Week of March 13, 2023

Your Weekly E-Newsletter

Upcoming Events

March 14: Monthly Membership Meeting TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE - 4 to 5:30 p.m. at The 19th Hole, 9418 W. 191st Street, Mokena. There is a $10 fee to attend which includes food, golf simulators, networking, and one member in attendance will receive a FREE Sponsorship at our Annual Chamber Golf Outing on June 14, 2023. Receive exclusive sponsorship opportunities and discounts for the Golf Outing THIS NIGHT ONLY only!!! Everyone will still have the opportunity to present their 30-second elevator pitch for their business. Click here to register. View the Facebook Event here.

March 29: Board of Directors Meeting, 9 a.m. at the chamber office.

March 31: Deadline to register for "Adopt a Pot with a Purpose" campaign. More info in box below.

April 11: Monthly Membership Meeting, 9 to 10:15 a.m. at St. John's Church, 11100 Second Street, Mokena. Guest speaker: Gwendolyn Sterk of the Sterk Family Law Group. Topic: Creating Experiences. FREE networking event. Everyone in attendance will be given the opportunity to give their 30-second elevator pitch. Facebook Event here.

TOMORROW - Monthly Membership Meeting - March 14

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Would you like to be one of our four exclusive table sponsors at the event? Each sponsorship is $50. Receive recognition at the event and on the event webpage.

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Adopt a "Pot with a Purpose"

With vibrant orange-and-black wings that streak across the sky, the monarch butterfly is one of North America’s most iconic species. The impressive monarch makes a multi-generational migration to central and southern California each fall returning in spring. Providing the fundamental elements of wildlife habitat—food, water, cover, and places to raise young—is critical to restoring monarch butterfly habitat. By incorporating specific garden elements like native milkweed (for breeding) and other native wildflowers (for feeding), gardeners can create habitat just outside their doors. Without the caterpillar’s only host plant, milkweed, monarchs can’t complete their life cycle and populations plummet.

The “Adopt a Pot with a Purpose Challenge” not only gives you the opportunity to provide a proper breeding home for the Monarch Butterflies, it also offers your Business the following:

1.) Exposure in all Mokena Chamber promotional releases and social media!

2.) A judging of your artistic decorating talent in which the “Top 2 entries will be featured on the Chamber 4th of July Float.”

All of this for only $150 for the beautifully created wood planter provided for you to show off your true artistic decorating talent. Or, if you have an available flower bed in front of your business for $30. The same milkweed planting services will be provided by “Butterflies R Us” for both.

Click here for more info

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

"I'm Possible" an event for Tween girls and boys taking place in Homer Glen in conjunction with chamber member Jean Lachat Photography. This event will help provide tweens with tools for movement, relaxation at times of stress, goal-setting, and inspiration from guest speakers.

March 25

The annual Extra Early Easter Egg Hunt at CrossFit Mokena at 10 a.m. There will be over 1000 eggs!

March 25

Mokena Lions Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Main Park - Noon SHARP!

April 1

The 2023 Silver Social 'Just Breathe' fundraiser to benefit Lung Services at Silver Cross Hospital. Held at CD & ME.

April 14

Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Foundation currently planning their annual Lincoln-Way Foundation Half Marathon & 10K in downtown Frankfort's Breidert Green. Proceeds will fund scholarships as well as grant requests for educational enhancements made on behalf of the students. Sponsors, donors, volunteers and runners needed!

May 20

Phillips Chevrolet was presented with an award as the 2022 Illinois Sales Leader for Chevrolet. Phillips Chevrolet has earned this award for 17 consecutive years, recognizing their achievements in retail sales.

Expand your career with On the Job Training (OJT) through the Workforce Services Division of Will County. Job seekers work directly with Employment and Employer services staff to get linked to local businesses who are hiring and offer OJT.

Mokena Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA) is currently looking for new volunteers. ESDA provides a variety of emergency services for the safety of the citizens of Mokena. All training, uniforms, and other equipment to be safe is provided.

Welcome to our new members!

Wholistic Wellness

20550 LaGrange Rd. #210, Frankfort

(708) 614-6860

Proforma Professional Image

www.albrechtco.com/NickNativo

Lincoln Way Toastmasters

www.lincolnwaytoastmasters.com

Ace Handyman Services of Lincoln Way

12410 Horseshoe Dr. Unit #2, New Lenox

(815) 418-6336

First place winner in both 'Best of Lincoln-Way' and 'Southland's Best' reader polls!

Click here to view Facebook photo album, or click here to view our online photo gallery.

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