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September 2013

We had a very enjoyable August with the Lisle Chamber especially at our member

appreciation picnic on August 15th. Wally Nagel ofClass Printingbrought a spec

treat of smoked salmon and helped man the grill which was a huge assist for us. T

also to Julie LaFond ofSt. Joan of Arc who brought potato salad and fruit, Judy T

ofShakleebrought a healthy salad, John Morrell Foods donated smoked sausag

Julie Barnett of Service Master provided burgers and hotdogs, WFH provided con

ments, West Suburban Pantry gave us paper products, Jewel donated cookies, C

versprovided custard as a treat, Barbara Schmith donated chips, and the Lisle Pa

District brought tables, chairs, and allowed us to use their grill. A great time was had by all with over

people in attendance. We also gave away some great sweatshirts and bags from the Chamber.

Special thanks to Mary Torgerson and GC Realty for hosting the August Business Hours. We met som

new potential chamber members saw a lot of new members and enjoyed a great spread of food and dri

Best wishes to Mary and Doug as they will tie the knot at the end of this year.

The summer season may be over but there are plenty of opportunities for networking within the Lisle

Chamber. The month of September promises to offer many events where you will learn new techniqu

share information. Women in Business will have their first luncheon of the fall featuring Kim Leupold

Holistic Healthcare. She will be the speaker at this Sept. 10 th event. Kim has some great insights so y

will not want to miss this presentation. Remember men are welcome to attend as well. On Wednesday

morning Sept. 11th we are holding a breakfast at Wheatstackfeaturing a presentation of Lean Six Sig

The topic will emphasize reducing waste in your business or organization. Anne Knurek of Molex, In

will be the presenter.

Our general membership luncheon on September 19 th will be held at the Hilton at 11:30am. Our spea

will be from FEMA. The presentation will give a review of how they assisted with flood relief and the

effort going forward. The April flood has had far reaching effects on the Lisle Area community. U.S.

is hosting the Business After Hours this month. It will be great to be back with Darlene Kirk and the s

at the corner of Ogden and Main St.

Partners for Parks will hold the Arts in the Park event on Sept. 7 th. Our wheelbarrow will be up for

tion as part of that program at 4pm. The following weekend, the Lisle Heritage Society will host Dep

Days at the Museums of Lisle Station Park. As an extra feature there will be a band on Saturday night

There will be an extra Cruise Night on Saturday Sept. 21 st so watch for that. Kitty Murphy and Tina Bfrom the Nookhave done a great job coordinating this fun event.

Finally the Lisle Chamber will be presenting Lisle Ale Fest on Saturday Sept. 28 th from 4-8pm. We stneed volunteers to assist with the program and information about tickets and the over 40 craft beer venis available atwww.lislealefest.com. This is the first year of this exciting beer tasting event. We expect a large crowand urge you to bring yourself and friends to enjoy the variety of craft beers available.

Thanks for all of your support and happy fall!

Presidents CornerTom Althoff

H E M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E L I S L E A R E A C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E

C H A M B E R V I S I O NBuilding a Foundation of Commitment

Calendar of Events

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

imberly Leupold, Holistic Healthcare, Centers, LLC.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

11:30 am1:00 pm

Hyatt Hotel

1400 Corporetum Drive, Lisle, IL 60532

$25.00 member, $30.00 non member

MULTI-CHAMBER BREAKFAST

Lean Six Sigma, Anne Knurek Molex, Inc.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

8:30 am 10-

30 amWheatStack . A Midwestern Eatery & Tap

5900 S. Route 53, Lisle, IL 60532

$20 members - $30 non members

RIBBON CUTTING

Thursday, September 12, 2013, 5:00 pm

CrossFit Amplify

1962 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON

Update on FEMA Response & Recovery Program

Thursday, September 19, 2013

11:30- 1:00 pm

Hilton Lisle/Naperville

3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532

$25.00 member/$35.00 non member

CRUISE NIGHT

Saturday, September 21, 2013

6:00 pm 9:00 pm

Main Street, Lisle, IL 60532

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

US Bank

1026 Ogden Avenue

5:00 pm 7:00 pm

RIBBON CUTTING

Thursday, September 26, 2013, 5:00 pm

Avant at the Arboretum

450 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532

LISLE ALE FEST

Saturday, September 28, 2013

4:00 pm 8:00 pm

Main & Burlington

www.lislealefest.com

The mission of the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce is to facilitate business relationships

opportunities, to advocate on behalf of our members to governmental bodies and the gene

public, to promote the best interests of our membership in a fiscally sound and profession

manner, and to promote ethical business practices and contribute to the betterment of th

community.
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Chair MessagePaula Gleason

age 2

C H A M B E R V I S I O N

2013 Chamber

Board of Directors

Paula Gleason,Chair, Bensidoun, USA

Chris Ashe,Past Chairman,

Brian Ashe & Associates

Kitty Murphy, Chair-ElectThe Nook, Inc..

Sonny Smith, Treasurer,College of DuPage

Tom Reif, Vice ChairHallberg Commercial &

Benefits Insurance

Mark Acquaviva

Performance MerchantProcessing, LLC

Elizabeth Boone, MoserCollege, Benedictine

University

Richard Brink,Hilton Lisle/Naperville

Dan Garvy,Lisle Park District

Bill Kuglich, Molex, Inc.

Julie LaFond, St Joan of Arc

Christopher Pellico,Navistar, Inc.

Susan Ross,

The Morton Arboretum

Diane Merna,

Adler Associate

Mayor Joseph Broda,

ex officio, Village of Lisle

Jim Harkness,General Counsel, Momkus

McCluskey, LLC., ex officio

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Chamber Staff

Tom Althoff,

President & CEO

Jill Eidukas,

Office & Events Manager

Jen Sumner

Office Assistant

Of all the forms of Social that make our world a little happienone is better than the original kind getting together withfriends and acquaintances to enjoy each others company.

Your Chamber commits to scheduling many monthly activitieso that you may do this often and learn about business oppotunities in and around the Lisle area. Our August calendarbegan with a Lisle Executive Networking Group lunch that wenjoyed at Yerbabuena on August 6. Then there was theBusiness Ledger luncheon on August 8 at the Double Treefeaturing a panel of professionals who presented an array of

information on, Managing a Family Business. The annual membership appreciation picnic hosted by the Chamber was extremely well-attended on August 15 in tLisle Chamber parking lot. Many thanks are offered to all of the businesses andvolunteers who donated the appetizing food, drinks, paper products, tables, chairs

and time to make this such a huge success. Very sincere thanks to Tom Althoffand Wally Nagel for grilling and to Jill Eidukas and Julie LaFond for organizing theevent. More networking occurred at the Lisle Executive Networking Group lunch

August 20 at Jersey Mikes. And to gild the lily, a quite successful Business AfterHours on August 28 at one of our newer members, GC Realty Development. If yowere unable to attend, you missed another extravaganza of food and wonderful nworking.

The third Cruise night of the season opened on August 31 to a nice reception, andthe announcement of a final Cruise Night for this season that will occur on September 21. We hope that you will commit to being at the final Cruise Night of the 201season to express your appreciation of these venues while enjoying the ambiance

of the evening.

Congratulations to our own Tom Althoff, who was recently appointed to the BoardTrustees of the Lisle-Woodridge Fire District.

New businesses welcomed into the Chamber this month are Neary Martin, Inc.,Avant at the Arboretum, Design & Promote and Crosstown Pub and Grill; we lookforward to their business climate perspectives and commitment to Chamber net-working involvement.

The Village of Lisle created a beautiful video of the Lisle French Market that illus-trates the variety of bakery items, abundance of fresh fruit, produce and vegetableand an array of handmade artisan products. Make a commitment to visit the market, enjoy the weekly musical entertainment and shop local!

Your Board of Directors is continuing to Build a Foundation of Commitment to itsmembership. As I said before, possibly the best description of commitment ispersistence with a purpose. Our purpose this month is to host a successful fundraising inaugural event, Alefest: Beer, Barbecue and Blues. We persistently ask fyour continued commitment to volunteer and/or purchase tickets to support this eciting venue on Saturday, September 28, 4:00 8:00PM, at Main and Burlington the old Village Hall site. For more information, visit www.lislealefest.com.
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September 2013P

GOLD MEMBERS

Advanced Lisle Dental

ARDS Services, Inc.Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington

Coffee News

Crme Cakeshop & Bakery

CrossTown Pub & Grill

Design & Promote

DuPage Medical Group

Diverse Facility Solutions, Inc.

Edward Hospital

Filipiak Marketing

Jewel/Osco

Kids Teen Rider

Lisle Savings Bank

Luis Arturo Dance Academy

K. Hovananian Homes

Midas Auto Service Experts

Mullen's Bar & Grill

Navistar, Inc.

Neighbors of Lisle

North Central College

Original Home Improvement

Rosehill Montessori School

Schulz-Brundage Insurance

Shaun Pollitt Design

Unilever Food Solutions

West Suburban Community

Pantry

WDCB, 90.9 Public Radio

ZLan Partners

SILVER MEMBERS

AthletiCo

Avant At the Arboretum

Bulls/Sox Training Academy

CACitiBankChicago TribuneChoice Rx SolutionsCOUNTRY FinancialInsurance-Van Ham/Tan /

Mulyk Agency

Daily Herald/Paddock Publica-tionsExterior Designers, Inc.FastSignsFloral EventsGoldstar Security Services,Inc.

Hallberg Commercial andBenefit SolutionsHand-N-PawHarris N.A. - LisleHealth Source of LisleHolistic Health Care Centers,LLCHumidorIntegrity Designs, LLC.

Integrity MotorsIsoprime Corporation

Janice Connelly InteriorsJim Dhamer Plumbing andSewerLee Ernst, ReMax ActionLisle-Woodridge Fire FightersUnionLocal 2986McCain Foods USA, Inc.

Momkus McCluskey, LLC

Newport Promotions ofDuPage Inc.

Norbert Pools & SpaOakBrook InvestmentsOptometry & Eyewear GalleryPadgett Business ServicesPerformance MerchantServices, Inc.

P. Martin JewelersRapid Funding Corporation

Robert Kelly StudioSenryo TechnologiesService Master TodayWalsh FinancialWeldon HardwareWheatstack.. A MidwesternEatery & Tap


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age 4


Depot DaysSeptember 14th & September 15th

Business After Hours

Enjoy historic demonstrations, brick oven

baking, blacksmithing, games, hayrides

and more!

Come September 14, 7-9 p.m., for a free

concert by the Giving Tree Band.

Sponsored by the Village of Lisle

Tom Althoff, Lisle Chamber and Mary Torgerson, GC

Realty Development, LLC.

GC Realty Development, LLC on Main Street

hosted the August Business After Hours in down-

town Lisle. Chamber Board members, Ambassa-dors, members, friends, family and business asso-

ciates attended the event. Great networking and

business contacts were developed.

Blue Diamond Wealth Management

Ledion Isufi

2871 83rd Street, Darien

630-985-8700

As an independent financial advisor I specialize in helping my clients work toward their retirement goals, by

providing them the guidance they need to pursue retirement. Our actively managed investment method helps m

adjust portfolios so they are in tune with the market conditions. My office is established to help investors pursue

of their financial goals through a wide range of financial products.


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Adriane Ruiz has been a Lisle Area Chamber Ambassador for about six months. She cu

rently works at Benedictine University as the Program Coordinator for UndergraduateBusiness and International Business and Economics. Her primary duties at Benedictine

are to support full and part time faculty, department chairs, and program directors. She

also responsible for coordinating classrooms and class schedules, as well as assisting students.

Adriane and her husband live in Lisle with their two cats. In her free time Adriane goes to school and

njoys swimming, hiking, playing tennis, and going on rides on the bike trails. She enjoys her role as

n Ambassador for the Chamber because it has provided the opportunity to meet many new people

nd for local businesses to be involved in different events at Benedictine such as the Womens Leader-

hip Summit and Lislepalooza.

Adriane shares this bit of wisdom, If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you

own.

Ambassador Spotlight-Adriane Ruiz

Women in Business is back in the fall on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Hyatt Lisle, registration

and networking begins at 11:30am. Kimberly Leupold owner of Holistic Healthcare Centers, LLC.,

Synergy & Science will be the guest speaker. Kim says that most conditions and wellness goals can beaided or treated through Holistic Health care. Are you interested in another option of healthcare or

integrated care? Do you know about Oriental Medicine including acupuncture, herbology, Tui na, Tai

chi, medical qi gong, cupping, Gua sha, oriental medicine dietary recommendations? Kimberly is an

riental medicine practitioner, licensed acupuncturist and trained in healing touch and energetic transformation. She

as a Masters degree of Science of Oriental Medicine. Come for lunch at the Hyatt Hotel in Lisle and learn about

olistic care for your health; mind, body, spirit and emotions. Please register online or call the chamber for your res-

rvation; 630-964-0052.


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GC Realty Development, LLC

Lisle Chamber Membership Appreciation Picnic

Tom Althoff, Lisle Chamber

Tim Seeden, Village of Lisle and Tom Wilson of the Daily Herald enjoying a burger

and salad.

Bruce Jones, Design & Promote, Mark Acquaviva, Merchant Performance Processing, Candy Kloster,

NOW, Marketing at BAH

Nadine Filipiak, Filipiak Marketing, Julie LaFond, St. Joan of Ar c, Kevin Janicke,

Cardinal Painting


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Lisle Ale Fest Ticket prices

VIP$70.00

(3:00 8:00 pm)

VIP Tickets Include:

Private Sampling from 3:00 4:00 pm

Opportunity to Sample 80 Craft Beers*

VIP Food Voucher

Commemorative Festival T-shirt

Commemorative Festival Pint Glass

Program Guide

VIPDesignated Driver$20.00

(3:00 8:00 pm)

VIP Designated Driver Tickets Include:Entrance to Lisle Ale Fest

VIP Food Voucher


Commemorative Festival T-shirt

Complimentary Soda & Water

Program Guide

*Please Note Designated Drivers will not be

permitted to sample any beer

General Admission Tickets $40.00

(4:00 8:00 pm)

General Admission Tickets Include:

Entrance to Lisle Ale Fest

Opportunity to Sample 80 Craft Beers*


Program Guide

General Admission Designated Driver -$15.00

(4:00 8:00 pm)

Designated Driver Tickets Include:

Entrance to Lisle Ale FestCommemorative Festival Pint Glass

Complimentary Soda & Water

Program Guide

*Please Note Designated Drivers will not be

permitted to sample any beer

Purchase your tickets online at:

www.lislealefest.com


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age 8


BankFinancial

Bensidoun USA, Inc.

Empire Beauty School

Eprogen

Indian Boundary YMCA

Isoprime Corporation

Janor Sports

Jim Dhamer Plumbing and

Sewer

John Morrell Food Group

Lisle Lions Club

Morningside Cafe

Mullens Bar & Grill

Navisis Financial/Brad Barrett

Old School National Bank

Performance Merchant

Services, LLC

Powers Construction Group

Re/Max Action- Lee Ernst

Re/Max Action Gary Jacklin

Re/Max of Naperville-Moen

REACH Inc.

Sharing Connections FurnitureBank

Sounds Abound

Suparossa

Entertainment

Waddell & Reed

Williams Chiropractic Center

Lisle Area Chamber of

Commerce

1111 Burlington Avenue,

Suite 102

Lisle, IL 60532

Phone: 630-964-0052

Fax: 630-964-2726

www.lislechamber.com

New Members

Renewals

Avant at the Arboretum Crosstown Pub & Grill

Justin Pease Jim Nichols

450 Warrenville Road 909 E. Ogden Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532 Lisle, IL 60532

(630)737-1223 630-325-9775

Design & Promote

Bruce Jones

1952 McDowell Road, Suite 100

Naperville, IL 60563

(630) 955-7109

Neary Martin, Inc.

Jim Martin

931 W. 75th Street, Suite 137-264

Naperville, IL 60565

(630) 219-3633

Crisp nights, colored lea

pumpkins and Indian co

Fall is in the air and mak

a premier appearance inDowntown Lisle! The

Downtown will be decor

for fall. Restaurants and

cafes will offer delicious

hearty meals and fall in-

spired treats, shops will o

unique fall items and a v

ty of special events are

planned. Enjoy this spec

season and the wonderfu

experiences waiting for y

in Downtown Lisle. Fol

us on facebook.com/
http://facebook.com/villageoflislehttp://facebook.com/villageoflisle


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The Lisle Area Chamber Annual Membership Picnic had a rec-

ord turn out with over 120 + members stopping by the office for

some lunch and networking. Thank you for your donations, John

Morrell, Jewel, Julie LaFond, Judy Torres, Wally Nagel, Class

Printing, Barbara Schmith and West Suburban Community Pan-

try, WFH Enterprises, Inc., Servicemaster and Culvers. The

Lisle Park District brought us the grill, tables and chairs. Each

year we say next year can you bring us more table and chairs.?

Thank you members for your support of your chamber.

Annual Membership Appreciation Picnic

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