Chamber Anniversaries
The following four businesses are celebrating their Chamber Anniversaries in June:
30 Years—J.C. Licht Company (111 Second Street);
20 Years—Daily Herald (P.O. Box 2497, Naperville) and RE-MAX East-West/Dennis Sluga (191 South Route 83); and
5 Years—Village Profile (33 North Geneva Street, Elgin).
Also, Synergistic Networks, Inc. (180 West Park Avenue, Suite 210), the Chamber’s website provider, celebrated its 10th Anniversary on May 31.
Elmfest 2003 Sponsors
The Chamber thanks Platinum Sponsor City of Elmhurst (Security, Logistics and Marketing), Gold Sponsor Elmhurst Park District (Playground/Exploration Center) and Silver Sponsors Elmhurst Jaycees (Carnival) and Elmhurst College (Staging and Parking) as co-organizers of Elmfest 2003.
The Elmfest organizers thank the following businesses for their support of the festival:
Gold Sponsors—Fifth Third Bank (City Centre Stage), Community Bank of Elmhurst (Fireworks) and Browning-Ferris Industries (Refuse Disposal) and Elmhurst Press (Media).
Silver Sponsors—Comcast (Entertainment Center), Larry Roesch Chrysler-Jeep (25-foot Climbing Wall) and SynNet (Website).
Bronze Sponsors—Elmhurst Lincoln-Mercury (33-foot Slip ‘N Slide); SBC and LaSalle Bank (Pony Rides); Euclid Beverage (Refreshments); Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare; Leonard’s Fine Men’s Clothing (Volunteer T-Shirts); The George Olson Group of US Bank Home Mortgage (Accounting); Chicago Tribune, The Elmhurst Doings and The Elmhurst Independent (Media).
Festival Sponsors—Bank One, Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst, CARSTAR Elmhurst (Show Pony Photos); Vital Signs USA and Letter Perfect (Signage), Randall Industries (Golf Carts); and A-l Communications (Communications).
Visit www.elmfest.org for complete festival information.
Business After Hours
Holiday Inn Express (933 South Route 83) will host the Chamber’s Business After Hours on Wednesday, July 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in celebration of Elmfest 2003.
Membership Breakfast
Elmhurst Park District (225 Prospect Avenue) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Thursday, July 11, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following four businesses joined in the past two weeks:
From Other Lands (210 North York Street), imported antiques and carpets, Nancy Walters, 530-7747;
Glo Gear/Quality Stationers (P.O. Box 1430, Oak Park 60403), glow-in-dark specialties, Sharon Vitagliano, 569-6963;
Knowledge Points Learning Links, Inc. (2975 Two Paths Drive, Woodridge 60517), social entrepreneur, Harley Michelson; and
Mona Lisa’s Cafй & Deli (569 North York Street), deli and cafй, Tom and Anny Culotta, 782-6368.
Newsmakers
Frank and Debra Catalano of Catalano Mortgage Group of First Home Mortgage (112 South York Street) received the 2003 Superstar Supporter Award at the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association’s “Reach For The Stars Night” in Lombard on June 4 for their support of NEDSRA’s Annual Holiday Party with Santa and the Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst-sponsored Pig Roast to benefit the wheelchair basketball program.
Mayor for a Day
Carly Hamilton (Visitation) and Nicky Wheeler (Edison) were named Elmhurst’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the Chamber-sponsored Mayor for a Day Essay Contest. Announced during the Opening Ceremonies at Elmhurst, the winners wrote on “Elmhurst is the greatest city in the world because…”
Finalists included Kayleigh Avello (Field), Jade Cerasoli (Jefferson), Lizzy Foster (Churchville), Calie Gihl (Visitation), Johnny Greswold (Jackson), Andrew Kubice (Emerson), Meena Iyer (Hawthorne), Brandon McArthur (York), Jacob Meding (Immaculate Conception), Marian Mirza (Fischer), Nial Mulcahy (Lincoln), Keith Olson (Bryan), Will Ritter (Edison), Michelina Roehmer (Edison), Celia Sposato (Fisher) and Andrew Waite (Field).
Special Events
Ivan Valcarenghi, D.D.S., Cosmetic Dentistry & Smile Design (126 West Vallette Street) will host an Open House on Thursday, June 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in celebration of 16 years in business. Cal 834-8088 for more information.
I Do Faces (47 South Monterey, Villa Park) and Picaboo Enterprises will conduct a Motives Makeup Application Clinic in Elmhurst on Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Call Debi Smith-Amsden at 993-9799 to register.
Tee Off for Toche
The Chamber will run its “Tee Off for Toche” 55th Annual Golf Outing at Oak Meadows Golf Course in Addison on Tuesday, July 22, starting with registration at 11:30 a.m. The outing is named in memory of former Chamber President A.J. “Toche” Terrones, who passed away in June of 1999 the day before the event. Call the Chamber office at 834-6060 for registration info.