Chamber Anniversaries
The following eight members are celebrating their Chamber anniversaries in February:
15 Years—Skowron Eye Care (370 North York Street);
10 Years—Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church (905 South Kent Avenue) and Don W. Feeley (443 North Evergreen);
5 Years—Bangkok House Restaurant (P.O. Box 1142, Annadale, VA), Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (P.O. Box 5000, Wheaton), Immanuel Lutheran Church (142 East Third Street), Jethro’s Corn & Spuds (173 Parkway Avenue, Lake Zurich) and Luscombe Music, Inc. (122 West Vallette).
Membership Breakfast
Daniel Antioho of Smith Barney (One Tower Lane, Suite 2200, Oakbrook Terrace) will co-host the Membership Breakfast at Immanuel Lutheran Church (142 East Third Street) on Thursday, March 13, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following 16 businesses joined in the past two weeks:
AFLAC (0S582 Cedar Avenue), insurance, Tony Sorrentino, 834-8466;
Animal Care Center (850 South Riverside Drive), veterinary clinic, Pat Domjan, 355-5300 (Naperville Office);
Bambu Thai (1035 South York Street), Thai restaurant, Mrs. Boon, 993-9392;
Commercial Carpet Consultants (893 Industrial Drive), flooring dealer, Jerry Watson, 559-9577;
Creative Memories (146 South Hawthorne Avenue), photo albums, Laurie Brown, 834-4389;
Elmhurst Baseball Leagues, Inc. (P.O. Box 421), youth baseball, Fred Dobry, 834-2867;
Elmhurst Walk-In Ministry, St. Peter’s UCC (125 West Church Avenue), charitable organization, 782-6006;
I Do Faces (47 South Monterey Avenue), product brokerage, Debi Smith-Amsden, 993-9799;
Just Tires (570 West North Avenue), automotive tires, supplies and parts, Bill Czerny, 993-9210;
Kieft Bros., Inc. (837 South Riverside Drive), construction supply, Larry Kieft, 832-8090;
Law Office of Boone & Kain, LLC (340 West Butterfield Road, #4D), legal services, David Boone and Amy Kain, 563-3060;
Merle Norman Cosmetics (251 North York Street), retail cosmetics, Pat Shea, 279-4774;
Molyneaux Financial Group/Mass Mutual (20 North Clark Street, Suite 1850, Chicago 60602), insurance company and investments and financial planners, Joe Wleklinski, (312) 630-2595;
SHORT Marketing (130 Willow Drive), integrated marketing solutions, Cathy Short, 834-2723;
Somchai Thai Cuisine (229 West Grand Avenue, Bensenville 60106), Thai restaurant, Sam Pathradecha, 595-6267; and
Subway (113 Schiller Avenue), sandwich shop, Dorothy Kropack, 530-8845.
Newsmakers
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network (660 North Industrial Drive) announced records of 289 families consenting to organ donations and 929 lifesaving organ transplants in 2002. In addition, 947 families consented to tissue donations.
Darrell Whistler, Vice President and Director at Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road), was recently elected Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare (200 Berteau Avenue).
Kimberly LaBounty, President of Apex Meetings & Special Events (P.O. Box 710), was interviewed about fundraising events in the Winter 2003 edition of Illinois meetings & events.
Pam Lannom, Editor for The Elmhurst Doings (440 East Ogden Avenue, Hinsdale), earned a first-place award in editorial writing and second-place award for column writing in the Suburban Newspapers of America’s annual contest.
Steve Miller, Director of Special Gifts and Sustaining Funds for Lifelink (331 South York Street, Bensenville), has been awarded CFRE status by the Association of Fundraising Executives.
Jan Milano of Milano Financial Services (873 Hillcrest) was quoted in the February 6 edition of The Elmhurst Doings in a story detailing tax advice on retirement plans and special new deductions for seniors.
Slamming Alert
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is warning business owners to routinely check their monthly statements to confirm that their telecommunication services are being provided by the supplier of their choice. Complaints can be directed to the Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois Attorney General and Federal Communications Commission, as well as the Better Business Bureau and Citizens Utility Board.
Special Events
Kopper Kitchen (601 West St. Charles Road) will donate 20 percent of breakfast, lunch and dinner bills to Visitation School if requested during March. For more information, call Janet McCarthy at 833-8319.
“Sounds of Music,” Broadway hits performed by the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, is the theme of annual Pops Concert/Dinner Dance Benefit sponsored by the Auxiliary of the Elmhurst Symphony Association (P.O. Box 345) at the Oak Brook Marriott Hotel on Saturday, April 5. Call 941-3264 for more information.