Mark
Your Calendar
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FEBRUARY 13
Monthly Luncheon
Energy Conservation for
All
Kay
McKeen/SCARCE Holiday Inn/CS 11:30-1pm
FEBRUARY
21
Business After Hours
Flip Flops Tiki Bar & Grill
5:30-7:30pm
FEBRUARY
27
Five Star Expo
Kick-off
Bloomingdale Golf Club
5 chambers -
FREE 5:30-7:30p
MARCH 12
Monthly Luncheon
"3 Things To Be Successful"
Merit
Gest Holiday Inn/CS
11:30-1pm
MARCH 13
St. Patty's Day Reverse
Raffle
Holiday Inn/Carol Stream
5:30-9:30
MARCH 20
Business After
Hours
Glendale Lakes Golf Club
5:30-7:30pm
MARCH 26
12th Annual
Five Star Business
Expo
Holiday Inn/Carol
Stream
5 chambers - 100
exhibits 9am-3pm
MARCH 31
Women In Business
"Tsbles of Interest"
Glendale Lakes Golf Club 11:30-1:00pm
JULY 29
Annual Golf Classic
Klein Creek Golf Club
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COMING SOON - TO A WINDOW NEAR
YOU...
The Chamber has a "Proud Member" static cling for you to
display at your business. Are you home-based? How about the
rear side window of your car? Let the world know you are a
proud member of the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce.
Some of these have been hand-delivered. If you do not
have yours, and you are in the area, stop by and pick one up.
The rest will be mailed at a later date.
We thank you for your
membership! |
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Luncheon Policy Update There
is a new Luncheon Policy beginning 2008 which
requires attendees to pre-register for all chamber luncheons,
regular monthly luncheons as well as Women In Business
luncheons. When you pre-register, we are better able to plan
with the restaurants we are dealing with for the right amount
of meals. Pre-registration (RSVP) must be done before
3 business days prior (Friday noon for a
Wednesday luncheon) and walk-ins will not be able to be
accommodated). Cost for member lunch will be $20 and
non-members are $25 pre-paid. Cancellation and no-shows will
be charged $20. We do appreciate your consideration and
cooperation on this new policy. Please call Luanne Triolo if
you have any further questions on this matter (630)
665-3325. |
Women In Business -
March 31st
Mark your calendars for the
next WIB event on Monday, March 31st. Once again we will hold
a "Tables of Interest" Progressive Luncheon at Glendale
Lakes Golf CLub from 11:30-1pm. Click here for more info
on philanthropy, etc. Men are invited, too!
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Mike Holmgren, Christie Ruffino, Ryan
Bonelli, Diane Wells, John Mensik
Jill and Patrick Bartel, Debby Haude and Bob
McNees
Darrel
Malcom | |
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Dear Chamber Members,
In between our quarterly mailed newsletters, we
like to keep our members updated on the monthly events.
Fire up the palm pilots, open Outlook or
take out your planner and mark down these dates. These
events are great opportunities to network, build
relationships, thus building your business. Join us! If
you know someone who could benefit from our
organization, please feel free to forward this to
them.
Enjoy your
February! |
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St. Patty's Day Reverse Raffle
Coming
 Even though we may be
inundated by snow and ice, there is a golden glow on the
horizon. The glow comes from the 'pot-o-gold' of the St.
Patty's Day Reverse Raffle on March 13th, 2008.
Ask your fellow chamber members what they know
about this unique networking social -- they will tell
you it's not to be missed.
Beginning at 5:30 with a cocktail hour, there will
be appetizers and LOTS of prizes - 101 to be
exact! The top prize is $5,000 to the winning ticket --
the only number NOT pulled, of the 200 numbers. Raffle
tickets are $100 each and are available from a board
member or the chamber office.
One of the BEST parts of the evening -- besides the
chance at winning 5g's -- is that everyone who attends,
IF they are a ticket holder, has a chance to win an
additional door prize. This year, it will be a 50 inch
Plasma HD-TV AND a Wii game system!!!
Get off your couches, you couch potatoes and come to the
Reverse Raffle. YOU may be the lucky leprechaun!
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Fabulous
February Luncheon
On Wednesday, February
13th, the chamber luncheon will be held at the Holiday
Inn/Carol Stream from 11:30-1pm. The topic will be
"Watt's Up - Real Energy Conservation Tips that Will
Save You Money"
Energetic and
informational, Kay McKeen from SCARCE will visit our
chamber luncheon and ignite us all to do more to save
the earth and save money. Also, recycling information
will be provided and learn more about "Clean Air
Counts." Kay was named one of the top 10
environmentalists in DuPage County by the Daily
Herald.
You will leave this
event energized and with valuable tips to go forth and
conserve! Recycle your TyVek envelopes - a free
'mailback' envelope to the first 400 who sign up for
this event.
Network with fellow
chamber members and guests at this event.
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After Hours at Flip
Flops
Our February 21st After Hours will take is to a
Caribbean-themed restaurant and grill called Flip Flops Tiki Bar and Grill. Located at the Fountains of Town
Center (nw corner of Gary and Lies Road), Flip
Flops opened last year.
The Sebalaskeys have created a wonderful
neighborhood spot for many to gather, eat, have a drink
and socialize.
The chamber members who attend this After Hours
will be doing some of that, as they network to get to
know each other.
Flip Flops is at 1022 Fountain View Drive in Carol
Stream. The time is 5:30-7:30pm and it's a FREE event.
Bring business cards! |
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5 Star Expo Filling
Up 
There has been a lot of interest in this year's
Five Star Business Expo. As of February 4th, 66 booths
are filled with just 34 left.
At the Holiday Inn/Carol Stream this year, members
of five chambers -- Addison, Bartlett, Bloomingdale,
Carol Stream and Glendale Heights -- will set up
exhibitor booths as they represent their businesses at
this B-to-B event held on March 26th from 9am to
3pm.
All are invited to an After Hours "Kick-Off" on
February 27th at Bloomingdale Golf Club, 181 Glen Ellyn
Road, Bloomingdale, from 5:30-7:30pm. This is an
event not to be missed as five chambers of business
professionals gather to network.
For more info on the 12th Annual Five Star, you can
visit the website to find forms, directions,
participating members and more: www.fivestarexpo.com
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Advertising in the
Newsletter
If
you are a business who wants to get the word out without
licking a stamp, we have the deal for you!
Each
quarter the Carol Stream Chamber offers flyers in the
quarterly newsletter as a way to advertise to fellow
chamber members.
Do
you have a special, a grand opening or a new product to
tell us about? Get us 400 flyers and a check for
$120 by Friday, February 22nd and
they will be included in the March newsletter to be
mailed out to all chamber members the first week of
March.
No
paper cuts, no ink on your hands, no bad taste from
licking envelopes. We do it all for you!
Notify
us today if you plan to get us a flyer by February
22nd. Thank
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SNIPPETS... ...
Congratulations to chamber member/dirctor
Darrel Malcom, chosen as the 2007
Male Special Citizen of the
Year!!! Kudo's to 2007 Judges Recognition
recipients, Christie Ruffino and
Mike Holmgren, too! ... ... ... Get
your company name 'out there' by being a Summer
In The Center Concert
Sponsor though the Village of Carol Stream. The
event -- 2nd weekend in June -- is the
biggest event of the year in Carol Stream. Thursday
Night Concert Sponsorships also available. Click here to contact
Chris at the Village today... ... ...Congratulations
to chamber member Lucy Nails on Army
Trail and Kuhn Road. Missty and staff celebrate their
FIRST ANNIVERSARY! I'll be right over
for my fill, Missty!... ... ... Our Savior
Lutheran Church is having a HUGE
rummage sale on April 12th. After our
"Organization" talk last month, I think we could all
find something (or bags and bags of somethings) to
donate. Contact the office at (630) 483-3143 for
details... ... ... Are you interested in having a
display table at an upcoming luncheon? Sign up for a
Mini-exhibitor table. It's free one
time per year. Click here to tell us
you are interested... ... ... ...We plan a VERY BUSY
MARCH, with our usual luncheon and after hours, a WIB
luncheon, AND the Five Star Expo!! Save some energy
this month for next month!!!
Happy Leap Year Day to all!!!
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Sincerely,
Luanne Triolo, Executive
Director
Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce
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