210), Mattine Gallentine of MG Computer & Training (5510 Pershing Avenue, Downers Grove) and Todd Benson of Castco Communications (391 River Glen) will discuss “Attracting Prospects to Your Website” during a Brown Bag Lunch at the Chamber Conference Room on Wednesday, April 20, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to the Chamber by Monday, April 18, at 5:00 p.m.
Business After Hours
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 (130 West Madison Street) will host the Chamber’s monthly Business After Hours in the cafeteria at York Community High School (355 West St. Charles Road) on Wednesday, April 6, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Membership Breakfast
The Center for Speech and Language Disorders (195 West Spangler Avenue, Suite B) will host the Chamber’s monthly Membership Breakfast on Wednesday, April 20, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. On Thursday, April 21, the CSLD will hold its annual Dinner and Awards Fundraiser at Stimac’s Restaurant, featuring the 9:00 p.m. drawing of the winning $10,000.00 “Help A Child Fund” Raffle ticket. Call 530-8551 for more info.
New Members
The following nine businesses joined the Chamber in the past couple of weeks:
Fresco’s Mediterranean Cafй/Jiminy Chips (143 North York Street), restaurant, Jim Vadevoulis, 834-3333;
GAB Marketing & Communication (490 East South Street), marketing and communication consultants, Pat Golden, 212-7882;
Kenmore Park Apartments (117 Kenmore), apartment complex, Bob Beyer, 530-8414;
Mary Kay, Inc./Nancy Magurno, Independent Sales Manager (550 East 13th Place, Lombard 60148), direct sales, Nancy Magurno, 627-0707;
Pat’s Hallmark (125 North York Street), Hallmark cards, Pat Podlasek, 834-1323;
Pioneer Home Mortgage (466 Spring Road), mortgage lender, Kimberly Neubauer, 832-4663;
Polays’ Home Decor (100 North York Street), window treatments, Michelle Polay and Susan Polay;
Precision Painting & Decorating Corp. (15W011 Lexington Street), painting contractor, Aaron Moore, 688-9423; and
UIC Department of Otolaryngology – Facial Plastic Surgery (1200 South York Street), physicians and surgeons, Marilyn Plomann, 758-8790;
In addition, Panera Bread (108 West North Avenue), restaurant and catering service, and Doyle Rowe LTD (530 Cherry), insurance firm, reactivated their memberships. The contacts at Panera are Brian Mannis, Gene Ott and Liz Stanley. Panera’s phone number is 833-5001. The contact at Doyle Rowe is Audrey Edwards and the phone number is 379-0851,
Newsmakers
Wolf & Company (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook) will present a free Family Business Forum, titled “Good to Great,” featuring Verinder Syal of Syal Consult on Wednesday, April 6, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. A continental breakfast will be served. For more info, call Gail Joyce at 545-4501.
Great Lakes Lab Rescue (105 East Vallette Street, PMB #1175) is seeking foster homes to care for rescued Labrador retrievers from two weeks to a couple of months. For more info, call (219) 365-9476, ext. 3, or visit www.greatlakeslabrescue.org.
Special Events
The Spice Merchant & Tea Room (108 West Park Avenue) and Boutie Q Boutique (263 North York Street) will co-host an informal modeling of new spring fashions in the tea room on Wednesday, March 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call 941-7288 for more info.
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra will conduct its Annual Pops Concert Dinner Dance Benefit, titled “In the Mood for Love,” at The Carlisle in Lombard on Saturday, April 2, at 6:00 p.m. with a champagne welcome. Dinner is at 7:00 p.m., followed by the concert and dancing at 8:30 p.m. The evening includes a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are $100.00 per person or $180.00 per couple. For more info, call 832-8840 or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org.
The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Guild will hold its Sixth Annual Chef Fest at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace on Thursday, April 7, at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar reception. The tasting, silent auction and cash raffle starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50.00 per person. Call Carol at 832-4972 for tickets or more info.
Larry Roesch Chrysler-Jeep (200 West Grand Avenue) will present the inaugural Workstream Inc. Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Greater Illinois Chapter, at 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago, on Saturday, April 9, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The winner qualifies for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in June. The cost is $500.00 per player. Call (312) 236-4491 for more info.
Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) and Special Kids Day will co-sponsored a Benefit Concert to rebuild the tsunami-ravaged Sambohoi Shelter in Galle, Sri Lanka, at R.A. Faganel Hall on Saturday, April 16, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. Five bands, including the EC Jazz Band, and an improv troupe will perform. The ticket cost of $25.00 per person or $40.00 per couple includes a buffet and two complementary beverages. Call Laura at 617-5393 for more info.
The Rotary Club of Elmhurst (P.O. Box 147) will celebrate its 50th Birthday at its annual Scholarship Fundraiser at River Forest Country Club (15W468 Grand Avenue) on Friday, April 22, starting at 7:00 p.m. Festivities include a Silent Auction and two $5,000.00 raffles. Ticket costs are $55.00 per person or $500.00 for a table of 10. Call Terry Elliott at 782-3720 for more info or to RSVP by April 8.
The 10th Annual Elmhurst College Walk for Hope: In Memory of Claire Bartels, organized by the College’s Greek System to benefit the American Cancer Society (1801 South Myers Road, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace), will be held on the College Mall on Saturday, April 30. Sponsors include the Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235). For more info, call Cheryl Leoni at 617-3189.
Spring Luncheon and Business Expo
The Chamber will celebrate those businesses that help our members market their goods and services at the “Salute to Marketing Professionals” 2005 Spring Luncheon at the Monty’s Elegant Banquets (703 South York Road, Bensenville) on Wednesday, April 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. New is a mini-Business-to-Business Exposition for honorees and interested members. Cost is $30.00 per person or $100.00 for a display table with lunch for two. RSVP by Friday, April 22.