Welcome New Members!
Rend Lake Fitness
Pam Dorris
Website
Join Date: 05/02/2018
House 2 Home Reality, Inc.
Celia Roberton
Join Date: 05/21/2018
Illinois State Treasurer Newsletter
Member Updates
During the month of May, First Financial Bank wil lb e conducting a food drive to benefit Crosswalk Community Action Agency! To learn more, stop by First Financial Bank!
Open House at K&K Buildings
Enjoy huge discounts this Saturday at K&K Buildings Open house. Up to $600 off buildings, playsets, and poly furniture.
Member Updates
May is National Bike Month!
To celebrate, stop by Cycle1 Cycling Studio to see their new selection of bikes and accessories! Bike repair and service also available!
Help CASA and Enter to Win a FL Vacation!
$20 could win you a week in Destin, Florida OR win $1,500 CASH!!!
ONLY 500 tickets AVAILABLE so hurry before they are gone!!
Tickets can be purchased at the CASA of Franklin County office & website.
Opioid Epidemic & Your Business
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Opioids (including prescription and illicit opioids) killed more than 33,000 Americans in 2015—which is nearly quadruple the number from 2000.
Learn how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to protect individuals and families—including your employees and your business—from this dangerous problem.
FOUR CRITICAL CHALLENGES FACING EMPLOYERS
Bags Tournament @ Farm City Days
New Opportunities!
Are you looking for new employment or volunteer opportunities? Check out the Chamber Opportunity Board! Start a new chapter in your community! |
Memorial Day - May 28
“Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom.” - Rodney Frelinghuysen​
We would like to honor our local veterans this Memorial Day. Thank you for your service. The Chamber Office will be closed.
Southern Illinois Made Expo this July!
Are you a business who would like to spotlight your locally made items? Register now! Chamber members enjoy a booth discount - prices start at $50!! Call 618-438-2121 for more details or register online!
We have 69 vendors so far for the SI Made Expo, taking up 96 out of the possible 130 vendor spaces.
Chamber Quarterly Luncheon: Marketing to Millennials
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Quarterly Luncheon on Wednesday. It was hosted by the City of Benton and the presentation was done by Tom Harness. You can check out the live feed of the presentation on the Chamber's FaceBook Group Page - this page is separate from our public Facebook Page.
Presentation Handout
Chamber / Rotary Golf Scramble: June 15
The 2018 Chamber / Rotary Golf Scramble is a great day out on the links with friends to kick off the Father's Day weekend. Be part of the event through sponsorship, goodies in the registration bags, or play in the scramble!! Learn more here!
Golf Scramble Event Information
3 team spots are available, don't miss out to join in the fun!
Team Registration
Student Chamber gives something sweet to the Ministerial Alliance
BCHS Student Chamber raised $400 for the food pantry selling Valentine suckers. Pictured with Vickie Seagle are student chamber members Samantha Vanhorn, Sydney Clayton, Aaron Lucus, and Mitchell Supancic.
Join Us at the Rend Lake Fireworks!
The Rend Lake Fireworks will be taking place on June 30th, 2018. Join us in planning this amazing event! The next meeting will be on June 4th at 11:30am at LaFiesta. Please review the volunteer sheet emailed this week for volunteer opportunities.
Rend Lake Water Festival - Thank You!
The Rend Lake Water Festival Committee would like to thank everyone for their sponsorship and support of this year's event. This year's parade was the largest in years with over 1000 participants thrilling the crowd. The carnival was well attended with record crowds on Saturday evening. Many of our attendees traveled to our area for the festival, and they enjoyed live music and activities we had to offer. Many thanks to our event sponsors: Legence Bank, WQRL 106.3, US Bank, Cycle1Cycling Studio, Fifth Seasons Assisted Living, State Bank of Whittington and the City of Benton.
Check out all the Winners, Event Survey, and Information from the Event.
SSL Certificate Audits and Installations
Chamber Nation just went through the GDPR compliant check and process last month, and now are moving on to insuring that customers meet all SSL Certificate requirements. As part of this GDPR process audit, we also added updated website privacy policies to hundreds of sites. You can view and update them anyway you like, but we think most will be very satisfied with what is there now. To view this new policy simply look in the footer area of your main website to find a link called "Website Privacy Policy". This link is to ours at Chamber Nation.
Live2Lead Registration Open With Member Discounts
 The Marion Chamber of Commerce is hosting Live2Lead simulcast event this year in Marion. They offer a great discount to members of their Chamber and they would like to extend that discount to members of our Chamber.
Here are the ticket prices:
Early bird ( May 1 - July 31): Member Cost $65
Regular ticket sales ( Aug 1 – Oct 19): Member Cost $99
Late ticket sales ( Oct 20-26): Member Cost $129
No tickets will be sold after October 26.
Registration Information!
Childcare Assistance Resources
Too many low- to moderate-income, working parents are going without the child care help for which they qualify. Many might not know of its availability. Others might be aware of it, but wary after two years of turmoil related to the state’s budget impasse and sharp cuts in eligibility – cuts that ReadyNation and a bipartisan group of legislators and allies helped to reverse last August. So, to help increase working parents’ awareness of the child care program, we’ve developed a one-page flyer you can find at this link. It briefly describes the services available, and notes where parents can call or check online to see if they are eligible to participate. please consider:
- Posting this flyer in break rooms
- Including it with “onboarding” materials for new hires
- Sharing it with human resources execs
- Publicizing it in employee newsletters
Events in the Community
Check out other community activities and submit events here!
Share Your News!
Do you have a special announcement or product you would like to showcase? Let us know so we can share it with everyone! Email the chamber office information and a picture! |
PHW Annual Cajun Festival