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First Midwest Bank is a relationship-focused financial institution committed to helping clients achieve financial success. This mission is at the core of all that we do—it drives our culture and serves as a foundation for investing in our businesses, clients, colleagues and communities.

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321 East Church Street

Sandwich, IL 60548

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(815) 786-7500

Rotary Club of Plano

The Plano Rotary Club learned that the City of Plano Parks committee was hoping to install new benches in the nine parks throughout Plano in the summer of 2019. As part of their mission to benefit youth, the Rotarians wanted to participate and to help promote donations to improve the city’s parks. In a surprising turn of events, Browning, a well-known artist, art instructor, and owner of Arts on Fire in Plano, approached the city to start a public arts project. The Plano Rotary Club committed to purchasing four benches, hoping to hear from other organizations, individuals, and businesses who would want to be part of this project.

Getting involved

There are several options for participating in this ongoing public art project. Interested individuals, businesses, and organizations can purchase an entire bench or donate to be part of a bench purchase. To become a volunteer artist, call (630) 273-2119 or email to aof@comcast.net.

To purchase or donate a bench to the City of Plano, contact Adam Witek for the Plano Rotary Club at adam@witek.net.

Plano Rotary Club begins Public Art initiative and gifts the City of Plano with artistic bench project

The Rotary Club of Plano Illinois began an ongoing public art initiative in 2018 to benefit their city’s parks, business district, and public spaces, investing $6,000 to start the project.

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Check out our summer workshops!

FREE and Online - Click on the workshop date to register.

Online - Starting Your Business in Illinois

We run our complimentary Starting Your Business workshops twice a month. This is the best first step to getting started. Register for the date that works best for you. We will send you the Zoom link before the class.

Tuesday, July 21 at 10 AM

Tuesday, August 4 at 6 PM

Thursday, August 20 at 10 AM

Online - HR Basics for Small Business

Whether you are hiring your first employee, or already have a staff, chances are you need help navigating the basic essentials of HR. This workshop will be taught by HR expert/consultant Doreen Petty, SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and HRCI Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR).

Wednesday, July 22 at 10 AM

Online - Google for Business

Google is so much more than just a search engine. It’s a ecosystem for your business. Although most of google is designed to make money from ads, your don’t have to buy them to reap the benefits for your local or national business. In this two hour online training we will explore an overview of all the parts your need to make the most of the Google Ecosystem.

Thursday, July 23 at 2 PM

Online - Marketing 101 - How to Build a One Page Marketing Plan

A marketing plan is like a great GPS system, providing your business turn-by-turn directions to build customers and profits, and reach your destination with the fewest detours. Yet many businesses operate without that plan. You'll leave this workshop with a one page marketing plan that will jump start your business.

Tuesday, July 28 at 10 AM

Online - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law

Do you know the difference between patents, copyrights, and trademarks? Although there may be some similarities among these kinds of intellectual property protection, they are different and serve different purposes. Taught by a local patent attorney, this workshop will help you understand how your inventions, corporate products and service identifications can be protected. You will learn what to protect, when to protect it and how to best put those protections to use.

Wednesday, August 5 at 10 AM

Online - Commercial Leasing Explained

This workshop covers everything you need to know about leasing commercial space. Take this workshop before you sign the lease! Case studies for Retail, Office, and Rent-to-own will illustrate topics covered.

Tuesday, August 25 at 6 PM

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