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September 6, 2022 Weekly Digest

Chairman's Circle Members

Happenings in and around the Chamber!

HOT DEALS

JOB BOARD

Welcome to Our New Member!

Pyle Consulting Group, Inc.

Happy Tuesday!

We hope that your Labor Day weekend was a safe and enjoyable one. The Batavia Chamber has a busy week ahead - and an even busier once next week.

Today at 3 p.m., we will cut the ribbon celebrating the expansion of Red Hive Market in downtown Batavia. Come by and join us!

On Thursday, the City of Batavia is hosting a listening session at the City Council Chambers beginning at 7:30 p.m. All downtown business and property owners are invited to participate. Scroll down for more details.

Next week is Illinois Chamber of Commerce Week - you'll find more about what we have planned later in this newsletter.

Mayor's Weekly Update

For those of you who listen to Batavia Mayor Schielke's weekly address, you can listen to his address recorded on Friday, September 2 h ere. In it, he discusses an upcoming event, Move With The Mayor.

We continually update our home page, bataviachamber.org when new resources and information comes out. Also, check our calendar for new events from us and the community. Make certain you check the calendars regularly!

As always, we are now, and will be in the future, here for you.

Most sincerely,

Margaret, Patti and Shirley

Your Batavia Chamber of Commerce Staff

Join Us Next Week...

It's Chamber of Commerce Week!

Illinois celebrates Chamber of Commerce Week during the second week of September: September 11 -17, 2022. The Batavia Chamber is excited to host three ribbon cuttings during the week, a Coffee & Commerce event and also invite you to go Out to Lunch with our staff on Friday! Scroll down to learn more about each of these events.

When we aren’t out at these scheduled events, we invite Chamber members to stop by the office, 106 W. Wilson St., and bring your business card to be entered into a raffle. Everyone who comes by will be entered into the grand prize raffle, but the first 25 receive a bonus reusable Batavia Chamber swag bag. Random bags will have Batavia Chamber Bucks included. We’ll draw one business card at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 for the grand prize!

Congratulations to Mike Burke -

Our August Ambassador of the Month!

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that the August Ambassador of the Month is Mike Burke! She is a go-to person for the Chamber staff, often being one of the first to say yes when we need volunteers. Mike is a frontline representative for the Batavia Chamber at public and Chamber sponsored events and activities. She aids in the promotion, volunteer support and development of various Chamber-sponsored events. Mike generously speaks highly of our organization and helps recruit new members and donations for our raffles.

Besides being engaged with the Chamber, Mike is an active member and the past-president of the Batavia Women’s Club. She also serves on the Batavia Parks Foundation board and is a past major supporter of Batavia Youth Baseball and many other organizations supporting the vitality and strength of Batavia.

Mike, as an Ambassador, your dedication and efforts are appreciated and highly valued by the Board of Directors, Chamber staff and membership! Thank you!

How do I maximize my member benefits?

Installment 7...

There are video tutorials available for you to easily learn how to use the many features that are benefits of your chamber membership.

This week, we share how to update your personal profile. Each representative can login and update all of their personal information from within the Member Information Center. It's easy to do - click here to get started!

Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings

Mark Your Calendars and Join Us!

Join us today! Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Red Hive Market Expansion, 6 W. Wilson St., Batavia on Tuesday, September 6 at 3 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Louie Angelo's Pizza & Italian, 909 E. Wilson St., Batavia on Tuesday, September 13 at 4:30 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Mahoney Creek Tributary Improvement on Tuesday, September 13 at 5:30 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Mirus, 15 E. Wilson St., Batavia on Thursday, September 15 at 4 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: The Executive Geek at the Chamber's office, 106 W. Wilson St., Batavia on Thursday, September 22 at 10 a.m.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Slumberland, 165 N. Randall Road, Batavia on Thursday, September 29 at 3 p.m. - More details to come!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Start Something Studio, 12 North Van Buren St., Batavia on Wednesday, October 12 at 5 p.m.

This Week! Downtown Batavia Business Listening Session on Thursday, September 8

To help prepare for the Downtown Batavia Plan, the City of Batavia is inviting local business owners/property owners to share their thoughts on Downtown Batavia during the Business Listening Session. Participants will be asked a series of questions including issues or concerns facing Downtown Batavia, specific projects or actions they would like to see undertaken, and the primary strengths and assets of Downtown Batavia. The importance of this listening session is to gain the perspective of strengths and issues that local business/property owners face in Downtown Batavia.

The Business Listening Session will be held on Thursday, September 8th, from 7:30 to 9:00 AM in the Batavia City Council Chambers (100 N Island Avenue). We hope to see you there and learn about your insights as a business/property owner in Downtown Batavia!

No need to register - please join us on Thursday at Acquaviva in Batavia. Our featured charity, Anderson Humane, will tell us more about their organization. Please bring a needed item for the shelter!

Chamber Connectors is a dynamic group of

like-minded business owners coming together to develop relationships, offer support, problem solve and brainstorm.

Join us at Limestone Coffee on Monday, September 12,11:15 a.m. for an "open house" to learn more!

Another one of our signature events is coming soon - make plans to join us at our annual Harvest Celebration. We'll honor the 2022 Donna Dallesasse Award winner, Mary Anne Callahan and our Milestone Members. New this year is a complimentary whiskey tasting by Whiskey Acres Distilling Co. Registration and sponsorships are now available. Contact Patti Anselme for more information about sponsorships by either calling (630) 879-7134, Ext. 3 or email patti@bataviachamber.org.

Congratulations to Farmdog Flowers!

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce was thrilled to celebrate Farmdog Flowers in their new permanent Batavia location with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Located at 239 W. Wilson Street, the event took place on Wednesday, August 31. Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration, along with shop owner Gerrit Husar and his parents, Bill and Donna Husar.

Farmdog Flowers began its business journey as a flower farm in St. Charles during the initial pandemic shutdown of 2020. With the dream of eventually establishing a brick-and-mortar boutique, Gerrit applied for and was accepted as one of the 2021 class of Batavia Boardwalk Shops. This success led him to search for a permanent space. After remodeling the space at 239 W. Wilson Street, Farmdog Flowers opened as a retail boutique in April 2022. The Batavia storefront offers fresh cut flowers as well as an ever-changing array of gift items. Regular hours for the shop are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. They are closed on Monday and Tuesday. To learn more about Farmdog Flowers, and view galleries of their creations, visit their website https://www.farmdogflowers.com/. Contact them for orders and event availability by calling (630) 326-9432. Find out the latest by following their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/farmdogflowers/ or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/farmdog_flowers/?hl=en .

News and Updates from Our Members

League of Women Voters and the DuPage NAACP to Co-Host Hybrid Candidate Forum for Illinois Second District Supreme & Appellate Courts

The League of Women Voters chapters falling within the Illinois Second Judicial District have partnered with the DuPage NAACP to host a hybrid forum on September 18th for the judicial candidates running in the November 8th General Election for IL Supreme Court and IL Appellate Court seats. Both Appellate Court judges and Supreme Court judges are elected to ten-year terms. The Second District Appellate Court convenes in Elgin and hears cases appealed from trial courts in 5 counties (DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake and McHenry). The Illinois Supreme Court, which is the State’s highest court, convenes in Springfield. Read the entire press release.