Dear Members:
The City of Elmhurst, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205, Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst Public Library and Elmhurst University have joined in organizing an event on Wednesday, April 6, to support the people of Ukraine. Various local organizations will be participating and all are welcome to attend.
The event will bring together Elmhurst residents and businesses to stand in solidarity with Ukraine’s heroic people in their fight to maintain democracy, while showing support to those who are concerned for their loved ones abroad, the millions who have been displaced, and for those grieving lives lost.
A moment of togetherness
A candlelight vigil will take place on April 6 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Wilder Park.
The community will be invited to join in a moment of togetherness which will include words spoken by our community leaders, personal stories from members of the Ukrainian community, a moment of silence, and a reading of the State Anthem of Ukraine.
The event will be recorded and posted to the City’s YouTube page, ElmhurstTV.
A day of giving
Also on April 6, civic partners will encourage community members who are interested in supporting Ukraine to consider making a financial contribution to established organizations that are working to support refugees of this crisis.
The City has posted a list of various ways to make these financial contributions online at Elmhurst.org/Ukraine. Donors should research how the charitable organization uses funding to ensure that their donations are designated to support the crisis in Ukraine.
20th Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon
Worried about higher inflation and federal interest rates? Then sign up to attend our 20th Annual Multi-Chamber Economic Outlook Luncheon and Business Expo, featuring Anna Paulson of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as the Keynote Speaker, at Ashyana Banquets in Downers Grove on Tuesday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Click HERE to register.
Organized jointly by our Chamber and the Westmont Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau, the event features 19 fellow west suburban chambers and economic development organizations.
104th Annual Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade
In cooperation with the Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187, the City and the Park District, our Chamber is organizing an in-person 104th Annual Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade and Post-Parade Military Ceremony on Monday, May 30. The Parade will step off at 9:30 a.m. from Third and York in downtown Elmhurst and concluded at the Elmhurst Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park, where a Post-Parade Military Ceremony will be conducted. Want to march along, then click HERE to view calendar event listing with link to access parade entrant application.
Explore Elmhurst Summer Trolley
I am also happy to report that our Chamber’s partnership with the City to sell interior display advertising for both the 16-weekend Explore Elmhurst Summer Trolley and five-weekend Holly Trolley will return this spring after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Priced at $400 apiece, the 24 ads spaces are sized at 20” wide by 13.5” tall. 2019 participants will have right of first refusal.
New Members
Our Chamber welcomed two new members in March as follows: A-Way Training & Tactical and Greenwood Fence.
25th Annual “State of Our City” Mayoral Address
Click HERE to view Elmhurst Mayor Scott Levin’s presentation at our Chamber’s 25th Annual “State of Our City” Mayoral Address Membership Breakfast hosted in the second-floor Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst on March 17. ElmhurstTV local cable TV coverage will air throughout April on Comcast Channel 6 on Saturdays at 7 p.m.
25th Annual Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Click HERE to view ElmhurstTV’s coverage of the 25th Annual Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade down Spring Road on March 5, as co-announced by ECCI Board of Director member Ken Bartels of Community Bank of Elmhurst and yours truly. The local cable TV program also will air throughout April on Comcast Channel 6 on Sundays at 7 p.m.
Multi-Chamber Danube River Cruise
Our Chamber is among a dozen West Suburban Chamber of Commerce Executives (WSCCE) members partnering to host an Amazing Danube River Cruise aboard the 5-star MS Amadeus from October 12-21, 2022, along with an optional pre-cruise, three-night stay in Prague.
New Members
Our Chamber welcomed two new members in March as follows: A-Way Training & Tactical and Greenwood Fence.
Reactivated Member
J.P.’s Landscaping, McGrath Lexus of Westmont and Prestige Decorating each reactivated their Chamber memberships in March.
Happy Anniversary
Eleven members are celebrating Chamber anniversaries in April as follows: 45 years—NuCara Pharmacy (on Vallette); 35 years—Sir Speedy Print, Signs, Marketing; 30 years—Cityview Community Church; 20 years—Morningside Group (Elmhurst 255 Downtown Apartments), Joerg Seifert Law Offices P.C., Porte Brown LLC and Thomas E. Newman DDS; 10 years—Access Sports; and 5 years—Artis Senior Living of Elmhurst, Hauert Law Office and Keono.
Dropped Members
The Chamber said goodbye to the following member in March: Lariano’s Pizzeria & Italian Beef.