Did you know that there are super easy ways to promote and grow your business just by using your member benefits? But it's summer and not a time for extra work! Our advice - just get our intro sessions onto your calendar now and then go have some summer fun. The programs won't start till September and you have already booked the time. What could be better!
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Maximize Your Membership!
Are you using every opportunity to grow your business? Join us to learn more!
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Do you run a newly opened business? New to your business? Or simply need to brush up on what we offer? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, these sessions are perfect for you! Check out our New Member Programming and add these events to your calendar. |
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Plan Your Week!
What is coming up this week?
Check out the events we have put together for you this week.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Tuesday August 9, 5:00 - 7:00pm - Business After Hours at The Children's School
Our August Business After Hours (BAH) will be hosted by The Children's School in Oak Park, whose mission is "to nurture students' innate curiosity and love of learning through democratic practice, emergent curriculum, and hands-on projects, helping students become lifelong problem-solvers and engaged citizens."
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Plan Your Month!
Want to plan ahead?
Here are some events we have coming up over the next month.
Join us for these wonderful networking opportunities and
continue to grow your business!
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Monday August 15, 12:15 - 12:45pm - Meditation Monday at CrossFunction
Welcome to our monthly Meditation Mondays! All it takes is half an hour (that's only 30 mins!) for us to help you put your to-do list aside, empty your head of all the chatter and truly look after yourself. Join us at CrossFunction Flexible Workspace for this program aimed at taking care of you, our small business community. We are thrilled to partner with Kadampa Meditation Center in Oak Park to bring you this monthly meditation.
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Thursday August 18, 8:00 - 9:30am - New Member Breakfast at Oak Park Arms
Welcome New Members! Join us at our New Member Breakfast to tell us all about your business, to meet Chamber staff and board leadership, learn about all of your benefits, and find opportunities to get involved. Board members and staff are on hand to meet new members and answer any questions!
This month's New Member Breakfast will be hosted by the wonderful Oak Park Arms.
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Friday August 19, 12:00 - 12:30pm - Takeout Stakeout at Harold's Shrimp & Chicken
Come join your fellow Chamber members for our next Takeout Stakeout, this time at Harold's Shrimp & Chicken! In this event, we convene at a designated restaurant to pick up our takeout lunch choices, and get to see each other for a bit while we're at it. Lunch is a flat $16 including tax and tip.
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Monday August 22, 5:30 - 7:00pm - BIPOC Affinity Group Meeting at Oak Park Bank
We will be gathering at 5:30 pm at Oak Park Bank, at their location at Lake St. & Oak Park Avenue. Connect with Latinx, Asian-American, Black and indigenous peers from the OPRF business and nonprofit community!
Food and Beverage will be provided.
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Friday August 26, 12:00 - 12:30pm - Ribbon Cutting at Great Sip Cafe
Great Sip Cafe is "your local cozy cafe" - a great place to meet a friend, get some work done, or just relax for an hour or two.
See their space, meet the staff, get to know other Chamber members, and join us for the ribbon cutting and the celebration!
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Wellness Wednesdays
Share Your Knowledge with the Community!
Welcome back to one of the Chamber's newer projects to help reconnect our member Health & Wellness businesses with clients, customers and community. Wellness Wednesdays is a monthly e-newsletter that focuses on tapping into local expertise to support every-day health and well-being in our community.
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Each month there will be one specific topic that is timely and relevant to the community. Planned topics include:
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September 7, 2022 - "Sensational Seniors: Best Practices for a Thriving Senior Social Life"
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October 5, 2022 - "Inflammation Eradication: Health & Harmony from the Inside Out
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November 2, 2022 - "Balanced Boundaries: Healthy Habits When Saying YES & NO"
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December 7, 2022 - "Protect Your Peace: How Not to Kill Your Family or Yourself During Obligatory Gatherings"
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In order for your Health & Wellness business to be featured as a Vendor Sponsor in an edition of the Wellness Wednesdays e-newsletter, you must:
- be a member in good standing of the OPRF Chamber.
- have products/services/information specifically related to the monthly topic.
- sign-up and pay fees at least one week before publication.
- provide your content materials (name, logo, contact details and text) at least one week before publication.
Only $100 per issue!
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Annual Meeting
See you there!
Join us this year at the Unity Temple for the official annual gathering of Chamber members and local business leaders to celebrate the previous year's accomplishments and set the stage for the upcoming year. Attendance for members is complimentary and includes a light breakfast and networking.
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Thank you to our Sponsors! |
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There are still sponsorships available for the 2022 Annual Meeting. If you would like to sponsor this year's Annual Meeting, visit the website to learn more and register! |
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New Members
June & July 2022
Join us in welcoming all of these new Chamber Members into the Oak Park River Forest community! We can't wait to meet you and learn more about your business.
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Complimentary Memberships
June & July 2022
These members joined the Chamber as part of the Village of Oak Park or the Village of River Forest complimentary six-month membership. Join us in welcoming them all to the Chamber!
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De Caro Imports
Stern Glass Works
sweetgreen Oak Park
Madison Street Gallery
Mood | The Shoppe
Real People Realty
Siman Logistics
Slowfire Ceramics
Black Blossom
Glam Hard Beauty, LLC
Knottie Gyal Hair & Wigs
Luna Electrolysis
Once Upon A Time Beauty
Venus Hair 01
Cherry Bunny Beauty
Divine Design Studio
HBF Hair Pro
CHT Salon, LLC
RLGN
Studio 33 - Beauty by MDLN
Whitening Well, LLC
Her Glory Hair Studio
GEM Home
Great Sip Cafe
Celebrations By Us
Smoking Globe Hot Sauce
Persimmon Kitchen
The Kitchenette Project
Jillys Jerky Snacks, LLC
Meze Table
Spoke Cafe
New Rose Catering
Brown Sugar Caramels LLC
Zazi Natural Foods LLC
Law Office of Daniel Lauber
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Chamber Blog
Have you seen our blog lately?
We have been adding helpful tips and regular updates to our blog to keep you informed. Want to join us for our summer reading? Concerned about your, or your family's health? Want to learn more about your town? We've got your back!
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Grab a cool beverage and get ready for some binge reading! The Women in Business Summer Reading List is here. Thank you to the Oak Park Public Library for their partnership and the many Chamber members who contributed their favorite titles. Please share this list with anyone who loves a good professional or personal development title or a great fiction read. Enjoy!
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The Answer Book is now available online. And now also available in print as well! Use this guide to learn everything you need to know about your community. There is also a complete listing of OPRF Chamber Members. Check out the online edition to see all of the amazing things that have happened over the last year. |
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Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce
143 S Oak Park Avenue
708.613.0550
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This eBlast was sent out by the OPRF Chamber of Commerce on behalf of a member in good standing as a member benefit. For information about the event described please contact the host. For information about joining the Chamber, click our website below.
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