a big thank you - Washington Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Clydesdales in Washington p.1
Taste of Washington p.2 & 3
September & October Business
After Hours p. 4
New Members & Welcomes p.5-7
Pulling for Washington week p. 7
Member Memos p. 8
Food for Thought Series p.10
911 Remember-Honor Walk p. 12
Washington Business Meeting p.13
Please take the time to
read the letter on page
13 & then make plans to
attend the first
Washington Business
Meeting on
September 9th.
P: 309.444.9921
E: [email protected]
W:washingtoncoc.com
The Budweiser Clydesdales
arrived in Washington on
Monday, August 18, and set
up their “residence” behind
Uftring Chevy of Washington.
The word spread fast, and
lots of folks came out to
welcome them, including
Mayor Gary Manier—who
quickly made friends with
Clyde, the Dalmatian.
A BIG THANK YOU
to Brewers Distributing
for bringing the Budweiser
Clydesdales to our city!
(and special thanks to Jim Waller!)
Denhart Baking Co. won:
Best of Taste & Best Dessert: Raspberry Margarita Trifle
Best Decorated Booth
Wait Staff Olympics
Madison’s on the Square won:
Best Appetizer: Taco Soup
Sponsored by
Maria’s won:
People’s Choice: Spicy
Chicken Tender Wrap
McMahon’s Pints & Plate won:
Best Entrée: Guiness BBQ Pulled Pork
Co-hosted by
Ignite Payments Strategic Alliance
Brad Franzen
3 Wildwood Court
Washington, IL 61571
[email protected]
630.561.3615
• making business better for our clients through multi-faceted
business solutions
Our Savior Lutheran Church . Tuesday, August 5, 2014 . Our Savior Lutheran Church held its ground breaking
ceremony for the $3 million addition and remodel they have planned. The addition will add approximately
14,000 square feet of space and will create a dedicated preschool area. For more information about Our Savior Lutheran, call Pastor Tom Heren at 444-4030. The following chamber representatives were present for the
ceremony: Brian Tibbs, Washington Park District; Eric Obalil, Alexander Financial Services; Chevie Ruder, Washington Chamber of Commerce; Tricia Yocum, RE/MAX; Emily Geerts, PNC Bank; Cindy Shuford, Threads, Hope
& Love; Kim Hess, Washington Park District; and Malissa Helmuth, Jim Maloof Realtor.
Transformations Lash Studio & Salon . Tuesday, August 5,
2014, for Transformations Lash Studio & Salon, 110 S. Main
Street, celebrated their relocation to the Washington
Square and were welcomed as a member of the Washington Chamber of Commerce. Transformations is a full
service salon offering eyelash extensions, nail and hair
services, custom spray tanning and massage. They also
have boutique and gift items as well as all your hair care
items. For more information about Transformations Lash
Studio & Salon, call 309-444-2594. Owner Aubrey Brown,
along with Suzie White, Ginger Rosenthal, Kristin Leonard,
and Charise Markas, Caley Carr and Amber Venegonia
were joined at the ribbon cutting by the following chamber representatives: Chevie Ruder, Washington Chamber
of Commerce; Tricia Yocum, RE/MAX; Emily Geerts, PNC
Bank; Eric Obalil, Alexander Financial Services; Malissa
Helmuth, Jim Maloof Realtor; and Kim Hess, Washington
Park District.
Business After Hours was created to provide opportunities to local business people to meet each other in an informal
setting. It also allows a superb time to showcase a particular business. Hosting one of these events, as well as attending,
can have long range positive effects on business and networking.
Besides providing opportunity to network, Business After Hours also provides a chance for new or potential members to
meet face to face with current members and see what the Chamber can do for them.
If you are interested in hosting a Business After Hours, please let the Chamber office know.
A member of the BAH committee will then contact you to discuss arrangements.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions . Wednesday, August 6, 2014 . Konica Minolta Business Solutions Account Executive Caroline E. Higgins was officially
welcomed as a chamber member. Konica Minolta
Business Solutions is a leader in enterprise content
management, technology optimization and cloud
services. Clients trust Konica Minolta to help them
envision how they can achieve their goals and deliver innovative solutions to give shape to their
ideas. For more information about Konica Minolta
Business Solutions, call Caroline at 217-871-3105.
Caroline was welcomed to the chamber by the
following chamber representatives: Aaron Rose,
Heartland Bank & Trust;; Ed Foster, Foster’s Pro Lawn
& Snow Removal; Chevie Ruder, Washington
Chamber of Commerce; Malissa Helmuth, Jim Maloof Realtor; Kim Hess, Washington Park District Jessica
Clark, Grand Victorian of Washington; Kim Felker, Washington Community Bank; Brian Tibbs, Washington
Park District; Jessica Schmidgall, Washington Christian Village; Melissa Wireman, CEFCU; and Eric Obalil,
Alexander Financial Services.
Daily Laboratories . Tuesday, August 12, 2014 . Daily Laboratories, Division of Mobilab, Inc. officially welcomed as a
chamber member. Daily Laboratories is an ISO 17025:2005
certified private laboratory and is your choice for microbiological testing of dairy, food, water, meat and environmental samples, as well as sterility testing of containers and
closures. For more information about Daily Laboratories, go
to www.dailylaboratories.com . President Lisa Strickland, of
Washington, was welcomed to the chamber by the following chamber representatives: Kim Felker, Washington Community Bank; Candy Liggin, Washington Chamber of Commerce; and Debbie Bradd, B&J U-Store.
Simply Organized & Staged . Wednesday, August 13,
2014, Simply Organized & Staged was officially welcomed as a chamber member. Simply Organized &
Staged specializes in Real Estate Staging, Interior Decorating & Redesign, and Residential Organization serving
the Greater Peoria area. For more information about
Simply Organized & Staged, visit their showroom at
1230 Independence Court, Washington or go to their
website: www.StagingPeoria.com . Tracy Molendi, Professional Stager & Organizer, and her husband, Steve,
were welcomed to the chamber by the following
chamber representatives: Kim Felker, Washington Community Bank; and Eric Obalil, Alexander Financial Services.
Shear Creations . Thursday, August 14, 2014 . The Washington
Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Shear Creations
as a chamber member. Shear Creations, located at 651 N.
Cummings Lane in Washington, specializes in men’s women’s
and children’s hair styling. Shear Creations has eight different
stylists in the salon to choose from for your hair styling needs.
For more information about Shear Creations or to schedule an
appointment with one of their stylists, call 309-886-2220. New
owner, Brent Ricketts, along with stylists: Stacy Strum, Kay
Kessling, and Kally Seronee were welcomed to the chamber
by the following chamber representatives: Kim Felker, Washington Community Bank; Mindy Taylor, Jim Maloof Realtor; Jessica Clark, Grand Victorian of Washington; Stan Cohen, Firehouse Pizza; and Wendy Wagner, Mary Kay.
If you are a new chamber member (having joined
within the last 6 months) and have not arranged to
have your official welcome scheduled...please contact the Chamber office - 444-9921 - and we will get
that on the calendar!
For more information, contact the Chamber staff.
Wednesday:
Fun Run
Passport Winner: Mary Bristol
Thursday: Cherry Tree Center
Saturday & Sunday:
Washington Art Festival
Saturday: Pulling for
Washington Parade
For more pictures of the full
week of the Budweiser
Clydedales’ week in
Washington, go to the
Washington Chamber of
Commerce Facebook
page or to
www.washingtonilcoc.com
Grand Victorian of Washington is hosting a
refresher course for your driving skills with the
AAPR Smart Driver Course. September 17 & 18
@ 8:30am to 12:30pm both days. 100 Grand
Victorian Place, Washington. Contact Jessica
Clark @ [email protected] or 6466599. Coffee & donuts provided. $15 for AARP
members/$20 for non-members. This program
is supported by a generous grant from Toyota
to AARP Foundation.
Sunnyland Christian Church is hosting a
MOVIE event. “God’s Not Dead, The Movie” What do you Believe? will be shown at 2401
Washington Road, Washington, on Sept 20 at
6pm.
Heartland Festival Orchestra welcomes guest
artist Jason Vieaux “La Guitarra”, playing Rod-­
rigo and Vivaldi - the two most popular guirar
concertos of the concert hall, in a program of
Spanish flair and poetic sensibility. Sat, Sept 6
@ 7:30pm at Five Points-Washington. Community Partner: Tri-County Long Term Recovery.
$35 adults, $8 students & kids. For tickets, call
(309) 444-8222, buy them at Kidder Music in
Peoria, or go to heartlandfestivalorchestra.org.
Evergreen Home Energy is hosting a series of
FREE seminars on building an Energy Efficient
Home. These seminars are designed to present an overview of energy efficiency measures in the home and how to make strategic
decision that will impact the comfort and
efficiency for the life of the home. Wed, Sept
7 (6 - 7:30pm) at Peoria Public Library; Tues,
Oct 7 (6:30 - 8:30pm) at the Washington District Library; and Mon, Oct 20 (6:30 - 8pm) at
the Fondulac District Library. For more info,
call Todd at 309-253-2242.
Goodwill of Central Illinois has teamed with
WMBD-TV for the Drive to Victory donation
campaign. Each week two local high
schools will met on the football field while
their schools compete to see who can donate the most to Goodwill. Each week a
winner will named (based on the highest
amount of pounds donated.) At the end of
the drive, the school with the most pounds
donated will win a SMART Board from Bradfield’s and $500 from CEFCU. For a list of the
schools competing and their game dates, as
well as contest rules, visit ciproud.com .
Teen Challenge’s Fall Banquet “Men of Des-­
tiny” will be held on September 25, 2014,
6pm, at Embassy Suites in East Peoria. Featured Speaker: Dr. Jerry Nance, Global Teen
Challenge President. Special Music: Peoria
Pops Orchestra. Soloist: Jonna Harkness, Harvest Bible Chapel. For ticket information and
pricing, call 309-673-3716 or go to
www.teenchallengepeoria.org.
Catia’s Alterations has a “Bride’s Special”
offer—if two or more of your Bridesmaids get
their dresses altered with Catia, you will get
10% off your wedding dress alteration! Simply
mention the Promotion Code: CALT17. New
address: 2267 Washington Road
(Washington Plaza); (309) 444-4031
Washington Square Farmer’s Market
Every Saturday
June 21st – September 27th
8am – 12pm
President
Nate Heinold • Ledgestone Insurance
Vice President
Mindy Taylor • Jim Maloof Realty
Treasurer
Brad Mahony • South Side Bank
Secretary
Yvonne Andresen • The Blend
Past President
Roger Holzhauer • TeamWorks by Holzhauer
Rich Benson • Hilltop Wealth Management of
Raymond James
Deborah Bradd • B&J U-Store
Pat Brown • City of Washington
Stan Cohen • Firehouse Pizza
Dennis Hermann • Alexander Murray Agency
Kim Hess • Washington Park District
Mike Jankovsky • Allstate
Andrew Rinehart • Mescher Law Offices, P.C.
Joseph Winne • Prusak, Winne & McKinley
Susan Wise • Plaza Lanes
President
Eric Obalil • Alexander Financial Services
Vice President
Wendy Wagner • Mary Kay
Secretary
Melissa Wireman • CEFCU
Jessica Clark • Grand Victorian of Washington
Lee Cleary • Heartland Bank & Trust Co.
Kim Felker • Washington Community Bank
Ed Foster • Foster’s Pro Lawn & Snow Removal
Emily Geerts • PNC Bank
Malissa Helmuth • Jim Maloof Realtor
Aaron Rose • Heartland Bank & Trust Co.
Jessica Schmidgall • Washington Christian Village
Brian Tibbs • Washington Park District
Valerie Wetterauer • Tri County Eye Center
Tricia Yocum • RE/MAX Unlimited
Member Memos
is the place where a short announcement can be made to convey information about your business. Your information needs to be submitted by the 20th of the month
preceding publication. Chamber members are encouraged to submit notices of accomplishments, upcoming events, or data that wou ld be of interest to the membership.
It is our goal to provide the most current and accurate information; however, we are limited to the information that is provided to us. Details are subject to change between the time
information is received and the time of publication.
Executive Director
Chevie Ruder • [email protected]
Communication Manager
Candy Liggin • [email protected]
Finance Manager
Prior to the end of 2012, memberships were prorated during the calendar year, so all renewals were
invoiced in January and due within 90 days. However, at the beginning 2013, membership renewal
dates were adjusted to be based on the month that a business joined the chamber. That is why the
majority of membership renewals fall within the first three months of the year—all established
members were “grandfathered” to the January renewal date. This also explains why there is a
much smaller number of renewals from April through December.
If you have any questions about this, please contact the chamber office.
Gail Nettles • [email protected]
[email protected]
www.washingtoncoc.com
Now Taking Reservations for the
September and November
sessions!
For more information about this event,
please contact Tom Berlett @ 369-9939
W
Washington chamber
of commerce
114 Washington Square
Washington, IL 61571
September
1
Chamber Office Closed for Labor Day
9
Business After Hours McMahon’s Pints & Plates , 5pm
20
Autumn Fest* Washington Square, 5pm
October
14
Business After Hours @ Five Points, co-hosted by Washington
Community Bank & Five Points, 5pm
events & dates subject to change . *not a chamber event
January
23
Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast (rescheduled from 2013)
February
27
Washington Day Banquet
March &
April
Leadership Academy 2014 (8 week program)
April
26
Clean Up Day in Washington*
May
17
Washington Night with the Chiefs
May
26
Memorial Day Parade*
MAY
28-31
GOOD NEIGHBOR DAYS
June - Sept
Saturdays
Washington Square Farmer’s Market*
August
19
Taste of Washington — NEW DATE!
September
20
Autumn Fest*
October
23
Moonlight Madness
November
1-2
Holiday Open House*
9
Veteran’s Day Celebration*
20
Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
29
Small Business Saturday
November
& December
25 Days of Christmas
December
4
Candlelight Stroll on Washington Square*
9
Historical Society’s Christmas Home Tour*
*WCOC participates in, but does not organize these events
Dates are subject to change