
Marion Chamber of Commerce Newsletter 110718
E-News Index Shop Southern Illinois: Marion Giveaway is November 9th 2019 Awards Banquet & Auction: Get Involved! November Member Luncheon: Cape Air Founder & CEO Dan Wolf November Lunch & Learn: Building from the Ground Up Live2Lead Southern Illinois Recap Ribbon Cutting: Ketring & Associates on Nov 1st Chamber Event Meetings Member Events More to See and Do! New Members in November Chamber Job Board! 2019 Monthly Luncheon Sponsorship Request Form Illinois Liquor License Quarterly Newsletter Ameren Illinois Utility Scam Awareness Toolkit Regional Chamber Resources Engage with the Chamber New Members in November Srna Management DBA The UPS Store James Srna Website jdsrna@yahoo.com Join Date: 11/03/2018 Wharton Financial Services, LTD. Curt Whatron Website curt@whartonfinancial.net Join Date: 11/05/2018 Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers Dustin Throgmorton Website marion@mmcustard.com Join Date: 11/06/2018 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! 2019 Monthly Luncheon Sponsorship Request Form REQUEST YOUR LUNCHEON MONTH TODAY! More Information 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 Member E-Blast Information Digital Sign Information BAH Host Information Have you found us on: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? Connect with us today! More Engagement Ideas	Shop Southern Illinois: Marion Giveaway is November 9th Special Thanks to the staff of Changing Seasons and Greenville University for donating prize packages for Marion Chamber's Shop Southern Illinois Prize drawing. Make sure to enter the drawing by checking out the Shop Southern Illinois Facebook Page by Friday and get entered to win! Would you like to share with our region your commitment to #IBuySI? Partner with one of our local media outlets and be on-air this holiday season! WSIL TV 3 Media Packet PDF 2019 Awards Banquet & Auction: Get Involved! 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 Sponsorship Opportunities are currently available for the 2019 event. SPONOSRSHIP OPPORTUNITES For more information, please call the Marion Chamber of Commerce at (618) 997-6311 or e-mail director@marionillinois.com. Thank you to our Sponsors! 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 November Lunch & Learn: Building from the Ground Up This month's Lunch & Learn will be held on November 28th from noon - 1 p.m. at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Classroom 1. This Month's Topic: Building from the Ground Up with Ashlee Church Ashlee Church, GM of Volkswagen of Marion, will be joining Russell Williams for a discussion on building a business from the ground up, selling Marion as a “viable market” to a multinational corporation, and building a diverse team. Ashlee started working in the auto industry 17 years ago and led the effort to secure an open point for the Volkswagen franchise in southern Illinois which opened in 2014. LUNCH & LEARN REGISTRATION Live2Lead Southern Illinois Recap Thank you for making Live2Lead: Southern Illinois such a successful day of learning and growing together as leaders! Please help us make next year's event an even better day of learning, application, and networking by filling out this simple survey: Congratulations to Loretta Graham for winning the 2018 Transformational Leadership Award! Read about Loretta and this year’s event on our news page: The presenting sponsors of Live2Lead Southern Illinois 2018 were Heartland Regional Medical Center, the City of Marion, River Radio, Withers Broadcasting, and WSIL TV3. Also sponsoring: The Southern Illinoisan, AISIN, Watermark Auto Group, The Print Shop, Banterra Bank, Legence Bank, Clearwave Communications, Megabytes, HireLevel powered by ExtraHelp, McKendree University, and PMA Property Management.  Refreshments were provided by Krispy Kreme, McDonalds & Pepsi MidAmerica. We look forward to seeing you in 2019! Live2Lead Southern Illinois Planning Committee Ribbon Cutting: Ketring & Associates on Nov 1st Thank you to State representative Severin, Mayor Rinella, and members of our chamber membership for welcoming Elaine Ketring and Associate to Marion at their ribbon cutting last week! Chamber Event Meetings Marion Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs Committee meeting 11/15/2018 South Porte Bank 701 North Court Marion, Il 62959 Member Events Marion Chamber Mastermind Program #3 11/09/2018 Veterans Chapel 11/09/2018 1409 Broeking Rd Marion , IL 62959 AutumnFest Arts & Crafts Show 11/10/2018 John A Logan College 700 Logan College Drive Carterville, IL 62918 Fall Gospel Concert 11/10/2018 Marion Cultural and Civic Center 800 Tower Square Plaza Marion , Il 62959 Fundraiser for clothes for S.I. kids 11/10/2018 Marion Cultural and Civic Center 800 Tower Square Plaza Marion , Il 62959 United Way's Champion Challenge 11/10/2018 Boo Castle Park 31 Homewood Dr. Carbondale, IL 62902 AutumnFest Arts & Crafts Show 11/11/2018 John A. Logan College 700 Logan College Rd Carterville, Il Marion Chamber Mastermind Program #3 11/12/2018 Heartland Regional Medical Center Ground Floor Classrooms 3333 W DeYoung St Carterville, 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 110718