What a week ahead! The Cream of Wheaton kicks off this Thursday and the "Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop" exhibit opens Friday at College of DuPage. We couldn't be more excited about both.

Would you like to join the Wheaton Welcomes Warhol celebration? We have Wheaton Warhol Soup Cans available, with thanks to Dawn Smith and Diana Martinez from the McAninch Arts Center (the MAC) for making the labels available. Maggie Wright, our new marketing & membership coordinator, is shown here with a sample. One of these can be yours to show off your Wheaton Welcomes Warhol pride! To purchase or for more information, please contact us.

To a week filled with fun~

The Chamber welcomes Javi's Burritos in Wheaton to our membership. Owner Elizabeth Hinojosa opened the Wheaton location at 303 S. Main Street, and Javi's also has a location in downtown Glen Ellyn. Please take a look at their website to see their menu and hours of operation.

We recently welcomed Country Financial to the Chamber and want to add a special welcome to Lisa Carlson, LUTCF Hall of Fame, who is the partner of Don Holwerda at Country Financial, located at 301 W. Roosevelt, Suite B. We are tenants of Lisa and Don and appreciate the opportunity to share this beautiful space with them. To learn more about Country Financial or to reach Lisa, call 630-668-0005 or email her.

The Cream of Wheaton, our signature event held in partnership with the Wheaton Park District, is finally here! This community festival which runs June 1 through June 4 kicks off this Thursday with our Ambassadors Committee's Business After Hours held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on June 1 in Memorial Park. All are welcome to attend. Executive Director of the Wheaton Park District Mike Benard will host the ribbon-cutting at 5:00 p.m. at the Memorial Park Bandshell.

There is still time to get involved as volunteers for the information booth, ticket sales and beer sales. Please contact Mike Dyer of Edward Jones, board member and Cream of Wheaton volunteer chair, for more information or click here to volunteer. The training for alcohol sales is available online: please click here to watch the training video from the City of Wheaton. All volunteers are asked to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at the Mary Lubko Center in Memorial Park for orientation and shirt pick-up.

Looking for visibility with 30,000+ attendees at Cream of Wheaton? You can still sign up for the Business Expo. Standard booths are available and this year, exhibitors will be there all four days.

We can't thank our volunteers, Business Expo Booth exhibitors and Cream of Wheaton Sponsors enough... and a special shout-out to our partners at the Wheaton Park District. Below are the sponsors of this year's Cream of Wheaton:

The Wheaton Chamber has begun to work with Vasilka Matanska of Omnia Consulting, LLC, to update and upgrade our bookkeeping processes as we continue to evolve in service to our members. Vasilka brought us into 2023 with a conversion to QuickBooks Online (she's a QBO Pro Advisor) and she continues to share insights about new technologies and improved workflow capabilities. Omnia Consulting, a Wheaton Chamber member, is a family-owned firm founded in 2017, providing efficient workflow services, consulting and resources to small businesses.

New Chamber member Mary Bakas of Forward Coaching and Shaun Preuss of Transitions Coaching and Consulting, Inc., will present "Empowered Leadership-Learning How to Lead Self and Others" from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, at the DuPage Historical Museum. The workshop will guide attendees through improved communication and empowered decision making. Click here for more information.

Making the best decisions for our loved ones is never easy, but it can be even harder when they resist. Belmont Village Senior Living will present a panel discussion called "When Mom Says No" from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, at Belmont Village Senior Living, 545 Belmont Lane in Carol Stream. Registration is requested and information can be found here.

To celebrate the opening of "Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop," Andrew's Garden is hosting a Disco Design Party starting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, at Studio AG, 245 W. Roosevelt Road in West Chicago. Make your own floral arrangement, dance under the disco ball, and enjoy some refreshments. Registration is required and information can be found here.

DuPage Credit Union (DCU) will host "Drive, Drop and Donate" from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, June 16, offering paper shredding and electronic recycling for a $10 donation. This event, held at at 1515 Bond Street in Naperville, will benefit the nonprofit "We've Got Your Back" that DCU started to provide school supplies for local children in need. More information can be found on the event website.

Clare Woods Academy will be hosting a "Night at the Improv" in collaboration with Midwestern University from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, at Clare Woods Academy (CWA), 125 E. Seminary, Wheaton. All proceeds from this free, family-friendly show will fund educational programs at CWA as well as Wounded Warrior Project. For sponsorship opportunities and more information, please contact Linda Danner.

Check out the latest episode of "The Local" featuring Sue Wahlgren from Cosley Zoo as the featured guest on Episode 12 of our podcast, hosted by Marc Horner of Fairhaven Wealth Management in partnership with the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.

Hear how Sue's love for animals started from the very beginning. Her passion grew into a profession and landed her as one of the first employees of Cosley Zoo. Hear about the history of the zoo and how now-favorite zoo events came to be. Listen to the full episode here.

Betty Johnson-Berkun, grandmother of Chamber member Brian Root of Radix Solutions, was awarded a posthumous "Good Citizen Award" from the City of Wheaton on May 15 for her longtime service with the Family Shelter Services of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage. As a hotline volunteer, Betty spoke to thousands of women faced with domestic abuse, violence, and homelessness. She helped guide them to the agency’s resources including counseling, trauma care, emergency shelter, and legal assistance. For more about Betty and these Good Citizens, click here.

Mallard Lake in Hanover Park, part of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage, drew international attention recently from the International Phytotechnology Society, a professional scientific association which met at Argonne Laboratory in May. This society is dedicated to using plants to address environmental problems, and Mallard Lake is an example of using natural, cost-efficient ways to manage former landfills in the most environmentally friendly way possible. To read the full press release, click here.

Our Wheaton Chamber members have a lot going on and you have a lot to say! Read press releases from our members, learn about job openings and see our Chamber members' "Hot Deals."

Got a job posting or a special you'd like to share? Contact us.

The Rotary Club of Wheaton announces its 3rd annual Swing Fore Rotary charity golf outing at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, at Arrowhead Golf Club. All proceeds will go towards Rotary programs such as school supplies for children, vocational and educational support for veterans and more. Please click here for more information or contact Erica Loiacono.

Get ready to tee off and swing into action to increase support for the Chaparral Alumni Network Scholarship Fund of the College of DuPage Foundation. The 2023 Alumni Scholarship Golf Classic will start at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 21, at the Naperville Country Club located at 25W570 Chicago Ave, Naperville. All proceeds raised will go to first-generation, under-resourced and underrepresented COD students. Early bird registration rates end June 2. Click here for more information.

The 40th Anniversary of the Mike Williams Cosley Zoo Classic Golf Outing will start at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 7, at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. This event will benefit the Cosley Foundation which creates connections between people and animals. If you are interested in sponsoring the Mike Williams Cosley Zoo Classic, please email Margie Wilhelmi from the Wheaton Park District. For information and registration, please visit the event website.