Chamber Anniversaries
The following six businesses are celebrating their Chamber Anniversaries in June:
35 Years—Wolf & Company LLP (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook);
30 Years—Tree Towns Repro Service, Inc. (542 Spring Road) and Verlare Cleaners (104 Vallette); and
5 Years—National Bank of Commerce (5500 St. Charles Road, Berkeley), The David Agency Insurance, Inc. (358 North York Street), and Ts and Taps Smiley Dyes (15 West St. Charles Road, Lombard).
Membership Breakfast
Pet Celebrations (1812 Taft Avenue, Berkeley) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Tuesday, June 25, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following five businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
Apex Meeting & Special Events, Inc. (P.O. Box 710), meeing ad special event management, Kimberly LaBounty, 617-5153;
Elmhurst Youth Football & Cheerleading (270 East Grantley Avenue), sports organization, Marie Berg, 782-6618;
Hot Ice Athletics (137 Diversey Parkway), sports training, Marc Kapsalis, 532-5111;
The Ball Yard (137 Diversey Parkway), baseball instruction, Patrick McKune, 532-5111; and
Tom & Mike’s Concessions (256 West Lake Street, Oak Park), food concessions, Mike Johms, (708) 386-1424.
Newsmakers
Paul Vallas, former Chicago Public Schools CEO, will be the Keynote Speaker during the Alumni College Weekend at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) this Friday and Saturday, June 14-15. Call the Alumni Office at 617-3600 for more information.
Martin “Marty” Silverman, former Owner of Maple Furriers in Oak Park, has come out of retirement to affiliate with York Furrier (107 North York Street).
Lifelink (331 South York Road, Bensenville) has appointed Steven Miller, an ordained minister with the United Church of Christ, as Director of Special Gifts and Sustaining Funds.
Special Events
The Chamber and Spring Road Business Association will co-sponsor Music at the Gazebo on Thursday, June 13, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Visit www.springroad.com for more information.
New York Voices, the Grammy Award-winning vocal jazz ensemble, and Elmhurst College Jazz Band will perform together at the seventh annual Summer Extravaganza in the College Mall on Sunday, June 23, at 6:00 p.m. The free concert is sponsored by Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street). The rain site is Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel.
“Tee Off for Toche”
The Chamber’s 54th Annual Golf Outing, “Tee Off for Toche,” will be held at Oak Meadows Golf Course, 900 North Wood Dale Road, Addison, on Tuesday, July 23. Registration is at 11:30 a.m., lunch (Wisconsin bratwurst or beef burger) is at 12:00 noon, shotgun scramble golf is at 1:00 p.m., the 19th hole social hour is at 6:00 p.m. and dinner (filet mignon and chicken Mediterranean) is at 7:00 p.m. Costs are $1,100.00 for a Corporate Sponsorship (includes foursome and exclusive hole sponsorship), $175.00 for a golf and dinner member, $125.00 for a golf-only associate and $50.00 for a dinner-only patron. Tee and green sponsorships are available for $300.00 (exclusive) to $250.00.