Only two weeks left to get a free Shared eBlast by recruiting a new BACC member! If they join in May and mention you referred them, you will receive the shared eblast (a $50 value) to our list of nearly 1400 contacts!

Click the button below to download and share our special offer: Join BACC by May 31 and save $30 off the membership fee. When you help grow our wonderful Chamber, we all benefit!

Join the Women's Biz Net for networking and a lunch program this Thursday, May 25 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm at the Barrington Area Library. Dana Garretson, Nursery Sales and Landscape Designer at Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery & Garden Center will give a presentation on "Planting Herb Gardens & Containers."

Cost to attend is $35 for members and $50 for nonmembers, which includes networking, lunch, the program and two herbs to take home. Program Sponsor is Patrick A. Finn, LTD.

Tuesday, June 6 at 4:00 pm - Sugaring NYC at 100 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. Q25 in The Arboretum of South Barrington.

Thursday, June 8 at 4:00 pm - Majestic Fitness at 910 IL Rt. 22 in Fox River Grove.

Tuesday, June 27 at 4:00 pm - Club Pilates at 100 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. E1 in The Arboretum of South Barrington.

All local non-profit organizations are invited to join BACC for a virtual check-in meeting on Wednesday, June 7 from 10:00-11:00 am to share ideas, resources, and inspiration.

We will hear about recent highlights and upcoming events, as well as pressing challenges and solutions. This is a FREE event for nonprofits, but an RSVP is required to receive your Zoom link.

A complimentary lunch will be provided. Seating is limited to 15 and priority is given to first-time attendees. Registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGIST

Join us for a BACC After Hours Networking Event on Tuesday, June 13 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Jovie Childcare in Barrington.

The BACC Regional Magazine & Resource Directory was delivered in February to nearly 20,000 mailboxes - now it's time for phase two! Our second annual publication, The Barrington Area Community Guide, will be published in October and delivered to residents through The Daily Herald, posted online, and distributed throughout the year to businesses, residences, and in Welcome Neighbor Bags. Sign up to advertise in this valuable publication that is used by residents as a handy reference tool to shop, dine, buy and go. To reserve your ad space email: marketing@tspubs.com or call (847) 582-0047 today!

Take advantage of a great opportunity to promote your business to hundreds of community members, families, and car enthusiasts from the Barrington area and beyond, at our Classic Collectors Car Show in downtown Barrington on Saturday, July 15. Sign up early for an Elite ($1,500), Premier ($1,000), or VIP ($500) Sponsorship.

Sponsorships include: Your logo on printed promotional materials, in local newspaper ads, on the BACC website event page, social media posts, our Chamber E-News and Event Eblasts, and more, depending on the sponsorship level. For details CLICK HERE.

Sign up to play or be a sponsor for our 37th Annual Golf Classic at The Club at Wynstone on Monday, August 7. The scramble event, which helps support the BACC Lauren Brown Memorial Scholarship fund, includes lunch, contests, raffle prizes, a celebratory dinner, and awards. Golfers begin the day’s events with a buffet lunch on Wynstone’s patio and practice at the driving range. Shotgun tee off begins at noon, concluding with the 19th Hole Celebration with open bar, dinner, raffle prizes and awards ceremony.

Registration is open for golfers and some sponsorships are still available. Premier Sponsor is Idealease, Inc.

Connect with hundreds of families in the Barrington area as a vendor at our Family Expo on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 12:00-4:00 pm in Citizens Park.

Limited Premier ($1,000) and VIP ($500) Sponsorship opportunities are also available. To inquire email: communications@barringtonchamber.com

Did you know that all BACC members can post job openings for free on the Chamber website? Members can also submit events, job openings and hot deals for inclusion in our weekly Member News, which is emailed to the entire membership (nearly 1,400 contacts) and shared on our social media pages and website www.BarringtonChamber.com.

Simply provide your ad in a jpeg or pdf format and BACC can accommodate your promotional schedule. Everyone for whom we have a valid email address receives BACC eblasts. Sponsorships of our weekly Chamber and Member newsletters are also available. For more information call the Chamber at (847) 381-2525 or email: marketing@barringtonchamber.com.

Virtual Program on Sales Tax Requirements for Small Business Tomorrow

Sign up for a FREE virtual program about Illinois Dept. of Revenue Sales Tax Requirements for Small Business on Tuesday, May 23 from 9:00–10:00 am hosted by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at College of Lake County. The program will cover calculating, collecting, reporting, and paying sales tax online; taxable goods, sales tax exemptions, figuring sales tax rates and amounts due; and when, how, and why, to register with the Illinois Dept. of Revenue for a sales tax account. To register CLICK HERE.

Learn about the signs and symptoms of an overdose, and how to use Narcan to save lives at a training event at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital this Wednesday, May 24 from 1:30-2:30 pm. This is a free training and attendees will receive NARCAN kits and meet deflection professionals. For more information contact Suzanne Martinez (847) 842-4285. To register email: Suzanne.martinez2@aah.org