August General Membership Meeting |
Tuesday, August 11 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. via Zoom.
Sponsorship opportunity available for $40. Speak about your business for ten minutes to all virtual attendees. Contact Melissa at 708-479-2468 or chamber@mokena.com
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A perk of being a chamber member....discounted Constant Contact service! |
Grow Your Business & Save!
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With Constant Contact you get:
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More information here! Plus enjoy a 60-day free trial if you're still thinking this offer is too good to be true!
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Save the Date!
Our first ever Garden Walk on July 18 was such a success that we're doing it again next year! Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 17, 2021!
Below is 1 photo of each garden from this year's Walk and links to more!
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Garden #1 “Tiki Garden Paradise”
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Garden #2 “The Tree Fort”
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Garden #3 “Garden in the Forest”
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Garden #4 “Chalsea’s Vintage Organic Garden”
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Garden #5 “Peter Rabbit’s Playground”
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Garden #8 “The Green Goddess Haven”
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So much important info from your fellow chamber members. Please read & support each other!!! |
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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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Every Thursday at noon Chicagoland Chats interviews a member of the Mokena Chamber of Commerce. View our past interviews below. |
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Health From Within Front Street |
Chiropractic care can help relieve the aches, pains and anxiety related to COVID - come learn how with Ashley Ochsner with Health From Within.
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Businesses need to innovate their marketing during COVID - find out new, safe ways to highlight your business with Cindy Gamboa with Interior Insight.
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Our kids' mental wellness is super-dynamic right now - learn about what your kids are going through and how you can help and how you/they can get support with Ryan Hesslau from ForeverU.
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Same Day Tees is giving back to the community with its shirts and masks - learn about how with owner Pete Bolsoni of Same Day Tees.
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Eggcetera Cafe is bringing brunch back! Get to know owner Dino Bastas of Eggcetera Cafe! And the Downtown Mokena Street location has re-opened!
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Upcoming Complimentary Webcasts |
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Blueprint: Starting Up and Starting Over During the Pandemic
Hosted by: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
August 12 at 1 p.m.
What: An interactive discussion focused on providing advice and strategies for small business owners and entrepreneurs who are navigating the delicate road to rebuilding and evolving their businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who: CO— content director Jeanette Mulvey will lead an audience-driven conversation combining advice from experts with practical insights from small business owners who have launched new businesses or dramatically changed their businesses over the past few months, so you can learn how to do it, too.
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Money Smart: Your Income and Expenses
August 12 at 2 p.m.
Join us for a Money Smart presentation on income and expenses. We’ll go over how to read a pay statement, share tools for tracking your income, and provide tips for managing expenses.
Presented by Wintrust Community Banks
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Take our Weekly Poll!
Final results in next week's E-Newsletter.
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The next chamber fundraising event should be held:
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In person (adhering to CDC safety guidelines)
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Which team will have the better season?
Cubs - 30%
Sox - 70%
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Joliet Slammers Fundraising Program |
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Are you a non-profit organization that wants an easy way to raise funds? Through the Slammers Fundraising Program you can earn cash every time your supporters buy tickets for the 2020 season. All online, all easy. Contact Heather at 815-651-2040 for details. |
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Your Response Matters - U.S. Census 2020 |
Health clinics. Fire departments. Schools. Even roads and highways. The census can shape many different aspects of your community. Census results affect our community every day.
According to the Illinois Department of Human Services website, on the state level, an accurate count of Illinois' population is essential to ensure that the State receives the funding it needs to properly care for its residents and provide critical services and programs. In 2015, Illinois received $19,738,866,367, or approximately $1,535 per capita, in federal assistance for sixteen programs. The failure to count every Illinois resident would have devastating effects on Illinois' ability to meet the needs of its residents. Even a one-percent undercount would result in the State losing $19,557,435 per year for a decade, resulting in a total loss of $195,574,350.
More information regarding the U.S. Census can be found here.
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Are you interested in helping with the census and earning some extra money in the process? Become a Census Taker! Complete details here!
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Employers can grant paid leave for COVID-19 |
Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, employers can grant paid leave for an employee to take care of their health needs related to COVID -19 or to care for their family members. This relief helps ensure employees are not forced to choose between being paid or staying home to care for themselves, a child or other family member.
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Welcome to our new members that joined in the past 30 days! |
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1305 Schoolhouse Rd. Unit 1, New Lenox
815-717-6333
19201 S. LaGrange Rd. Suite 203, Mokena
708-995-1978
8509 Golfview Drive, Orland Park
708-828-0752
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These members renewed their chamber investment in the past 30 days! |
Oak Lawn Blacktop Paving Company
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COVID-19 Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources |
Businesses can access additional information by clicking here.
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New Resident 'Swag Bag' marketing opportunity for you. |
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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Do you like to know stuff? |
Do you like information? Do you like to know what's happening in the community? Do you like to be interactive and social (virtually)? Do you like to impress your friends and colleagues with your knowledge of all things Mokena?
For even MORE daily content and updates regarding our chamber, community and chamber members, follow our Facebook page HERE!
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Our 2020 Premier Sponsors |
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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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