January 2016 - Marengo Union Chamber of Commerce

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C HAMBER I NSIDER
27 TH A NNUAL H OME & B USINESS EXPO
F EBRUARY 20, 2016
Now Available!
Notary Services
at no cost to all
Chamber
Members.
Please call our
office if services
are needed.
The Chamber can print
your color copies up to
11x17 for a nominal
fee and huge savings!
Is your office upgrading?
Please consider donating your
used office furniture to the
Chamber—We are in need of
desks/workstations and It’s
tax deductible !
The 27th Annual Home & Business
Expo will be held for ONE day only on
February 20th, 2016 from 9am to 4pm – at
The Marengo Middle School – Please note
– the change of location. Booths are
going fast, so please contact us if you are
interested. Our meet & greet celebrity will
be Steve “Mongo” McMichael. Steve is
best know for his position as defensive
tackle with The Chicago Bears and the
Super Bowl XX win. In addition to Steve
McMichael, we are presenting an art show
by Chamber Member Wild Heartland Art. Of
course we will be adding new activities for
all ages. Flyers should be out around town
towards the middle of January.
The first set of “Welcome Bags” were hand delivered
during November. The response from the new home
owners was tremendous. Our next delivery will be the last
full week of January 2016 — f you would like to include
your business card, menu, flyer or promotional item, please
drop them off to the Chamber office no later than January
15th to be included in the next batch.
2016 State of the Community Breakfast
8 am – Wednesday, January 20th, 2016
Trio Grille – 110 Franks Road, Marengo
Reservations required – 815-568-6680
Join us for another look in to the State of the
Community, featuring:
City of Marengo Administrator – Gary Boden,
State Senator – Pamela Althoff, and
State Representative – Jack Franks.
116 S. State Street
Marengo, IL 60152
Phone: 815-568-6680
Fax: 815-568-6879
Email:
Chamber@marengo-union.com
2016
January 18th – Office Closed – Martin Lutheran King Day
January 20th – State of the Community Breakfast –
8 am – Trio Grille – reservations required, $15.00 per person
www.marengo-union.com February 20th – Home & Business EXPO –
Marengo Middle School. 9am - 4pm.
Meet & Greet with Steve “Mongo” McMichael.
March 16th – Business luncheon – speaker & topic TBA
April – Business Mixer – TBA
April 30th – Clean Sweep
Connecting
the brightest
minds and the
greatest leaders of
our region.
On behalf of the Marine Corps Reserve,
McHenry County Marine Corps League #1009
and the McHenry County Marine Corps League
Auxiliary #419 — I want to personally thank you
all for allowing us to place our donation boxes at
your location again this past year. The need again
was high, and with the blizzard that happened on
the Kick off—Meet a Marine Event, I took it to
heart and felt discouraged, but like the true
Marengo spirit we met our goals and provided
every child with a brighter Christmas. A special
thanks to all of those who opened up their
businesses and hosted events, you really did
make a difference! Certificates will be distributed
late January. Semper Fi !
Colleen Helfers —Toys for Tots Coordinator.
Have an event scheduled? Contact us to promote it !