
December 28, 2023
In This Week's Issue Welcome New Chamber Members November/December Business After Hours Hosted by Pulse Library Happenings! HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Press Release NewBiz Back to Business Grant Funding Available DOL Paid Leave Guidance Act SIUE MLK Tickets on Sale Cookie Doode New Years Orders! It's Party Time Turns 18!! KRC NYE Swim Party!! Highland Optimist SCU Shootout! Highland Music School Early Childhood Music Classes Highland Hope UMC Youth Rally ApexNetwork Youth Clinic Highland Music School Offers Fiber and Sculpture Classes Unwind SALON * SPA * LOUNGE Special Events/Gift Cards/Services A Month of Grace + Prayer Retreat at St. Paul Highland Rotary Blood Drive! GHMF Hosts 9-Pin Fundraiser! Highland Emporium Happenings! Astronomy Club First Quarter Moon Days! ONE on WON Program Announced! Heart and Soul Yoga December Schedule 501 Blues Club Happenings! Schantz is HIRING!!! Highland Family Eyecare is HIRING Chamber Member Job Listings Read the Pioneer! Highland Welcome Club with Janet Nicolaides Chamber Hours Welcome New Chamber Members November/December Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year! Join us in welcoming and supporting our NEW Chamber Members. Dataworks Solutions Inc. Website coming soon! The Blaylock Real Estate Group Website Maed with Grace Website Mama's Rehab Website Feyerabend Properties Website C&K Stump Xtraction Website Business After Hours Hosted by Pulse Add to your calendar HERE! Library Happenings! *New Year's Celebration/ Minute to Win It! style* *Thursday, January 4, 2024 6:00-7:00 p.m.* *at Jennie Latzer Kaeser Children's Library* *Kids, bring your family and be ready to have fun! (Recommended ages 3-99)* *We will be playing several different Minute to Win It games with a New Year's theme. Root beer and 7Up floats will be served following the event.* *We hope to see you there!!!!* HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Press Release PRESS RELEASE Local HSHS hospitals announce 2024 Diabetes Support Group topics Monthly support groups offered in Breese, Greenville and Highland Click HERE to read more. PRESS RELEASE Prairie Heart Foundation hosts walk and health education event HIGHLAND, Ill.—The Prairie Heart Foundation is proud to host Powered by Prairie, a walk and health education event, on Feb. 16, 5-7:30 p.m., at Korte Recreation Center, 11 Nagel Dr., Highland. Register at prairieheart.org/walk by Feb. 9, 2024. Click HERE to read more. read more... NewBiz Back to Business Grant Funding Available Back to Business New Biz Grant Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $25 million in available grant funding through the Back to Business (B2B) NewBiz program. Following state recovery programming for businesses totaling $1.5 billion, the latest American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-funded opportunity is designed to provide additional support for businesses in hard-hit sectors who launched during the pandemic. Businesses that launched in 2020 or 2021 and remain in operation have faced significant impacts during the pandemic, but they have not been eligible for other federal or state relief programming since they were not operational prior to the pandemic. To provide hands-on support and raise awareness about the program, the State has mobilized a network of nearly 100 community navigators across Illinois. Applicants are encouraged to visit b2bnewbiz.com to learn more and apply. Application deadline January 11, 2024. Click HERE to read more. DOL Paid Leave Guidance Act For more information, click HERE! SIUE MLK Tickets on Sale 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Tickets are on Sale! Click HERE for the invitation. Click HERE for ticket information. Cookie Doode New Years Orders! Contact the Cookie Doode on Facebook HERE to get your New Years orders IN! It's Party Time Turns 18!! IT'S PARTY TIME! CELEBRATES 18 YEARS IN BUSINESS!!!! Click HERE for more info! KRC NYE Swim Party!! Highland Optimist SCU Shootout! Order your tickets at one of the sites below! Highland Optimist Shootout Web Site ShowClix Web Site ShowClix Ticket Site January 6th! Highland Music School Early Childhood Music Classes Highland Hope UMC Youth Rally ApexNetwork Youth Clinic Highland Music School Offers Fiber and Sculpture Classes Now enrolling for art classes in January with master art teacher Courtney Sellers. Email Courtney HERE for more information and to sign up!! Unwind SALON * SPA * LOUNGE Special Events/Gift Cards/Services Link to buy E-card ⬇️ https://squareup.com/gift/ML14EYVXEHD3H/order FOR A FULL LIST OF SERVICES AVAILABLE AT UNWIND CLICK HERE For a list of SPA SERVICES, CLICK HERE A Month of Grace + Prayer Retreat at St. Paul Brochures available at St. Paul. For more information,visit www.momentsofgraceandprayer.org or contact Clarence Heller clarenceheller@gmail.com; 314.258.9066. Click HERE for the brochure. Highland Rotary Blood Drive! GHMF Hosts 9-Pin Fundraiser! Sponsorship Opportunities! Get your team together and join in the FUN for a great cause!! Highland Emporium Happenings! Astronomy Club First Quarter Moon Days! ONE on WON Program Announced! ONE on WON We are excited to kick off our *ONE on WON* program! This program was created to culminate relationships with other like-minded businesspeople or members from groups or organizations that may find it difficult or intimidating in a group setting. Jeff Weinacht from Pulse Personal Training will be collecting a list of business professionals who are interested in getting together one on one to meet and get to know each other on a personal and professional level. The idea behind the meetings is not to “sell” each other’s products or services, but simply to network in an atmosphere that allows for conversations with minimal distractions, as well as an opportunity to get to know one another. The Highland Community is growing quickly and has a wide range of new businesses that have opened in the last year. This is a great opportunity to build relationships with people who can share experiences and work together as opportunities arise! While the Highland Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours is our greatest opportunity to network on a regular basis, *ONE on WON* is a way for individuals to network in a more intimate setting and build meaningful, professional relationships! We will have a sign up sheet at our Business After Hours or you can contact Jeff anytime at 618-792-8250 Heart and Soul Yoga December Schedule Heart and Soul Yoga with Sharon 1003 Broadway It's hard to believe we are approaching the end of 2023! I know this is a busy time of year, but that is sometimes the most important time of year for you to focus on YOUR needs - like coming to a yoga class or two! Be sure to schedule time for yourself during this busy holiday season! Calendars of the schedule are listed below, but for the most part the schedule is the same it has been! Use the momoyoga link below to get to your account (or create one) to book your class(es). Hope to see you in a yoga class soon! *Be Well!* Payments can be through PayPal on the booking website, or you can option to pay in studio (using cash, check, credit card) or you can use Venmo. THANKS for all your support for my business! BOOK A CLASS HERE! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel HERE to find videos to use at a time that is convenient for you. If you use the video for in-home practice and wish to pay, you may do so through Venmo or sending a check to the studio. Pay what you desire or are able to! For more details about classes, check out my website HERE OR my Facebook page For BARRE Above Classes - please access the site HERE For Kids Yoga - use ComPOSEure Kids Facebook Page 501 Blues Club Happenings! Click the image below to see what 501 Blues Club has going on! Schantz is HIRING!!! Highland Family Eyecare is HIRING JOB OPPORTUNITIES Part time Optician https://recruiting.adp.com/srccar/public/RTI.home?c=1170151&d=External&r=5000982104606&_fromPublish=true#/ Full time Technician https://recruiting.adp.com/srccar/public/RTI.home?c=1170151&d=External&r=5000994999806&_fromPublish=true#/ Chamber Member Job Listings Submit Your Own Job Listing - If you would like your company's open positions listed on the Chamber website, you can do so by entering them from your member home page. 1) Sign in with the log in and password you set up when you joined the Chamber or when we transitioned to the new website. If you need the info resent or have questions, just let us know, we are HAPPY to help! 2) Click on Resources 3) Choose Submit Job Board - enter your job information When you complete your entry, it will be pending until approved by the Admin(Hillarie). These are checked weekly for approval. Click HERE for a full listing of job postings from our website! Read the Pioneer! Catch up on all the latest news and read The Pioneer Newspaper HERE!! Highland Welcome Club with Janet Nicolaides For Information about Welcome Club, Click on the image below!!! Chamber Hours Chamber Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9am - 3pm If you would like to meet with us and want to insure that we are in the office, feel free to call ahead of time as we may be out and about visiting with Chamber members. Thank you! DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber weekly newsletter is Thursday by 1:00pm. *** If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to hillarie@highlandillinois.com or sabrina@highlandillinois.com
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