Chamber Connection - August 1, 2022

August 1, 2022

Chamber Office Hours: 9am-3pm, Monday-Friday

Not a member of the Frankfort Chamber yet? Click here to join!

Questions? Email office@frankfortchamber.com or call 815-469-3356.

UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

AUGUST

Wednesday, August 3 - Ribbon Cutting/Reception at Aleck Pain to Performance

Tuesday, August 16 - August Meet, Greet & Network

Thursday, August 25- Business After Hours- Silver Cross

SEPTEMBER

Saturday, September 3- Monday, September 5- Frankfort Fall Festival

Thursday, September 15- Business After Hours- Old Plank Trail Community Bank

Tuesday, September 20- September Meet, Greet & Network

LAST CALL TO SECURE YOUR SPOT IN OUR 2022 FALL FEST GUIDE BOOK

Looking for a great way to showcase your business or organization? We are still offering ad space in our Festival Guide Books! These Guide Books will be placed in the hands of 5,000 people throughout Fall Fest, making it the perfect opportunity to advertise your business! Registration is closing soon, so register now to secure your space!

Click here for more information, or to register!

FALL FEST SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Don't miss out on the many opportunities to promote your business or organization to the thousands and thousands of people who attend Frankfort Fall Festival over Labor Day Weekend.

More information and registration here

VOLUNTEER NOW FOR FALL FEST!

Interested in going behind the scenes for all your favorite events, including Fall Fest? Join our community of incredible volunteers! We still have openings still available for Fall Fest, in a wide variety of departments.

To sign-up to volunteer, click here.

CONCERTS ON THE GREEN

The 2022 Concerts on the Green series gave us an incredible performance this weekend from Midnight. Join us again next week for your favorite Pop hits with Sushi Roll! For more information, click here.

ADVERTISE ON OUR WEBPAGE HOMEPAGE

Get your business in the rotating banner Ads at the top of the Chamber website homepage.

Choose from monthly, yearly or Fall Fest special. Investment is only $50 a month or $600 a year (from start date), which includes Fall Fest prime time July-Sept. Fall Fest prime time, July-September ONLY for just $225 ($75 a month)

ARE YOU HIRING?

Hey Chamber members, just a reminder that you can post your job openings by logging into your Chamber account. The jobs you post will be shared:

on our Facebook page
through a direct link on our website homepage
through a link in our Chamber Connection newsletter (see right side, top of page)
on the Job Postings page on our website
and on the members only Chamber member message board

If you need assistance logging in to your account, email office@frankfortchamber.com.

CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS,

OFFERS & EVENTS

If you have an event or special offer your want us to share here, send text only to office@frankfortchamber.com.

Staples

From 8/5 to 8/14, during the state of Illinois tax-free holiday, Staples will be having a 10% in-store discount throughout all of their stores state-wide! This discount can be used in addition to the Chamber Discount Program, that already saves Chamber members 10%!

Emagine

Come join us for the Sensory Friendly program at Emagine. This sensory friendly special program makes going to the movies a more enjoyable and accessible for those with sensory needs. What does this mean? First, it means sensory friendly (lights up a bit, sound down a bit). Second, audience interaction (movement, speaking, singing) and electronic device (phone, tablet, etc.) usage are allowed. Third, guests are welcome to bring a safe snack for any food allergies or food avoidance/restrictions.

Movie Description: An outlaw cat, his childhood egg-friend and a seductive thief kitty set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name, restore his lost honor and regain the trust of his mother and town.

Click here for more information!

The Cancer Support Center

You're invited to the Cancer Support Center's un-fore-gettable Annual Golf Outing. Monday, September 12, 2022, Idlewild Country Club, Flossmoor 12:00p.m. Registration & Lunch. 1:00pm Tee Off. Register as a single player, a pair, or a foursome today!

Non-golfers can join us for post-event OCTOBERFEST themed dinner including raffles and silent auction.

To register, go to www.cancersupportcenter.org/golf-outing

The Lincoln-Way Foundation for Educational Excellence is planning its annual $10,000 All-American Golf Ball Drop Raffle, on 9/9/2022, at the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox! The event will be held after Labor Day weekend with net proceeds funding scholarships as well as grant requests for educational enhancements made on behalf of the students and teachers at all three Lincoln-Way High Schools. The link is: https://22balldrop.givesmart.com to enter or call (815)-462-2976 for details!

Frankfort Park District – The Summer 2022 registration is Now Open! The Summer 2022 Programs Brochure is available to view online at https://online.fliphtml5.com/gxupa/wzqq / The Summer 2022 brochure can also be downloaded from our website at www.frankfortparks.org.

For more information call the Frankfort Park District office at (815) 469-9400 or visit our website at www.frankfortparks.org. Come join the fun!

Frankfort Country Market, Sundays through Oct. 30 (no market on September 4), 9 am-1pm,1 N White Street and Breidert Green Parking Lots. Throughout the season, the market welcomes nearly 50 vendors selling produce, cut flowers, plants, honey, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, hot foods and more. Enjoy live entertainment each week from 10 AM to 1 PM.

Please visit the village website and Facebook page for details on events.

Frankfort Public Library District offers a variety of programs each month. Here are some of the upcoming offerings.

Nonfiction at Night on Mon. Aug. 8 at 7pm. Join us to discuss An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang. Award-winning New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang unveil the tech story of our times in a riveting, behind-the-scenes expose that offers the definitive account of Facebook's fall from grace. Print copies of the book are available at the library's Circulation Desk. This book is also available as an eBook and eAudiobook through Overdrive/Libby with your library card. Registration is required.

Top Shelf Tuesdays on Tue. Aug. 9 at 7pm. Join us to discuss Group: How One Therapist and a Group of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate. In this memoir, Christie Tate recalls her struggles with an eating disorder and depression. She reluctantly begins group therapy and credits her therapist and group members for teaching her the meaning on connection and intimacy. Print copies of the book are available at the library's Circulation Desk. This book is also available as an eBook and eAudiobook through Axis 360 and Overdrive with your library card. Registration is required.

Movie Morning on Fri. Aug 12 at 10am. If you like that certain Marvel superhero who exhibits superhuman strength, superhuman speed, superhuman reflexes, and who also has the ability to crawl on walls, then consider joining us for our next Movie Morning!