Leone Beach Park Advisory Council June 2016 Meeting

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 7 pm

Leone Beach Park Advisory Council meeting

Agenda

Taste of Rogers Park

Park Safety & Security

Fundraisers and Park events & Programs

Loyola Park Field House

1230 W. Greenleaf Avenue

Chicago, IL. 60626

Leone Beach Park Advisory Council meeting notice

First Sponsor

Mark Malave, thank you so very much for sponsoring the Taste of Rogers Park. Those of us at the Chamber firmly believe that Rogers Park deserves this event, and we are hoping the community will support it and both fund and attend the Taste of Rogers Park.

It would be a great honor to meet you, if scheduling permits,  at tomorrow's coffee hour at Towbar from 9-10am. 

About Mark Malave International Realty Corp.

American International Realty Corp.

http://www.markmalave.com/

(773) 435-1605 

mark@markmalave.com 

"Whether you're buying, selling, investing or researching, you'll need an agent who understands technology and how to apply it to a real estate transaction. Nobody understands this better than I do in the Chicago market. Browse my site, view all homes for sale in the area, and feel free to contact me or use the online chat to get all your questions answered. I am so excited for the opportunity to work with you."

From Mark's Blog:

"Today I decided that it was time to give a little something back to our beloved Rogers Park. I have pledged to be a Platinum sponsor at the first ever "Taste of Rogers Park". I hope that everyone will consider pledging or at least attending. Keep checking back for updates. http://kck.st/136uajc http://www.markmalave.com/"

New Backers for the Taste of Rogers Park!

A very special thanks to several of our contributors! Sequana, Laura Jean Bailey, Mark Walden, and Katelin Albini! We hope that this continues to gain momentum!

You are all invited to attend tomorrow's coffee hour at Towbar, located at 1500 W. Jarvis Avenue from 9 am -10 am to ask any and all questions and receive a list of our current plans and goals!

Thank you!

One & Only

Another great update! We want you to be our one and only!

We have three slots open for a new sponsorship where for $3,000 you can be the one and only to sell your variety of ware!

Wares can be considered: wine, pizza, chicken, gyros, etc

Reach out to us if you have any further questions:

info@rogerspark.cc

(773) 850-0049

Taste of Rogers Park- Top Ten Update

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce the creation of our Top Ten Sponsors. 

The first ten sponsors to back the Taste of Rogers Park will have access to the first ten tables and a specialized series of banners specifically for being the first ten to sponsor the Taste of Rogers Park.

If there are any further questions, please feel free to contact us at:

info@rogerspark.cc

(773) 850-0049

Taste of Rogers Park- Update 2

Kristopher Luck is an excellent business owner (Quest Network Services). His computer shop is located on Sheridan Road. He works hard with his customers and attends many of the communities events.

Thank you  for backing the Taste of Rogers Park!

SEED Chicago- Update 1

 want to thank Bill Morton Promotions and Mark Walden for being the first two to back the first ever Taste of Rogers Park.

A very heartfelt thank you to Mark Walden. Although I do not believe we have ever had the benefit of meeting, I sincerely hope we get the opportunity to do so in the near future! If you are able to, please attend our Silent Auction on August 3rd at the Devon Avenue Papa John's so we can have our board personally thank you!

And thank you as well, Bill Morton Promotions, for always supporting our endeavors and heading our media campaigns! No matter the board, you will always be a great part of the Chamber getting our name known, our voice heard, and our message understood!

Creating the Taste

"Taste of" to feature Rogers Park's Best

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce have an idea to create tradition, promote local businesses and host a fun event. Working with World Business Chicago and SEED Chicago, the City of Chicago's curated Kickstarter page, the chamber has launched a crowd-sourced fundraiser to begin the Taste of Rogers Park series of events.

Starting smaller with only forty vendors, the first Taste of Rogers Park will host only twenty restaurants or food vendors, ten for-profit non-food vendors and ten not-for-profit organizations. The reasoning was explained as "showcasing only the best of Rogers Park."



"Being a 1.85 sq mi neighborhood with well over 400 local businesses, the population density and cultural diversity makes this a worthwhile project. It has the right chemistry to succeed. The timing couldn't be better" said chamber president Bill Morton.



The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce plans to host the first Taste of Rogers Park at the Artists of the Wall area of Loyola Park with it's Southern boundary being the Windform art sculpture, located North of W. Pratt Boulevard and East of N. Sheridan Road. To include the entire neighborhood, future locations of the event will shift to other parks throughout Rogers Park, including Touhy Park, Willye B. White Park and Pottawatomie Park.

Rogers Park businesses have been calling for the Taste of Rogers Park. One business owner explained his frustration with other festivals in town as not featuring Rogers Park businesses. The Taste of Rogers Park will fulfill this need by accepting only Rogers Park food vendors. Additionally, everything from the promotions company, to printing of signage, banners, tickets, t-shirts, and posters to insuring the event will be by Rogers Park businesses whenever possible.

Sponsorship is three-tiered, Silver ($250), Gold ($500) and Platinum ($1000). Rewards include mentions in all press releases and logos on all flyers. Gold also includes banners and Platinum includes an introduction to all attendee's on the stage during the event. Sponsors and Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce members get $100 off table pricing.

In addition, if the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce successfully completes their goal of $10,000 by August 22nd, 2013, sponsor MillerCoors will donate an additional $5,000.

The Taste of Rogers Park will be a one day family event in August of 2014 which will begin at 8 am and end at 10 pm.

Links:

Official Taste of Rogers Park website:

http://tasteofrogerspark.com/

Official Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce website:

http://www.RogersPark.cc

For additional information contact:

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce

(773) 850-0049

Officially on Day Two!

I have to say that I am very happy to be working with World Business Chicago through it's SEED Chicago campaign. The Taste of Rogers Park has been a personal goal of mine since the shift of it's original intent three years ago.

More than fifty hours a week was put into the research for what the event would cost, and after that, both myself and President Bill Morton worked tirelessly on attending festivals like Greater Chicago Chariot of Festival of India, The Jewish Folk Arts Festival, Pride North, Clark Street Festival, and so many more.

After all the research, I am just so pleased to be launching the Taste of Rogers Park for it's funding.

When the opportunity arose for it to be crowd-funded, I was elated, especially since I have kept a firm belief on keeping it within the community. This should be an event for the community, not so much the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce. 

Personally, my view of Rogers Park is still developing. After living and working here since September of 2011, I can't help but admire the beautiful lakefront, the friendly and eclectic mix of small businesses, the to die for art district, and the easy communication flow all throughout the neighborhood. 

As the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Secretary, I love the articles that I get to write and interviewing the businesses owners. They work so hard, day in and day out, and are still smiling, laughing, and joking around with me. It's heart warming.

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Secretary

SEED Chicago, Crowd-funding the Taste of Rogers Park

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce's events coordinator, Mark Finley came up with this great idea three years ago to have a Taste of Rogers Park. The initial idea was to bring people from all over the United States to show them the beaches, the art district, the eclectic small businesses, and the cultural diversity the perseveres throughout our community day in and day out.

Since the ideas incubation, it has drastically shifted. As a board we decided that the Taste of Rogers Park should be a benefit to the community, by the community. 

As a result, the Taste of Rogers Park will host mostly local musicians and businesses. 

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce members will have priority, businesses that work in Rogers Park will follow our members, and non-Rogers Park businesses will be very limited in participating in the Taste of Rogers Park. 

We are hopeful that local musicians will come out of the wood work and play their songs on our stage, and that local organizations will help by face-painting, doing arts and crafts and other fun items for children. 

Musicians will get an hour on stage with half hour take-downs in-between where sponsors and community based organizations will have the opportunity to speak to the crowd!

There will be forty tables in total at our first Taste of Rogers Park:

-Twenty Restaurants

• $400.00 for a table, plus insurance

-Ten For-Profits

• $300.00 for a table, plus insurance

-Ten Not-For-Profits

• $200.00 for a table, plus insurance 

The tables will start selling, if we reach our goal, in February of 2014. Chamber members will receive a $100.00 discount on their table. The funding for tables will go towards the amazing musicians who will be performing on stage and selling their music throughout the day.

For those who want a table, we highly recommend going to Insurance Brokers INC, a Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce member, and getting a quote. 

Our Sponsorship Levels are:

-Silver Level Sponsorship

• logos in our flyers, press releases, and posters

-Gold Level Sponorship

• logos in our flyers, press releases, and posters
• logo on our banners

-Platinum Level Sponsorship

• logos in our flyers, press releases, and posters
• logo on our banners
• Name mentions on stage, and ability to speak on stage

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Secretary has been working hard to ensure that the funding is accurate and up-to-date. 

Application Cost 35 plus additional fees (1,000)

Insurance Cost 400 

Generator Cost 175 

T-Shirt Purchase 2,500

Tickets, Banners, etc 2,000

Tents 2,500 

Stage 570 

Additional Charges 920 estimate

Running Estimate $10,000 

If the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce makes it's $10,000.00 goal, World Business Chicago will be giving us an additional $5,000.00. That money would go towards CAPS for their hard work, especially since the beat officers will be the ones checking in on the event, and towards funding other Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce events such as our Fresh Start Mondays, Rogers Park Art Tour, and Going Green Campaign! 

If you would like more information, please feel free to contact us:

info@rogerspark.cc

(773) 850-0049

First Annual Taste of Rogers Park Meeting

Today Saturday, June 16th, is a monthly committee meeting for the first annual Taste of Rogers Park. The event, hosted at Quest Network Services (located at 7301 N. Sheridan Road) and starting at 5pm, is one of many meetings occurring on the second and fourth Saturday of the month to help assist both board and committee members make the first annual Taste of Rogers Park a huge success! If you are interested in attending this meeting, or future meetings, please call to RSVP at (773) 850-0049 .

Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce President, Bill Morton, and Secretary, Autumn Davids, attended the Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival  on Sunday, June 10th, to gather information and ideas about the upcoming Taste of Rogers Park. While there, they captured some great images and wanted to share them with our supporters.

Upcoming Taste of Rogers Park Meeting

This upcoming Saturday, May 26th, 2012, is a monthly committee meeting for the first annual Taste of Rogers Park. The event, hosted at Quest Network Services (located at 7301 N. Sheridan Road) and starting at 5 pm, is one of many meetings occurring on the second and fourth Saturday of the month to help assist both board and committee members make the first annual Taste of Rogers Park a huge success! 

If you are interested in attending this meeting, or future meetings,
please call to RSVP at 773 850-0049.

~Autumn Davids, Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce volunteer

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce - April 2012 Newsletter

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Newsletter 

April 2012 | Issue No.4 

Our mission is to provide leadership and representation in order to benefit the members operating businesses in the Rogers Park community.

Our vision is to guide businesses, service organizations and individuals to establish new businesses and promote existing businesses within the Rogers Park community. To create and stimulate an orderly economic growth, thereby enriching Rogers Park's diverse population.

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce supports the economic development of Rogers Park businesses by encouraging residents to spend their money in our stores and restaurants through our Shop Local campaign.

We encourage visitors to dine and shop Rogers Park via tourism with our many events at local restaurants, cafes and independently owned shops. We are cultivating tradition, which is a major factor in community-building, with our Annual events including our Chamber Art Auction, Anniversary celebrations and the upcoming annual Taste of Rogers Park.

You can call or stop by anytime to join us in making Rogers Park a better place to live, work and visit. 

Sincerely,

Bill Morton
Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce
(773) 850-0049



2012 Networking Kick-Off event
Rogers Park Chamber Spring networking event

On April 27th, 2012 We will be kicking off our networking events at Quest Network Services with guest speakers: 

Ines Kinchen from Send Out Cards will speak about appreciation marketing for your business.

Anwar Thomas of Northstar Lottery Group will speak about how the Illinois State Lottery can benefit your storefront business.

CISSP Ben Pavalon will give a short presentation on internet security for your business with a Q&A afterwords

Hosted by Mark Finley, RPCC event coordinator and MC'd by Bishop James Alan Wilkowski, RPCC Treasurer.

Bill's Digital Photos and the Multi-Facet Network will be photographing and broadcasting our events live. 

Coffee and light snacks will be provided from 5pm - 8pm.

Quest Network Services
7301 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL. 60626
(773) 761-3555



Fresh Start Monday's a Success!
New RPCC program to Clean-Up Rogers Park

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce's new Fresh Start Program titled "Fresh Start Mondays" had it's first events earlier this month. The fresh start is in reference to refreshing the cleanliness and safety of our community. Neighbors gathered to pick up litter and trash...

To support local businesses Quest Network Services, Shambhala Meditation Center, Sheridan Chase Food Mart and The Lighthouse Tavern by refreshing neglected neighboring property at 7315 N. Sheridan Road. 

For the second Fresh Start Mondays event, Chamber members and volunteers cleaned up Jarvis Plaza on Jarvis Avenue.

Businesses that benefited from our second event were East View Grocery, Greenview Smart Cleaners, Goods for Less, Jarvis Coin Laundry, Jarvis/Greenview Currency Exchange, Jarvis Grill, Luzzat Restaurant and even the Alderman's office.

Fresh Start Mondays are scheduled for every first and third Monday of the month, all year long. You can join the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce in freshening Rogers Park up!... for a cleaner and safer neighborhood with less litter, debris and contaminants on our sidewalks, streets and beaches.

Just give us a call at (773) 850-0049.

Our next Fresh Start Monday event will be on Monday, May 7th, 2012 from 6 pm - 7 pm at Ravenswood Center (Devon near Ravenswood Avenue).



Quick Links

RPCC website
RPCC on facebook
RPCC twitter



Upcoming events

Spring Kick-Off event

Friday, April 27th, 2012
5 pm - 8 pm

Guest speakers: Ines Kinchen - Send Out Cards, Anwar Thomas - Northstar Lottery Group and CCISP Ben Pavalon

Quest Network Services
7301 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL. 60626

 Fresh Start Mondays

 Monday, May 7th, 2012
 6 pm - 7 pm

The fresh start is in reference to refreshing the cleanliness and safety of our community.

Gloves and cleaning materials will be supplied.

Ravenswood Center
1754 W. Devon Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60660

Free Wine Tasting

Monday, April 30th, 2012
6 pm - 7:30 pm

Wine should not intimidate, it should be enjoyed. Taste offers good wine at a good price and a knowledgeable staff of good people.

Taste Food & Wine
1506 W. Jarvis Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60626



The members and board of the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce feel strongly about and believe in our organization. We personally walk our neighborhood to visit every business in Rogers Park on a regular basis. If a struggling mom-and-pop shop needs a fundraiser, If a new business needs to be introduced to our community, The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce represents and supports Rogers Park business.

Download and print our membership application to join us and enjoy our benefits.

Join Our Mailing List!

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Taste of Rogers Park

First Taste of Rogers Park - Coming Soon

Inquiries about the Taste of Rogers Park:

Who is invited: The Taste of Rogers Park was envisioned by Mark Finley, the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce's Events Coordinator. The vision the Chamber created is to bring together businesses, organizations, institutions, and residents together in one setting to have fun, have laughs, work on business... but most importantly of all, to unify Rogers Park. As a result, everyone is invited to this grand event. 

What is the Taste of Rogers Park: The Taste of Rogers Park is a signature event, created by the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce. We are hoping to have 60 different vendors, plus a main stage featuring national and local recording artists. We are also in the process of coordinating meeting times to have community leaders speak about Rogers Park at our event. 

Where is it located: The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce is working with Loyola Park Advisory Council to try and host the Taste of Rogers Park at Loyola Beach, near the site of Artists of the Wall. 

Why are you putting together the Taste of Rogers Park: We are putting together the Taste of Rogers Park as part of our goal to unify Rogers Park. There is so much history here, that we feel the need to rebuild and reclaim our culture, as well as our heritage. 

When is the first Taste of Rogers Park: The current goal is to have our first Taste of Rogers Park in 2013. 

How can I help? It is very easy to help with the first Taste of Rogers Park. We have two monthly meetings on the second and fourth Saturday of the month at 5pm. Quest Network Services, located at 7301 N. Sheridan Road has been a great help by giving us the space to work and host our meetings. 

Other Information:

The Taste of Rogers Park will provide the opportunity to all local businesses; banks, restaurants, community organizations, small businesses, and not for profits to show Rogers Park what they have to offer, whether it be by selling food, having informational packages lined up on the tables, or by just being there and available to talk. A part of the reason Loyola Park was chosen as our location is due to the park being near for children to play, and the beach being a great place to host a Beer Garden. We are also working on putting together an area with face painting, arts and crafts, and other fun things for children while parents listen to the bands at our stage.

MFN LIVE: Broadcast Network will be recording this event and posting it online, while the event is going! There will be many people putting this together such as Mark Finley and Bill Morton. The vendors will be interviewed, the attendees will get to speak, it'll be an event to remember!

Already, we are having a great amount of interest in people participating as a vendor, as a band playing on our stage, so contact us soon to get on our list!

Address:

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce

7231 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL. 60626

E-mail:

info@rogerspark.cc

Phone Number:

(773) 850-0049

Official Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce website:

rogerspark.cc

Official Taste of Rogers Park website:

tasteofrogerspark.com