Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce July Newsletter

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce has instituted several changes to it's newsletter. The newsletter now contains 7 sections. The reason for the changes is to make it easier to understand and to tell you what is going on during the upcoming month.

1. Upcoming Events
2. Recent Events
3. Business of the Month
4. Letter from the President
5. Letter from the Secretary
6. New(est) Business
7. Current Chamber Members

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Newsletter July 2012 Issue No. 7  Dear Bill, July has sprung upon us! What a great time of year! Summer fun, children out of school... And that means a busier season for us all. Upcoming Events Walkathon On July 12th, we're having our rescheduled summer walkathon! Occurring every second Thursday all summer long, we'll be taking strolls throughout the neighborhood and creating some tourism, stopping into local stores to say hello and introduce them to our residents. Fresh Start Monday Our Fresh Start Monday program is one of our most successful events so far. Our next event is Monday July 16th at 6pm at 6928 N. Greenview, one of our Chamber members, Tweedle Press. For more information on Fresh Start Mondays, visit the links below: 7315 N. Sheridan Road http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/04/fresh-start-program-to-revitalize.html Ravenswood Plaza (Devon and Ravenswood) http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/05/third-fresh-start-monday-another.html  Rogers Plaza (Morse Avenue and Wayne) http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/05/fresh-start-monday-521.html Clark and Estes, Howard and Bosworth http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/07/fresh-start-monday-tomorrow.html  We Want you for Fresh Start Monday!  http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/06/we-want-you-for-fresh-start-mondays.html Other Upcoming Events: July 4th                                          Federal/State Holiday July 11th         4-6pm                      Correspondence Wednesday July 12th         6-7pm                      Monthly Walkathon July 14th         5-6:30pm                 Taste of Rogers Park Meeting July 16th         6-7pm                      Fresh Start Monday July 18th         4-6pm                     Correspondence Wednesday July 25th         4-6pm                     Correspondence Wednesday July 28th         5-6:30pm                 Taste of Rogers Park Meeting    Recent Events  ASI Conference  The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce attended the ASI Conference with Quest Network Services on Thursday June 21st. The event went from 9am to 9pm and had a plethora of companies speaking about their products. For more information, visit the links below. Initial Post: http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/06/asi-conference.html EnGenius Post: http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/07/asi-conference-engenius.html Further Posts (upcoming): 7/3/2012 7/5/2012 7/7/2012 7/8/2012 First Annual Silent Auction- A Success   On June 22nd from 6-8pm, the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce held their first annual Silent Auction at Alden Village North. Alden Village North had a lovely, and delicious, display of food for those in attendance. There was fruit (the secretary's favorite of watermelon and cantaloupe), chicken caesar salad wraps, and many beverages. We received donations of food from Chipotle and Morse Gyros making the event a great success! Most of our items were auctioned or raffled off after our speakers, Nehaz from Earth Center, and David Torrey, former Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society President, spoke in front of our crowd. A huge thanks to MaryEllen, Christie, and Chris for making this event a great success and being so amazing in the set-up and take-down process. A big thank you to David and Nehaz for speaking at our event. BillsDigitalPhoto's took some beautiful photos for us!   Business of the Month: Caribbean American Bakery Caribbean American Bakery has some of the most delicious meat pies the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce President, Bill Morton, and Secretary, Autumn Davids, have ever tasted. See their post on RogersPark.cc Chamber Link: http://rogersparkchamberofcommerce.blogspot.com/2012/06/caribbean-american-bakery.html Their official site: http://www.caribbeanamericanbakery.com/ In This Issue Recent Events Business of the Month Quick Links RPCC website RPCC on facebook RPCC twitter A Message from the President: It has been a busy month for the RPCC. Our First Annual Silent Auction and weekly events were very successful. We supported Quest Network Services by attending the Annual ASI Technology Conference featuring Microsoft, Intel, and others. In support of The Evangelical Catholic Diocese of the Northwest, we attended the ordination and first Mass of Peter McGechie.  We also joined Bishop James Alan Wilkowski downtown, as he blessed the animals at the kick-off of the Anti-Cruelty Society's Annual Adoption Drive. Locally, we volunteered at the Artists of the Wall Festival, and attended the Chicago Chariot Festival of India, Pride North hosted by The Glenwood and the Gun Turn-in at United Church of Rogers Park.  We met with the organizers of the Chicago Center for Green Technology 10th Anniversary Celebration and the Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival in development of the First Annual Taste of Rogers Park. Our hard work and dedication to our members and our community is becoming clearer to the businesses, organizations, institutions and residents of Rogers Park.  Join us in making Rogers Park a better place to live, work and visit. Sincerely, Bill Morton - President Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce 773-850-0049 A Message from the Secretary: Earlier today, I received a call from Stephen Ianno of the Center for Neighborhood Technology. He is looking for information about flooding in the area to see if a program of theirs, Property Flooding Alleviation, can be successful to our neighborhood. As the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce, we know many businesses are located at ground level, and for many more, they are below ground. For those who are interested in participating in this survey, please contact us via e-mail or phone call to have us forward you the information. If you'd like further information, they attached this link to us. Sincerely, Autumn Davids- Secretary Newest Member! Our newest member,Howard Jewelry and Loan, has some beautiful and unique items. They have gorgeous jewelry, fun technology, and a personal favorite of our Secretary, guitars!  You can even see them on theChamber website! Current Members  A & T Grill A.L. Taylor & Associates, P.C. Alden Village North Bill Morton Promotions Caribbean American Bakery Charmers Cafe Dream Town Builders and Remodeling Evangelical Catholic Diocese of the Northwest Jay Ahmed at Aflac Leona's LifeStorage Premier Signs & Awnings Quest Network Services Sam's Club Taste Food and Wine The Fish Keg Tweedle Press Ultimate Soccer Chicago V-Tone Fitness 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. Join Our Mailing List!