Business After Hours
Suburban Bank & Trust Company (150 East Butterfield Road) will host the Chamber’s Business After Hours on Thursday, April 24, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Membership Breakfast
Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 (310 West Butterfield Road) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Wednesday, April 15, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following 11 businesses joined in the past two weeks:
American Dairy Products Institute (116 North York Street, #200), national trade association, Jim Page, 530-8700;
Ceridian (116 Pick Avenue), employer services, Michael Booth, 834-4686;
Country Inn & Suites (777 East Grand Avenue, Bensenville 60106), hotel, France Langan, 250-1000;
BMW Building Inspections Inc. (808 Geneva), home inspections, Bill and Linda Wojtysiak, 721-9930;
General Warehouse (970 North Oaklawn Avenue, #300), third party logistics, Jessica Bean, 941-0400;
Maggio Rent-A-Fence (9107 Medill Avenue, Franklin Park 60131), fencing, Graceann Martin, (847) 45-5870;
Pastries Plus Bakery by Peterson-Webner (129 West First Street), bakery and cafй, Jeffrey Webner, 530-2243;
Priced Right Websites (166 Oak Street), website development, Bob and Cheryl Picha, 833-3248;
Richard M. Varchetto, Attorney and Counselor at Law (579 West North Avenue), law firm, Rich Varchetto, 532-5636;
Revisions Window & Door Replacement Co. (451 West Fullerton Avenue), replacement windows and doors, Les Hansen, 617-5970;
United Parcel Service (124 North York Street), rental mail boxes, shipping, faxing, laminating, Cathy Monchunski, 279-1515.
Correcting in the February 26 News & Notes listing for Interior Transformation (254 West Second Street), the contact name is Linda Fougerousse and the phone number is 782-0806.
Newsmakers
Cardinal Cartridge, Inc. (211 Spangler Avenue) is partnering with Chicago-based Project Leadership Associates to offer a full-range of Information Technology services, including network integration, management consulting, information security, application development, IT support and maintenance, and small business services.
Hot Ice Athletics (137 Diversey Parkway) and the Elmhurst Family YMCA (211 West First Street) are partnering to offer ice skating classes and hockey leagues indoors this spring on Hot Ice’s state-of-the-art synthetic rink. For more information, contact Marc Kapsalis at marchockey@aol.com or Chris Tointon at ctointon@ymcachgo.org.
Great Clips (1024 South York Street) is running its annual $5.99 haircut sale from today through April 4. No coupons or appointments are needed. Call 758-0512 for more information.
Special Events
The Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235) will hold a Membership Night for interested individuals ages 29 to 40 at Buffalo Wild Wings (149 North York Street) on Thursday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call Bill Schelinski at 279-8166.
The Elmhurst Family YMCA (211 West First Street) is sponsoring a series of seminars on home buying and selling each Wednesday in April and the first Wednesday in May from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Chamber participants include the Catalano Mortgage Group of First Home Mortgage (112 South York Street), Coldwell Banker (190 North York Street), L.W. Reedy Real Estate (101 North York Street), Prudential Prairie Path Realtors (500 Spring Road), RE/MAX East-West (191 South Route 83) and Schiller Real Estate (540 South York Street). A one-time donation of $10.00 to the YMCA is requested. Visit www.catalanomortgage.com for complete seminar info.
“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.
Registration Night for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in June will be held at York Community High School (355 West St. Charles Road) on Wednesday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m. For more info, call Tricia Hall at 530-2769 or 935-0184.
The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Guild is sponsoring Chef Fest 2003 at the Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrance, on Thursday, April 10, starting with a one-hour cash bar reception at 5:30 p.m. Food tasting runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., along with a silent auction and grand raffle. Ticket cost is $50.00 per person. For reservations, call Lu Brooks at 766-4180 or Nancy Busse at 832-5208.
The Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst (P.O. Box 729) will conduct its 3rd Annual Pig Roast Fundraiser to benefit the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association’s (NEDSRA) Wheelchair Basketball Program at Doc Ryan’s, 490 Spring Road, on Saturday, April 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost of $25.00 per person includes admission Pig Roast t-shirt and two hours of food and drink. For more info, call the Chamber office at 834-6060.
Tuesday, April 15, is the reservation deadline for the Elmhurst Memorial Golf Classic at River Forest Country Club (15W468 Grand Avenue) on June 2. Call 782-7829 for more info.
Spring Luncheon
The Chamber will honor car dealerships, body shops, rental and leasing agencies, and repair and service shops at its “Salute to the Automotive Industry” 2003 Spring Luncheon at the Diplomat West Banquet Halls, 681 West North Avenue, on Wednesday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.