Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce
eNewsletter Update ~  
November 2016
..in this issue
UPCOMING EVENTS
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON
WOMEN IN BUSINESS POLKA DOT
HOLIDAY SOCIAL.... + TRIVIA
PROGRESSIVE AFTER HOURS
RIBBON CUTTING NOV. 7
VETERANS MEMORIAL
PAPARAZZI
UPCOMING EVENTS 
 

NOVEMBER 7
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Surge to New Levels
314 St. Paul Blvd, CS
1:30pm

NOVEMBER 9
Monthly Luncheon
"Marketing in a Digital World" by Joe Skibbie
For all levels of marketing
Holiday Inn & Suites
11:30-1

NOVEMBER 16
Annual WIB Polka Dot
Progressive Luncheon
12+ chambers
Holiday Inn & Suites
11am registration
11:30-1:00

NOVEMBER 17
Progressive After Hours
Windfall Plaza, 
Carol Stream
5 businesses
5:30-7:30pm

DECEMBER 1
Holiday Social + Trivia!
Silent Auction, Raffle, Food, Drinks, Trivia Contest, FUN!
Holiday Inn & Suites
5:30-9pm

JANUARY 25
1st Ever 
WIB Multi-Chamber 
Speed Networking
Holiday Inn & Suites
11:30-1:15

QUICK LINKS


Dear Chamber Members, 
This monthly eNewsletter is designed to keep you current with chamber events and opportunities. 
 
Touch your iPhones, fire up your tablets, or take out your day planner and enter these events. If you know someone who would benefit from our organization, feel free to forward this to them.

Thank YOU!!!
We thank you for your MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS!! 

NOVEMBER LUNCHEON - SPEAKER ON MARKETING 
Looking for some how-tos and new ideas on how to get your message out to others? Don't miss our November 9th luncheon with Joe Skibbie addressing "Marketing in a Digital World" at the Holiday Inn. We have a couple of mini-exhibitor tables available -- let us know asap if you want one and sign up for the luncheon here.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS NEWS 
It's the biggest luncheon of the year and it will be here soon - the November 16th Polka Dot Progressive. 12+ chambers will participate in this - will you? Bring your flyers/handouts/menus/giveaways for our very long brochure table. To participate in the philanthropy, bring art supplies for DuCAP - markers, glue sticks, paints scissors, construction paper.

Women In Business Luncheons - also open to non-members and non-women. Sign up today! 

             November 16th POLKA DOT PROGRESSIVE 
HOLIDAY SOCIAL AND TRIVIA DEC. 1 
Each year, chamber members gather to celebrate the season BEFORE it gets too busy. 

This year we hope you'll share some of your time (and talent) at the December 1st Holiday Social and Trivia.

The evening will begin at 5:30pm with appetizers, a buffet, and Wine/Spirits Pull. It will continue to include the Silent Auction, networking, desserts, Trivia, and pulling the $500 Holiday Cash Raffle winner. Raffle Tickets for that prize are $10 each or 3 for $25 and are in the chamber office. Admission is $20 for members.

Donations of raffle prizes and bottles for the pull are needed as well as sponsors, volunteers, and attendees...you!

All this and more at the Holiday Social. Sign up today but not later than November 25th. We hold three chamber fundraisers throughout the year and this is one of them....the final for 2016. There is something for every member at this event!
PROGRESSIVE AFTER HOURS IN CAROL STREAM NOVEMBER 17
 
Once in a while, we have the opportunity to have a unique kind of After Hours and November 17th will be that opportunity.




Join us as we "progress" from one business to another in the Windfall Shopping Plaza at Gary Avenue and Stark (just south of the RR tracks/Army Trail Road) in Carol Stream.

We'll start at 5:30pm at Savers, progressing around the corner to TRIM Fitness, over to Subway, BodyWorks Chiropractic, and finishing the night at Cabinets & Granite Direct.  

You will have the chance to win a prize as well as building new relationships and refreshments along the way.
 
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY NOVEMBER 7th
We will hold a Ribbon Cutting for a new business in Carol Stream -- Surge to New Levels. 

Only Chamber members are invited to the November 7th 1:30pm event. Sign up here..
A COMMUNITY PROJECT
There will be a renovation of Memorial Park in Carol Stream to be open Memorial Day 2017. This exciting project "takes a village" and fundraising is now going on. Commemorative bricks can be purchased as a gift or to celebrate the life of a Veteran. For details, click here  to purchase a brick or   click here for a general donation to "Raise the Flag."

"LIKE" the Task Force's Facebook page by clicking here.

This Task force includes individuals from the VFW, Chamber of Commerce, Park District, Village Board, American Legion, and more.
PAPARAZZI
Here are some photos of our members at events having fun while networking.

We have the October 13th Ribbon Cutting at Painters USA in Glendale Heights, the multi-chamber Progressive Luncheon on October 12th, and the Family After Hours at Rockin' Jump on October 20th.


 
 
 
       

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Thank you for taking the time to read these updates from the chamber. Be sure to forward this to a business associate who could benefit from chamber membership.
 
Sincerely,
Luanne Newman, ACE Executive Director
Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce
o: 630.665.3325


 
     


SUE WIDERSKI

IS THE WINNER OF THIS MONTH'S eNEWSLETTER SPOTLIGHT
 
The Holiday Inn & Suites  is located at 150 S. Gary Avenue, Carol Stream

You can reach Sue at 630.681.7309  and you can  visit their website here.

Sue won this because she attended the Family After Hours at Rockin' Jump on October 20th. Maybe YOU will be the next winner??