January 14: Monthly General Membership Meeting. Speaker: Melissa Fedora - Mokena Chamber Executive Director. Topic: Making the Most of Your Membership. 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. at the Mokena Community Public Library (lower level) 11327 W. 195th Street. FREE networking event. Thank you to our meeting sponsor
Angle Drone Solutions.
January 17: State
Senator Hastings Learning Lunch. In partnership with the Mokena, New Lenox, and Frankfort Chambers of Commerce. Featuring an expert panel from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Enjoy a light lunch and a panel discussion with IDFPR leadership. Located at New Lenox Village Hall Community Room, 1 Veterans Drive, New Lenox. FREE event. RSVP required by January 14.
Click here for more information.
January 20: Deadline to submit Ambassador application. More information in box below. This is a FUN committee to be on if you would like to be a little more involved in the chamber!
January 22: Board of Director's Meeting, 8 a.m. at the chamber office.
January 24: Deadline to upgrade to one of our new Membership Packages. Get the most our of your chamber membership this year! More information in box below.
January 24: Annual Inaugural Dinner and Celebration. Held at Tuscany Falls, 9425 W. 191st Street, Mokena. 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. $65 per person. Sponsorship opportunities available! More info coming soon.
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The 23rd Annual Mokena Keepsake Ornament makes a great stocking stuffer!
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The beautiful commemorative ornament is only $25.
Optional stand available for purchase for $3 so it can be displayed year round!
This year we have re-released our very first ornament from 1992 so you can now begin your collection if you haven’t already started one!
Looking for a sentimental Christmas or birthday gift?
The following years still available to complete your collection at a discounted cost of $20 each.
2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
Available for purchase at the chamber office. Cash, check or credit card.
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Three downtown Mokena businesses from past and present are featured on this year's ornament.
- St. John's United Church of Christ, 11100 Second St.
- Little Al's Bar & Grill, 11034 Front St.
- A Pizza, formerly at 11116 Front St.
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Take it up a notch in 2020!
Introducing our new
Membership Packages.
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Upgrade to one of these packages to get more from your membership! By bundling up our services, you receive them at a discounted rate. Signing up for one of these valuable packages also helps set you on a great course for your marketing plan in 2020.
These packages are NOT tied to your annual dues, so no matter what month you renew your membership, you can still sign up for one of these exciting opportunities.
DEADLINE: January 24, 2020.
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Have you visited
Front Street Frosty yet?!
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Have you visited the snowman at Wolf Road and Front Street yet? Take your photo with the festive fellow and tag the Mokena Chamber on Facebook, and/or use the hashtag
#FrontStreetFrosty
and you might see your photo on our Facebook page!
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Check out our Mokena Chamber of Commerce Facebook page for photos and video from Christmas Fest 2019!
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The Mokena Christmas Fest Parade of Lights video is online!
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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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When do you take down your Christmas tree?
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Between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30
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What is your favorite Christmas movie from the choices below?
A Christmas Story - 4%
Elf - 36%
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - 12%
It's a Wonderful Life - 28%
White Christmas - 16%
Die Hard - 4%
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Want an exciting way to showcase your business?
Become a Chamber Ambassador!
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The Mokena Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee is a group of Chamber Members dedicated to developing and fostering relationships between all Chamber Members. The committee will concern itself with activities intended to bring solidarity and an atmosphere of goodwill between Chamber Members and the community at large.
Features and benefits of an Ambassador:
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Introduction of Ambassador and the business they represent at each event.
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Listing of Ambassadors on Mokena Chamber website.
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Personal contact with new and existing members.
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Growing your business with each contact made!
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View our recent Ribbon Cuttings on Facebook Live!
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Welcome to our new members that joined in the past 30 days!
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708-212-6525
9950 W. 190th St. Mokena
708-852-3228
1333 S. Schoolhouse Rd. New Lenox
708-307-1579
9561 W. 171st St. Tinley Park
708-403-6325
9951 W. 190th St. Ste. F, Mokena
708-995-6077
7420 Duvan Dr. Tinley Park
708-460-6685
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Thank you to these members for renewing your chamber investment in the past 30 days!
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News from Lincoln-Way High School #210
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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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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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The Mokena Chamber of Commerce is looking to hire an on-call assistant. Schedule and hours will vary week to week. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Outlook, QuickBooks, Constant Contact and Canva. Must also have previous chamber of commerce experience.
Please email resume to chamber@mokena.com. Deadline: December 31, 2019.
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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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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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