May June 2016 - Niles Chamber of Commerce

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May / June 2016
VANTAGE POINT
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Tuesday, June 21 | 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Dunkin Donuts (7039 Dempster)
Bruce Bixler is an executive coach who will help to train and develop small
businesses and entrepreneurs to optimize LinkedIn. The program is an
opening level LinkedIn for business people, sales people, and entrepreneurs
that already have a complete profile. Highlights of the workshop:
 Strong on-line profile and digital reputation
 Understand and better utilize the main features
 Optimizing Skills, Finding Connections, Groups and Following
 Providing content
 Paid versus Free accounts
$30 Member Fee | $40 Non Members Fee | All LinkedIn Levels Welcome
ANNUAL G
LF OUTING
calendar of events
Thursday, May 5  8:30 a.m.
Scholarship Committee Meeting
Thursday, May 5  9:30 a.m.
Program/Events Committee Meeting
Tuesday, May 10  3:30 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, May 12  11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Multi-Chamber Mega Connect Lunch
@ Chateau Ritz, 9100 N. Milwaukee, Niles
Thursday, May 19  5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Multi-Chamber Business After Hours
@ Niles Township
5255 Main Street, Skokie
Thursday, June 2  8:30 a.m.
Scholarship Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 2  9:30 a.m.
Program/Events Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 2  5:30 - 7:30 pm
Multi-Chamber Business After Hours
@ Courtyard by Marriott,
2950 S. River Road, Des Plaines
Saturday, June 11  9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Bike Niles Fest Event
@ Notre Dame College Prep,
7655 Dempster Street, Niles
CHEVY CHASE GOLF CLUB
Tuesday, June 14  3:30 pm
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Wednesday, June 15  8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Reference USA @ Niles Public Library,
6960 Oakton Street, Niles
Tuesday, June 21  8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
LinkedIn Workshop
@ Dunkin Donuts, 7039 Dempster, Niles
www.discoverniles.com
board of directors
PRESIDENT
Randy Greco
CHoLAB, Inc
2016 Award Winners
Thank You!
We are very pleased to announce the
recipients of the 2016 scholarships. We
were overwhelmed with the response
and the caliber of applicants:
A special thank you to these
companies that very generously
donated to our program:
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Chuck Hartogh
C&M Auto Service, Inc
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Jeff Curry
State Farm Insurance
TREASURER
Dennis Lingenfelter
FirstMerit Bank
High School $1,000
Nathaniel Caamoan
Tayanna Lilly
Anthony Schmidt
College $3,000
Marguerite Bambic
Patricia Marek
Juliana Tornabene
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Krystyna Koda
Ridgewood Gardens
2016 DIRECTORS
Paul Ayala
Walmart
Kyle Burcar
Golf Mill Shopping Center
Congratulations on your Grand Opening
Vince Gendusa
Platinum Touch Industries, LLC
Bill Griffis
First Search, Inc.
Bot Spot Robotics
Samantha Stagg
Brookdale Niles
7752 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, 60714
(847) 972-1186
www.mybotspot.com
Gene Jurczak
Stalwart Systems
Pat Knoll
Shure Incorporated
Kevin Morris
Coca-Cola Refreshments USA
Tom Pekic
Chasers Bar & Grill
Edward Jones Andrew Mierisch
8204 W. Oakton Street
Niles, 60714
(847) 692-5638
www.edwardjones.com/
andrew-mierisch
Christine Pusateri
Christine Pusateri Solutions
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Irv Coats
Joanne Cwynar
Randy Greco
Dick Leider
Dean Strzelecki
Chuck Barbaglia (1939-2013)
Gordon Faller (1928-2011)
Larry J. Ptasinski (1949-2006)
Bob C. Wordel (1921-2008)
District 207 Career Pathways
Business Partner Network is a collaboration among Maine
Township High School District 207 (Maine East, Maine South
and Maine West), employers and community organizations
working together to build career education partnerships.
Through relevant career education and work based learning
opportunity, local employers build a future pipeline of qualified employees.
Opportunities Include:
Classroom Speakers
Job-Shadowing
Mentoring
Internships
Employment
Advisory Council
847/647-8777
773/631-8333
NILES FLASH CAB
 Low Flat Rates to and from O’Hare
 Time Orders Accepted
 Accepting All Major Credit Cards
To Discuss Benefits for Your
Business Contact:
Laura Cook, Career Coordinator
1131 S. Dee Road, Park Ridge
(847) 384-6668
[email protected]
Investment strategies.
One-on-one advice.
Jeff Cardella
Financial Advisor
8141 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 470-8953
Member SIPC
gold members
Jeffrey Cardella
Financial Advisor
8141 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
Bus. 847-470-8953
Fax 888-846-7344
[email protected]
www.edwardjones.com
gold members
new members
AAA-NORTH SUBURBAN
INSURANCE AGENCY
EDWARD JONES - ANDREW MIERISCH
R.M.C. ENTERPRISES, INC. (CONT.)
7520 N. Harlem Ave., Chicago 60631
(847) 677-1222
www.aaa-northsuburban.com
Steven Schwartz
8204 W. Oakton Street, Niles 60714
(847) 692-5638
www.edwardjones.com/andrewmierisch
Andrew Mierisch, AAMS
Insurance agent Steve Schwartz offers
home, car and life insurance to best
meet your needs.
Financial planning assistance with a
focus on investments and insurance
for long term investors.
Winters require professional snow and
ice removal. For almost 50 years, R.M.C.
has specialized in servicing large commercial properties, retail developments,
healthcare & educational facilities, shopping malls, and corporate properties
with parking facilities.
BOT SPOT ROBOTICS
METRA PRINTING
7752 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles IL
(847) 972-1186
www.mybotspot.com
Joe Dadivas
Kids and adults can experience the
world of robotics with hands on workshops and building “makeshop”. For
classes, summer camps, corporate
outings and parties—build on today,
better our tomorrow.
MORGAN STANLEY - MICHAEL GALLEGO
COMED COMPANY
5190 Church Street, Skokie 60077
(800) 334-7661
www.comed.com
Carlo Cavallaro
Our local utility and energy delivery
company is committed to customer
services, security and satisfaction. They
are focused on benefiting people, the
environment and local economies.
COMPASS AUTOMATION
1380 Gateway Dr., Suite 4, Elgin 60124
(847) 426-6696
www.compass-automation.com
Philip Rogoz
Challenging the status quo, Compass
Automation offers complimentary automation assessments for manufacturers.
CRUISE PLANNERS
7560 N. Milwaukee Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60631
(773) 775-0515
Sam Kuraishi
With over 34 years experience Metra
offers general commercial printing,
graphic design and signage to fit all your
needs including letterhead, envelopes,
posters, labels/stickers, newsletters,
menus, carbonless forms and more.
PARK RIDGE
(847) 825-7761
www.funfilledtravelers.com
Gerry Waller
A full service travel agency offering a
wide-range of cruises as well as land
and tour packages to destinations
throughout the world.
227 W. Monroe St., Chicago 60606
(312) 648-3061
www.morganstanleyfa.com/michael.gallego/
Michael Gallego
Michael will help you define and strive to
meet your goals by delivering a vast array of resources to you in the way that is
most appropriate for how you invest and
what you want to achieve.
RICO INDUSTRIES, INC.
7000 N. Austin Ave, Niles 60714
(847) 779-5227
www.ricoinc.com
Ken Schack
Rico sells wholesale gift and novelty
products into retail markets across the
country. A one stop sports shop for everything fans need to accessorize their
vehicle, have a tailgate party, decorate
their room or office, and get as a gift.
R.M.C. ENTERPRISES, INC.
P.O. 1032, Melrose Park 60161
(847) 825-2575
www.rmccommercialsnowremoval.com
Richard Czeck
SHAKOU PARK RIDGE
130 S. Prospect Ave, Park Ridge 60068
(773) 441-9900
www.shakousushi.com
Randi Moxi
Shakou Sushi brings the ''city vibe'' to
Park Ridge with their newest restaurant
offering modern Asian cuisine.
WILDWOOD TAVERN
6480 W. Touhy Avenue, Niles 60714
(847) 677-6663
www.wildwoodtavern.net
Ellie Freedman
This new tavern style restaurant serves
fresh homemade food and craft beers in
a relaxing environment. Private rooms
and catering also available.
WOODWARD, INC.
6300 W. Howard Street, Niles 60714
(847) 673-8300
www.woodward.com
Talaya Johnson
Woodward integrates leading-edge
technologies into fuel, combustion, fluid,
actuation, and electronic control systems
for the aerospace and industrial markets. Their growth is driven by the
increasing demand for fuel-efficient, lowemission, and high-performance energy
management.
XL ENERGY
733 Lee Street, Suite 100,
Des Plaines 60016
(847) 924-7700
Tom Vanis
Tom and his team have over 20 years
experience in the energy supply field.
With a changing and competitive market
they can bring your company energy
savings and consumption reduction.
gold members
5600 W. Touhy Avenue, Niles | (847) 588-1704
gold members
8032 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Niles IL 60714
847-730-4410
Open Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 - 6:00
Sunday 11:00 - 5:00
gold members
5630 W. Touhy Avenue, Niles
(847) 647-8641 | www.walmart.com
gold members
VANTAGE POINT
niles chamber
niles chamber of commerce and industry 8060 w. oakton street, niles, il 60714
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MAY 2016
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4  11:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Restaurant Fundraiser for Local Scholarships
@ Blaze Pizza, 5712 W. Touhy Avenue, Niles
20% of Sales goes to Niles Chamber Dollars for Scholars program
THURSDAY, MAY 12  11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Multi-Chamber Mega Connect Networking Lunch
Tuesday, June 21st @ Dunkin Donuts, 7039 Dempster
Join us for a two-hour workshop with Bruce Bixler an
executive coach who will help to train and develop small
@ Chateau Ritz, 9100 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Niles
Fee: $30 Members by May 5th at 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $40 Prospective Members and Walk-Ins
THURSDAY, MAY 19  5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Multi-Chamber Business After Hours
& Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
@ Niles Township, 5255 Main Street, Skokie
MONDAY, MAY 23  11:30 A.M. - 9:30 P.M.
Restaurant Fundraiser for Local Scholarships
@ Graziano’s Brick Oven Pizza, 5960 W. Touhy, Niles
20% of Sales goes to Niles Chamber Dollars for Scholars program
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS
Networking is a great
resource to gain customers
and build your referral
network, plus a chance to
find new vendors and
share marketing ideas.
Business After Hours are FREE for Members
JUNE 2016
THURSDAY, JUNE 2  5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
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Bike Rides
Multi-Chamber Business After Hours
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BMX Stunt Show
@ Courtyard by Marriott
2950 S. River Road, Des Plaines
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Safety Town
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Bouncy House
SATURDAY, JUNE 11  9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Bike Niles Fest Community Event
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Food Vendors
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Safety Tips
@ Notre Dame College Prep, 7655 W. Dempster, Niles
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Notre Dame College Prep
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 8:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
Small Businesses Begin with Reference USA
@ Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
TUESDAY, JUNE 21 8:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
LinkedIn Workshop
@ Dunkin Donuts, 7039 Dempster Street, Niles
Fee: Members $30, Non-Members $40
Register online at www.discoverniles.com
ANNUAL G
LF OUTING
NILES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
2016 REGISTRATION FORM
Join Niles Chamber of Commerce members and guests for our Annual Golf Outing and Dinner
Fundraiser. This event is the Chamber's largest fund-raiser and “fun”-raiser. Meet
new contacts
and greet old friends while enjoying a day of golf, games, and give-aways.
If you are not a golfer, join us for cocktails, dinner, raffles and prizes.
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016
PACKAGE PRICES PER PERSON*
Chevy Chase Country Club
*Package includes: TWO Complimentary Beverage Tickets,
1000 Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, 60090
Golf Cart, Goodie Bag, Cocktail Hour and Dinner
11:00 a.m. Check-In & Lunch
Golf, Lunch, Dinner & Raffle Ticket: $200 (Save $5)
12:00 p.m. Shotgun start
Golf, Lunch & Dinner: $155
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour - Open Bar
Dinner & Cocktail Hour: $55
Buy your Raffle Tickets TODAY, last year all tickets were SOLD OUT before the start of the event!
SAVE $5
Golf, Lunch,
Dinner &
Raffle Ticket
$200
Golf, Lunch
& Dinner
$155
Dinner Only
$55
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Raffle
Ticket Only
$50
Amount Enclosed: $___________
Visa / MC / Discover / AmEx #: _____________________________________________ Exp. Date_____/______
Sec Code: _____
Name of Cardholder:_____________________________________________________
Billing Address, City, Zip:
Send checks payable to:
Niles Chamber of Commerce 8060 W.
Oakton, Suite 101 Niles, IL 60714
Package reservations and fees must be submitted to the Chamber office by July
14, 2016. Availability is based on a first-come, first-serve basis. No refunds will be
given after July 14th. If you have any questions, please call Brenda at the Chamber office (847) 268-8180 or fax your registration form to (847) 268-8186. Reservations must be made in advance. There is a $10 fee for all walk-ins.
Niles Chamber Annual G lf Outing
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Use these great tools to market your business
Golf Outing - Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Chevy Chase Golf Club
All sponsors will be listed in the dinner program, the Vantage
Point newsletter and local newspapers. All new sponsorships are
on a first come, first serve basis.
HOLE & GREEN PREMIUM $275
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Your name will be exclusively featured all day with a
sign on the Hole and a sign on the Green
Send company representatives to host one of our
PEG THE PIN BALL TOSS
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$1,000 Exclusive Sponsor or 2 Sponsors for $500 each
 Host the Peg The Pen ball toss contest. Showcase your
company at the check-in and during the ball toss
 All details will be arranged by the Chamber
 Company logo featured on Golf Outing Event webpage
 Company logo featured in E-Vantage event promotion
HOLE & GREEN $250
ACE COCKTAIL
$300 for each Cocktail Sponsorship
 Sign with your company’s logo at the bar
 Sign with your company listed at the registration table
 Hole Sign
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Your name will be exclusively featured all day with
HOLE SPONSOR $150
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Your business name will be featured all day on a
CART SPONSOR
$55 for 1 Cart or $200 for 4 Carts
BIRDIE LUNCH
$300 for each Lunch Sponsorship
 Sign with your company’s logo at the lunch area
 Sign with your company listed at the registration table
 Hole Sign
EAGLE BEVERAGE CART
$300 for each Beverage Cart Sponsorship
 Sign with your company’s logo on a beverage cart
 Sign with your company listed at the registration table
 Hole Sign
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Your business name will be placed on a cart to be
viewed throughout the entire course
RAFFLE GIFT SPONSOR
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Promote your business with a gift donation (value
more than $25) to our famous "Reverse Draw Raffle”
PAR-TEE BAGS
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Supply us with 130 items to be given to all golfers
Suggested items include: golf balls, towels, tees,
gloves, covers, umbrellas, hats, or gift certificates
Visa / Master Card / Discover / AMEX
Company ___________________________ Phone _________________
Card #_______________________________________________
Sponsorship ________________________________________________
Expires _________ /___________
Fax form: (847) 268-8186 or email: [email protected]
Billing Address ________________________________________
Questions? Call (847) 268-8180
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