October 2010 Annual Dinner & "Celebration of Success" The Chamber's Annual Dinner will be held on Monday, November 1, 2010 at Syl's 150 West Banquet Hall. Invitations have been mailed to all members. Please join us as we honor the 2010 recipients: Business of the Year: MILANO BAKERY, INC. Professional Business Services: CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES Financial Services: PEOPLEFIRST BANK Retail: MARTIN WHALEN OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC. Social Service Agencies: SUNNY HILL NURSING HOME OF WILL COUNTY Lifetime Achievement Awards: Sr. Faith Szambelanczyk, President, Joliet Catholic Academy Dr. Paul Swanstrom, Superintendent, Joliet Township High School District 204 Patrick Sullivan, University of St. Francis Basketball Coach (Retired) Reservations are required to attend. Please mail in your response card - or call the Chamber to reserve! 48-hour cancellation notice applies to all reservations! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Business Doing Business After Hours Business Doing Business After Hours will take place on Thursday, October 28 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Joliet Hotel & Conference Center. This is our monthly Business After Hours, combined with a Business EXPO. Tables are still available to display your product/service at a cost of $95.00. Contact the Chamber for info. If your business does not have a table at the event - be sure to come out to support all the Chamber member businesses participating and network with your fellow Chamber members...be sure to invite your fellow co-workers, employees, vendors, etc. FREE Admission - plenty of hors d' oeuvres and a cash bar will be available in a Business After Hours setting. Nominating Committee Proposed Directors and Officers The Chamber Nominating Committee proposes the following candidates to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Terms shall be for the period of January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. Howard Hamilton - Robert E. Hamilton Consulting Engineers Robert Welch - Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois Don Fisher - University of St. Francis Kate Knuth - Westfield Louis Joliet Nominated as officers of the Board of Directors for the year 2011 are: Chair of the Board - Rick Cronholm, Johansen & Anderson, Inc. Vice Chair - Mark Papoccia, Harris, N.A. Treasurer - Michael Nolan, First Community Bank of Joliet Article VI, Section 5 of the Chamber Bylaws provides that "Nominations, other than those recommended by the Nominating Committee may be made by any fifteen (15) members in good standing by filing the names of the nominee with the President / CEO by November 1st." Article VI, Section 6 continues "If there are no additional nominees at the expiration of the time designated in Article VI, Section 5 hereof, the Board of Directors shall declare the nominees of the Nominating Committee unanimously elected at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEMBER NOTES & NEWS BRIEFS The Joliet Fire Department has been nominated for a Fire Safety Grant by Liberty Mutual that depends on the community's support to win! The grant is competitive and will be awarded to the fire department that receives the most "points" as part of the Be Smart Fire Quiz. Therefore, the City of Joliet Fire Department is calling residents to go online and take a 30 second quiz to help our local fire department win $10,000 at www.befiresmart.com/callylarson. You can log on and take the quiz anytime between now and October 31, 2010. Counterfeiting money is one of the oldest crimes in history. Minimize your losses by educating yourself and your staff on the features of a bill. Learn more at the FREE Counterfeit Money Detection Seminar, hosted by Old Second National Bank, featuring the U.S. Secret Service and catered by 176 West on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 from 5 - 7 p.m. at Old Second National Bank, 850 Essington Road, Joliet. Space is limited - call Monika Deszcz to RSVP today at (815) 744-3727 or mdeszcz@oldsecond.com. Joliet Area Community Hospice will hold the annual "Lights of Love" ceremony as part of the Festival of Trees at the Rialto Square Theatre on November 24th from 5 - 7 p.m. This beautiful ceremony allows you and your family to pay a special tribute to those you have lost. A $10 donation delivers a memorial keepsake ornament, complimentary family tickets for the ceremony, and an opportunity to hang a memorial ornament during the ceremony. For more info, please contact Ava Shapard at (815) 460-3250 or visit www.joliethospice.org. Join the Joliet Park District, Friday, October 15 from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. on a beautiful fall night for a Family Campfire / Sing-Along at Inwood Park, located at 3200 W. Jefferson Street. Learn some new songs, sing some old ones, play some games, listen to a story and end the evening with s'mores. Cost is $12 per family of four (ages 3 and up). Additional family members pay $3. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring a blanket to sit on. Pre-registration is necessary - deadline to register is October 8. For more info, call (815) 741-7275 or visit www.jolietpark.org. Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet has be re-designated as a Level II Trauma Center for Emergency Medical Services through June 2013 by the Illinois Department of Public Health. As a Level II Trauma Center, Silver Cross is staffed 24 hours a day with a team of highly skilled physicians, nurse practitioners and support staff specially trained in the emergency treatment of adults, children and infants. Part time receptionist for busy medical clinic in Joliet (general surgery). 1 - 2 years medical office experience. Great customer service skills and able to multi-task priorities with minimal supervision. Please fax resume to 815 730-0202 attn: Manager. Hours may increase to full time when needed. 14th Annual Take Back The Night - Thursday, October 14 at University of St. Francis - 6:00 p.m. Speaker: Brenda Taylor, Violence Survivor. Author of Beauty For Ashes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Originally incorporated by Andrew Dillman in 1936, Joliet Pattern, Inc. began it's history building wooden mold patterns and steel rule cutting dies in the days when steel mills were common to the Joliet area. Over the years, the Wood family and many talented employees have reinvented the company that their grandfather started into what is today an industry leader for large format graphic imaging, screen printing, vacuum forming and the fabrication of retail point of purchase displays. We also produce architectural products and custom wallpaper for new Dairy Queen Grill & Chill restaurants as they are built - using the latest state of the art imagers, printers, routers and finishing equipment. Our graphic designers rank among the best in the nation in design and pre press. Our displays and graphics can be found nationally in customer locations ranging from McDonald's, International Dairy Queen, Kentucky Lottery, Kraft Foods, Kellogg's, Oberweis and more. Along with large national accounts, we also produce smaller orders cost effectively for local clients and organizations who need banners, signage, vehicle magnets or graphic wraps, portable displays, as well as fine art. For your next promotion, trade show, convention or event - or if your new truck needs to be wrapped in graphics - give us a call at (815) 726-5373) or visit us at www.jolietpattern.com. Better yet, call and come see our facility, located at 508 Pasadena Ave. in Crest Hill!
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October Business After Hours: Thursday, October 28, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn Joliet Hotel & Conference Center, in conjunction with our annual Business EXPO. FREE admission – hors d'oeuvres and cash bar will be available. JAYP Annual Dinner Tuesday, October 19, 5:30 p.m. at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Wallin Conference Center. Join us in honoring the JAYP of the year, Tyler Qualio. Cost is $25 for JAYP members, $30 for guests. Please call the Chamber for reservations. Member Luncheon Wednesday, October 20, 11:30 a.m. at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Wallin Conference Center. Guest speaker will be Will County Executive Larry Walsh. Cost is $30 for members - reservations are required. Ribbon Cutting: Thursday, October 21 at 4:00 p.m.. at Chestnut Health Systems, 370 Houbolt Road, Suite 101 in Joliet.
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