December 2013

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

C H A M B E R V I S I O N “Building a Foundation of Commitment”

Calendar of Events

LISLE EXECUTIVE

NETWORKING GROUP

(LENG)

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

12:00 p.m.

Devonshire of Lisle

1700Robin Lane

Lisle, IL 60563

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Lisle Lanes

4290 Lincoln Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP

LUNCHEON

Honoring our Board Members

and Committee Chairs

Julie Mueller, President of Uni-

versal Technical Institute (UTI)

Thursday, December 19, 2013

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Sheraton Hotel (formally the

Wyndham)

3000 Warrenville Road

Lisle, IL 60532

$25.00 Member - $35.00 Non-

Member

LISLE EXECUTIVE

NETWORKING GROUP

(LENG)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

5:00 p.m.

Crosstown Pub 909 East Ogden

Lisle, IL 60532

Mission Statement

“To facilitate, advocate and cultivate opportunities for the Lisle Area

Business Community”

We are near the end of another great year for the Lisle Chamber. We have worked to

serve you the membership to provide opportunities for you to prosper and grow. Our

many events give you the chance to showcase your business or organization and meet

other like-minded people pursuing solid business practices. You or your employees

are taking advantage of the discount on classes at Benedictine University. This is a

benefit which we appreciate very much and thank the university for its great support.

Our month of November was filled with activities including two ribbon cuttings, a not-for-profit

breakfast, a Women in Business luncheon in Carol Stream, a General Membership luncheon at Pizze-

ria Bombola, Business After Hours at the West Suburban Community Pantry, and the Turkey

Trot Tune-up on Sunday November 24th. It was a great month for networking with all of those oppor-

tunities.

I want to thank the sponsors of the 5K race for all their support including Presenting Sponsor, Du-

Page Medical Group, Platinum Sponsors, the Lisle Park District and Molex, and Silver sponsors,

Athletico and Avant at the Arboretum. We also had support from Dick Pond Athletics, Whole

Foods in Wheaton, Walgreens, Jewel Foods, Janor Sports, Essig Printing, Alliance Health and

Wellness, and Williams Chiropractic Center. We had tremendous help in volunteers from the Lisle

Lions Club, Lisle Teens with Character and Lisle High School Key Club. Our chamber volunteers

included Paula Gleason from Bensidoun and Neighbors of Lisle, Sonny Smith from College of Du-

Page, Julie LaFond from St. Joan of Arc, Nadine Filipiak from Filipiak Marketing Communica-

tions, Adrienne Ruiz from Benedictine University, Valerie Janke, Waddell and Reed, Terry Madl

from Runners for Wellness, Rich Janor, Janor Sports and Dr. Eric Williams, Williams Chiroprac-

tic Center. We had a terrific core which helped for a smooth running event. Congratulations to

Mayor Broda and his wife Joanne who both won medals for placing in their age groups.

This month we will hold our annual meeting to honor the outgoing board of directors and introduce

the new board. Our speaker at this special event is Julie Mueller, President of Universal Technical

Institute. It will be an exciting and informative meeting so we hope to see you all there. We especial-

ly want to thank the committee chairs for the great job they have done this year. We will also be pre-

senting awards for Ambassador of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.

Our Business After Hours will be held at Lisle Lanes on December 18th. You will not want to miss

the opportunity to try out the new lanes installed after the April floods. Cesar Canonigo has done a

wonderful job in rehabbing the facility. It is a great place to take the family over the holiday season

as well. Be sure to patronize the Lisle VFW for their breakfast on December 15th.

Also remember to help those in need by contributing to one of our Chamber member charities.

Finally, I would like to take the opportunity to wish you a happy holiday and sincerely thank you all

for your membership.

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C H A M B E R V I S I O N

2013 Chamber

Board of Directors

Paula Gleason,

Chair, Bensidoun, USA

Chris Ashe,

Past Chairman,

Brian Ashe & Associates

Kitty Murphy, Chair-Elect

The Nook, Inc..

Sonny Smith, Treasurer,

College of DuPage

Tom Reif, Vice Chair

Hallberg Commercial &

Benefits Insurance

Mark Acquaviva

Performance Merchant

Processing, LLC

Elizabeth Boone, Moser

College, Benedictine

University

Richard Brink,

Hilton Lisle/Naperville

Dan Garvy,

Lisle Park District

Bill Kuglich, Molex

Julie LaFond, St Joan of Arc

Christopher Pellico,

Navistar, Inc.

Susan Ross,

The Morton Arboretum

Diane Merna,

Adler Associate

Mayor Joseph Broda,

ex officio, Village of Lisle

Jim Harkness,

General Counsel, Momkus

McCluskey, LLC., ex officio

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Chamber Staff

Tom Althoff,

President & CEO

Jill Eidukas,

Office & Events Manager

Jen Sumner,

Office Assistant

Chair Message—Paula Gleason

We are very happy to welcome Steele Communications and Insight Property Ser-vices to the Lisle Chamber and anticipate their commitment to Chamber net-working events. Our November events included two Lisle Executive Networking Group luncheons and a Women in Business multi-Chamber lunch. Ribbon cut-ting at Advanced Lisle Dental was a very well-attended networking event with deli-cious food and drinks Thank you to the West Suburban Community Pantry for hosting a very successful multi-Chamber Business After Hours with superb net-working and wonderful food and drinks. The general membership luncheon at Pizzeria Bombola featured Wallace Long discussing a Committed Customer Ser-vice program. Many enjoyed a ribbon-cutting at Dr. Todd Martin’s new Lisle loca-tion complete with an array of delectable food and drinks. Turkey Trot Tune-up closed out the month with a great attendance in spite of the cold weather.

This time of year we reflect on our accomplishments. I find it hard to believe that 2013 is coming to a close, however, I am content that this has been a very successful year. Our Chamber events and networking opportunities have allowed us to support one another and truly commit to this year’s theme, “Building a Foundation of Commitment”. Membership retention has remained steady and the Chamber is financially strong. The annual dinner dance was extremely well-attended and financially quite successful; we anticipate this will replicate again. Please commit to save the date of February 7, 2014 for the annual “Dancing with the Chamber Stars” Dinner Dance at the Lisle Hilton Hotel with an underlying theme of Luau in Lisle.

Our Chamber commitment to Benedictine University supported a successful Lislepalooza venue in February. Despite some “dicey” weather conditions, the annual 5K/10K was also very well attended and proceeds al-lowed us to donate many $500 scholarships to local area students. The golf outing was successful, weather was perfect, golfers were in high gear and raffle items were in abundance. Our Chamber commitment to Eyes to the Skies provided crucial community involvement, as did four Lisle Cruise Nights. And, the inaugural Chamber fundraising event, Alefest was hugely successful! “Building a Foundation of Commitment” was ever so evident following the April 18th flooding when Chamber members Fast Signs of Naperville, Lisle Hil-ton, Hyatt, Jewel, Pizzeria Bombola, and many others, rallied to assist victimized Chamber members in dis-tress such as Lisle Lanes, Lisle Savings Bank on Maple, Rayme’s, Snow Valley Nursing Center and many oth-ers. Our Chamber committed with other Lisle service organizations to help coordinate efforts to assist flood victims; recovery continues and we are committed to respond to the needs of our residents and businesses.

I am so grateful to our membership for your support; the Chamber would not be as successful as it is without your commitment. Special appreciation goes out to the 2013 Executive Committee and Board of Directors for their leadership and direction over the last year. They have contributed greatly to the success and profes-sionalism that the Lisle Chamber exemplifies today. Our 2013 Executive Committee is Chris Ashe of Brian Ashe & Associates, Past Chairman; Kitty Murphy of The Nook, Chair-Elect; Tom Reif, Hallberg Insurance, Vice Chair; Sonny Smith of College of DuPage, Treasurer; as well as, Tom Althoff, Chamber President and CEO. Our other Board members are Mark Acquaviva, Performance Merchant Processing; Elizabeth Boone, Moser College, Benedictine University; Richard Brink, Hilton Lisle/Naperville; Dan Garvy, Lisle Park Dis-trict; Bill Kuglich, Molex; Julie LaFond, St. Joan of Arc; Christopher Pellico, Navistar; Susan Ross, The Mor-ton Arboretum; Diane Merna, Adler Associates; and continuing to serve as ex-officio members Mayor Joe Broda, Village of Lisle; and Jim Harkness, General Counsel, Momkus McCloskey. I especially want to thank Tom Althoff, Jill Eidukas, Jen and Julie Sumner for their hard work and team support, without which the Chamber could not function! My heartfelt thanks to Ambassadors, Committee Chairs, volunteers and spon-sors for their commitment of time and energy to make the Lisle Chamber such a tremendous organization. Any time I asked for their help, I received 100% commitment from all concerned.

I want to extend a special thank you to Dan Garvey, as he completes his second term and six years of exempla-ry service to the Chamber Board.

As my term as your Chairman ends, my goal of Building a Foundation of Commitment and creating a Vision, Mission and Action Plan for 2014 has been successful. A crucial aspect of true commitment is standing up to those who would undermine commitment, those whose words or actions show disrespect – I have guaran-teed that the Chamber is committed to provide opportunities to grow your business with integrity and hones-ty.

It has been truly an honor for me to serve as the 2013 Chairman of the Board. Thank you and welcome to the 2014 Chairman of the Board, Kitty Murphy of The Nook – welcome, Kitty!

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GOLD MEMBERS

Advanced Lisle Dental

ARDS Services, Inc.

Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington

The BOMC

Coffee News

Crème Cakeshop & Bakery

CrossTown Pub & Grill

Design & Promote

DuPage Medical Group

Diverse Facility Solutions, Inc.

Edward Hospital

Filipiak Marketing

Jewel/Osco

Kids Teen Rider

Lisle Savings Bank

Luis Arturo Dance Academy

K. Hovananian Homes

Midas Auto Service Experts

Mullen's Bar & Grill

Navistar, Inc.

Neighbors of Lisle

North Central College

Original Home Improvement

Rosehill Montessori School

Schulz-Brundage Insurance

Shaun Pollitt Design

Unilever Food Solutions

West Suburban Community

Pantry

WDCB, 90.9 Public Radio

ZLan Partners

SILVER MEMBERS

AthletiCo

Avant At the Arboretum

Bulls/Sox Training Academy

CA

CitiBank

Chicago Tribune

Choice Rx Solutions

COUNTRY Financial

Insurance-Van Ham/Tan /Mulyk Agen-

cy

Daily Herald/Paddock Publications

Todd Martin, DDS PC

Exterior Designers, Inc.

FastSigns

Floral Events

Goldstar Security Services, Inc.

Hallberg Commercial and

Benefit Solutions

Hand-N-Paw

Harris N.A. - Lisle

Health Source of Lisle

Holistic Health Care Centers, LLC

Humidor

Integrity Designs, LLC.

Integrity Motors

Isoprime Corporation

Janice Connolly Interiors

Jim Dhamer Plumbing and Sewer

Lee Ernst, ReMax Action

Lisle-Woodridge Fire Fighters Union

Local 2986

McCain Foods USA, Inc.

Momkus McCluskey, LLC

Newport Promotions of

DuPage Inc.

Norbert Pools & Spa

OakBrook Investments

Optometry & Eyewear Gallery

Padgett Business Services

Performance Merchant Services, Inc.

P. Martin Jewelers

Rapid Funding Corporation

Robert Kelly Studio

Runners 4 Wellness

Senryo Technologies

Service Master Today

Walsh Financial

Weldon Hardware

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C H A M B E R V I S I O N

Advanced Lisle Dental is a new dental office located at 1046 Maple Avenue in Lisle. Dr. Hetal Patel’s of-fice holds the highest levels of accreditations and he is very excited to bring bright smiles to Lisle. In or-der to remain up to date on the latest trends in den-tistry, Dr. Patel and his staff pursue ongoing educa-tion.

Ribbon Cutting—Advanced Lisle Dental

Tom Althoff, Lisle Chamber, gives Dr. Hetal Patel a “Buck for Luck”.

The Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual meeting in conjunction with the General Membership Luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel on Thursday, December 19, 2013. Outgoing Chair, Paula Gleason will highlight the events from the current year while plans for the upcoming year will be reviewed by Kitty Murphy, the 2014 Chair. There will also be an installation of the new Board of Directors as well as recognition of the 2013 Board of Directors for their leadership and guidance. Committee Chairs will be acknowledged and thanked for contributing their time, talent and services.

The volunteer of the year and the Ambassador of the Year will be awarded plaques. Register online or call the chamber at 630-964-0052, www.lislechamber.com.

Annual Meeting to Honor Board Members and Committee Chairs

Lisle Area Chamber Board of Directors

Guest speaker Wallace Long, presented “Creating Committed Customers” at the Lisle Area Chamber’s November General Membership luncheon at Pizzeria Bombola. Interaction with chamber members and examples of good customer service were direct and to the point. Participants were engaged with the speaker and seemed to be ready to use some of the strate-gies discussed.

General Membership Luncheon

Wallace Long and Tom Althoff

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Sonny is a Professor at the College of DuPage and has been teaching for 22 years. He has been a Lisle Area Chamber Member for about 9 years, an Ambassador for 7 years and was Ambassador of the year in 2011. In addition to his involvement as an Ambassador, Sonny has worked on several Lisle Area Chamber Committees such as the Dinner Dance, Golf Outing, 5K Turkey Trot Tune-Up, and 5K/10K Spring Sprint committees. He enjoys his role as an Ambassador because it has given him the opportunity to give back to the

community. Sonny resides in Lisle with his wife Linda. In his free time he enjoys boating.

Ambassador Spotlight— Sonny Smith

The West Suburban Community Pantry held its annual Multi-Chamber Business After Hours with the Lisle Area Chamber, Downers Grove Area Chamber, and Woodridge Area Chamber at their Woodridge location. The Pantry provides year-round assistance to those in need. Due to the Pantry purchasing in bulk, the dollar goes a lot farther and a donation of $25.00 can assist in purchasing an entire cart of groceries. Even if you missed this Business After Hours, you did not miss the oppor-tunity to help eradicate hunger. To make a donation, please visit the West Suburban Community Pantry’s website at www.wcpinc.org.

West Suburban Community Pantry

6809 Hobson Valley Drive, Unit 118

Woodridge, IL 60532

630-512-9921

Multi-Chamber Business After Hours

Michael McDonnell, WSCP and Tom Althoff, Lisle Chamber

It was a packed new dentist office for Todd Martin,

DDS. Chamber members, staff, patients, friends and

family all attended with well wishes for their new of-

fice location in Lisle. Dr. Martin and Mayor Joseph

Broda cut the ceremonial ribbon.

Ribbon Cutting—Todd Martin, D.D.S.

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C H A M B E R V I S I O N

Advanced Lisle Dental, Mayor Broda, Dr. Hetal Patel

Sonny Smith, COD, Jim French, LWFD

Tom Althoff presents Dr. Martin a “Buck for Luck”

Multi-Chamber Women in Business Multi– Chamber luncheon

Multi-Chamber breakfast Panel

Roger and Barbara Schmith at West Suburban Community

Pantry BAH

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December 7 & 8 Lights of Lisle Once Upon a Christmas Polar Express Train

Lights of Lisle: This event begins on December 7 at 4:00 p.m. and will conclude with the annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony at the Village Hall. Once Upon a Christmas: This event will take place at The Museums at Lisle Station Park and will in-clude crafts, hayrides, brick oven baking and more. Polar Express Train: This event is based on the popular children’s book “Polar Express” and features a 75 minute train ride to Union Station that begins and ends at Lisle Metra Station. The Polar Express Train ride will take place on Sunday, December 8, at 9:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.

For more information call the Lisle Convention & Visitors Bureau

630-769-1000/800-733-9811 Or visit their website www.StayInLisle.com

Lights of Lisle

The Lisle Convention & Visitors Bureau Winter Clothing Drive is an excellent opportunity to give back to the community this holiday season. The drive is currently looking for new or gently used winter cloth-ing for distribution to those in need throughout the Lisle community. Donations will be accepted Mon-

day-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through December 31st. For additional information call Katie Palombit at (630) 769-1000 or e-mail her at

palombit@stayinlisle.com

Lisle Convention & Visitors Bureau Winter Clothing Drive

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C H A M B E R V I S I O N

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ARDS Services, Inc

Bulls/Sox Training

Academy

Esser Hayes Insurance

Group

Evviva Bar & Eatery

Exterior Designers, Inc.

Fox Restaurant

Goldstine, Skrodzki,

Russian, Nemec and

Hoff, Ltd.

Katsis & Company,

Ltd.

Lisle Auto Plaza, Inc.

Main St. Hair Co.

North Central College

Oak Brook Office

Solutions

The Stone Center

SunCoke Energy

U-Stor-It Manangers

LLC

Via Moda Salon & Spa

New Members

Insight Property Services, Inc.

115 East Ogden Avenue, Suite 117-128

Naperville, IL 60563

Renewals

Advanced Lisle Dental Family, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry

Hours of Operation:

Monday & Wednesday 10:00 a.m.—7:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.

Every other Saturday 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Dr. Hetal Patel 1046 Maple Avenue, Lisle

630-271-9999

Save the Date Dinner Dance 2014

“Dancing With the Chamber Stars” Luau in Lisle

Hilton Lisle/Naperville Friday, February 7, 2014

$80.00 Per Person

For more information visit the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.lislechamber.com

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This years 5K Turkey Trot Tune-Up was another great success. We appreciate everyone who came out to volunteer and

participate in this event. Congratulations to our top male winner, Gabriel Ceballos with a time of 17:45 and our top

female winner, Katherine Pecak with a time of 22:14:1. Our top winners both received a trophy, a Dick Pond Gift Card,

and a turkey from Jewel. Thank you again to DuPage Medical Group, the Lisle Park District, Molex, Athletico and

Avant at the Arboretum for sponsoring this event. As always, the tremendous support and generosity of our Chamber

members and the Lisle community made the success of this event possible.

5K Turkey Trot Tune-Up