Chamber Anniversaries
The following three businesses are celebrating their Chamber Anniversaries in August:
15 Years—Las Bellas Artes (112 West Park Avenue) and Mehta Motors (463 Spring Road); and
5 Years—Elmhurst Presbyterian Church (367 Spring Road).
New Members
The following two businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
FitLife Personal Training (640 Fairfield Avenue), In-Home Personal Training and Exercise Prescription, Tina Tuszynski, 660-4825; and
Fresh Start Cafй (1038 South York Street), restaurant, Dean George, 279-9997.
New Teachers Luncheon
The Chamber will host its 12th Annual New Teachers Luncheon at the Diplomat West Banquet Halls, 681 West North Avenue, on Thursday, August 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $25.00 per person and members can sponsor a new teacher for an additional $25.00.
Newsmakers
Chamber President John Quigley batted .737 (14-for-19) as the Aurora-based Just Another Year team went 5-0 to win the United States Slo-Pitch Softball Association (USSSA)-sanctioned 2002 Illinois Masters 40-Over Men’s 12-Inch State Tournament in downstate Bartonville on July 27-28. JAY received a paid berth to the World Tournament in Cocoa, Fla., on Oct. 4-5.
Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) surpassed $3 million in fundraising for a third consecutive year during fiscal year 2001-02, which ended on June 30. A total of 4,440 persons and organizations made donations totaling $3,097,021.
Wolf & Company LLP (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook) has named Janet Buckstein as its new Marketing Director.
Special Events
Chicago watercolorist Tom Lynch will do a print signing at Wallscapes (108 North York Street) on Sunday, August 31, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
Steak Fry
The Chamber will host its annual Family Steak Fry at the Holiday Inn Elmhurst’s Holidome, 624 North York Street, on Tuesday, August 20, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Families can enjoy the indoor pool, basketball court and more. Cost is $15.00 per person for a steak dinner from The Silverado Grill (447 Spring Road) and non-alcoholic beverages. Hot dog and hamburger dinners for children are free. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Tee Off for Toche
Thanks to the following sponsors, the “Tee Off for Toche” 54th Annual Golf Outing, which was held at Oak Meadows Golf Course (900 North Wood Dale Road, Addison) on July 23, surpassed 2001 as the most successful financially in Chamber history:
Awards Sponsor—Pro Select Sports USA (835 North Church Road);
Premium Sponsor—Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235);
Lunch Sponsor—Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street);
Corporate Sponsors—First Home Mortgage (112 South York Street), US Bank (536 South York Street), Catalano, Caboor & Co. (1S376 Summit, Court A, Oakbrook Terrace), Basic Mortgage (136 West Vallette Street, Unit 10) and AT&T Broadband (688 Industrial Drive);
Exclusive Tee/Green Sponsors—BFI (550 West Lake Street, Melrose Park); Charter One Bank (590 South York Street), Elmhurst College Office of College Advancement, Elmhurst Family YMCA (211 West First Street), GMAC Mortgage (2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle), Keebler Company (677 Larch Avenue), Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst (P.O. Box 729), Humbert Insurance (188 Industrial Drive, Suite 430), McGrath Lexus of Westmont, RE/MAX East-West (191 South Route 83), Schiller Real Estate (540 South York Street) and Wolf & Company LLP (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook);
Non-Exclusive Tee/Green Sponsors—Elmhurst Economic Development Corporation (209 North York Street), Eric Duncan Group (P.O. Box 573), MB Financial Bank (990 North York Street), McNally’s Irish Pub (122 South York Street), Semblex Corporation (199 West Diversey) and The MONY Group (700 Commerce Drive, Suite 430, Oak Brook);
Hole-in-One Sponsors—Larry Roesch Family Auto Group (200 West Grand Avenue) and Cardinal Cartridge (211 Spangler);
Photography Sponsor—Elmhurst Camera (535 Spring Road);
Desert Sponsor—TCBY Treats (501 South York Street);
Signage Sponsor—Vitals Signs USA (1036 South York Street);
Program Sponsor—Sir Speedy (334 East St. Charles Road, Villa Park); and
Massage Sponsors—Jevitz Chiropractic Clinic (135 Palmer Drive, Suite 23) and Advanced Health & Rehabilitation Center (401 North York Street, Suite 4).