
Marion Chamber of Commerce Newsletter 102418
E-News Index Ribbon Cutting: SIH Urgent Care & SIH Work Care on Oct 25th Live2Lead: Ticket Sales End Oct 26th Shop Southern Illinois: Marion Giveaway Items Needed! 2019 Awards Banquet & Auction: Nominations Now Available November Member Luncheon: Cape Air Founder & CEO Dan Wolf 2019 Monthly Luncheon Sponsorship Request Form Chamber Meetings Member Events More to See and Do! Meet Bonni! Business Trick or Treat! New Members in October Chamber Job Board! Every Vote in Every Race Matters National Take Back Day: October 26th Illinois Liquor License Quarterly Newsletter Ameren Illinois Utility Scam Awareness Toolkit Regional Chamber Resources Engage with the Chamber Chamber Business After Hours REDUCED PRICING on Chamber's Digital Sign Send a Member eBlast! Meet Bonni! We are very excited to introduce Bonni LIttleton as the newest addition to the Marion Chamber Staff. She is joining us as our new Membership Coordinator and will be a great asset to our team. Many of you already know Bonni through working with the Union County Chamber of Commerce during her time as Executive Coordinator. Feel free to come by and say hello! The chamber has made a lot of changes this year, and we are thrilled to be back to full staff. Our goal is to continue to support and grow our chamber network here in Marion and our surrounding community! Business Trick or Treat! Come out to the chamber office and register for a delightful treat! Not only do you get to meet our new staff, but you can enter to win this adorable gift basket provided by one of our new members, Smile Doctors Braces by Kevin Cook Orthodontics. Drop off your business card to enter in the drawing. Drawing will be done on at 4 pm on the 31st! Just in time to Trick or Treat! Bring your little ghoul or goblin by the office for a special treat as well! New Members in October Pitstop Portable Restrooms, LLC Tyler Ferguson Website tferguson0126@gmail.com Join Date: 10/04/2018 James Arthur Design Co Matt Carnaghi Website matt@jamesarthurco.com Join Date: 10/05/2018 Concepte of Illinois, Inc. Larry Christy Website info@ceillinois.com Join Date: 10/05/2018 Megabytes Dusty Satterlee dsatterlee@megabytes.co Join Date: 10/11/2018 Smile Doctors Kelly Williams Website Kelly.Williams@smiledoctors.com Join Date: 10/12/2018 Chamber Job Board! Are you looking for a new job or opportunity? Check out our job board for new listings! You can also post job openings in case your fellow chamber members know of the perfect candidate! Every Vote in Every Race Matters Voters today have a wide range of issues to consider: the state of the economy; taxes; regulations and legislative initiatives; and the overall political landscape in Washington. Whatever your reason for voting, there has never been a more important time to make your voice heard. In less than 50 days, the entire House of Representatives, a third of the Senate, and a variety of local positions and ballot initiatives will be on the ballot. 2018 Midterm Voter Toolket National Take Back Day: October 26th Learn More Informaiton Illinois Liquor License Quarterly Newsletter Illinois Liquor License Quarterly Newsletter Ameren Illinois Utility Scam Awareness Toolkit Click here to access our online kit. Regional Chamber Resources How you can prepare for 2019 benefits year. Free Webinar October 2018 Advocacy Report Chamber Seminars & Webinars Illinois Human Rights Act Engage with the Chamber Have you found us on: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? Connect with us today! More Engagement Ideas Chamber Business After Hours Wer are looking for Business After Hour hosts for 2019! Don't miss your chance! Email director@marionillinois.com, call 997-6311 or fill out this form to schedule your BAH event today! read more... REDUCED PRICING on Chamber's Digital Sign Did you know that on average over 15,000 cars go by the Marion Chamber Office each day? Are you interested in getting in front of that audience? The Marion Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee members have drastically reduced the cost to advertise on the Chamber's digital sign. This sign is available for rent to a wide variety of Chamber members, local businesses, organizations, community groups and residents. For more information or to take advantage of this great opportunity, click here. Send a Member eBlast! Weekly promotional eBlasts are available to members for $50. Slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. One blast per month per company please. Click here for the form.	Ribbon Cutting: SIH Urgent Care & SIH Work Care on Oct 25th Join the staff of SIH as they open their new SIH Urgent Care location and the relocation of their SIH Work Care location. The Ribbon Cutting will be at 5PM Come tour their new facility. Drinks and appetizers will be provided by Kokopelli. Live2Lead: Ticket Sales End Oct 26th Don't miss out on discounted tickets for this event. This year's on-screen panel and local panel are amazing - you won't want to miss this!!! To Attend this year's Live2Lead Conference: Download Registration Form Online Event Registration Shop Southern Illinois: Marion Giveaway Items Needed! Shop Southern Illinois is kicking off with a bang this year with Carterville doing the first giveaway of the Shop Southern Illinois season last Friday. Marion's giveaway week will be November 9th, so we are looking for amazing items for our gift basket. We would like the total value of the gift basket to be around $100. Donors will be mentioned on Facebook Blasts the week of the event on the Shop Southern Illinois Facebook Page and on the Marion Chamber Facebook Page. We are very excited to be part of this program! More information coming next week! WSIL TV 3 Media Packet PDF 2019 Awards Banquet & Auction: Nominations Now Available The 98th annual Marion Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet & Luncheon will be on January 18th 2019. Award Nominations are now available and Save the Dates will go out in November. Check our previous winners here. SUBMIT YOUR AWARD NOMINATION ONLINE The Annual Dinner Committee would like to honor those we have lost in the past year who have contributed to the Marion Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Marion area. The tribute will be played during the 98th annual Marion Chamber of Commerce Auction & Awards Banquet. IN MEMORIAM SUBMISSION For more information, please call the Marion Chamber of Commerce at (618) 997-6311 or e-mail director@marionillinois.com. Award Descriptions November Member Luncheon: Cape Air Founder & CEO Dan Wolf The Marion Chamber of Commerce Monthly Membership Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, November 13th at The Pavilion. Lunch service begins at 11:45 a.m. This month's speaker is Cape Air Founder & CEO Dan Wolf. As a business and community leader, Dan has served on many of the region’s most important non-profit and civic organizations, including the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce (as President for one term), the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the Federal Reserve Bank’s board of advisers, and many others. He currently serves on the board of Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod, the executive committee of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, the Cape Cod Economic Development Council, and the Cape Cod Business Roundtable. Under Dan’s leadership, Cape Air has received recognition for being one of the most philanthropic companies in southeastern Massachusetts. SIH Urgent Care Work Care is the sponsor of the November Monthly Membership Luncheon. This month's caterer is Union Street Pub. The menu includes: Grilled marinated chicken, mostaccioli, salad, roll, dessert and drinks. EVENT REGISTRATION Additional Luncheon Info 2019 Monthly Luncheon Sponsorship Request Form The Marion Chamber of Commerce is happy to to offer to members the sponsorship opportunity at the Monthly Membership Luncheons, held on the second Tuesday of each month (except for January) for $150. Each Monthly Luncheon will have only one sponsor, and that sponsor is entitled to: a logo in the luncheon invitation, opportunity to speak for up to three minutes at the luncheon, and a table set up by the registration table at the luncheon. The opportunity is limited to one Monthly Luncheon Sponsorship per business per year. REQUEST YOUR LUNCHEON MONTH TODAY! Chamber Meetings Awards Committee Meeting 10/26/2018 Marion Chamber Of Commerce 2305 West Main St. Marion, Il 62959 Golf Scramble Wrap Up Meeting 10/30/2018 Marion Chamber Of Commerce 2305 West Main St. Marion, Il 62959 Member Events Ribbon Cutting & Business After Hours: SIH Urgent Care & SIH Work Care 10/25/2018 SIH Urgent Care 2808 East Outer Drive Marion , IL 62959 Marion Fall Mixer & Fundraiser 10/25/2018 Pookie's 109 North Madison Marion, IL 62959 Marion Chamber Mastermind Program #3 10/26/2018 Sezmore's Boo Bash 10/26/2018 Silkworm, Inc. 102 S Sezmore Dr Murphysburo, IL 62966 Skyline Creek Productions ROCKY Horror LIVE! 10/26/2018 Marion Cultural & Civic Center 230 West Main Marion, IL 62959 Skyline Creek Productions ROCKY Horror LIVE! 10/26/2018 Marion Cultural & Civic Center 230 West Main Marion, IL 62959 Liberty Village of Marion's 23rd Annual Treatwalk 10/26/2018 Liberty Village of Marion 3116 Williamson County Parkway North entrance, back of Parkway Manor Marion, IL 62959 3rd Annual Marion P.D. Halloween Spooktacular 10/27/2018 Williamson County Fairgrounds 101 N Fair St Marion , IL 62959 Taylor Made 10/27/2018 Pookie's 109 North Madison Marion, IL 62959 Skyline Creek Productions ROCKY Horror LIVE! 10/28/2018 Marion Cultural & Civic Center 230 West Main Marion, IL 62959 Marion Chamber Mastermind Program #3 10/29/2018 Heartland Regional Medical Center Ground Floor Classrooms 3333 W DeYoung St Carterville, IL 62959 Narcan Training - Marion 10/29/2018 Centerstone 1307 W. Main St. Marion , IL 62959 Enterprise Excellence in Southern Illinois: Building a Competitive Future 10/30/2018 Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center 1740 Innovation Dr. Carbondale, IL 62903 Opioid Awareness Forum 10/30/2018 Pavilion 1602 Sioux Drive Marion, Il 62959 Trick or Treating 10/31/2018 Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St Marion , IL 62959 Ribbon Cutting and Open House: Ketring & Associates 11/01/2018 Marion Chamber Of Commerce 2305 West Main Street Marion , IL 62959 Live2Lead: Southern Illinois 2018 11/02/2018 The Pavilion 1602 Sioux Drive Marion, IL 62959 Marion Chamber Mastermind Program #3 11/02/2018 2018 HSAT Caregiver Retreat 11/02/2018 Heartland Regional Medical Center 3333 West DeYoung Street Marion, Il 62959 Share Your News With Us! NEW!!! SUBMIT YOUR EVENT ONLINE! Submit your event through the link above and it will be reviewed by our staff and posted online! Send your event flyer and event description to assistant@marionillinois.com. We can put it on the event calendar to share with membership in our weekly e-news. Also, invite our new Executive Director, Karen Mullins, to your events on Facebook. Reach out to her through her Facebook Profile. More to See and Do! Are you looking for additional events and activities in our region? Check out the VisitSI event calendar!
Marion Chamber of Commerce Newsletter - Marion Chamber of Commerce Newsletter 102418