The Webster Groves/Shrewsbury/Rock Hill Area Chamber of Commerce serves, promotes, and helps advance the business interests of both its membership and the communities of Webster Groves, Shrewsbury and Rock Hill.

This is a Joint Meeting with the Affton Chamber of Commerce

March 2020

After a long economic expansion, are we headed for a recession? We will discuss the markets, the impact of the pending elections, global events impact on the USA, growth prospects for the near term…and how our region is affected. With Julianne C. Niemann CFA, Executive Vice President, Chartered Financial Analyst

Julianne C. Niemann CFA

The 2020 Economy: A Fork in the Road or the Chops?

Sponsored by

_________________________________ _________________________________ Creating A Successful Business Community ______________________________________________________

~ March Networking Meeting ~ WHEN: Thursday, March 19

Check-in/Networking - 11:30 a.m.Buffet - 11:50 a.m. Program - Noon.

WHERE:

631 S. Berry RoadReservations are REQUIRED

by noon on Tuesday, March 17

Members & Guests $25 Each Unpaid no-shows will be billed $25.All lunch registrations go to this link:

www.chamberorganizer.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?

eventid= 52970935

Coffee and Connections at Canterbury Enterprises

7228 Weil Avenue

Raffles - Noshing - Connections

Join Us! Coffee and ConnectionsFriday, March 13, 8-9:30 a.m.

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~ Director at Large ~Chris Berra

314 Property Solutions

~ Director of Finance ~Tim Hebel

Beanstalk Web Solutions

~ President of the Board ~Andrew Chao

Andrew John Chao, LLC

~ Director at Large ~Rick Rockwell

Webster University

~ Officers ~

~ Directors At Large ~

Joe ArndtArndt & Associates Financial Services

Anya OvermannOlympia

Gymnastics

Shari TucciSimmons Bank of

Rock Hill

Gerard Schmidt ServPro

Dr. Keith RobinderSt. Louis Community

College Meramec

Bud BellomoWebster Groves City

Council Member

Nikki Lemley Bridgepoint Global

Chris FowlerAmada Senior Care

St. Louis

Use the link https://www.chamberorganizer.com/Calendar/ moreinfo_responsive.php?org_id=WGSR&eventid=359707

Join us for our Next Book Club Book Club for Chamber Members at Maypop

Tuesday, March 24, 8 to 9 am. Discussion led by Steve Zielinski.

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Please Welcome & Support Our New Member!

WelcomeThe Chamber welcomes our New Members…

Refer leads and recommend prospects. After they join,

we will give you a FREE Chamber Lunch. Call

Rebecca for more information at 314-962-4142 or email

rebecca@go-webster.com.

“Help Us Grow the Chamber”

ALTEA Land Surveyors, LLCLora Headrick 3906 South Old Highway 94, Suite 600 St. Charles, MO 63304 Phone: 636-477-6000 Email: lh@alteals.com

Regions Bank-Webster Groves Danny Sigman 29 West Lockwood Avenue Webster Groves, MO 63119 Phone: 3146267110 Email: Danny.sigman@regions.com

Legacy Appraisals and Consignments - Hallmark Jewelry Maria Gianino 7915 Big Bend Blvd Webster Groves, MO 63119 Phone: 3144126098 Email: mcgianino731@gmail.com

M e m b e r s h i p L u n c h A t t e n d a n c e J a n u a r y W i n n e r

Your ad could be here next month - join us for our lunch meeting March 19.

Save the Date!Save the Date!Bring a Guest Bring a Guest

Gala Lunch Gala Lunch on April 16.on April 16.

Join our Facebook group: Food Scene 63119

Chamber Champion

Fe b r u a r y C h a m b e r C h a mp i o n

Chris Berra

Would you like to be a Chamber Champion?Email Rebecca for the details. It includes a FREE LUNCH!

Chris Berra314 Property Solutions Group314-537-0216 | Direct314PropertySolutions.com

Save the Date!Bring a Guest

Gala Lunch on April 16.

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Now you can put your event on the chamber event calendar.Just go to our webpage, and click on the word CALENDAR (not the menu, but the word), and then click on the blue button, “SUBMIT YOUR EVENT”. Once your event is approved, it will go on the scrolling calendar!

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At Simmons, we take pride in helping our customers buy the perfect home, finance a new business or save for a child’s college education. Whatever your dreams are, Simmons can help make them come true.

Making Dreams Come True Since 1903.

MEMBER NEWS

Elizabeth Stroble, the Chancellor of Webster University, has been appointed chair of a Council for Independent Colleges (CIC) committee to spread the word about the benefits and value offered by Private non-profit institutions of education in the United States. The CIC workshops are being held at locations across the United States through October 2020. Called “Talking about Private Colleges: Busting the Myths,” the workshops will provide participants with facts about private colleges and universities — including how private institutions offer many internal grants and scholarships that make them affordable choices for a range of students. The personal attention of faculty and staff, a strong focus on student success, and historic missions of meeting unmet needs collectively create the conditions for underrepresented students to progress successfully to degrees. The workshops also will prepare participants to influence community opinion through informal conversations with friends, neighbors, elected officials, and local businesspeople.

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Elizabeth Stroble, the Chancellor of Webster University,

Appointed Chair of a Council for Independent Colleges

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Add your event to our website calendar!

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ART NEWS

“Lanterns & Lilies” by Allen Kriegshauser, of Kirkwood, MOOpens at Grafica Fine Art on Friday, March 6 with an opening reception from 5 to 8 pm. The show will be open through April 3. Grafica is located in Webster Groves at 7884 Big Bend Blvd. When you look at the artwork of Allen Kriegshauser, the first thing that you notice is the clarity of his colors – they are “pure” -- absolutely mouth-watering. They can literally take your breath away. Allen sees himself as a plein air painter striving to create light through colorAllen is a member of Missouri Plein Air Painters (aka MOPAPA).This show will feature paintings from the Missouri Botanical Garden, but will include additional works as well. Some of Allen’s MOBot paintings have sold before the paint is dry, so you’ll want to see the show early – and come back often!

The Chamber announces our new art print line drawing

now available for purchase and framing.Signed, limited edition $100, unsigned prints, $25.00Now available at Grafica Fine Art and Framing. Pay the Chamber for the print, and you may pay Grafica Fine Art and Framing for their special framing offer ($99 through May 31) for a black wooden frame. Or you may just purchase the print on the Chamber website here: https://www.chamberorganizer.com/Calendar/moreinfo_responsive.php?org_id=WGSR&eventid=367127

Green Door Art Gallery in Webster Groves Presents“Texture, Pattern, Color”March 4 - April 30, 2020

Opening reception: Friday, March 20, 2020 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Green Door art gallery is proud to present “Texture, Pattern, Color”, featuring textured cold wax paintings by Diane Reising, patterned Pysanky art (the traditional Ukrainian art of “writing on eggs”) by Katherine Alexander, and colorful pastel paintings by members of Gateway Pastel Artists. Gateway Pastel Artists, founded in 1998 in St. Louis, Missouri, and its members have been educating artists and the public about the beauty and permanency of the pastel medium for the past 20 years. Gateway Pastel Artists is a part of the International Association of Pastel Societies which has members and societies all over the world. The opening reception is Friday March 20, 2020 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm and is free and open to the public. The artwork in this exhibit will be available for sale from March 4 – April 30, 2020.Green Door art gallery’s 30 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork including fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more. Green Door art gallery is located at 21 N. Gore in Old Webster Groves in the historical Heritage Building.

Photo credit: Gena Loseto - Watercolor on Yupo

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~ March ~Friday, March 13, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Coffee and Connections Canterbury Enterprises. 7228 Weil Avenue

Thursday, March 19, 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Networking Lunch Westborough Country Club 631 S. Berry Road

Tuesday, March 24, 8 to 9 a.m. Book Club: The ONE Thing by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan Maypop Coffee and Garden Shop 805 Marshall Avenue

Tuesday, March 24, 5 to 7p.m. Young at Heart Professionals Networking Happy Hour ServPro Offices 3924 Shrewsbury Avenue

~ April ~Saturday, April 4 11-2 p.m.

FunFest 63119 and Taste of 63119 Luhr Building Webster University Campus 475 E. Lockwood

Chamber Calendar of Events

Refer leads and recommend prospects. After they join, and they mention you as the referral, we will give you a free Chamber lunch.Call or email for more information at 314-962-4142

or Rebecca@go-webster.com.

Help Us GrowThe ChamberThe Referral Champ Did

Make sure you get in The Book!Reserve your

display ad now!

The 2020 Guide and Directory is now booking!

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Chairman’s Circle

We Appreciate Our Circle Members

Want to get into the Circle? Contact Rebecca Now for the details rebecca@go-webster.com

Chairman’s Circle

Acupuncture St Louis & Wellness CenterAllen Outdoor Solutions

Alliance Technologies, LLCAmada Senior Care

American BankAndrew John Chao LLC

ApexNetwork Physical TherapyArch Brokerage, Inc.

Arndt & Assoc.Art of Entertaining, The

Azar Orthodontics Back & Neck Care

Beanstalk Web SolutionsBethesda Old Orchard

Block Advisors Blue Dahlia Designs

Bridgepoint Global - Nikki LemleyCanterbury Enterprises

Cardinal RealtyCardinal Ritter Senior ServicesChristian Family Services, Inc.

CORA Physical TherapyCoronado-Fortune & Associates, LLC

Colonial Village PharmacyCommerce Bank

Computer SolutionsCrown VisionCyrano’s Cafe

Da-Com CorporationDavey Tree Expert Company

Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc.Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers

Epworth Children and Family Services Express Employment Professionals

EZ StorageFirenza Pizza & Ziggy’s Frozen Treats

First BankFreddies Market

Frontier Wealth Advisors of Raymond James

Gateway Region YMCAGeorgetown Apartments

Grafica Fine Art & Custom FramingGraphic Masters

Green Door art galleryGreensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC.GymGuyz Mid St. Louis CountyIntegrate 360 Physical Therapy

InvoBH- Innovation for Better HealthcareJames Carlton InsuranceLawn Care Equipment

L’Arche St. LouisLayla

Le Macaron French Pastries of Saint LouisLewis and Associates

Liberty Tax of Rock Hill Lifetime Roofing and Renovation

Linek PlumbingLockwood Family Dental Care

Lori Strawbridge, CPALutheran Senior Services- Laclede Groves

M. Karl Hawkins, LLCMarco FinancialMassage Luxe

McCaughen & Burr McDonald’s (P & P)

MercyMidland States Bank

Midwest Regional BankMissouri American Water

Olympia Gymnastics Training CentersOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

Pacific PlacePostnet

PromoXpertz Quality Heating and Cooling

Randy Burkett Lighting DesignRealtyNet McLain, Realtors

Regions Bank

Roberts RealtyRock Hill Dentistry

Rolling Ridge NurseryRotary Club of WG

Schaefer Autobody CentersScott Barthelmass Painting Company

Sebastian (Bud) BellomoSeed Level Creativity Lab

Seniors Home CareServpro of Webster Groves/Affton

Shrewsbury, City ofSignature Kitchen and BathSimmons Bank of Rock Hill

Simmons Bank of Webster GrovesSkystone Conservatory of the Arts

SnapcomSpectrum Reach

SSM Health - St. Mary’s HospitalSSM Physical Therapy

St Louis Community CollegeSt. Louis Wellness Center

Theatre Guild of WGThe Boulevard Hair Co.The Green Hills Group

The Healthy PlanetWatson Pointe DentalWeber’s Front Row

Webster ArtsWebster Groves Complete Auto Repair

Webster Groves Historical SocietyWebster Groves Library

Webster Groves School DistrictWebster Groves Lions Club

Webster Groves SubaruWebster Groves, City of

Webster-Kirkwood TimesWebster University

Woodard

Sustaining Members as of February 28, 2020

Member~To~Member Discounts can be found on the Chamber Web Site - Go There

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Saturday, April 4, 2020 ~ 11 am to 2 pm Saturday, April 4, 2020 ~ 11 am to 2 pm Luhr Building and Surrounding GroundsLuhr Building and Surrounding Grounds

Fifth Annual FunFest 63119Fifth Annual FunFest 63119Book Your Table Now! Book Your Table Now!

visit www.funfest63119.comvisit www.funfest63119.com