
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 Chamber Connection
Calendar of Events Import Calling All Police, EMS, Firefighters and Military Personnel 09/13/2018 HHS Varsity Football vs. Jersey 09/14/2018 Hops & Color Beer Tasting 09/14/2018 09/15/2018 Street Art Festival 09/15/2018 Family Game Night @Tibbets House 09/15/2018 Drive 4 UR School 09/15/2018 SBDC Day - Highland 2018 09/18/2018 BAH - National Bank 09/20/2018 PAWS for Reading! 09/20/2018 Reality Store @ Highland Middle School 09/21/2018 Friends+Wine+Food= FUN at Poppy's 09/21/2018 Trivia Quest 2018 09/21/2018 Friends+Wine+Food= FUN at Poppy's 09/21/2018 Ladies Who Lunch 09/22/2018 HHS Homecoming Parade 09/26/2018 Fall Community Expo 09/27/2018 Steps For Life - 2M Walk/5K Run 09/29/2018 EvUcc Sausage Dinner 09/30/2018 New Article BAH Sept. 20, 2018 5:00 - 7:00 pm National Bank/ Bank of Hillsboro 40 Apex Dr. Highland, IL New Article New Article Space Still Available! Call the Chamber office and ask for Nancie. New Article Did you know? The new Chamber website has many features available to members. A couple that you might not be aware of are: Job Listings and a Traffic Catcher Site. If you would like information or help with either of these areas, please call Penny at 618-654-3721. New Article Chamber Office Hours Monday - Friday: 9am - 3pm DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber Connection and Highland Weekender is Tuesday by 3:00pm. We will be adding events to the calendar on Tuesday & Friday. If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to penny@highlandillinois.com.	New Article Come out this weekend to SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday as our artists transform downtown with their interpretation of our theme this year, “One Love”. We have added a new Children’s Avenue and have a variety of food vendors to tempt your palette. There are several types of entertainment throughout the day: dance teams, cheer teams, local artist demonstrations, face painting, and the Buffalo Road Acoustic Band from 3-7PM. EVENT SPONSORS 2018 IT'S PARTY TIME HIGHLAND ARTS COUNCIL HIGHLAND RURAL KING HSHS ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL TROUW NUTRITION Children's Avenue Sponsors SCOTT CREDIT UNION Band Sponsors BRADFORD NATIONAL BANK ZOBRIST ELECTRIC Square Sponsors Advanced Radon Mitigation/Equity 55 Becker Jewelers blockplane Designs CC Food Mart Cedar Creek Dental DaCom Eaton’s B-Line Business Edward Jones – Kevin Dewaele First Mid Bank & Trust Heartland Community Chorus Highland Arts Council Highland Hope UMC Highland Jaycees Highland Lions Club Highland Machine Highland Rotary Club Kids In Action-Latchkey Kloss Furniture Korte Luitjohan/Windows On Broadway Lee’s Loans & More Luitjohan Flooring Meridith Funeral Home Mosaic Church Poppy’s Inc. dba Widmer Floral Scheffel Boyle CPA’s Shopper’s Review St. Paul Catholic School Terra Properties The Korte Company The Smile Shoppe theBank of Edwardsville Tri Ford Inc. Bags Tournament Sponsors Basler Electric Edward Jones - Carl Dempsey Faith Countryside Homes Lisa Sauer State Farm Michael's Coffee Shop Kids Korner Highland Business Women's Club Member Updates HHS Is Having a Drive 4UR School Fundraiser HHS is hosting a Ford Motor Co. Drive 4 UR School event to raise up to $6000 for the high school softball, baseball, track and cross country teams. We are not asking you buy anything, but rather we would like 10-15 minutes of your time on Saturday, September 15. Please come to the HHS parking lot and take a Ford vehicle for a short test drive. Then fill out a short form, sign it and that’s it. The school gets $20 from Ford. We are asking our friends and family to please come out and support this event. I have attached a flyer with details, but it will be from 9-3 on September 15, 2018. The only requirements are that we are only allowed one driver per address and the driver must be 18 years old. Join DaCom as they celebrate 70 years in business! Complete details here. Still taking Entries for Homecoming Parade - Wednesday, September 26, 2018 If your business, club or group would like to place an entry in the parade, please contact Monica Rensing at 618 781-7809 or monicarensing@yahoo.com by September 14^th. "Let's Glow Crazy" September is... Flush Out Childhood Cancer Month Join in this fun community effort to bring awareness and a little bit of humor to this very serious condition. Keep from being "flushed" or "flush" someone yourself. Details here. HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Announces Pre-Registration Dates for Fall Health Fair HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland will host their fall health fair Friday, October 19, from 5:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Highland Hope Church, located at 12846 Daiber Road, Highland, IL. Pre-registration for an appointment will only take place in person, in the main lobby of the Hospital and on the dates listed below. Walk-in appointments are only available from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for those who do not pre-register. Dates/Times & Fees here. Reality Store 2018 Highland BW Club is seeking the support from the community to make this event a success. You may contact Susie Dewaele by cell: 618.520.7039 or by e-mail at susiebullit@yahoo.com if more information is needed. New Article You still have time... The Fall Community Expo is around the corner (Sept 27^th) and we want it to be just as fun as the Spring Expo. We have decided to have a Chamber Mini Golf Course at the event. In order to make this happen, we need your help! We are looking for 9 chamber businesses to build their own unique mini golf hole. We will set up the mini golf course at the event and allow the children and adults to play. This is another great way to get exposure to your brand. The mini golf course will be outside. (complete details here)
Chamber Connection - SEPTEMBER 12, 2018