chamberannouncements
CHAMBER NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
January 11, 2017 
ImportantDates
IMPORTANT DATES
   
Join us for our first  
Business After Hours of 2017!

1/12/17 -3:30 p.m. -  Military Affairs Committee Meeting
Chamber Conference Room | 200 S. Lincoln

1/17/17 - 1:00 p.m. -  Education Committee Meeting
O'Fallon District 90 Offices | 118 E. Washington Street

1/17/17 - 5:00 p.m. - Business After Hours
metro Rec Plex | 205 Rec Plex Drive - RSVP

 

CHAMBER NEWS



SALUTE TO BUSINESS AWARDS

The O'Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce will again this year recognize O'Fallon-Shiloh
businesses that have made an impact on our communities. We need your help in nominating a business that has enhanced your life. Potential awards to be given out include awards for Economic Impact, Business Beautification, Community Service, Spirit of the Chamber, and Heritage. Winners will be recognized at the Chamber of Commerce annual awards luncheon on Wednesday, April 19th at the Regency Conference Center. 

DOWNLOAD the nomination criteria
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Chamber Login - RSVP online

Do you regularly attend our Chamber events, but don't have your own login and password? A login and password will allow you to register (and pay for!) our events online and in advance. When a member first joins the Chamber, the member representative receives a login and password. As time goes by, additional employees of a business may start attending events and need their own login and password.
  Please let us know if you need one and we'll send it out to you.

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Looking for an easy and affordable way to advertise?

The Chamber offers an exclusive banner ad, which shows on EVERY page of the Chamber's website.
Your ad will be the sole banner, meaning your ad will get constant exposure to our visitors, for the entire duration of their visit to our website.

The Chamber websites gets on average, 2000 visits per month,
and more than half of those visitors are new to the website!  

You can purchase the banner ad on the Chamber's Website for only $300 per quarter!

Interested?  Give Debbie a call (618-632-3377) or Email today!



Millennials in the Workplace
Presented by: Heather Braundmeier, coordinator, SAFB

Millennials have come of age during a time of technological change, globalization and economic disruption. That's given them a different set of behaviors and experiences than their parents.  Learn their language and speak it!
This Chamber YOU is rescheduled from an earlier date.

January 23, 2017 | 12-1 p.m.
200 S. Lincoln

Event is a complimentary benefit of membership
Feel free to bring a sack lunch!


   

Review the 2016 Legislative Scorecard:
The popular perception in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area is that consumers will pay more in taxes in Illinois. However, the overall tax burden for the average family of four is nearly identical.

Read the full results of a study by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis: "Tax Burdens in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area: A Comparative Study" at www.gatewayrealtors.com and www.618realtor.com



upcomingevents
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS


Member Luncheon is typically the second Wednesday of every month.

 
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Dr. Ronda Sauget
Leadership Council of SW Illinois

O'Fallon Knights of Columbus
402 E. US Hwy 50

Lunch
TBT

$12 Members | $14 Non-Members

RSVP
RSVP MUST be received by noon on Feb 6th in order to guarantee a seat.  

 


BAH is typically the second Tuesday of every month.  Our next BAH is
 
Tuesday, January 17, 2017


205 Rec Plex Dr. | O'Fallon
5-7 p.m.

Light refreshments served. 
Event is complimentary for members and guests.
 
RSVP 



BOB is typically the last  Friday of every month.  Our next BOB is
   

Friday, January 27th   
Presenters:
 
Judy Kocinski | Judy's Hands for Helping

Herb Roach | SCORE

Kim Smallheer | MetroRecPlex

Public Safety Building 
285 N. Seven Hills Rd.


 
RSVP 
 
memberflyers
MEMBER FLYERS
Check out member flyers below for great deals, awesome events and fun times! Click on each image to view the full flyer and for more details. 
     
 
 
  
 
   
  
     


Do you have a flyer you would like featured in our weekly E-news?
 Just send a PDF or Jpg to
and we are happy to include it in our E-News! 
*Flyers submitted after 11 a.m. on Tuesday,
 will be included in the next week's e-news
 

blooddrives
Save a Life - Give Blood!
Upcoming Blood Drives
 

VISIT
 TO FIND BLOOD DRIVES NEAR YOU!

Would you like to host a blood drive with Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center?   
Contact Alissa Fuhrmann by email: afuhrmann@mvrbc.org or phone: 618-391-4903   
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 The AMERICAN RED CROSS NEEDS BLOOD! 
If you or your business wants to set up a blood drive,  
either inside or on the parking lot, contact Tiffani Marshall at (618) 305-4739 or by email: tiffani.marshall@redcross.org 
   
pressreleases
NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES
 
Send your press release or company news in Word format to The O'Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce to be included on our NEW press release page on our website!
           
      

View
all member
press releases
here 
 
local
The Local Scene
Find out what's going on around town!  Don't forget to stop by the Chamber office for resources on local businesses, maps, guides and more!
 











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