Collinsville Chamber of CommerceQUARTERLY CONNECTION

Winter 2016

PRESIDENT: JASON REHG- EDWARD JONESVICE PRESIDENT: JERI-LYNN CRAFTON - CRAFTON PLUMBINGTREASURER: SHANNON STELLING - CHAMBER INTERNET SERVICESPAST-PRES: TAMMY OWENS - RE/MAX ALLIANCE LINDA ALLAN- ALLAN & CIUFERI FUNERAL HOMECARRIE CUSHING- CMC ELECTRICROBIN STEINMAN- ANDERSON HOSPITALRYAN DALLAPE - DEAN’S LIQUORRON SHAMBAUGH - HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOANDEBRA PAYNE - CHAMPAGNE & LACE BRIDALDIANNE RILEY - FCB BANKSCYNTHIA PRUITT - PRUITTS TIRE AND AUTO SALESLAWRENCE JACKSON - THEBANK OF EDWARDSVILLEDONNA GREEN - ADVANTACLEANMIRANDA COOK - EVERYDAY UR WAY CLEANINGMIKE PAMATOT- HORSERADISH FESTIVAL COMMITTEEDAVID AMSDEN- ITALIAN FEST COMMITTEESANDY DARLING- COLLINSVILLE PROGRESS

EXOFFICIO MEMBERS:CINDY WARKE/JAMIE LANE - GATEWAY CENTERMITCH BAIR - CITY OF COLLINSVILLETERRY “BONES” ALLAN - COLLINSVILLE TOWNSHIPKIM COLLINS - UNIT 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTDOUGLAS ERHART - CARD

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAMBER AMBASSADORS

Cates Mahoney, LLCKatie Backovski216 W Pointe Dr., Suite A Swansea, IL 62226www.catesmahoney.com618.277.3644

Cain & Associates, P.C.Brant Burgess1518 Vandalia St.Collinsville, IL 62234www.cainassociatespc.com618.343.1255

The Collinsville ChronicleBrian Munozwww.collinsvillechronicle.com618.310.6758collinsvillechronicle@gmail.com

Memorial Medical GroupDr. Mettisa McLeodShawna Swinigan, PA-C501 Beltline Rd, Suite 20-DCollinsville IL 62234memorialmedgroup.com618.343.6005

First Community Credit UnionMike Roeder11040 Collinsville CrossingCollinsville IL 62234www.firstcommunity.com636.537.4400 ext. 1843800.767.8880

Brewster AlexanderBill Thomas1401 N Bluff RoadCollinsville IL 62234www.brewsteralexander.com618.346.8580

Happy ComputersBrad Patrick407 Beltline RdCollinsville IL 62234www.happycomputers.tech618.795.1195

MedExpress Urgent CareNoel Taylor, Center Manager515 Beltline RdCollinsville IL 62234www.medexpress.com618.344.7882

Chanelle Smith, a Collinsville native has joined the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce as the new Communications Coordinator.Born and raised in Collinsville, Chanelle has just recently returned to the area after living on the North Carolina coast for the past 7 years. While in North Carolina, Smith was a Business Development Director for Carolina Medical as well as a member of the local Chamber of Commerce in Pinehurst, NC. “As much as I miss the Carolina weather and beaches, I feel extremely blessed to be able to raise my daughter in the same great community I grew up. I also love that I have the opportunity to be a part of the Collinsville Chamber and my goal is to make sure we keep promoting businesses in our area. In North Carolina, everyone supported local. And I would like to take that idea and do the same thing here. Supporting and promoting Collinsville Chamber Businesses is my primary goal and I look forward to working with every business”.

WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER

Meet Chanelle Smith,The New Communications

Coordiantor at the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce

WENDI VALENTI - EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCHANELL SMITH - COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

3 CHASE, THE CHAMBER ELF

4 COMMUNITY AWARDS NIGHT

6 SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT

10 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

12 RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATIONS

15 COLLINSVILLE PROGRESS

15 110% CLUB

16 UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

CHAMBER STAFF

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TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAIR: SHANNON STELLING - CHAMBER INTERNET SERVICES

JASON REHG- EDWARD JONESDAVE THOMPSON- WOODS BASEMENT SYSTEMSJOYCE BIEGERT- BIEGERT’S JEWELRYLEAH JOYCE - THRIVENT FINANCIALJAMIE LANE- GATEWAY CENTERMATT WYATT- THEBANK OF EDWARDSVILLEVICKY BORROR- QUALITY ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONSDONNA GREEN - ADVANTACLEANAMY YAN - COMPUTYPE IT SOLUTIONSDAVID FITZGERALD - BEST HOMETOWN BANKALENE HILL - COLLINSVILLE TOWNSHIPMATTHEW PARROTT - GCS CREDIT UNIONDIANNE RILEY - FCB BANKS

Chanelle Smtih pictured with Firefighter of the Year Joe Benker.

The “Chase” starts December 1st! Guess where Chase, the Chamber Elf, Will Show up!

Join the Chamber of Commerce in some holiday fun with Chase, the Chamber Elf, visiting Collinsville Chamber Businesses December 1-15th !The Chase is on Collinsville! Like the ‘Elf on the Shelf’ many of you might have around your home, ‘Chamber Chase’ is popping up in all kinds of places this holiday season. Starting December 1st, The Collinsville Chamber invites you to start the Chase! We would like you to meet Chase. He left you this note----Happy Holidays from Chamber Chase! I will be stopping by different Collinsville Chamber businesses, to say hello and have my picture taken that will then be posted on the Chambers Facebook page. Your job is to enter our “Chamber Chase” contest and guess what establishment I visited that day. May not be every day, I might be sneaky and go to several places a day! All CORRECT answers will be entered a Raffle Drawing for a Gift Certificate or prize from the business that I visited that day.Happy Holidays,Chamber Chase the Elf

1099 F Beltline Rd.Collinsville, IL 62234

Phone: 618.345.7225www.TheMailBoxStore.net

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The Chamber held the Community Awards Night on Thursday October 13 at Gateway Center. In addition to the Police Officer, Firefighter, Teacher and Spirit of Excellence Awards, this year the Chamber Introduced the Chamber introduced two new awards: The Corporate Citizen and the Small Business of the Year Award. Collinsville Progress presented the Progress in Action Award.

Spirit of Excellence Award

The 2016 Spirit of Excellence Award recipient this year is a visionary and a believer in the Collinsville community in many ways. She has promoted Cahokia Mounds, Uptown Collinsville, Miner’s Theater and much more. Someone who despite opposition and challenges continues to find new ways to make Collinsville great.  Our city is a better place to live because of the work, care and belief of Leah Joyce.

Collinsville is a better place to live because of the vision and belief of Leah Joyce who truly represents the Spirit of Excellence.

Corporate Citizen Award

The recipient of the First Collinsville Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizen Award is Laura Buick GMC.  Over the past several years a new growth strategy has catapulted Laura GMC to the second leading dealer in the nation in terms of sales volume.  Laura Buick is very generous to the community.  They are major sponsors of Italian Fest 5K Run, Piasan Pedal Push , Horseradish Festival 5K Run, the 5-O 5K,and many many more. Laura Buick GMC is the #2 GMC Truck dealer in the nation out of 2400 Buick/GMC stores based on new vehicle sales. They are #5 in the country based on sales   Due to their popularity nationwide, customers come from all over the country.  On average 30 out of state customers a week visit Laura Buick, most of them flying in from several states away.

Leah Joyce Named 2016

Spirit of Excellence Award

Winner

Thank you to Brian Munoz & The Collinsville Chrinicle for the Pictures on this page.

Community Awards NightSmall Business of the Year

This year, we are pleased to honor Code 3 Spices as the First recipient of the Small Business of the Year Award. Chris Bohnemeier, a BBQ enthusiast and grill master and Mike Radosev-ich, a Police Officer of over 12 years, joined together to create a BBQ Com-petition team. Their love of BBQ has lead them to entering the wholesale spice market with a unique business plan. Offering 5 highly award winning spices, Chris and Mike didn’t create the company just to bring people an amazing group of products to the public. They share a great passion for giving back to the men and women who serve as first responders and in military services. $. 50 cents of every bottle purchased is contributed to Backstoppers, SafeCall Now and mili-tary organizations. Code 3 Spices are in over 1,200 retail stores and grow-ing. They opened their flagship retail store, Code 3 BBQ Supply, here in the Collinsville community. The Retail store not only features Code 3 Spices, Patriot Sauce and meat products, but also carries other locally produced products, making this a destination retail location a unique gem in Col-linsville.

Firefighter of the YearFirefighter/Paramedic Joe Benker is the 2016 Firefighter of the year. In his short time with the Collinsville Fire Department, he has become a leader among his peers and an outstanding firefighter/paramedic. Firefighter Benker has been involved in many serious EMS calls where he was able to recognize the severity of the emergency and act with the utmost professionalism.

Police Officer of the YearOfficer Mike Brown is the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce Officer of the Year for 2016. Officer Brown has been with the Collinsville Police Department since January, 2008, and has become a very valued member of the organization. Not only is Officer Brown a highly professional and motivated officer who embraces the mission of the Collinsville Police Department but he has become a leader and a mentor both within and outside the department.

Teacher of the YearMrs. Barb Lindauer is the Teacher of the Year. She is a social studies teacher at Collinsville High School. She was selected as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Illinois Teacher of the Year and the High school level for citizenship education and runner up for the VFW National Citizen Education Teacher Award. Mrs. Lindauer also contributes to our community by organizing students to assist at the polls during local elections. In addition she arranges for students to serve on the St. Clair County Teen Court. Mrs. Lindauer is an excellent example of a teacher who has successfully been able to bring real world experiences into the classroom.  She teaches about our world but through her real world approach is also able to convey a spirit of appreciation for our country, our military, government and other institutions

Collinsville Chamber Presents Code 3 Spices with the first

Small Business Award

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Gateway Center, Progress in Action Award - see page 14

Officer Mike Brown Police Officer of the Year

Firefighter Joe Benker, Firefighter of the Year

Barb Lindauer, Teacher of the Year

Laura Buick, GMC, Corporate Citi-zen of the Year

Share the SpotlightThe Share the Spotlight features a member who recuits another member join and the new member who joins. If you are interested in refering a business for Chamber Membership, please contact the Chamber Office. We could be featuring your business in the next newsletter.

Odom EntertainmentSteve Odom, www.Odomentertainment.com 618-920-2142How long have you done business in Collinsville? And how long have you been doing this type of work? I have been doing business in Collinsville for about 3 years now as a DJ. I have been doing this type of work in terms of DJing for 3 years, although I have always been heavily involved with music as an artist with 3 albums, an engineer of my in house studio, a performer and song writer. Music is the centerpiece of my passion.

Describe your products or services. What do you think makes your business stand out? My services include professional audio and lighting for clients in any realm of events. Whether it be weddings/receptions to corporate events, or celebratory parties to reunions. I work with clients diligently to ensure they get a perfect night to their perfect day. I think my business stands out because although I am very professional, I am very personal as well. I have been told by several clients that “we chose you because you actually made it personal when we spoke with you”. While they are clients, I treat them like family. And I make sure to get to know them and their interests for the events and in general to incorporate it all to make their event above and beyond what they expect it to be.

What value do you hope to get out of your Chamber membership? I hope to obtain valuable networking growth with members of the Chamber and get to know the wonderful faces behind the even more wonderful businesses that we have here in this city. I have lived here my whole life and been in just about every place I can think of and it would be incredible to make friends with these business owners as well as learn how we can help each other grow in business.

How Do you know the company that referred you? I know the company who referred me to the chamber because I married her haha. She is the most ambitious, motivated, eager to succeed and success driven person I know and as an owner for nearly 10 years I trust her advice when she said “you should join the Chamber of Commerce”.

Gracefully Yours Dance AcademyAbby (York) Odom802 West Main Street, Collinsville(618) 447-3256How long have you done business in Collinsville? And how long have you been doing this type of work?--Gracefully Yours Dance Academy started as Sherry’s School of Dance in 2000. I (Abby) grew up at this dance studio and was thrilled and honored to take it over. I have been teaching dance for 13 years and running the studio for the past 9 years. It has been a joy and a journey!

Describe your products or services. What do you think makes your business stand out?--We offer dance lessons to children ages two and older. We produce a charity Nutcracker ballet each year and an annual spring recital in June. Our studio is a More Than Just Great Dancing affiliated studio which means that we truly believe in teaching our dancers about more than dancing--they learn life skills too! Our instructors are patient, our staff is friendly, and we LOVE our jobs!

What value have you experienced as a Chamber member?--Being a chamber member has taught me how to be involved and connected to our awesome city. I consider it a joy & honor to serve along such hardworking people!

Why did you refer Odom Entertainment to join the Chamber?--Well to be honest he IS my husband ;) I told him the benefits of meeting fellow business owners who enjoy giving back to the community. We can all learn from each other and networking is a wonderful tool everyone should use.

Just Ice RefrigerationJay Walling & Veronica Halewww.calltheiceman.com618-789-2855

How long have you done business in Collinsville? And how long have you been doing this type of work?This week will be 1 year that we have been doing business is Collinsville. I have done this type of work for around 8 years.

Describe your products or services. What do you think makes your business stand out? We service commercial refrigeration, heating and air conditioning equipment. We also service residential heating and air conditioning. What make us stand out is we specialize in commercial ice machine cleaning and repair. We are extremely passionate in regards to educating the community with the health risks of dirty ice machines, and we hope to bring more awareness to the common issue.

What value do you hope to get out of your Chamber membership? To be more involved in the community where we live, make new friends, and work with other local businesses in achieving their goals.

How Do you know David Fitzgerald from BHB Investment Services? We went to high school with David, and have been friends with him for years. He has been great at encouraging us to become more involved with the Collinsville Chamber, and we really appreciate it!

BHB Investment ServicesDavid Fitzgeraldbhbinvestments.com618-345-1472

How long have you done business in Collinsville? And how long have you been doing this type of work? -BHB Investment Services, which is a division of Best Hometown Bank, has been helping clients reach their financial goals since April of 2015. Best Hometown Bank, formerly Home Federal Savings & Loan has been serving the people of Collinsville since 1887. I personally have been in the financial services industry for 6 years.

Describe your products or services. What do you think makes your business stand out?-BHB Investment Services offers a diverse menu of the financial products available on the market. This includes several different mutual funds, stocks, bonds, ETFs, and insurance products. Advising our clients and helping them to make wise financial decisions is priority number one. Our goal is to have our clients walk away from each interaction with a deeper understanding of their portfolio, investing fundamentals, and the history of financial markets.

What value have you experienced as a Chamber member?-The Chamber has introduced me to a great group of people I would’ve never met otherwise. Exposure, visibility, and great relationships are what I’ve gained as a member of the Chamber.

Why did you refer Just Ice to join the Chamber?-I’ve known Jay and Veronica from Just Ice for many years, and they are good and hardworking people. They will fit in well with the members of the Chamber.

Share the Spotlight

2017 Collinsville Chamber Board Of Directors Elections The 2017 nominating committee is currently accepting statment of candidancy forms from anyone interested in serving as a board member. Forms are available from the Chamber website or at the Chamber Office. Please return completed forms to the Chamber Office or a member of the nominat-ing committee no later than January 12, 2017. The nominating commit-tee and their phone numbers are listed below. Elected board members serve a three-year term and are eligible to serve a maximum of two consecutive elected terms. Upon an expired term members are eligible to run for the Board of Directors after one year. Board members are expected to attend regularly scheduled monthly Board of Directors meetings, held the third Tuesday of the month at noon, as well as special Chamber meetings as requested. Board members are expected to participate in Chamber events, such as the Community Awards Night, Annual Meeting and various events throughout their term.

Nominating Committee:

Kathy Pickering, Pic-A-Place Travel, (618) 345-2043

Alene Hill, Collinsville Township(618) 789-6225

Matt Wyatt, TheBank of Edwardsville(618) 659-6248

Mary Jo Smith, Hospice of Southern Illinois (618) 235-1703

Jeri-Lynn Crafton, Crafton Plumbing(618) 346-8806

Memorial Medical Group501 Beltline Road, Collinsvillememorialmedgroup.com(618) 343-6005

Shawna Swinigan, PA-CHow long have you done business in Collinsville? And how long have you been doing this type of work? I have been practicing with the Memorial Network in primary care in Collinsville for 2 years. I came to the area after practicing as a provider of women’s health in Maryville for 8 years.

Describe your products or services. What do you think makes your business stand out? I provide full service family medicine including preventative care, chronic disease management, and care of acute illness for children and adults. We are dedicated to providing compassionate, prompt, professional care of exceptional quality. Our staff is friendly and thorough.

What value do you hope to get out of your Chamber membership? Through Chamber membership, we hope to increase our visibility in Collinsville, meet other business professionals, and participate more fully as members of this community.

Dr. Mettisa McLeod:How long have you done business in Collinsville? And how long have you been doing this type of work? I have been practicing Family Medicine in Collinsville since graduating from residency in 2005 and joined the Memorial Network in 2015.

Describe your products or services. What do you think makes your business stand out? I provide full service family medicine for children and adults backed by a large network of specialists and 2 state-of-the-art local hospitals. Our high professional standards and compassionate care are exceptional.

What value do you hope to get out of your Chamber membership? We hope that our Chamber membership helps us spread the word that we are committed to the health of the community of Collinsville and look forward to providing primary care here for the foreseeable future.

FCB BanksDiane Rileyfcbbanks.com618-656-9090

FCB has built their business on the belief that you and your business deserve the best customer service experience. We focus on providing personal service and support so your business can succeed. FCB provides a wide variety of financial products and services for businesses including payroll processing, bill pay, debit and credit card processing, and desktop deposit – all at competitive rates. Dianne Riley is Senior Account Executive for Business Services at FCB Banks and can help recommend products and services that will help streamline your business banking.

FCB Banks, serving the Metro East for three generations, is locally owned and operated. With 14 convenient locations, FCB is committed to help meet the financial needs of our neighbors in the communities we serve. For more information on the bank’s products and services, go to fcbbanks.com or call Dianne at 656-9090.

At FCB Banks – Your business is our business!

What value have you experienced as a Chamber member?As Chamber members, we feel the organization is a great benefit to the entire community. It provides valuable contacts and the ability to share our expertise with the local businesses.

Why did you refer Memorial Medical Group to join the Chamber? As a Chamber Ambassador and Board of Director, Dianne knows firsthand the importance of relationship building with other businesses in the community. It is a great way to get to know your business neighbors and become involved in civic events to help bolster economic growth.

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Code 3 BBQ Supply

302 E. Main, Collinsville www.code3spices.com (618) 855-8855

How long have you done business in Collinsville? And how long have you been doing this type of work? We relocated to Collinsville in January of 2016 to centralize our offices, warehousing and shipping. The storefront was an added bonus for us to provide value and BBQ/cooking knowledge to the community. We have been designing and producing specialty spice blends and sauces since November of 2012.

Describe your products. On top of being a specialty food manufacturer that is quickly becoming a nationwide brand, our storefront (Code 3 BBQ Supply) is a one stop shop for everything BBQ and grilling. What we take pride in the most is our level of BBQ and cooking knowledge that we get to share with the community. We offer only the best sauces, rubs, marinades, injections, smoking woods, top rated char-coal, pellets, pellet smokers, knives, grilling accessories, a full Weber dealer line and cooking classes.

What do you think makes your business stand out? We cre-ated this company solely to bring you the best products the market has to offer. Being a 15 year police veteran and Chris coming from a law enforcement family. we share a great passion for the men and women who serve as first respond-ers and in military services. We have seen firsthand what first responders and the military contribute to all of us and decided they needed to give back through their own pas-sion. Portions of each Code 3 Spices sale will be donated to organizations that support Police, Fire, Medical and Military Personnel. We invite you to join in our mission. For every bottle purchased, $.25 - $.50 of the proceeds will be donated to those qualifying programs that support first responder and military organizations.

What value do you hope to get out of your Chamber mem-bership? Community involvement, building long lasting relationship and continuing to provide value to the City of Collinsville like so many of the other local business do.

How do you know Edward Jones - Jason Rehg, Financial Advisor? We went to high school together at CHS and have continued to remain great friends.

Jason Rehg, Financial Advisor 1008 Vandalia, Collinsville edwardjones.com (618) 344-0252

How long have you done business in Collinsville? In the Sum-mer of 2010, I opened my Collinsville office at 1008 Vandalia and I feel very lucky to work in my hometown of Collinsville. And how long have you been doing this type of work? For over 7 years, I have been with Edward Jones. (Since Sept. 2009)

Describe your products or services. My primary responsibili-ty is to oversee the financial affairs for a group of families and small business owners primarily located here in the Metro-East area. I work with people who are currently employed and in the process of accumulating wealth and others who have reached retirement and intelligent wealth distribution is the main objective..

What do you think makes your business stand out?Through a thoughtful process, I work with my clients to create an investment strategy to help them find success in every stage of life. By meeting regularly with my clients, we are able to understand and identify changes in financial needs and ad-just our strategy to remain on track

What value have you experienced as a Chamber member? Since joining the Collinsville Chamber, I have gotten the opportunity to network and meet with local business. I am frequently asked by my clients for recommendations about who to call for different product and professional services in the Collinsville area. By being an active member of the Chamber, I am able to comfortably refer them to many great businesses here in the area knowing their needs will be cov-ered and that they will be treated fairly.

Why did you refer Code 3 Spices to join the Chamber? One of my primary goals as Chamber Board president is to help grow and develop new members/businesses. When I learned of Code 3 Spices opening their flagship store here in Col-linsville, I was excited to get them involved in our Collinsville Chamber. Their motto and business plan are about giving back to those who serve. I am confident that their involve-ment in our Chamber as well as the community will be beneficial to all.

Jason Rehg, Financial Advisor

RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATIONSFLETCHER GYMCollinsville High School proudly unveiled the renovation of the Fletcher Gymnasium on Thursday, September 8th. Teachers and coaches were on hand to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new gym at 2201 South Morrison.

DD COLLINS HOUSEOn Saturday, September 24th, the Collinsville Historic Preservation Commission and the City of Collinsville, gathered for the Grand Opening Celebration of the newly restored Daniel Dove Collins House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Located at 621 W. Main St., the D. D. Collins House was home to the city’s first village president/mayor and the place where the first council meetings were held. For more information on Friends of the D.D. Collins House, please call 618-450-0288.

Anderson Hospital and Mercy (St. Louis) have partnered to offer a unique model of integrated cancer care that will seamlessly provide both chemotherapy and radiation services within the Warren Billhartz Cancer Center, located in Maryville, Illinois. A celebration with hospital leaders, board members, doctors and special guests took place September 27th – 9 years to the day of the original building dedication. In 2007, Marcia Billhartz honored her husband’s legacy of giving back to the community with a $1 million donation to Anderson Hospital in support of cancer research, patient care services, education and community outreach. Her gift established the name of the center. Ms. Bill-hartz was present and once again cut the ribbon to usher in new options of care for cancer patients in the metro east.

Anderson Mercy Cancer Care Officially Opens

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MEDEXPRESS URGENT CARE MedExpress Urgent Care, located at 515 Beltline Rd., celebrated their Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting and Open House on November 8th. Open 8 am to 8 pm daily, or call 618-344-7882.

HAPPY COMPUTERSBrad Patrick opened home computer and loptop service and repair shop at 407 Beltline Rd #265 (inside Pak Mail). Most repairs just $99.Call 618-795-1195 or visit www.happycomputers.tech

ANDERSON HOSPITAL NEW PRIVATE ROOMSThis $7.2 million project required the partnership of the community, as Anderson undertook a $1 million capital campaign to offset a portion of the costs. Recently, Mar-cia Billhartz, graciously contributed a transformational gift of $500,000 which helped exceed the goal. Her gift established a name for this new unit, to be known as the Warren & Marcia Billhartz Unit.

The new patient unit is made up of 21 state-of-the-art, private, patient rooms created with staff and patient input.

On October 3rd, members of the Chamber of Commerce participated in an Uptown Main Street Business After Hours. Participants had a great evening filled food, drinks, and snapping photos of the establishments and businesses of Uptown Collinsville.

Congratulations to Randy Earl for winning our Business After Hours Snapshot contest! Thank you to ALL who came out and helped us celebrate our wonderful Uptown Collinsville establishments!

A very BIG Thank You to Hurricanes Bar & Grill, D Boozer’s Food and Fire, Code 3 Spices, Sloan’s Pub House, The Flower Basket, Vern’s Auto Repair, Deans Liquor, Friday’s South, and Miner’s Theatre!!! We love celebrating our local businesses!

2016 UPTOWN PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

SCOTT RAYHO AT THE DOORS OF FRIDAY’S SOUTH

Participants were asked to take photos ate everystop

and upload them to the Chamber’s Facebook Page

10Pictures on this page were submitted to the Chamber’s Facebook Page.

Business After Hours

November Business After Hours hosted by Thrivent Financial on Thursday, November 3rd. Located at 210 Regency Centre, Thrivent Financial & Leah Joyce welcomed Chamber members to food and drinks provided by Sloan’s Pub House for a networking evening with Action!

Chamber members and guests brought in supplies for Leah Joyce’s Thrivent Action Team- a medical/construction mission to Tegucigalpa (capital of Honduras). Members supported these efforts by donating supplies from their Wish List. An evening of fun dedicated to an important cause!Thank you to everyone for their support! If you would like to still donate to the mission, please contact the Collinsville Chamber at 618-344-2884.

November Business After Hours Sponsored by

Thrivent Financial

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Carl Schultze Improvement of the Month Award The Carl Schultze Improvement of the Month Award is presented to area businesses or organizations that make noteworthy improvements to a building or site which helps to better the community for Collinsville and its residents. This award is presented by Collinsville Progress in honor of Carl Schultze, a charter member of Progress and lifetime area resident. Carl’s significant contributions to Progress included the develop-ment and upkeep of the holiday lighting displays, area banner programs and many of the additional Progress programs still in place today.

Collinsville Progress is the community de-velopment arm of the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of Progress is to make the community more attractive and appealing to potential businesses and residents and to sponsor projects for the improvement and enjoyment of its citizens.

Progress pays for Christmas decora-tions, street pole banners, makes grants to charitable causes and gives the monthly Carl Schultz Business Improvement of the Month Award and Paul Miller Business As-sociate of the Month Award.

To get involved with Collinsville Prog-ress, or if you have a business to nominate for the Carl Schultze Improvement of the Month Award or an individual for the Paul Miller Business Associate of the Month, contact the Chamber at 618/344-2884 or email us at info@discovercollinsville.com.

Would you like to nominate a business for the Carl Schultz Business Improvement of the Month Award? or know of an em-ployee who is deserving of the Paul Miller Business Associate of the Month Award? Get nomination forms from the Member Information Center of the Chamber web-site, Collinsville Progress facebook page, or the Chamber Office.

PRESIDENT: SANDY DARLING VICE PRES: LEAH JOYCE

TREASURER: JOY WOFFORDCORRESPONDING SECRETARY: DAVID FITZGERALD

PAST-PRES: CYNTHIA RICHTERVICKY JACKSON

JOE HUTTONDONNA GROTEFENDT

PATRICK MURPHYPATTI TOTTLEBEN

VICKI BORRORLOIS METZGERJASON REHG

RYAN DALLAPESCOTT RAYHO

DAVE TANZYUS

Progress Members

Collinsville Progress presented the Carl Schultz improvement ot the Month Award to Noel Taylor with MedExpress at the Ribbon Cutting on November 8. The new building at 515 Beltline Rd, replaces a previously empty bank building. Visit www.medexpress.com or call 618.344.7882 for more information.

Collinsville Progress Light Up Collinsville 2016 Holiday Light-ing Contest.

Do you know someone who decorates the exterior of their house for the Holdays? Nominate them! See the form incuded in this newsletter.

Progress in Action Award The “Progress In Collinsville Action” award is presented to an organization, group, busi-ness or individual who has made an outstanding contribu-tion promoting progress in the City of Collinsville. The 2016 Progress In Action Award is presented to Gateway Center. Gateway Center is a 105,000 gross square foot facility and hosts over 600 events at year. Gateway Center under the

direction of the volunteer Collinsville Metropolitan Exposition Audito-rium and Office Building Authority Board, contributes to the commu-nity through the many community events that are hosted there. One event in particular contributes a great deal to the community every year. The Festival of Trees continues to be an opportunity for a differ-ent Collinsville Charity or Civic organization to fund major projects. For this the many benefiting organizations are grateful, and the Col-linsville Community as a whole benefits.

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RM Hospitality Management LLC.Robert “Chick” Fritz, Inc.SchnucksScott Credit UnionSIUE FoundationSolutions Furniture RepairSpectrum BusinessSpirito’s Italian StoreSport ClipsSSM Physical TherapySt. John’s Evangelical UCCState Farm - Mr. Otto DaechStowaway Self StorageStudio FiftyOne PhotographySupercutsSwing City MusicTheBANK of EdwardsvilleThe Flower BasketThe M. Cluck Agency - Farmers InsuranceThe Mail Box StoreThe Mane AttractionThe Red BarTFH ConstructionThree Little Birds 4 LifeThrivent FinancialToday’s Dental Care Ltd.Two Men And A TruckUMB BankUS Congressman John ShimkusUnity Hospice of Greater St. LouisUniversity of Illinois ExtensionVern’s Auto RepairVFW Post # 5691Village LocksmithViviano Heating & Air ConditioningVolkert & Associates, Inc.Wallace RealtorsWal-Mart — CollinsvilleYMCA of Southwest Illinois

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UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

December 7 Networking Lunch Sponsored by Allegra MarketingDecember 15 BAH & Holiday Party at Best Hometown BankJanuary 10 Chamber 101 (noon & 4PM)January 11 Networking LunchJanuary 19 Brown Bag Lunch - Chamber OfficeJanuary 21 Mouse Races - VFW - Doors Open at 6Feb 1 Networking LunchFeb 10 BAH L.E. Smith JewelersFeb 16 Brown Bag Lunch - Chamber OfficeMarch 1 Networking LunchApril 11 Annual Meeting & Auction - Collinsville Knights of Columbus HallApril 21 Golf Play Day - Arlington Greens

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