Blueprint for Success
Mentoring businesses are needed for the Chamber’s award-winning Blueprint for Success, now in its sixth year of matching high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from York (355 West St. Charles Road), Immaculate Conception (217 Cottage Hill) and Timothy Christian (188 West Butterfield Road) for six-week summer internships. A training session facilitated by Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) for mentors and students will be held at York’s LaBrigade Restaurant on Wednesday, May 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call Program Coordinator Ann Palumbo at 834-6060 for more information.
Business After Hours
Elmhurst Camera Image Center (535 Spring Road) and Ben & Jerry’ Ice Cream (539 Spring Road) will co-host the Chamber’s Business After Hours on Wednesday, May 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
New Members
The following five businesses joined in the past two weeks:
Egg Harbor Cafй (140 Palmer Drive), restaurant, Anthony Vukovics;
Elmhurst Cigar House (114 Park Avenue), tobacco specialty, David Lee, 832-3030;
Fruit Smoothies Inc. (2170 Sheffield, Geneva), beverages, Dave Samuelson, 232-8864;
Kitchen Craft International (4129 Bennett Drive, Mr. Dora, Fla.), cookware distributor, Monica Dunlop, (352) 483-7600; and
Kordik & Associates, Inc. (276 North Addison Avenue), real estate appraisal services, George Kordik, 279-1960.
Newsmakers
A-1 Communications/a Verizon Wireless dealer (540 West North Avenue) is hosting a Grand Re-Opening on Saturday, May 17. Call 834-2776 for more info.
Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road and 133 North York Street) will celebrate its 10th Anniversary by hosting a “Hometown Hoedown” at its Butterfield location on Tuesday, May 20 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Call Joe Skibbie at 782-1234 to RSVP.
Kinder Castle Early Care and Education Center (212 West Lake Street) is taking registrations for its Summer Camp and Fall Semester. For more info, call 279-2494, ext. 10.
The Center for Professional Excellence at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) and Synergistic Networks (180 West Park Avenue, Suite 210) have partnered to provide a new job placement and career building opportunities serve called CPE Connections at http://cpeconnections.elmhurst.edu.
Special Events
The Morton Arboretum (4100 Route 53, Lisle) will celebrate the Grand Opening of The Prairie Visitor Station during the month of May.
The Elmhurst Historical Museum, Theatre Historical Museum Foundation and York Theatre (152 North York Street) are sponsoring a James Wall lecture with a screening of “Dr.Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” on Saturday, May 17. Call 833-1457 for more info.
The York/Vallette Business Association, Elmhurst Park District and Chamber are sponsoring Safety Town’s Birthday and Annual Bike-a-thon near The Depot off York Street on Saturday, May 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Spring Road Business Association and Chamber are sponsoring the 15th Annual Spring Road Pet Parade from Ahlgrim Funeral Home (567 Spring Road) to the Silverado Grill (447 Spring Road) on Saturday, May 17. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the parade starts at 1:00 p.m. For more info, call DeVries Animal Hospital (528 Spring Road) at 833-7387 or visit www.springroad.com.
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra (P.O. Box 345) is presenting Mahler’s Third Symphony at York High School’s new Auditorium (335 West St. Charles Road) on Saturday, May 17,at 8:00 p.m. For more info, call 941-0202 or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org.
The Elmhurst Art Museum (150 Cottage Hill Avenue), Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue), Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art (220 Cottage Hill) and Theatre Historical Society of America (152 North York Street) will host the 7th Annual Elmhurst Museum Day on Sunday, May 18, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. A complimentary trolley bus will shuttle visitors betweens museums every 20 minutes. Call 782-1800 for more info.
Elmhurst City Centre (2 City Centre) is sponsoring “Cool Cars Under the Stars” in downtown Elmhurst from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesdays from May 21 through September 10. The main lot will be located at Charter One Bank (100 Addison Avenue). For more info, call 993-1600 or visit www.elmhurstcitycentre.com.
The Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235) are sponsoring a “Get To Know Us” Membership Social at Buffalo Wild Wings (749 North York Street) on Thursday, May 29, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The leadership organization is open to ages 21 through 39.