April 2009

Constant Contact Workshop

Multi- Chamber Event
Co-hosted by: West Ridge, Jefferson Park & Gladstone Park Chambers of Commerce


Wednesday, May 20
10am -noon
Location: Chicago Public Library
Northtown Branch - 6435 N. California Ave.
Get Started with Constant Contact!
More than 250,000 businesses, including the West Ridge Chamber,  use Constant Contact
to help grow their repeat and referral business. Getting Started will help you create
and enhance your first email marketing campaigns - we'll provide tips, techniques
and guide you through the tools and features in the Constant Contact system. This
product demo will walk you through the Constant Contact Email Marketing System.
You'll learn how to:
·         Set up your account options
·         Build and manage your contacts
·         Create great looking emails
·         Brand your emails to match your website
·         Work with images
·         Analyze  reports to maximize results
·         Text editing
·         Other shortcuts and tips!
RSVP to WRCC by May 15!!! Space is limited!
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Small Office for Rent
Great location! Across the street from Warren Park. Rent includes:
- all utilities
- state of the art security system
- intercom system fro each unit
- perfect for 1-2 person office
- owner of the building on premises all day every day
Approx. 275sq ft, $550/month.
Please contact Neal at 773-965-1352 or 773-743-6565 or e-mail: Neal.Gallo.GZNM@statefarm.com
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2009-10 Membership Directory & Map
To be listed in the West Ridge Chamber of Commerce 2009-10 Membership Directory
& Map your membership dues must be current and paid by April 1, 2009.
Dues
$85 per year for small businesses
$125 per year for large businesses
$25 for Friends of West Ridge - not profits & residents
As a WRCC member you will be listed in our online directory with a link to your
website, in our printed directory and have the ability to host and attend WRCC events
for FREE or at a discounted rate.
Did you know that the more reputable websites- like Chambers of Commerce- that your
site is linked from the easier your business will be to find in Google and Yahoo!
searches??
Not sure if you are a member?  Call the Chamber office!
773-743-6022
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RECYCLE PAPER for EDUCATION
365 days per year, 24 hours per day you can simply drop off you paper items to be
recycled at 2 Paper Retriever Boxes in the nieghborhood.
Devon Bank - Easily accessible in the southeast corner of the lot at  6445 N. Western
Avenue.
High Ridge YMCA - Accessible to all through the YMCA lot 2424 W. Touhy. entrance
on Western Avenue.
We can accept your newspapers, school & business documents, junk mail, catalogs,
soft cover books & magazines.
The  West Ridge Chamber of Commerce is committed to community education.  Our local
RECYCLING program is in place not only to help the earth, but to assist community
schools.  In the 2009 school year the Chamber raised more than$2,000 through these
programs. Funds provided financial assistance to St. Scholastica, the North Town
Library's Childrens Programs.
Help us generate funds to do it again! Recycle your paper with us!
Please call the Chamber offices with questions, 773-743-6022.
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1st Tuesdays with The West Ridge Chamber of Commerce April, 2009
DATE: Tuesday, April 7
TIME: 530-730pm
LOCATION: Gulliver's Restaurant
2727 W. Howard Street
Be sure to join us for great refreshments and a chance to meet new people. If you
are a small business owner, concerned resident or work for a large corporation this
is a chance to get out and network. See you then!
MEMBERS ARE FREE!
There is a $5 entry fee for non-members to 1st Tuesday events.
Are you a member interested in showcasing your business by hosting a 1st Tuesday
event?
Contact the Chamber today!
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News from  Devon Avenue  SSA#43
Sidewalk Cleaning- Now that the weather is warming up, the SSA will expand its sidewalk
sweeping program to include the residential streets located 1 block north and south
of Devon Avenue between Leavitt and Sacramento.  On Mondays, an SSA crew will sweep
the public sidewalks, curbs and gutters in this residential section to ease some
of the litter issues that come with the many shoppers who frequent Devon in the
summer months.
This program will begin on Monday April 6 and continue through Monday, September
29.
Trash Cans- In early April the SSA will be installing an additional 20 Big Belly
Solar Powered Trash Compactors in the Devon Avenue SSA district.  These cans will
replace the existing metal cans provided by the City of Chicago throughout the business
district.
The Big Bellies can hold up to 5x the amount of a regular can and keep all waste
contained inside until emptied.
For any questions about the SSA, please contact the West Ridge Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber Golf Outing
Join members of 5 Chambers of Commerce at the annual Northwest Network Open!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009.
Shotgun start at noon
The outing is played "best ball" so players of all skill levels are encouraged.
Tickets are $150 per golfer and include: lunch, 18 holes w/ golf cart, premium 2
hour open bar, dinner and awesome raffles!

Reserve your foursome or single NOW by calling the West Ridge Chamber of Commerce
- 773-743-6022.  Credit cards are accepted!

Hole sponsorships are available to promote your business to the 100+ golfers who
attend the outing!

Sponsored by: Gladstone Park, Norridge/Harwood Heights, Jefferson Park, Portage
Park and West Ridge Chambers of Commerce.

All proceeds benefit the individual Chambers scholarship funds. In 2008, The West
Ridge Chamber of Commerce provided educational funding St. Scholastica High School,
The Northtown Library's Children's Dept. & Yeshivas Tifres Tsvi.


Call today to reserve your space!

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Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)
Save the Dates:  Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4) is sponsoring the
"Art of Survival,"  an exhibition of  artwork by survivors of sexual assault on
Thursday, April 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Northeastern Illinois University, Student
Union Building, 550 North St. Louis, Chicago.
Event features the collection of Jean Cozier, sexual abuse survivor and founder
of the Judith Dawn Memorial Fund for the Arts. Admission free, parking available
in Lot  F. For more information, visit www.c4chicago.org or phone 773.765.0780.
Get your running shoes running for the second annual C4 Miles: Making Strides for
Mental Health on Sunday, May 3.  Proceeds benefit Community Counseling Centers of
Chicago.  For more information, visit www.c4chicago.org or phone 773.765.0808.
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Peterson Urgent Care and Occupational Health Services presents our Open House event:
Location: 2300 West Peterson Avenue, Chicago, IL  60659
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009  Time: 8:30 am to 10:30am
Guest speaker:Douglas Darch, Attorney of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
How does an employer navigate the complex tangle of overlapping state and federal
laws which apply to employees who are ill or who are injured?
Significant changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act, the regulations under
the Family and Medical Leave Act and Illinois court decisions assure that policies
and handbooks prepared in 2008 or earlier are out of date and need to be revised.
Best practices for managing insurance coverage termination, the return to work
process and physicals, and transitional light duty will be discussed in light of
these changes.
HR mangers, in-house counsel generalist, and plant managers would attend this practical
and information program.  Bring your questions for an informative session.
Contact: Mary Vickery  Phone: (773) 307-6797
Email: mvickery@dmc-doc.com
Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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Rogers School Spring Walk-A-Thon
On behalf of Rogers Elementary School, its Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and
the Friends of Rogers School,  invite you to participate in our annual fundraising
event - The Spring Jog-A-Thon for and by Rogers' students!
We are looking to partner with local businesses to boost the success of this event.
The "Jog-A-Thon" promotes our students' jog for new hands-on science equipment.
  The student jog will be held the week of May 18 - May 23, 2009.
Projected benefits from your generous contribution for this jog include -
Hands-on science materials
Increased curiosity and inquiry for our students
Exposure to the tools of science
We ask for a tax-deductible cash donation for the upcoming event.
For a $75.00 donation, you will receive the following publicity:Your business/name
will be listed as a line on the Jog-A-Thon t-shirt.   All students meeting their
fundraising goal will receive a shirt. Additionally t-shirts will be available
for purchase by Rogers' families.

For a $300.00 donation, you will receive the following publicity:Your business/name
will be listed as a 2x2 business card logo on the Jog-A-Thon t-shirt.  All students
meeting their fundraising goal will receive a shirt. Additionally t-shirts will
be available for purchase by Rogers' families.  All artwork must be received by
April 27, 2009.
We welcome other gifts too, such as services and products (healthy snacks, gift
cards for incentives) suited for this event.  We would like each student who reaches
their fundraising goal to be recognized for their achievement (t-shirt, water bottles,
gift certificates or other give-a-ways are needed).
To confirm your donation, please contact the Friends of Rogers School at 773/534-2125.
We encourage members of the Rogers community to patronize the businesses who graciously
support this event.  The success of our "Jog-A-Thon" is due to the generosity of
individuals, community businesses and institutions like yours.  Thank you for your
kind consideration of this request.
Rogers, a public grade school of approximately 700 students, enrolls preschool through
8th grade children from the West Ridge neighborhood.  We are proud to be part of
the West Ridge Chamber of Commerce and the Rogers Park community.  For more information
about this event, please contact Friends of Rogers at Rogers School 773/534-2125
or at friendsofrogers@yahoo.com [mailto: friendsofrogers@yahoo.com ].
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News from High Ridge YMCA
April 11 join us for our Easter Events
Pancake Breakfast and Outdoor  Egg Hunt Cost $5.00 members  $8.00 Program member
Breakfast at 10am and outside egg hunt at 11:15am (please dress appropriately bring
your basket)
Aquatic Egg Hunt -Free to the community  starts at 2pm  (please bring swim wear
and pad lock)  a prize for the most eggs gathered from the pool.
April 19th HEALTHY KIDS DAY 9am to 3pm
Free to the community ( Events include)
Life source blood services
District 24 Officers speak about  Child abuse
Safety Routes joins us to talk about  helmet safety checks and Pedestrian safety
information
Healthy snacks offered
Jumping Jack Jump off
5 inning Kickball game
redline relay water game
penny plummet and family swim
April 24th 6pm  speaker Annette Sym  author of the book "Simply too good to be true"
will speak at High Ridge topics include
Transform chubby teens into healthy slim adults
tips for dining out without blowing out
reasons people are overweight
( Free to the public)
YMCA TUESDAY'S at Chili's in Skokie- High Ridge YMCA members will receive 10% off
of their bill when they eat at Chili's restaurant on Tuesdays (must present YMCA
ID card)
La Verne Mayomi
Membership & Marketing Director
High Ridge YMCA
2424 W. Touhy Ave
Chicago, IL 60645
773.326.2910
773.262.7902-Fax