May Newsletter

Mission Statement

To facilitate, advocate and cultivate opportunities for the Lisle Area Business Community

MAY 2015 THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE LISLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHAMBERVISION

Working together is SUCCESS

Calendar of Events

Ribbon Cutting

Saturday, May 2, 2015 10:00 a.m.

John Dough Bakery

4740 Main Street Lisle, IL 60532

Business After Hours

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. KinderCare

1640 Eisenhower Lane

Lisle, IL 60532

General Membership

Scholarship Luncheon

Thursday, May 21, 2015 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.

Hyatt Lisle

1400 Corporetum Drive Lisle, IL 60532

$25.00 Members; $35.00 Non-Members

Ribbon Cutting

WFH Enterprises, Inc. &

PEO Solutions

Thursday, May 21, 2015

5:00 p.m.

WFH Enterprises, Inc.

2506 Wisconsin Avenue

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Cruise Nights

Saturday, May 30, 2015 6:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

Downtown Lisle

CHAIR MESSAGETOM REIF

April has been lightning-fast! If you see what happened to it let me know! Active members grow their businesses! Here are some opportunities to grow our businesses together in May:

May 2nd-- Ribbon Cutting John Doug h Bakery 4740 Main St. Lisle - 10:00am May 5th-- Lisle Chamber Executive Networking group Culvers

Downers/Lisle 2500 Ogden ave. Downers Grove - 12:00pm May 12th -- Lisle LEADS Group Lisle Park District 1925 Ohio St. Lisle 8:00am May 19th -- Lisle Chamber Executive Networking El Burrito Mexicano 1219 Maple Lisle 12:00pm May 20th Business after hours Kindercare 1640 Eisenhower Ln. Lisle 5:00pm 7:00pm May 21st Membership Scholarship Luncheon Hyatt Lisle 11:30am 1:30pm May 21st Ribbon Cutting WFH Enterprises Inc., & PEO solutions 2506 Wisconsin Ave. Downers Grove 5:00pm May 26th Lisle Chamber LEADS Group Lisle Park District 1925 Ohio St. Lisle 8:00am

May 30th Mark your calendars its time for the FIRST CRUISE NIGHT of 2015 Downtown Lisle 6:00pm 10:00pm

Set a goal to attend at least one event in May! Make it even better by inviting another Chamber Business member to join you. For more information and to register, visit our website: lislechamber.com.

Dont forget starting Saturday May 2nd starts:

Lisle French Market Come out and enjoy the 2015 season featuring new vendors, including a knife sharpening service, and of course, your favorite prior vendors will be on-site. Look for MANY new products such as meat, cheese, eggs, poultry, olive oils, herbs, kettlecorn, hot dog concession, honey, snow cones, pizza! Weekly entertainment and monthly food demonstrations will augment your shopping experience! This event is a pleasant amenity for the people of our community and also presents some very unique opportunities for our local businesses and non-profits. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Together, I know we will WORK TOGETHER and grow the Chamber to new levels of success.

CHAMBERVISION

2015 BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

Tom Reif, Chair Hallberg Commercial &

Benefit Solutions

Kitty Murphy, Past Chair The Nook, Inc.

Sonny Smith, Treasurer College of DuPage

Richard Brink, Chair Elect Hilton Lisle/Naperville

Mike Toohey, Vice Chair Lisle Park District

Patrick Boland General Counsel, Momkus

McCluskey, LLC

Jim Harkness General Counsel, Momkus

McCluskey, LLC

Mark Acquaviva Performance Merchant

Services, LLC

Chris Ashe Brian Ashe & Associates

Elizabeth Boone National Moser Center for Adult Learning, Benedictine University

George Goyette Newport Promotions of DuPage

Inc.

Bill Kuglich Molex, Inc.

Julie LaFond St Joan of Arc

Liz OToole WFH Enterprises, Inc.

Susan Ross The Morton Arboretum

Mayor Joseph Broda ex officio, Village of Lisle

CHAMBER STAFF

Jill Eidukas Executive Director

Jen Sumner Administrative Assistant

Claudine Rummer Office Assistant

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS MESSAGEJILL EIDUKAS

This has been an exciting month at the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce. National Louis University has offered a 10% discount for Lisle Area Chamber members at their April Business After Hours. Please contact the Chamber office for details about this new benefit.

I look forward every year to our scholarship luncheon. Our

scholarship committee reads each and every application with careful thought. Each year the students exceed expectations in the application process. Their student autobiographical summary, academic record, career goals, extracurricular activities, community service, need, employment, and 2 letters of recommendation make up the criteria on how the student is selected to receive a $500.00 scholarship.

The Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a 5K/10K in the spring at Lisle Community Park and a 5K in November at the same location. A portion of the proceeds is placed in our scholarship fund to be disbursed every year. The Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce is one of the non-profit organizations that volunteers at Eyes to the Skies. There are six non-profits and profits are divided by the amount of hours the organization donates toward this event. All monies we receive from this event are used for scholarships for High School Seniors. I ask you to volunteer at Eyes to the Skies this year. Register online and select the Chamber as your desig-nated non-profit organization, www.eyestotheskies.org. This year 15 scholar-

ships will be given to students. Fourteen scholarships are from the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund. Thank you to Lisle Sav-ings bank for sponsoring an additional scholarship and thank you to Mo-lex, Inc. for sponsoring a student and parents lunch at the event. The names of the students that have been selected to receive the Lisle Area Chamber scholarships are:

Shelby Anderson Samantha Clements Grace Etzkorn Lyndsey Franklin Aditi Jha Matthew Kaufman Hannah Kiesling Haripriya Koritala

Emily Mandel Amanda Marach Sarah Mogensen Heather Nitzki Hannah Prindeville Leah Reeves Katherine Young

It is always an enlightening experience for all who attend this annual luncheon. Visit www.lislechamber.com for your reservation.

May 2015

ARDS SERVICES, INC.

BEST, VANDERLAAN &

HARRINGTON

THE BOMC

BREWERY WERKS, INC.

COFFEE NEWS OF DUPAGE

COUNTY ILLINOIS

DIVERSE FACILITY

SOLUTIONS, INC.

DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP

FOUR LAKES RECREATION

K. HOVNANIAN HOMES

LISLE SAVINGS BANK

MULLENS BAR & GRILL

NAVISTAR, INC.

NEIGHBORS OF LISLE

NEW TRADITION FUNERALS

AND CREMATIONS

NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

PARTNERS AND PAWS

VETERINARY

REMAX ACTIONKATHLEEN

MYLES

RIEDYS TEE TIME INC.

ROSEHILL MONTESSORI

SHAUN POLLITT DESIGN

UNILEVER FOOD SOLUTIONS

WEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY

PANTRY

WDCB, 90.9 PUBLIC RADIO

ZLAN PARTNERS

ATHLETICO

AVANT AT THE ARBORETUM

BASECAMP PUB AND EATERY

BULL/SOX TRAINING ACADEMY

CA TECHNOLOGIES

CADENCE HEALTH

CHICAGO RED STARS

COUNTRY FINANCIAL-VAN HAM/

TAN/MULYK AGENCY

CRAIGS AUTO SERVICE CENTER

EXTERIOR DESIGNERS, INC.

FASTSIGNS

FLORAL EVENTS

FOREST ENVELOPE CO.

GC REALTY & DEVELOPMENT

LLC

GOLDSTAR SECURITY

SERVICES, INC.

HALLBERG COMMERCIAL AND

BENEFIT SOLUTIONS

HARRIS N.A. LISLE

HAUG CHIROPRACTIC

HEALTH SOURCE OF LISLE

ILLINOIS ENERGY WINDOWS &

SIDING, INC.

JIM DHAMER PLUMBING

AND SEWER

MARQUETTE COMPANY

MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.

MEDASCEND

MOMKUS MCCLUSKEY, LLC

NEWPORT PROMOTIONS OF

DUPAGE INC.

OPTOMETRY & EYEWEAR

GALLERY

PERFORMANCE MERCHANT

SERVICES, LLC

PRO HOME 1, INC.

RE/MAX ACTIONLEE ERNST

ROBERT KELLY STUDIO

RUNNERS 4 WELLNESS

SERVICE MASTER RESTORATION

SERVICES

SHERATON LISLE

TACO DAY RESTAURANT

TIM ALTPETER 1ST ADVANTAGE

MORTGAGE

UNIVERSAL GAMING GROUP LLC

VILLAGES ON MAPLE

WHEATSTACK... A MIDWESTERN

EATERY & TAP

May 2015

3-D PrintingFeaturing: Jim George, UPS Store

AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHTLiz OToole

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON

UPCOMING SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON

Liz OToole is the President at WFH Enterprises, Inc. a family owned and operated

corporation that specializes in high-quality, residential and commercial

remodeling products and services. As President, Liz oversees the day to day

operations, assists clients in choosing the right products for their needs, and also does some design work. A Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce Member for seven years, and

an Ambassador for four years, Liz has participated on the Government Affairs

committee, Co-Chairs the Lisle Executive Networking Group, and has volunteered at Ale Fest, the 5K/10K and Golf Outing. Additionally, Liz was elected to the Board of Directors in January. She enjoys her role as an Ambassador because it has given her the opportunity to meet a lot of people,

and she likes being part of a community within a community.

Liz has two daughters, Nicole, 22, who is about to graduate from St. Marys College, and Bridget

who is a sophomore at Bradley University. She also has a Yorkie-Poo and an office fish named

Wanda. In her free time, Liz enjoys playing tennis and is currently on three USTA teams.

Jim George of the UPS Store spoke at the General

Membership Luncheon on Thursday, April 16, 2015.

Jims presentation focused on 3D printinghow it is

being utilized today, and what the future holds. Many

different industries are making use of 3D printing, from

automotive, to the military, to the medical field. Some of

the Fortune 500 companies currently using 3D printing

include: Kohler, Bose, Graco, Google and Yahoo. Cur-

rent projections estimate that 3D printing will be a $21

billion industry by 2020.

Thursday, Mary 21, 2015 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.

Hyatt Lisle

1400 Corporetum Drive Lisle, IL 60532

$25.00 Members$35.00 Non-Members

Register online, or contact the Chamber at (630) 964-0052 or [email protected]

Jill Eidukas, Lisle Area Chamber of

Commerce, Jim George, UPS Store,

and Tom Reif, Hallberg Commercial

and Benefit Solutions

CHAMBERVISION

BUSINESS AFTER HOURSNATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY

UPCOMING BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

AVAILABLE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS DATES

Business After Hours is one of the many

great ways to get the most out of your

Chamber membership. Not only do these

events provide the opportunity to learn more

about one of your fellow Chamber members

business, it is a great opportunity to network

with many different members.

May 20, 2015

5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.

KinderCare

1640 Eisenhower Lane

Lisle, IL 60532

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

If you are interested in hosting a Business After Hours, please contact the

Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce at (630) 964-0052, or

[email protected].

National Louis University graciously hosted

Business After Hours on Wednesday, April 22,

2015. This was a particularly exciting event because

we announced a new benefit for our Chamber Mem-

bers! National Louis University has generously ex-

tended a 10% discount off of tuition to all Chamber

Member employees. For additional information

about this new benefit, please contact the Lisle Area

Chamber of Commerce at [email protected]

or (630) 964-0052. For more information about

National Louis University, be sure to visit their website: www.nl.edu.

Jill Eidukas, Lisle Area Chamber of

Commerce and Marty Mickey, National

Louis University

May 2015

LISLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

NETWORKING GROUPS

LISLE RESTAURANT WEEK

VILLAGE OF LISLE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Lisle Executive Networking Group

(LENG)

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

12:00 p.m.

Culvers of Downers Grove/Lisle 2500 Ogden Avenue



12:00 p.m.

El Burrito Mexicano Restaurant

1219 Maple Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

Lisle Chamber

LEADS Group

Tuesday, May 12 2015

8:00 a.m.

Lisle Park District

1925 Ohio Street

Lisle, IL 60532


8:00 a.m.

Lisle Park District

1925 Ohio Street

Lisle, IL 60532

In recognition of National Travel & Tourism Week, Lisle Convention & Visitors Bureau will celebrate with its 2nd Annual Lisle Restaurant Week!

May 4th-8th, 2015

Participating Restaurants:

Allgauers Restaurant Dominos Pizza

Entre Bar & Restaurant

Evviva Bar & Eatery

Jersey Mikes Subs John Dough Bakery

The Nook

Raymes Steak & Fish House

Taco Day Restaurant

Tairyo Japanese Steakhouse Wheatstack

To view coupons of participating

restaurants and their special offers, visit

www.facebook.com/lisleil

Presented by Ross Bishop VFW Post #5696

Monday, May 25, 2015

11:00 a.m.

Main Street in Lisle

Come for the parade and ceremony, and stay for the picnic!

For more information, contact the Lisle Convention and Visitors Bureau

at (630) 769-1000

CHAMBERVISION

AROUND TOWN Community Art Project

Become a sponsor for this years Community Art Project, Bird Houses of Lisle. Paint your own item or let a volunteer artist do it for you. As a sponsor your name/Company will be

displayed on a plaque with the artist name below it and the title of the piece. Decorated items will be displayed around the town of Lisle in July & August and then will be auctioned off at

Depot Days on September 19th at 2:00 pm at the Museums of Lisle Station Park. Sponsorship is $100 for large bird house and $50 for small.

PrairieWalk

PrairieWalk Pond will also be the site of a new summer concert

series. These free, family-friendly concerts will occur on Thursdays from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Attendees are welcome to bring blankets/chairs as they listen to a variety of popular bands under the summer night sky. Concert dates are Thursdays,

June 11 and 18 and August 6, 13 and 20. For more information, visit villageoflisle.org.

Lisle Police Department Open House

The Lisle Police Department is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event is a great opportunity to meet Lisle Police

Officers, tour the facility, learn about the Volunteers 4 Lisle Program, and participate in safety discussions.

7th Annual I Love My Lisle Library Card Campaign During the month of September 2015, Lisle Library District will promote your business in exchange for your business providing a discount to customers with a

Lisle Library Card. Lisle Library will publicize your business in a customized brochure to be distributed in the Lisle area. If your business is one of the first 5 to

return the agreement form for the partnership, they will highlight your business with a photo in our brochure. If your business or nonprofit organization would like to join their partnership, please email them at [email protected] or call 630-971-1675 x 2001 no later than June 29, 2015. We value your participation.

American Flag Recycling

Citizens, who have old flags which have become worn beyond repair, may retire their flag

properly by donating the flag for a flag retirement ceremony at the Memorial Day

Remembrance Ceremony held on May 25, 2015 in downtown Lisle. A collection box will be

located in the Lisle Village Hall lobby, 925 Burlington Avenue, Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm. Donations are accepted through May 22, 2015. For more information, contact Katie

Palombit, LCVB Bureau Services Coordinator at 630.769.1000 or email [email protected].

If you have an event, or exciting news that you would like to appear in our Around Town section,

please e-mail the information to [email protected]!

May 2015

CRUISE NIGHTS

RIBBON CUTTINGWFH ENTERPRISES, INC. & PEO SOLUTIONS

2015 ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AND DINNER

Presenting Sponsor:

Cruise Nights will be returning to Downtown Lisle in May! Be sure to mark your calendar with the following dates:

Saturday, May 30, 2015

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 25, 2015 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 19, 2015 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

For additional information, contact the Chamber at (630) 964-0052 or [email protected]

Join us for a joint Ribbon Cutting for WFH Enterprises, Inc. and PEO Solutions!

Thursday, May 21, 2015

5:00 p.m.

WFH Enterprises, Inc.

2506 Wisconsin Avenue


Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Shotgun Start 1:00 p.m.

Seven Bridges Golf Club

One Mulligan Drive, Woodridge

FOURSOME:

$520.00 before July 1st - $600.00 if payment is received after July 1st

INDIVIDUAL GOLFER:


DINNER ONLY:


For additional information or to register for this event, contact the Chamber at (630) 964-0052 or

[email protected], or visit www.lislechamber.com

CHAMBERVISION

Business After Hours at National Louis University

Wendy Nadeau, Lisle Park District, Sonny Smith, College of DuPage, Mike Toohey, Lisle Park District, and Katie Palombit,

LCVB at the New Member Reception

Jim George, UPS Store, speaking at the April

General Membership Luncheon

Women in Business Multi-Chamber Progressive

Networking Event

April General Membership Luncheon featuring

guest speaker, Jim George, UPS Store

Business After Hours at National Louis University

RENEWALS

NEW MEMBERS

CONTACT INFORMATION

DUPAGE FAMILY

CHIROPRACTIC

DR. MIKE GENSLINGER

1025 Ogden Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 847-4706

JOHN DOUGH BAKERY

ART BILSKI

4740 Main Street

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 963-0121

MAPLE TERRACE

MANGEMENT L.P.

JOHN SUSMAN

707 Skokie Blvd., Suite 100

Northbrook, IL 60062

(847) 272-6800

MARY KAY

JUDY PHILLIP

815 Corday Drive, #202

Naperville, IL 60540

(630) 846-5158

PARTNERS AND PAWS

VETERINARY

TIM BUOUDER

ALEXIS NEWMAN-BRANDES

560 Ogden Avenue, Unit C

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 301-2320

REMAX ACTION

KATHLEEN MYLES

1550 Maple Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 728-3811

Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce

1111 Burlington Avenue, Suite 102

Lisle, IL 60532

E-Mail: [email protected]

Phone: (630) 964-0052; Fax: (630) 964-2726

TACO DINER

ILDA RODRIGUEZ

1036 Maple Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 759-5013

Creations

Landscaping LTD

DuPage AME

Church

GC Realty

Development LLC

Lisle Education

Foundation

Lisle-Woodridge

Firefighters Union

Local 2986

Merrill Lynch

Morningside Cafe

Omnia Performing

Arts Center

Original Home

Improvement, Inc.

Republic Services

Valerie Janke -

Waddell & Reed, Inc.

WFH Enterprises,

Inc.

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