We hope you had an enjoyable summer and were able to take some time

off to get a fresh perspective on the future. If our member appreciation

picnic is any indication you are ready for an exciting fall. The Lisle

Chamber has had a very strong first half of the year. Our events have

been well attended, membership is up and we look forward to some in-

formative programs that will help you in your business or organization.

Thank you for the support you have shown as we gradually recover

from some tough economic times.

We welcomed several new members with ribbon-cuttings during August and our mem-

bership drive offering overnight stays to new members has been very popular. Through

the middle of this month the Hyatt Lisle is extending a free overnight with breakfast to

new members. We have the greatest hotels which provide a tremendous economic bene-

fit to our community.

Unfortunately we lost a great friend during August in Keith Tice of Envirmark Inc.

Keith was truly the lifeblood of our Government Affairs Committee. He had quietly

been battling cancer for over a year and never complained about his situation. Everyone

liked Keith. He was one of the finest people you would ever meet. His intelligence and

insight into politics was truly remarkable. He will definitely be missed. We invite you

to join the Government Affairs Committee to help keep track of issues that affect us lo-

cally, regionally, statewide and nationally. Please contact us if you wish to attend the

next meeting, Thursday 9/6/12 at 8am at the Chamber office.

Women in Business has a great program scheduled in their brown bag series next week.

It concerns negotiating against larger companies. The Business Ledger has a legislative

breakfast on Wed. 9/12/12 at Cantigny. Our September luncheon will be a barn-burner

with a presentation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Illinois De-

partment of Insurance is implementing this new law and you won’t want to miss the dis-

cussion. The Not-for-Profit Network has a breakfast panel on partnerships between Prof-

its and Not-for-Profits at the end of the month. I believe there are many great opportuni-

ties to learn how to conduct your business/organization in a more productive way.

We look forward to seeing you in September!

President’s Corner—Tom Althoff

T H E M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E L I S L E A R E A C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E September 2012

C H A M B E R V I S I O N “Keeping You Connected”

Calendar of Events

WOMEN IN BUSINESS (WIB)

David vs. Goliath: Successfully Negotiating

Against the Big Guys (Girls)

Brent Hamachek

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Lisle Park District

1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532

$5.00 members; $10.00 non-members

NEWSMAKERS’ FORUM

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:00 am—9:30 am

The Le Jardin Room at Cantigny Park

1S151 Winfield Road Wheaton, IL 60189

$45 with VIP promotion

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON

“The Affordable Care Act”

Frank Kisner, Deputy Director of Consumer Edu-

cation, Illinois Department of Insurance

Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Hyatt Lisle at Corporetum 1400 Corporetum Drive, Lisle, IL 60532 $25.00 members; $35.00 non-members

NOT-FOR-PROFIT

“EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS: For Profits and

Not for Profits in Collaboration”

Debra Marton, Comcast

Amy VanPolen, Bridge Communities

Ginny Kronsted, Your Cause Marketing Edge

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Lisle Park District

1925 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532

$10.00 members; $15.00 non-members

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS (BAH)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AlphaGraphics Lisle/Naperville

1997 Ohio Street, Unit B, Lisle, IL 60532

RIBBON CUTTING

Thursday, September 27, 2012

5:00 pm

Norbert Pools & Spa

430 Ogden Avenue, Lisle, IL 60532

__________________ Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce

1111 Burlington Avenue, Suite 102

Lisle, IL 60532

630-964-0052 630-964-2726

www.lislechamber.com — info@lislechamber.com

The mission of the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce is to facilitate business relationships and

opportunities, to advocate on behalf of our members to governmental bodies and the general public, to

promote the best interests of our membership in a fiscally sound and professional manner, and to

promote ethical business practices and contribute to the betterment of the community.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. For

me, Labor Day has always been that last chance to catch my

breath before the close of the year. Everyone is making that final

push to meet their personal and business goals, so it is nice to

have a little respite to reflect and recharge prior to that hard push

to finish the year strong.

The Chamber has much to look forward to in the coming months. In years

past we have typically had a rather uneventful fall program, and we are

changing that this year. More details will be coming in the near future, but

I’m pleased to report that this October we are adding a casual 9-hole golf out-

ing at Springbrook Golf Course and on November 18th we are putting on a 5K

Turkey Trot Tune Up run! All you runners out there will have a nice warm up

for any of the several Thanksgiving weekend runs!

Chairman’s Message—Chris Ashe

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2012 Chamber

Board of Directors

Chris Ashe, Chairman, Brian Ashe & Associates, Ltd.

Dan Garvy, Past Chairman, Lisle Park District

Paula Gleason, Chair Elect, Bensidoun, USA

Kitty Murphy, Vice-Chair The Nook, Inc.,

Sonny Smith, Treasurer, College of DuPage

Richard Brink, Hilton Lisle/Naperville

Lisa Fitterer, Navistar, Inc.

Bill Kuglich, Molex

Julie LaFond, Lisle Community Character Alliance

Bob Lampkin, Emergent Meridan Financial Services

Tom Reif, Hallberg Commercial & Benefits

Insurance

Jennifer Schinke, BankFinancial

Diane Merna,

Adler Associates

Joe Straka, PACT, Inc.

Mayor Joseph Broda,

ex officio, Village of Lisle

Jim Harkness, General Counsel, Momkus McCluskey,

LLC., ex officio

Chamber Staff

Tom Althoff,

President & CEO

Jill Eidukas,

Office & Events Manager

Amy Vidovic,

Office Assistant

Keith Tice, Envirmark, Inc. passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012. He

was a warm wonderful person who led our Government Af-

fairs Committee with intelligence and decorum. He was

praised for his knowledge of the issues and communicated

with the Chamber effectively and

with a great knowledge and grasp

of policies affecting our Chamber

members. He particularly distin-

guished himself as moderator of our candidate

forums in recent years. He was praised by all for

his professionalism and objective approach. He

will be sorely missed.

Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16th from 12-5 PM

Experience the roots and early history of Lisle at the Museums at Lisle Station Park! Depot Days

features food, entertainment, family fun and more! Enjoy blacksmithing demonstrations, grind corn,

sample some old-fashioned homemade apple pie and see for yourself what life was like almost 100

years ago. All ages welcome!

Admission is FREE and this event is designed for the whole family!

Visit the website for more information http://lisleparkdistrict.org/depotdays.htm

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Gold Members

ARDS Services,Inc.

Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington

Business Office Interiors

Carpenters Local 1889

Four Lakes Recreation

Integrated Marketing Communications

Jewel/Osco

Lisle Savings Bank

Mullen's Bar & Grill

Navistar, Inc.

Neighbors of Lisle

North Central College

Original Home Improvement, Inc

Papa John's Pizza

Rosehill Montessori School

Schulz-Brundage Insurance

Suburban Real Estate Services, Inc.

Unilever Food Solutions

West Suburban Community Pantry

WDCB, 90.9 Public Radio

Silver Members

AthletiCo

Bulls/Sox Training Academy

CA CitiBank Chicago Tribune Country Insurance-Van Ham/Tan Agency Daily Herald/Paddock Publications Exterior Designers, Inc. FastSigns Hallberg Commercial and Benefit Solutions Harris N.A. - Lisle Health Source of Lisle Isoprime Corporation Janis Connelly Interiors Jim Dhamer Plumbing and Sewer Lee Ernst, ReMax Action Lisle-Woodridge Fire Fighters Union Local 2986 McCain Foods USA, Inc. Momkus McCluskey, LLC Moon Jump OakBrook Investments Optometry & Eyewear Gallery Padgett Business Services Performance Processing Pulse Financial Services, LLC P. Martin Jewelers Rapid Funding Corporation Robert Kelly Studio Senryo Technologies Weldon Hardware Wheatstack.. A Midwestern Eatery & Tap

“Thank You” to our Annual Membership Appreciation Picnic Sponsors

Anderson Wealth Advisors, LLC

Culvers

Hyatt

WFH, Enterprises Inc.

Rapid Funding

Armour Eckrich

Fruit Flowers

Julie LaFond, Lisle Community Character Counts

Judy Torres, Shaklee

Crème Cakeshop & Bakery

Jewel

Fall Classic

Golf Outing—9 Hole

Friday, October 5, 2012

Springbrook Golf Course

2220 83rd Street

Naperville, IL 60564

Lunch 12:00 p.m.—Tee Times Start at

1:00 pm

1 Golfer—$45.00

Hole Sponsorships Available - $150.00

NEWSMAKERS’ FORUM

Wednesday, September 12,

2012

Discussion Topics: Illinois Budget &

Economy, State Business Environment,

Corp. Taxation & Regulation, Labor

Issues

The Le Jardin Room at Cantigny Park

1S151 Winfield Road

Wheaton, IL 60189

$45 with VIP promotion

Please RSVP at dhbusinessledger.com by Sept. 6th

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The August BAH was hosted by Rosehill Montessori School in Lisle.

Chamber members attended and took a tour of the school which is just a

few blocks from the train station, just off Main Street. This school is a

home away from home atmosphere for preschool/kindergarten age children

providing 3-6 year-olds a quality education within the framework of Mon-

tessori teaching method.

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS (BAH)

Tom Althoff, Lisle Chamber presents Betty Chan with a certificate of

appreciation for hosting BAH.

Crème Cakeshop & Bakery Ribbon Cutting

Crème Cakeshop & Bakery Ribbon Cutting Mayor Broda, Village of Lisle, Stan and Monika Blacha, Crème

Cakeshop & Bakery, Tom Althoff, Lisle Chamber

Jeff Klein, LD Circuit Maureen Wood, Brightstar Healthcare, Mark Acquaviva,

Performance Processing, Julie LaFond, Lisle Character Counts,

and Judy Torres, Shaklee

Ambassador SPOTLIGHT— Pat Coughlin

Shortly after being a member of the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce in Jan-

uary 2012, Pat Coughlin joined the Ambassador Committee. She enjoys sup-

porting new and established chamber members. Being an Ambassador is an

exciting and impressive opportunity to be around others who are pursuing

their professional goals and dreams.

Pat resides in Lisle with her son, three step daughters, and a multitude of animals. They

have two dogs, a chameleon, chinchilla, frogs, and many fish.

Pat is a realtor at Re/Max Action in Lisle where she assists clients in the process of buying or selling a

home. She focuses on customer service and provides a steady guide through this complex market. Pat has

been in this field since 2006 and has found that being a strong advocate for her clients offers clarity. She

leaves us with this bit of wisdom, “There are so many different scenarios for each transaction – it’s so im-

portant to keep a foundation of what is best for my client and their goals.”

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Where can you get terrific, totally FREE! products and services? In Lisle, of course!

To date, people have redeemed twenty-one FREE! offers from popular Lisle businesses.

Offers included FREE! hotel nights at the Hilton and Hyatt; meals at the Wyndham, Evviva, Yerba-

buena and John Dough’s Bakery; flowers from Flowers of Lisle, jewelry from Crème de la Crème,

dog grooming from Hand N Paw and more. Not only are the offers FREE! it’s fun to participate!

"Follow" the Village of Lisle on www.facebook.com/villageoflisle, where a new FREE! offer is post-

ed each week. To redeem, simply print out the offer and bring it to the business or show the busi-

ness the offer on your mobile electronic device.

Upcoming offers include free meals, automotive offers, salon services, pet products, dance classes and

more. There is something for everyone, so join in on the fun!

If you are a Lisle business seeking to attract customers into your store, this program can help! To learn

more, contact Cathy Schuster at cschuster@villageoflisle.org or 630-271-4148.

Lucano’s Pizza & Catering Ribbon Cutting

Lucano’s Ribbon Cutting Alex Dreznes, Lucano’s Pizza receives a Lisle Chamber “Buck for Luck”

OPEN HOUSE INVITATION

Dr. Raymond Ruginis has been in practice for over 30

years, here in Lisle. On Friday, September 21st you are

invited to a celebration of 30 years of service to the

Lisle Community. The OPEN HOUSE will include

food, refreshments, raffle for a 40-inch, flat screen TV

and other prizes. Complimentary chair massages on

site, and all attendees will receive a certificate for a 30

minute massage (for a future visit). Dr. Ruginis will

also be doing complimentary consultations and exams.

The location is at HEALTHSOURCE, 1025 Ogden

Ave. Hours are from 1:00 till 6:00pm.

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Turkey Trot Tune-Up 5k

Sunday, November 18, 2012

9:00 am

Lisle Community Park,

1825 Short Street, Lisle IL 60532

Platinum Sponsor

Molex

Sponsorships Available

Sweatshirts for the first

300 registrants

$35.00 Pre-Registration

$40.00 Race Day

Pop-A-Harrys Gourmet Popcorn is an old fashion popcorn business with a unique twist on doing business. Pop-A-Harrys Gour-

met Popcorn offers their customers the best for less. By reducing operating cost, and bringing it to the customers’ community.

Pop-A-Harrys Gourmet Popcorn operates out of a custom designed popcorn bus and uses only the highest quality ingredients in

their products. Pop-A-Harrys Gourmet Popcorn can do this because its overhead is less than many big name popcorn shops. Pop-

A-Harrys Gourmet Popcorn has no high price rental property, less employees, and by going green, using refillable buckets. Pop-

A-Harrys Gourmet Popcorn offers its customers the ability to receive refills at a reduced price from local businesses in their

community. Pop-A-Harrys Gourmet Popcorn also offers bulk Cheddar Cheese, Caramel Corn, and Chicago Blend popcorn

(“Less the Tin”, passing the savings on to the consumer) in poly-bags package in an 8x8x20 inch box, ready for shipping. This is

a great gift for students, military members, out of town friends and family. Call (630) 5 10 15 20 for more information or visit

our website at www.Pop-A-Harrts.com

Celebrate Chamber of Commerce Week

starting September 9th, by attending one of our

September events.

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Hand—N—Paw Ribbon Cutting

Mayor Broda, Village of Lisle, Beth Hand, Hand-N-

Paw, Tom Althoff, Lisle Chamber Hand-N-Paw Ribbon Cutting

Chamber Member Anniversaries in 2012

Thank You for Your Support!

20 Years (Members since 1992) Alphagraphics Printshops of the Future Craig's Auto Service Center David W. Rosenberg,P.C. Attorney at Law Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting Main St. Hair Co. P. Martin Jewelers, Inc. Pave Man, Inc.

10 Years (Members since 2002) David A. Kunkel & Associates, Inc. Envirmark, Inc Past Presence Custom Framing Sharing Connections Furniture Bank Three Fires Council - Boy Scouts of America Villages on Maple West Suburban Humane Society Wine Expressions, LLC.

5 Years (Members since 2007) 101 North Partnership Armour Eckrich Meats, LLC AthletiCo BankFinancial Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington Borsche Digital, LLC Culver's of Downers Grove/Lisle Elan Photography, Inc. Integrated Marketing Communications James Harold Beutjer Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Judy Torres, Independent Shaklee Distributor KinderCare Learning Center Literacy Volunteers of DuPage LPL Financial Services The Nook Verizon Wireless (Lisle)

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Multi-Chamber Luncheon: Speed Networking at the Doubletree Hotel in Downers

Grove

“It’s not raining “Tom Alfhoff, Lisle Chamber tells members from

Goldstar Security Services.

Diane Homolka, LCVB, Sharon and Bill Weldon, Weldon Hardware, Katie Palombit,

LCVB, at Chamber Membership Picnic

Julie LaFond, Lisle Character Counts and Paula Gleason, Bensidoun, USA at

membership picnic.

Dominic Scalzetti, Goldstar Security Services, Darla O’Toole, Liz O’Toole, WFH

Enterprises

Member Appreciation Picnic

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New Members

Goldstar Security Services, Inc. Kevin Groce

1042 Maple Avenue, Suite 102 Lisle, IL 60532

Crème Cakeshop & Bakery

Monika Blacha 6470 College Road

Lisle, IL 60532

Paul's Shoe Service Mary Herwaldt

4710-1 Main Street Lisle, IL 60532

Norbert Pools & Spa

Greg Adams 430 Ogden Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

Paychex Tyler Baker

1000 E. Warrenville Road, Suite 200 Lisle, IL 60532

Doctors’ Center for Integrative Medicine

Dr. Karen Rejano 1045 Burlington Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce

1111 Burlington Avenue, Suite 102

Lisle, IL 60532

630-964-0052 630-964-2726

www.lislechamber.com

info@lislechamber.com

Renewals

Adler Associates

Cleaner Living

Services, Inc.

David A. Kunkel

& Associates, Inc.

Empire Beauty

School

Eprogen

Frank Electric Co.

Greener

Engineering, Inc.

Harris N.S. – Lisle

Mullen’s Bar &

Grill

Navisis Financial

Powers Construc-

tion Group, Inc.

Re/Max of Naper-

ville

Sharing Connec-

tion Furniture

Bank

The Children’s Academy