Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
Annual Meeting/Silent Auction,
plus Elmhurst Jaycees Casino Night
The Chamber will host its Casablanca-themed 2004 Annual Meeting/Silent Auction plus Elmhurst Jaycees Casino Night Benefit for the American Cancer Society’s 2005 Relay For Life in the new Waterford Banquet Room (a.k.a. Rick’s Cafй) at the Holiday Inn Express (933 South Route 83) on Tuesday, November 23, from 5:30 to 10:00 p.m. The Silent Auction, Casino Night and complimentary “Taste of Elmhurst” dining open at 6:00 p.m., following our 30-minute Annual Meeting. Members can promote their business by donating to the Silent Auction and Casino Night Raffle Prizes, and/or contributing to the “Taste of Elmhurst.” Letters of Transit are free to all Chamber members, Jaycees and their guests.
Chamber Anniversaries
The following four businesses are celebrating Chamber Anniversaries in November:
35 Years—The Fitzpatrick Company (832 Industrial Drive);
10 Years—Angelo’s Ristorante (247 North York Street) and My Friend’s Place Salon (112 West Third Street); and
5 Years—McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub (122 South York Street).
Fall Luncheon
Identity theft expert Sharon Garchitorena, Financial Education Coordinator, State of Illinois Treasurer’s Office, will be the Keynote Speaker at the Chamber’s annual Fall Luncheon at the Diplomat West Banquet Halls (681 West North Avenue) on Friday, November 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost is $30.00 per member.
New Members
The following four businesses and organizations joined the Chamber during the past two weeks:
Chow (116 West Park Avenue), gourmet food catering and carry out, Mary Corlett, 740-4519. Opening in January of 2005;
Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation (P.O. Box 466, Addison 60101), charitable organization, Dan Gibbons, 415-2816;
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Elmhurst (410 West Lake Street), hotel, Derek Westbrooks, 782-6300. Formerly known as AmeriSuites Elmhurst; and
The UPS Store (205 East Butterfield Road), shipping, E. Bear, 941-8122.
Also, Fresh Start Cafй (1038 South York Street) reactivated its membership. Demetri Danos is the contact. The phone number is 279-9997.
Newsmakers
Synergistic Networks (180 West Park Avenue, Suite 210), a leading provider of relationship management, e-commerce and integrated solutions, has been named to the 2004 Deloitte Chicagoland “Technology Fast 50” by representatives of Deloitte & Touche, The American Stock Exchange, LaSalle Bank and Gardner Carton & Douglas.
Diane McGinnis, Community Liaison at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (200 Berteau Avenue) and Chamber Ambassador, was named Woman of the Year for 2004 by the DuPage Federation of Republican Women in October.
Denise Jones, Vice President for Financial Affairs at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue), an EC employee since 1984 and a 1990 EC graduate, received an Alumni Merit Award on Homecoming Saturday on October 9.
Special Events
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School (142 East Third Street) will host a Craft and Bake Sale on Saturday, November 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 832-1649 for more info.
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 2nd Annual Holiday Fine Art Faire, a juried show of fine art by more than 60 talented artists from the U.S., in the Courtyard Commons at York Community High School (355 West St. Charles Road) on Saturday, November 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 13, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 and benefits the District 205 Foundation. Call Barb Szczepaniak at 617-2328 for more info.
Doti Liquors (104 East Fullerton) is sponsoring its 5th Annual Holiday Celebration of Wines & Champagnes at Stevens Steak House (476 North York Street) on Saturday, November 13, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Prior admission is $7.00 per person or $10.00 per person at the door. Call 834-0025 for more info.
WGN-TV Sports Anchor and Elmhurst resident Dan Roan will speak at the Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Board of Governors’ 54th Annual Fall Benefit Dinner at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace on Wednesday, November 17, starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $115.00 per person. Proceeds benefit EMH’s Lombard Health Center and Diabetes Learning Center.
The Spring Road Business Association, along with the Chamber, will co-sponsor its annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Gazebo and Prairie Path on Friday, November 19, at 7:00 p.m. Visit www.springroad.com for more info.
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra will present “Vibrant Voices” at Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, Elmhurst College, on Sunday, November 21, at 3:00 p.m. Call 941-0202 for more info.
The 21st Annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run is scheduled on Thursday, November 25, at 9:00 a.m. Proceeds benefit The Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation, DuPage Public Action to Delivery Shelter (PADS) and United Community Concerns Association. For more info or to register, call the Hotline at 415-2816 or visit www.dangibbonsturkeytrot.com.
The Rotary Club of Elmhurst (P.O. Box 147) is sponsoring its 11th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Diplomat West Banquet Halls (681 West North Avenue) on Thursday, November 25, at 12:00 noon. For more info or tickets, call Cliff Lyda at 834-7750 or 862-8686.