Marion Chamber of Commerce Newsletter 020718

Calendar

Carterville Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
02/09/2018

Heart & Soul Annual Gala
02/10/2018

Open House for Social Services Agencies
02/10/2018- 02/12/2018

Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
02/12/2018

Grad Spree Committee meeting
02/13/2018

February Monthly Membership Luncheon
02/13/2018

Marion Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee meeting
02/15/2018

Business After Hours program at Lawler Brown Law Firm
02/15/2018

WALK TO CURE ARTHRITIS KICKOFF LUNCHEON
02/15/2018

How Sweet It Is Winter Mini Camp
02/16/2018- 02/17/2018

Carterville Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
02/16/2018

Golf Scramble Committee meeting
02/16/2018

2018 Marion Professional Firefighters Cash Bash
02/17/2018

Open House for Social Services Agencies
02/17/2018- 02/22/2018

Marion Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee meeting
02/20/2018

New Member Quarterly Luncheon
02/20/2018

Spring Job and Internship Fair
02/20/2018

New Board Member Training
02/20/2018

Marion Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee meeting
02/21/2018

Immigration Employer Compliance Training
02/22/2018

Heartland Regional Medical Center Career Fair and Networking Event
02/22/2018

Carterville Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
02/23/2018

Olympic-themed trivia night for Arthritis Foundation
02/23/2018

Heartland Regional Medical Center Career Fair and Networking Event
02/24/2018

2018 Maple Syrup Festival
02/24/2018- 02/25/2018

Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
02/26/2018

Ribbon Cutting for Walmart's Grocery Pickup
02/27/2018

February Lunch & Learn: Thinking For Success
02/28/2018

Carterville Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
03/02/2018

Touch of Nature Environmental Center Spring 2018 Trail Stewardship Days
03/04/2018

Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
03/05/2018

Sister City Cultural Exchange Program informational meeting
03/05/2018

Marion Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting
03/06/2018

SIU Day of Giving
03/07/2018

Scholarship Committee meeting
03/08/2018

2018 Workers' Compensation Symposium
03/08/2018

Carterville Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
03/09/2018

Mastermind Group: Sustaining Long-Term Success
03/12/2018

Marion Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee meeting
03/15/2018

Marion Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee meeting
03/21/2018

Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours for SI Elder Law
03/22/2018

Touch of Nature Environmental Center Spring 2018 Trail Stewardship Days
03/25/2018

Welcome New Members!

Shine On A Dime
Traci McLaughlin

Website
shineonadime00@gmail.com
Join Date: 12/05/2017

Smoothie King
Brian Ziegler

Website
sk1470@smoothieking.com
Join Date: 12/05/2017

Lucky's Beer Wine Spirits
Jeff Diederich
jdiederich@diederichgroup.com
Join Date: 12/05/2017

SpecCon, Inc.
Rodney Evrard

Website
jodie@specconcrete.com
Join Date: 12/05/2017

Camp Manitowa
Dan Grabel

Website
dan@campmanitowa.com
Join Date: 12/05/2017

Spectrum Reach
Lilly Jabr

Website
lilly.jabr@charter.com
Join Date: 01/10/2018

The Women's Center Inc.
John Pfeifer

Website
weds@thewomensctr.org
Join Date: 01/16/2018

Shawnee Services Inc
William Wyatt
shawneeled@gmail.com
Join Date: 01/17/2018

Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Lauren Surprenant
laurensurprenant@jalc.edu
Join Date: 01/29/2018

 

Have you...

  • Signed up for the Marion Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificate program? Click here to learn more!
  • Looked into saving money on your electricity and natural gas bills with the Marion Chamber's Electricity and Natural Gas Aggregation. Click here to learn more. 
  • Found us on: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+?
  • Seen or shared our Marion Profile Book? Click here!
  • Filled our our Member Survey?
  • Completed your Traffic Catcher System? Click here to see who has and to learn more. 
  • Familiarized yourself with our Member Benefits? Click here to read about them!
  • Seen your Member-to-Member Discounts? Click here to save!
  • Promoted yourself to Marion Chamber members? Click here to learn more.
  • Displayed your "Member of the Marion Chamber of Commerce" window decal at your business? If you need a new decal, click here or email assistant@marionillinois.com.

Send a Member eBlast!



The Marion Chamber of Commerce is happy to send promotional eBlasts once a week on behalf of members as a member benefit for $50. Slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. A company may only request a Member eBlast once a month. Click here for the form. 

Space available for your business on the Chamber's digital sign AT REDUCED PRICE!

Dear Marion Chamber of Commerce members,

The Marion Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee members have drastically reduced the cost to advertise on the Chamber's digital sign.

The Marion Chamber of Commerce makes the electronic sign available for rent to a wide variety of Chamber members, local businesses, organizations, community groups and residents. 

Ads can be up to 2 lines of text with the typical line containing about 18 characters (including spaces). Ads run twice for 15 seconds each on a 5-minute loop. We allow for a maximum of 10 ads, which means each ad is live on the board 576 times every day and approximately 17,520 times per month. The sign runs 24/7 so your message gets greatest exposure. All ads must be paid in full before the advertisement goes live.

For more information or to take advantage of this great opportunity, click 
here.

Thank you,
Dalus Ben Avi
Executive Director

Would you like to host a BAH?



Have you thought about hosting a Business After Hours event? Schedule yours today!

Business After Hours events are usually held on the fourth Thursday of the month, unless the Chamber member has a special need for a different date or calendar conflicts at the Chamber arise.

The hours for a Business After Hours event are to be determined by the Chamber member. However, 4:30-6:30 p.m. is recommended.

The Business After Hours Program fee is $100. 

Email director@marionillinois.com, call 997-6311 or fill out 
this form to schedule your BAH event today! 

Chamber responsibilities include:
  • Promoting the event through all of our communications (newsletter, Web site, social media, Monthly Membership Luncheon announcements, etc.)
  • Provide member mailing labels for invitations

Chamber member suggestions:
  • Send special invitations to Chamber Members and their customers (must include Chamber logo on printed materials)
  • Provide food and beverages at the event 
  • Provide door prizes at the event
  • Make a presentation about your business/organization

Business After Hours Program Schedule:
  • February - Lawler Brown Law Firm
  • March - SI Elder Law
  • April - Southern Illinois Miners
  • May - Priority Staffing Group
  • June - Legence Bank
  • July - December - AVAILABLE

Let us put the Spotlight on your Business!

The Marion Chamber of Commerce is happy promote members on the homepage of the Chamber's Web site in the Member Spotlight section for $150.

Note that one Member Spotlight is featured a month. Slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. A company may only request a Member Spotlight once a year.

Member Spotlight Schedule:
  • March-December 2018-  AVAILABLE 
To grab your spot in the spotlight, email director@marionillinois.com or call 618.997-6311 and let us know what month you'd like.

Marion Chamber Scholarships applications taken until 02-23-18



The Marion Chamber of Commerce will award two scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year: $1,500 Grad Spree Scholarship and a John A. Logan College Two Year Tuition Waiver.

read more...

Applications accepted for 2018 Sister City Cultural Exchange Program, 01-26-18 - 03-01-18



The City of Marion in partnership with the Marion Chamber of Commerce will be selecting adults and students to participate in a weeklong trip to Kanie, Japan, August 2 - 7. The estimated cost of the trip will be approximately $2,000 for airfare plus spending money for students and $2,500 for airfare, hotel and spending money for adults. Application deadline is March 1, 2018. Should you need additional time for getting your application submitted, please contact Jared Garrison at (618) 993-2657 or Jared@ThePavilionEvents.com. Application should include a $250 deposit toward travel expenses. Your deposit of $250 is tax exempt and is non-refundable. Please make checks payable to the Marion Chamber of Commerce Foundation. An informational meeting is set for March 5 at 5:30 p.m. at The Pavilion. Please RSVP through The Pavilion.

 

February Monthly Membership Luncheon, 02-13-18

Click here to register!

The Marion Chamber of Commerce Monthly Membership Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, February 13 at noon at Celebrations Event Center (click for directions).

The speaker will be then Mayor Anthony Rinella.

St. Nicholas Brewing Company will be the caterer. The menu will include chicken salad sandwich and vegetarian lasagna.

Artstarts is the sponsor of the February Monthly Membership Luncheon.


Registration for the event is $12 (payable to the Marion Chamber of Commerce) to those who RSVP prior to noon on the Monday before the luncheon. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. After noon on the Monday before the luncheon, no more registrations will be taken, however walk-ins will be accepted. Please note that the walk-in rate is $15.  

If you register for an event and are unable to attend, a 24-hour notice is required or you will be invoiced. Note: If you have registered and are unable to attend, you may transfer to a fellow employee without penalty. A refund will only be given to those with a paid registration who cancel more than 24 hours prior to the event. 

If any Marion Chamber of Commerce member would like to have fliers for an upcoming event, announcements, etc. given to each attendee at the luncheon, please contact the Chamber at 618.997.6311 to arrange for delivery of the fliers prior to the luncheon. 

Business After Hours program at Lawler Brown Law Firm, 02-15-18

A Business After Hours program will be held at Lawler Brown Law Firm, 1600 West Main, on February 15 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The event will include food, drinks and networking.

Click on the image below to RSVP.

New Member Quarterly Luncheon, 02-20-18

Click here to register!

Every quarter the Marion Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee holds a New Member Quarterly Luncheon. This quarter’s New Member Quarterly Luncheon will be held at noon at Union Street Pub on Tuesday, February 20. 

RSVPs are required to ensure enough space is reserved for our gathering. New Member Lunches are held on the 3rd Tuesday, quarterly (February, May, August, and November), and coordinated by the Marion Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee. New members’ lunches will be paid for by the Chamber. We hope to see you there!
 
Marion Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee members will be on hand to answer all of your questions about the Chamber, its events, committees, member benefits, etc. Feel free to bring your Membership Packet and any questions you may have about the Chamber to the meeting to get your questions answered. 

Ribbon Cutting for Walmart's Grocery Pickup, 02-27-18

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held on February 27 at 7:30 a.m. for Walmart's grocery pickup service. 

Click the image below to RSVP.

February Lunch & Learn: Thinking For Success, 02-28-18

Click here to register!

Eat, learn, discuss & grow!

Raise your leadership and connect with others in a fun learning environment!

The February Lunch & Learn will be held on February 28 from noon - 1 p.m. at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Classroom 1. The topic will be "Thinking for Success with Dr. Jamie Clark Verbeck."

The February Lunch & Learn will be presented by Dr. Jamie Clark Verbeck. One of the most powerful things that developing leaders and other success-seekers can take away from the world of sports and athletic achievement is the effectiveness of positive thinking. Join Dr. Jamie Clark Verbeck and Russell Williams for a discussion on creating a positive mindset for success and how doing so cultivates successful teams and organizations. Dr. Verbeck is director of Counseling and Psychological Services at SIUC Student Health Services and head coach for the Marion High School Varsity Girls Soccer team.

Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours for SI Elder Law, 03-22-18

A Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours event will be held on Thursday, March 22 at SI Elder Law celebrating their new location - 201 West Main, Marion. The Ribbon Cutting will be held at 4:30 p.m. and the Business After Hours will follow until 6:30 p.m. 

Click the image below to RSVP.

Marion Chamber of Commerce Newsletter - Marion Chamber of Commerce Newsletter 020718