Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
Business After Hour
My Friend’s Place Salon & Nails (112 West Third Street) and Fontano’s Subs (113 West First Street) will co-host the Chamber’s Business After Hours at My Friend’s Place on Friday, May 12, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Business Networking for Women
Elmhurst also is among six chambers participating in a half-day Women in Business seminar, titled “Increase Your Networking Savvy: Make Your Network Work For You,” featuring networking expert Lillian Bjorseth, at Seven Bridges in Woodridge on Friday, May 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Bjorseth is a nationally renowned speaker and trainer who helps Fortune 500 employees build high-value relationships by honing business networking, business development and communication skills. The registration fee of $45.00 per member includes breakfast and lunch. RSVP to the Chamber office by Monday, May 8.
Chamber Anniversaries
The following nine businesses and not-for-profits are celebrating Chamber Anniversaries in April:
40 Years—Elmhurst Ace Hardware (145 East First Street);
35 Years—Elmhurst Ford (678 North York Street);
15 Years—Maddock Douglas (111 Adell Place), Quality Pest Control (P.O. Box 442, Elgin) and RJ Recording & Sound (P.O. Box 302, Geneva); and
5 Years—Carousel Flowers (527 South York Street), Basic Mortgage Corp. (489 Spring Road), Elmhurst Junior Women’s Club (P.O. Box 1005) and Allstate Insurance/Van Zeelt (340 West Butterfield Road).
Membership Breakfast
Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Wednesday, May 10, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Bank officials also will present the Chamber with a check for $7,000.00 as the exclusive Gold Sponsor of the City Centre Stage for Elmfest 2006, which will celebrate its 24th Anniversary in downtown Elmhurst June 8-11.
New Members
The following businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
Charles Mueller/Equity Realty Partners, Inc. (105 South York Street, Suite 218), commercial real estate consulting, Charles Mueller, 833-4411.
Newsmakers
Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) has named 1996 graduate Filomena Horvath, formerly with the College’s Office of Conference and Guest Services, as the new Director of the Elmhurst College Fund.
Brown Building Company (781 Industrial Drive) recently completed a nine-week, four-building interior renovation project to serve as a residential therapeutic facility at Timberline Knolls, a Lemont-based facility for young women with behavioral health concerns.
Special Events
Chamber Director Pete DiCianni, Founder and President of DiCianni Graphics (421 South Addison Road, Addison) and President of the Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation (P.O. Box 291), will receive the “You Make A Difference” Award at the Center for Speech and Language Disorders’ (195 West Spangler Avenue, Suite B) Annual Spring Dinner & Award Event at Stimac’s Restaurant in Hillside on Thursday, April 27, at 6:00 p.m. Ticket cost is $60.00 per person. For tickets, call Evelyn at 530-8551.
On Saturday, April 29, at 11:00 a.m., Elmhurst College and its Greek system will host the 11th Annual Walk for Hope in memory of Claire Bartels, late wife of Vice President for College Advancement and Chamber Director Ken Bartels. Opening are closing ceremonies are at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., respectively. For more info, visit www.elmhurst.edu/~walk or call Chairperson Lori Panzarella at 516-2032.
A representative of the Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue) will do a presentation on the museum’s strategic plan at a League of Women Voters of Elmhurst (292 Forest) forum at the Elmhurst Public Library (125 South Prospect Avenue) on Thursday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. For more info, call Jan Dorner at 832-8089 or visit www.lwvelmhurst.org.
Chelle Chique (120 North York Street, Suite 110) and The Spice Merchant and Tea Room (108 West Park Avenue) are teaming up for an Evening Dessert Tea and Fashion Accessories Trunk Show at the Tea Room on Thursday and Friday, April 27-28, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Ticket cost is $11.50 per person. For more info, call the Tea Room at 941-7288.
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra is sponsoring a symphony and art field trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Friday, April 28, for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s “Shakespeare in Love” concert and a tour of the Milwaukee Art Museum. The motor coach departs from York Commons parking lot at 8:00 a.m. and returns at 6:00 p.m. Ticket cost is $65 for ESO subscribers and $75 for non-subscribers. Call 941-0202 for more info.
The Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235) will move their General Membership meeting on Thursday, May 4, at 7:00 p.m., to the Elmhurst Historical Museum, where Museum Director Brian Bergheger will present proposals on shared use of the Wilder Park Mansion.
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage (222 East Willow Road, Wheaton) will sponsor its 75th Anniversary Celebration-Gala 2006, featuring the Elmhurst College Jazz Band, at Seven Bridges in Woodridge on Friday, May 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Ticket cost is $150.00 per person. For more info, call Kate Sutfin at 784-4834.
Art in the Park, Elmhurst Art Museum’s (150 Cottage Hill Avenue) 10th Annual Fine Arts Festival, will return to Wilder Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Promotional sponsors include the Elmhurst Press, Elmhurst Independent (533 South York Street, Unit E) and Elmhurst Doings (440 East Ogden Avenue, Hinsdale). The event is produced by RGL Marketing for the Arts, Inc. (186 Grave Avenue) with support from the City of Elmhurst (209 North York Street) and Elmhurst Park District (225 South Prospect Avenue). Call 279-0035 for more info.
Senior Home Sharing, Inc. (171 East Van Buren Street) will host a friendraiser and fundraiser as part of its Annual Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration on May 11. For more info, call 747-5038 or visit www.seniorhomesharing.org.