Anniversary Celebrations
The Elmhurst Family YMCA (211 West First Street) will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of its ice rink on Friday, November 9, from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. The cost for non-YMCA members is $4.00 per adult and $3.00 per child. Skate rental is $2.00 per person. Call 834-9200 for more information.
The following three businesses celebrated their Chamber Anniversaries in October:
15 Years—K&T Colors, Inc. (568 South York Street); and
5 Years—The Private Bank and Trust Company (1603 16th Street, Oak Brook) and Threads of Distinction (430 Rex Boulevard).
Annual Meeting/Silent Auction
Chamber members and their family, friends and employees are free to attend the Chamber’s 2001 Annual Meeting/Silent Auction at Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187, 310 West Butterfield Road, on Monday, November 26, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. After the 30-minute Annual Meeting, guests will enjoy two hours of complimentary food, non-alcoholic beverages and auction bidding. A cash bar will be open.
Business After Hours
The Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235) will host the Chamber’s Business After Hours at Doc Ryan’s, 490 Spring Road, on Wednesday, November 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Grand Opening
The Regional Organ Bank of Illinois (ROBI), 660 North Industrial Drive, will host a Grand Opening at its new Elmhurst headquarters on Friday, November 16, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
For more information, call 758-2600 or visit ROBI’s website at www.robi.org.
Membership Breakfast
The Chamber’s Membership Breakfast will by hosted by the Elmhurst Family YMCA, 211 West First Street, on Wednesday, November 14, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Memberships
The following six businesses joined the Chamber in the past month:
Anne Felt, Life Coach (342 East St. Charles Road), life coach, Anne Felt, 834-2346;
Kelleher Certified Appraisal Services (250 East Vallette Street), appraisals, Maureen Kelleher, 834-3793;
Live & Learn, Too! (119 West Vallette Street), retail toy store, Robin Walsh, 782-5437;
Pastries Plus (129 West First Street), bakery, Martha Van Meeter, 530-2243;
Snelling Personnel (18W100 22nd Street, Oak Brook), personnel services, Shawna Torangan, 620-2580; and
Wing-Hamlin Co., Inc. (126 North York Street), manufacturers representatives, Terry Wing, 279-6161.
Newsmakers
Lisa Hartlage, owner of Change of Scene Travel (745 Fairfield Avenue), recently graduated from the College of Disney Knowledge with the designation of Disney Specialist as an expert on Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Cruise Line and Disneyland Resort. For more information, call 941-0355 or visit her website at www.changeofscene.com.
Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) was ranked 13th among Midwestern comprehensive college in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Colleges” edition, while the College’s chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership and scholarship honor society, was among only seven of 275 chapters to be lauded as a “superior circle” by ODK’s national leaders.
Former IRS attorney and current member of the Chamber Board of Directors Patrick Sheehan of Patrick T. Sheehan & Associates (707 North York Street, Suite 200) was a featured speaker at “What Every Taxpayer Needs to Know About the Tax Controversy Process,” a Chicago Bar Association seminar held on October 25.
Pro Select Sports USA/Northwestern Golf Co. has opened a factory outlet store at its 835 North Church Court location. Hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays. Call 834-2591 for more information.
Certified Public Accountants Puchner, Roberts & Dutt, Ltd., have relocated their offices to 192 North York Street in the Oak Courtyard across from Elmhurst City Hall.
Special Events
Corporate humor will be the focus of the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Board of Governors’ 51st Annual Fall Benefit Dinner at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, on Wednesday, November 14, starting at 6:30 p.m. with a social hour. Greg Schwem, an NBC-TV news reporter and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, is the guest speaker. Ticket cost is $95.00 per person. For more information, call 782-7829 or visit the EMH web site at www.emhc.org.
