August 28: Board of Di
rector's Meeting. 8 a.m. at the Chamber Office.
September 2: Chamber office closed for Labor Day.
September 9 - 13: National Chamber of Commerce Week.
September 10: Monthly General Membership Meeting at Mokena Community Public Library,11327 W. 195th Street, Mokena. 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. Guest Speaker: Ryan Hesslau of
ForeverU. Free networking event.
September 12: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Business After Hours at the new and improved Mokena Chamber of Commerce Office! 5 to 8 p.m. Ribbon Cutting at 5:30 p.m. 11104 Front Street, Suite 1B, Mokena. Also, join us for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for our upstairs neighbor
MBLO Funding Inc./
Lincoln-Way Realty. Same time/location!
September 22: 1st Annual Mokena Chamber Ambassador Program "Kick the Keg" fundraiser at
Crafted Bottle Shop and Tap Room, 19200 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. 12 to 4 p.m. Raffles, games, networking and fun! Light refreshments by chamber vendors. If you would like your business promoted at this event, please consider donating a raffle prize! Please contact Melissa at the Chamber Office or Ambassador Chair Susie Stringham at
susie@StringhamInsurance.com with any questions!
September 25: Board of Di
rector's Meeting. 8 a.m. at the Chamber Office.
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Local Golf Outings this summer!
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August 23
September 6
September 10
September 16
Do you have a golf outing you would like us to share? Email us at chamber@mokena.com
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Monthly General Membership Meeting - September 10
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Join us on Tuesday, September 10, for our Monthly General Membership Meeting. These meetings are always held the second Tuesday of the month from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. in the Mokena Community Public Library Community Room (lower level). 11327 W. 195th Street, Mokena.
We are still looking for a sponsor for this event! For $75 you get your business logo on all marketing materials and you may speak for 10 minutes at the meeting!
Free networking event.
Would you like to sponsor an upcoming meeting? You will receive one month of exposure when we promote this event in our E-Newsletters, our Facebook Event, our Social Media posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and on our website.
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LOCATION
Mokena Public Library Community Room (lower level)
DATE AND TIME
09/10/19
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09/10/19
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Take our Weekly Poll!
Final results in next week's E-Newsletter. Can't wait that long? Mid-week results revealed on our Wednesday Facebook Live broadcast at noon!
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It's Back to School Week in Mokena! What was your favorite school subject?
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If you were a Superhero, what power would you want to have?
Ability to fly - 40%
Ability to become invisible - 10%
Read people's minds - 40%
Super strength - 10%
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The Mid-Week Chamber Check-In Facebook LIVE!
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Check out last week's Facebook Live Mid-Week Chamber Check-In for August 7, 2019.
The Facebook Live Mid-Week Chamber Check-In happens (almost) every Wednesday around noon. Watch to see if your business is given a special shout out during the broadcast!
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Welcome to our new members that joined in the past 30 days!
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11106 Front Street, Mokena
815-277-1092
8508 W. 192nd Street, Mokena
779-333-7915
16525 W. 159th St. #147, Lockport
815-712-6478
14701 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park
708-516-2723
17715 Haas Road, Mokena.
(815) 485-7391
9755 W. 143rd Street, Orland Park
815-412-5360
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Thank you to these members for renewing your chamber investment in the past 30 days!
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Oak Lawn Blacktop Paving Company
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New Resident 'Swag Bag' marketing opportunity for you.
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As a member of the Mokena Chamber of Commerce you can be one of the first businesses to welcome new residents to Mokena!
When new residents set up their utilities account at Village Hall, they are given a card to bring to the Chamber Office to redeem for a Welcome Swag Bag of free gifts, including promotional items and coupons from Chamber member businesses, along with information about the community.
To participate in the Welcome to Mokena program, we just ask that you provide a promotional item for the Welcome Bag, and/or a coupon for your business.
To participate, we ask for a 12-month commitment in the program. In return, at the end of each quarter, you will receive the mailing addresses of the Welcome Swag Bag recipients who have opted to receive information from you.
The program fee is only $200 per year!
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News from Lincoln-Way High School #210
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Available for purchase at the Chamber Office!
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“The 1926 Orland Park Murder Mystery.” Written by Mokena native, author, and historian Matthew T. Galik.
Copies of this true-crime book are available for purchase for $20 at our office.
Book description: On the morning of April 14, 1926, the Inland Steel payroll delivery was hijacked in Indiana Harbor. Later that afternoon, Will County deputy sheriff and Mokena resident Walter Fisher died in a hail of gunfire just outside Orland Park. That night, the bullet-riddled body of Santo Calabrese turned up on a Broadview road.
The exact sequence of events remains uncertain, but a jury was able to trace enough of the day’s violent trajectory to send Daniel Hesly on the path to Alcatraz.
Matthew Galik leaps into a drama of high-speed pursuit and mistaken identity that shocked the jaded sensibilities of Prohibition-era Chicago and plunged the town of Mokena into mourning.
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If you would like your information included below, submit as either a Word Document, PDF, or a website link by 3:30 p.m. on the Friday before the week you would like it included. Reply to this email or send to
chamber@mokena.com
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July 1 - August 31
August 22
August 23
August 24
August 24
September 2019
September 4
September 5
September 7
September 9
September 21
September 28
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And now a word from our 2019 Premier Sponsor
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Berkot's Super Foods - 20005 S. Wolf Road, Mokena
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Melissa M. Fedora
Executive Director
Mokena Chamber of Commerce
11104 Front Street, Suite 1B
Mokena, IL 60448
Tel: 708-479-2468
Fax: 708-479-7144
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