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September 19, 2019
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Schuck Massage Therapy LLC
806 Broadway
Highland, IL
Job Listings
Please check the Chamber's website for the current job opportunities in and around Highland with our members. We have new listings posted each week.
Office News
Chamber Office Hours
Monday - Friday:
9am - 3pm
Due to budget cuts, there will only be 2 people in the office on M-W-F from 9am-1pm. If you need to see someone at the Chamber during other hours, please call to set up an appointment and/or make sure that we are in the office and not visiting other Chamber members. Thank you.
DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber Connection and Highland Weekender is Friday by 3:00pm. ***
We will be adding events to the calendar on Mondays.
If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to penny@highlandillinois.com.
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Chamber News
September 21, 2019
The annual Street Art Festival and Vendor Fair & Makers Market will be held on Saturday, September 21st (with September 22nd as a rain date). The streets of downtown Highland will once again become a temporary art gallery as artists transform the pavement into colorful works of art. We invite you to express your support of the arts and our community by being a part of this unique experience!
The Street Art Festival is the perfect way to showcase a business or organization. When you sponsor the Street Art Festival you help the Chamber provide quality events in Highland that everyone can enjoy! Please call the Chamber for more information - 618-654-3721.
***We are looking for SWAG for our artist gift bags. If your business has a clever advertising item to add to our bag, or would be interested in donating water bottles or a small snack, our artists would greatly appreciate it. We would need 40 of whatever you are donating to be delivered to the Chamber office by Monday, September 16, 2019. Good times to deliver are during the morning between 9 - noon. Please call if you will be coming outside of that time, 654-3721. Thanks!
Vendors & Makers Market Openings
If you have either a home business franchise, create things from scratch or maybe even give old items a facelift, there is a place for you at the Street Art Fest. You can find information for Vendors/ Makers Market online. If you have more questions, please call 618-654-3721.
Bags Tournament Registration
Registration is now open for the Bags Tournament. This event will be held on the downtown square in while the artists are creating their magic on the streets. Please register early to secure your place in the tournament! Register here.
Advocacy Awareness
Governor JB Pritzker continues making the rounds and signing bills into law. Here is a quick update on legislative matters that have recently been signed into law. current updates
Relevant Pregnancy Options Center
The 10th annual Steps for Life 5k to benefit Relevant Pregnancy Options Center is Saturday, September 28, 2019 on the square in Highland. Registration. Check-in begins at 7am and the 5k run and 2 mile walk begin at 8am. Participants can register online at www.supportrelevant.org. Those wishing to make a donation to the cause can do so online as well.
In its 10th year, this event is one of the significant fundraisers for Relevant Pregnancy Options Center. The mission of the center is to provide options, support, and education for individuals facing an unplanned pregnancy. With your participation/donation Relevant can continue to offer these services for free to clients and show them someone cares. Some of these services include free pregnancy tests, options counseling and education, parenting classes, dad classes, material items for baby and post-abortion recovery classes.
The run/walk is for everyone who wants to support the ministry of the center. Families, wheelchairs and strollers are welcome. Registration, pre-event and post-event rally, start and finish line will take place at Highland's Historic Square located on Broadway. The cost to register is: 18 and older $25; 11-17 $15; 10 and under are free. (T-shirts for 10 and under: $7)
HACSM
Thank You to Anonymous Donor
Dear Chamber Members,
Highland Area Christian Service Ministry would like to thank the anonymous donor who paid our 2019-2020 dues. If you could convey our appreciation, we would be grateful. As members of the Highland community, we appreciate the visibility the Chamber affords us. Additionally, the information you provide makes our work easier. As our clients deal with unemployment, health concerns, and family crises, we know the Highland community "has our back."
Summer is winding down, but the staff at HACSM is not on vacation! Our Food Pantry is the center of our organization, but we offer many other services, as well. Our Case Managers maintain a busy schedule enrolling clients in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), establishing medical accounts, and insuring that utility costs are covered for the summer months. Our volunteers, too, have been preparing for the upcoming school year, readying and distributing backpacks loaded with grade-appropriate school supplies for Pre-K - 12.
Again, we appreciate your support. Your donation allows us to continue our mission of providing encouragement and assistance to those in need.
Sincerely,
Diane L. Williams, Executive Director
Scheffel Boyle
SCHEFFEL BOYLE WELCOMES SIX NEW ACCOUNTANTS TO THEIR TEAM
Scheffel Boyle CPAs is pleased to announce the addition of six accountants to their growing team. The local public accounting firm welcomed their newest staffers to its Alton, Edwardsville, Belleville, Highland, and Columbia offices, with plans for more growth later this year.
The additions include Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduates Sydney Boschert, Megan Messer, and Madeline Livvix; and Lindenwood University graduates Eric Radake and Rachel Alde. Most of whom completed Scheffel Boyle’s FOCUS Internship program in the Spring semester of 2019 and will now continue their careers as the newest Staff Accountants of the 100+ employee public accounting firm. Paige Phelps was also hired on as a Semi-Senior Accountant and joins the firm with two years of public accounting experience. continue reading
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HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital
Local Hospital Collects Record Number of School Supplies for Local Schools
(HIGHLAND IL)- HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Mission Team Annual Stuff the Bus made a record number in donations of school supplies for local students. The team collected school supplies for the Highland Area Christian Services Ministry (HACSM). read more
Photo Caption: Lucy Henrichs, guest relations representative, at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland shows one of the many overflowing bins of school items donated.
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