february 2015 - creve coeur - olivette ​chamber of commerce

FEBRUARY 2015
From left: Ed Lindner (Kriegshauser West Mortuary), 2015 Chamber
President, Tina Seidel (Trellis Bookkeeping Solutions) - Rookie of the Year,
Barb Marshall (Sport Clips) - Volunteer of the Year Award, Stephen Wolff
(Wolff Properties) - Businessperson of the Year Award and Jim Carrington
(Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) - Community Service Award.
See inside the newsletter for more details on the award recipients.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING SPONSOR
ALLEGRA DESIGN WEB PRINT
FEBRUARY
Photos this page courtesy of McCarty Photography
2014 AWARD RECIPIENTS
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Feb 10
Small Business Networking Group
Great Southern Bank
12500 Olive Blvd.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Open to all members
(Contact Tina Seidel at 314-669-2515 for more information.)
Feb 13
Coffee Connection
BMO Harris Bank
10911 Olive Blvd.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH
2015 AWARDS DINNER & AUCTION
Theme: Western Round-Up
Orlando’s Event and Conference Centers
2050 Dorsett Village – Maryland Heights
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Elegant Buffet Dinner with Premium Open Bar
Jim Elder spoke about the many products and services of Allegra
Design Web Print during the membership luncheon. Give Jim a call at
314-429-4848 to learn more about how Allegra can help your
business!
Additional 2015 luncheon sponsorships are still available. Call the
chamber to secure your spot in the calendar!
Calling all cowpokes and cowgirls – we want you to attend our funpacked evening! Along with country-western music and frenzied
bidding on items, comes the awards ceremony when we will honor
Creve Coeur and Olivette firefighters and police officers for their
bravery and emergency skills.
We also invite you to donate an item for the auction. Everyone is
there with the expressed purpose of bidding on great products and
services. You want your item to be the envy of the evening, inspiring a
bidding war and getting the attention of everyone. Presentation is
everything - it’s amazing how a basket and a little cellophane can
pack a lot of punch for not much money! (In the event you need help
packaging your item, please give the chamber office a call.) If you
don’t have the type of business that readily lends itself to a physical
item, please consider purchasing something from one of our member
businesses. Looking forward to seeing you at the auction!
MEMBERSHIP
MEMO
By Barb Marshall
Vice President of Member Services
2015 Chamber Board of Directors
Officers
President
Ed Lindner, Kriegshauser West Mortuary
President Elect
David Peterson, Payroll 1
Vice President, Events
Mary Barry, American Eagle Credit Union
Vice President, Member Services
Barb Marshall, Sport Clips
Treasurer
David Peterson, Payroll 1
Legal Counsel
Steve Kling, Jenkins & Kling PC
Immediate Past President
Kelli Kimack, BMO Harris Bank
Directors
Heather Aehle, Commerce Bank
Steve Bisch, Monsanto
Jim Elder, Allegra Design Web Print
Katie Halloran, Schaefer Autobody Centers
Terry Herbert, Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Dr. Paul Hyland, Committed to Health Chiropractic Center
Chris Pickel, AT&T
Brandon Reuther, Edward Jones
Stephen Ricci, RAI Insurance Group
Director Emeritus – Bill Wyne, Wyne & Merritt PC
Staff
Nancy Gray (Executive Vice President)
Barb Gerstenkorn (Finance Director)
Ellen Levy (Membership Director)
Jennifer Stringer (Media Specialist)
Creve Coeur - Olivette Chamber of Commerce
10950 Olive Blvd., Suite 101
Creve Coeur MO 63141
314-569-3536
314-569-3073 (fax)
www.ccochamber.com
Mission: To be a strong advocate for business
If you are like most people you have started and hopefully are
sticking to your New Year's resolutions.
I made several resolutions this year. One of them was to begin an
exercise program. My original resolution was to mall walk every
day, just for half an hour. Well, it's late January and already
this resolution has morphed into more like walking three times a
week; but never mind, that's three times more walking than I did last
year! By the way, I lowered the average age of the mall walkers
considerably by my activity.
Hopefully you have also decided to do something that will be
specifically for your health. I also hope that you have made a
resolution to attend more chamber events this year and participate
more in all of the services and activities that the chamber provides.
After all, it's your money (or your company’s money), so why not
get the most out of your investment?
Well, wish me luck sticking to my resolutions, and let’s all have a
great year in the chamber!
Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce
Presents
Western Round-Up
AWARDS DINNER & AUCTION
(Honoring Creve Coeur and Olivette Firefighters and Police Officers)
Friday, February 20, 2015
Orlando's Event and Conference Center
2050 Dorsett Village
Maryland Heights MO 63043
6:00-10:00 p.m.
Buffet Dinner with Premium Open Bar
Reservations due by February 13th
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please reserve a Rodeo Invitational Sponsorship for my company ……………………………………….…………………………………….……..….. $1,000
Sponsorship includes a sign with sponsor’s name, table of 8, preferred table placement, company name on table, program cover and in newsletter and
on chamber website, two bottles of champagne at table and a two-minute commercial during event
Please reserve a Dixie Stampede Sponsorship for my company ………………………………………..………………………………….…………….. $600
Sponsorship includes a sign with sponsor’s name, table of 8, preferred table placement, company name on table, program cover and in newsletter and
on chamber website, one bottle of champagne at table
Please reserve a Bucking Bronco DJ Sponsorship for my company (1 available)…………………………….………………..………………………….. $400
Sponsorship includes a sign with sponsor’s name, tickets for 4 people, name on program cover and in newsletter and on chamber website
Please reserve a Shoot-Out at OK Corral Sponsorship for my company……………… .………………………………………………………………….. $250
Sponsorship includes a sign with sponsor’s name, tickets for 2 people, name on program cover and in newsletter and on chamber website
Please reserve a Wrangler Sponsorship for my company …………………………………….…………………………………………..………………….. $100
Sponsorship includes a sign with sponsor’s name, name on program cover and in newsletter and on chamber website
Contact Name _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Please reserve ______ ticket(s) for the Auction ($45 per person)……………………………………………………$_____________
Please reserve ______ table(s) of 8 at a discounted price - $350 (paid with one check)……….…………………………….$________________
Payment
□ I will call the Chamber office with my credit card # (MC/Visa/Discover accepted)
□ I will mail a check.
□ I need to be invoiced.
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Donation
□ I want to donate an auction item for the event. Item Description_________________________________________________Value $_______________
The Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce will submit a letter acknowledging all donations after the auction.
Donations are tax deductible as a normal business expense.
E-mail this form to ngray@ccochamber.com; or fax to 314-569-3073 or by mail to:
CCO Chamber of Commerce, 10950 Olive Blvd., Suite 101, Creve Coeur MO 63141.
For questions, please contact the CCO Chamber office at 314-569-3536.
2014 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Photos this page courtesy of McCarty Photography
BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Stephen Wolff – Wolff Properties
From left: Olivette Chairman Pro-tem Ruth Springer, Creve Coeur Mayor
Barry Glantz, Representative from Congresswoman Ann Wagner’s office
Jordan Fears, Ed Lindner (2015 Chamber President), Steve Wolff,
Representative from St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s office Jim
McHugh. Presentations were made by all the dignitaries in recognition of
Steve Wolff’s Business Person of the Year Award.
The Chamber’s Businessperson of the Year Award is given to an individual
for success in the business world; contributions to the Creve Coeur-Olivette
Chamber; business leadership; community leadership; ethical business
practices and serves as a role model for future business leaders. The 2014
award was presented to Steve Wolff.
In 2014, our chamber became involved in the revision of the City of Creve
Coeur’s drive-thru ordinance. In order to help the chamber make a case for
more flexibility and less restrictions, Steve Wolff did extensive research of
other communities’ drive-thru ordinances and created a book of facts,
information and photos. He also called property owners and developers to
get them to attend our chamber drive-thru committee meetings and speak at
planning & zoning meetings and council meetings.
Steve is President and Principal of Wolff Properties, a third generation
Creve Coeur based real estate investment and management firm. The
company was founded in 1937 by Steve’s maternal grandparents, Dr. Samuel
and Mary Wolff.
After working as a banking and securities lawyer in Louisville, Kentucky,
Steve relocated to St. Louis to join his family business. Beginning with a
collection of five properties in 1986, Steve has grown the firm’s holdings to a
portfolio of nearly 40 properties, consisting of apartment and mobile home
communities, office buildings, shopping centers, net leased properties, as
well as an operating hotel. The majority of these properties are located in the
St. Louis metro area, but other markets in which the company holds
investments include California, Colorado, Florida, Arizona, Illinois, North
Carolina, Tennessee and Oregon. Wolff Properties currently employs 20
staff.
Steve has been actively involved in every phase of the real estate
business during the past 28 years, including leasing, lease negotiations,
property management, property development and renovation, acquisition,
disposition and corporate finance.
In addition to the dignitaries that attended the meeting and made
presentations, Steve also received a congratulatory letter from U.S. Senator
Blunt, resolution from U.S. Congressman Lacy Clay, resolution from Missouri
Senator Jill Schupp, resolution from Missouri Representative Tracy McCreery
and a resolution from St. Louis County Councilman Sam Page.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Left: Ed Lindner (2015 Chamber President) presents Community Service
Award to Jim Carrington from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
The Community Service Award was presented to the Donald Danforth
Plant Science Center. The criteria for the award include making a
contribution by any of the following means: increasing jobs; business
acumen; beautification to region; positive improvements in the quality of
life; and/or advocate for the region.
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s mission is to improve
the human condition through plant science. In May of 2014 the center
held a groundbreaking ceremony for a three-story addition to the
Center’s existing research building. Elected officials who attended the
celebration included Governor Jay Nixon, County Executive Charlie
Dooley, Representative Tim Jones, Speaker of the Missouri House of
Representatives, Representative John Diehl, Majority Floor Leader,
Representative Jill Schupp and Creve Coeur Mayor Barry Glantz.
The three-story $45 million addition, slated to open in the fourth
quarter of 2015, will give the Center the capacity to house more than 100
additional researchers in flexible research laboratories with state-of-theart equipment, as well as additional core facilities and growth chamber
space.
At the ground-breaking Danforth Center President James Carrington
said, “The Center’s building expansion project is a major step in our long
range plans to increase our impact through plant science. The new
addition will increase our capacity for high-level science in crop
improvement, bioenergy, sustainable agriculture and plant biology. The
new facilities will also help attract the best scientific teams as we expand
in the years ahead.”
Jim Carrington, President of the Danforth Center, accepted the award.
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2014 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Photos this page courtesy of McCarty Photography
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Barb Marshall - Sport Clips
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Tina Seidel – Trellis Bookkeeping Solutions
Left: Ed Lindner (2015 Chamber President) presents Volunteer of the Year
Award to Barb Marshall.
Left: Ed Lindner (2015 Chamber President) presents Rookie of the Year
Award to Tina Seidel.
The Volunteer of the Year Award is given to an individual for outstanding
volunteer involvement in the chamber. Criteria include: proactive in chamber
activities, leadership of event, provide funding to the chamber; and
enthusiasm for the chamber.
Barb Marshall joined our chamber in 2009 as owner of a Sport Clips
franchise. She also worked for our Chamber as a Membership Director for
two years before devoting more time to her business ventures. She currently
serves on the Board of Directors and is the 2015 Vice-President of
Membership. She is a great supporter of the chamber and always looks first
to chamber members for the products and services she needs. She is a
regular participant at coffee connections, new member breakfasts,
membership luncheons, and after-hours events. She has served on the
auction and golf committees and financially supports most events as a
sponsor or participant.
The Rookie of the Year Award was presented to Tina Seidel. This award is
being given to an individual for outstanding accomplishments during the first
18 months of involvement with the chamber. Criteria include: member of the
chamber, fully engaged, willing to take on responsibility, advocate for the
chamber; and recognized by staff and board as dependable to follow through
on tasks.
Tina joined the chamber in December 2013 as a bookkeeping franchise
owner. Because of her passion for helping small businesses and her belief
that having timely and accurate financial information is crucial to growth and
success, she founded and launched Trellis Bookkeeping Solutions in
December 2014.
Tina joined the 2014 Mouse Race committee and spent time calling
members to invite them to become a participant or sponsor of the inaugural
event. She was a sponsor of the event as well as worked during the event.
During 2014, Tina was actively involved in our Business to Business group
and took over leadership of the group as it morphed into our new Small
Business Networking Group.
NEW SMALL BUSINESS NETWORKING GROUP
The Business Leads Group combined with the B2B Group to provide
more effective networking opportunities for members. The new group,
named Small Business Networking Group, meets the second Tuesday
each month at Great Southern Bank from 8-9 a.m.
MEMBERSHIP
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING
BUSINESSES FOR RENEWING THEIR
MEMBERSHIPS IN JANUARY:
ALIVE, Inc.
Maggie Menefee
P.O. Box 11201
St. Louis, MO 63105
314-993-7080
www.alivestl.org
Organizations - Not For Profit
Berger Memorial Chapel
Emily Stein MacDonald
9430 Olive Blvd.
Olivette, MO 63132
314-361-0622
www.bergermemorialchapel.com
Funeral Services
Heartland Hospice #4608
Carrie L. Murphy
12101 Woodcrest Executive Dr., Ste. 102
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-453-0990
www.heartlandhospice.com
Hospice Services
Massage Envy Spa Olivette
Kim Simmons / Carmen Grimes
9616 Olive Blvd.
Olivette, MO 63132
314-567-3777
www.MassageEnvySTL.com
Massage - Therapeutic
Shea Home Care, Inc.
Darlene Seyer
9378 Olive Blvd., Ste. 101
Olivette, MO 63132
314-872-7749
www.sheahomecare.com
Home Health Agency
American Carnival Mart / Party Land – 20 years
American Eagle Credit Union – 4 years
American Red Cross – 8 years
Antique Mall of Creve Coeur – 15 years
BMO Harris Bank - 13 years
Commerce Bank – 11 years
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District – 30 years
Envision, LLC - 2 years
H&R Block – 3 years
Morris Shank Wealth Management – 1 year
Performance Eyecare - 2 years
Ronald McDonald House Charities – 9 years
NCADA RIBBON CUTTING
Home Care Assistance
Mark Rogers
12125 Woodcrest Executive Dr., Ste. 210
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-863-8989
www.homecareassistancestlouis.com
Health Care Services
Kaplan University
Crystal Moyer
1807 Park 270 Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
314-205-7900
www.kaplanuniversity.edu/st-louis-missouri.aspx
Education
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Tracy Brandon
14567 N. Outer Forty Rd., Ste. 325
Chesterfield, MO 63017
636-368-4396
www.kmbs.KonicaMinolta.us
Copy Machines
OFFICIAL CHAMBER
PHOTOGRAPHER
McCarty Photography
11200 Olive Blvd.
Creve Coeur MO 63141
(314) 432-1221
Publicity ● Portraits ●Weddings
Photo courtesy of McCarty Photography
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse – St. Louis Area
(NCADA) kicked off its 50th Anniversary year with an Open House from 8:0010:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at its new headquarters located
at 9355 Olive Blvd. in Olivette. Supporters and the public joined local officials,
business leaders and staff members for a celebratory
ribbon-cutting, a tour of the facility, and light refreshments.
Since 1965, NCADA has been the ‘The Place to Turn’ for individuals and
families needing help with – or information about – alcohol and other drugs
and related problems. NCADA is the region’s largest provider of schoolbased, substance abuse prevention programs, serving more than 74,000
students (K-12) in more than 270 area schools last year. Its youth leadership
programs help train young people to become credible sources of substance
abuse information for their school peers and communities.
NCADA also has been instrumental in encouraging local companies to
add employee assistance programs as an employee benefit which has
helped thousands of individuals find treatment for their addictions. NCADA
has been a leading voice for more and better prevention and treatment
programs for young people and adults suffering from substance abuse and
addiction issues and has helped local neighborhood coalitions strengthen
community resources.
For more information on the many programs and services call NCADA at
314-962-3456.
MEMBERSHIP PROFILES
Photos courtesy of McCarty Photography
College Hunks Hauling Junk & College Hunks Moving
Clif Cooper
1033 Corporate Square Drive
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: 314-292-6923
Website: www.collegehunks.com
College Hunks is entering its fourth year of serving the local community. What exactly is a hunk? Honest, Uniformed, Nice,
Knowledgeable, Students. Ninety percent of its workforce is from college students from local universities. Services that College
Hunks provide include: junk removal, full service local moves, portable storage solutions, and donation pick-up. Over 70% of
the “junk” removed is recycled or donated. A portion of the profits go to College Bound, a non-profit college scholarship program
that mentors and provides financial aid to underprivileged students. Welcome to the “University of Stress Free Service.”
Midwest Regional Bank
Timothy Dudley, Area President (left in picture)
Adree E. Abele, Vice-President Commercial Loans (right in picture)
1023 Executive Parkway
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: 314-744-8744
Website: www.MidwestRegionalBank.com
Midwest Regional Bank offers a wide array of business loan products with varying terms, designed to meet your specific
needs. The highly experienced team of commercial bankers can get you the financing your company needs. They take the time
to learn about your specific goals, and expertly provide customized solutions. At Midwest Regional Bank, the rates are
competitive, the decision-making is local, and the service is unparalleled.
Midwest Regional Bank is a premier SBA loan provider. Its staff of SBA lending experts offers the highly specialized SBA
knowledge you need to effectively secure your financing. They’ll be with you every step of the way and offers tailored SBA
solutions to grow your business.
Renewal by Andersen
Sheena Edwards
149 Weldon Parkway, Ste. 117
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone: 314-856-8473
Website: www.renewalbyandersen.com
Renewal by Andersen is a window replacement company that uses a wood composite wrapped in vinyl that allows for the
best of both worlds. It has been a subsidiary of Andersen for over 18 years and is accredited with the BBB and is an energy star
product. Its turnkey process begins with a call from you and includes a respectful in-home sales consultation, custommanufacturing of replacement windows to precisely fit your home and installation by a dedicated team of professionals. Renewal
by Andersen stands behind its products and installation with one of the strongest warranties in the St. Louis window
replacement business.
NCADA - St. Louis
Howard Weissman and Jared Opsal (pictured)
9355 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: 314-962-3456
Fax: 314-968-7394
Website: www.ncada-stl.org
One of NCADA’s major goals is to teach young people the skills needed to resist the pressures to use and abuse drugs. It
offers proven evidence and best practices-based curricula for grades K-12 in nearly 300 schools in the region. Additionally, the
NCADA offers youth leadership programs and a wide range of non-school based prevention services. NCADA provides an
unbiased help line that refers people to treatment and answers questions about drugs and alcohol.
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Jen Medsker
10560 Old Olive Street Rd. Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: 314-899-2989
Website: www.lindamoodbell.com
Lindamood-Bell is dedicated to helping children and adults learn to their potential. Its research validated programs address
the underlying skills necessary for independence. For nearly 30 years, the intensive, one-to-one, process-based instruction,
building on the individual’s learning needs, has been used to strengthen the sensory-cognitive functions needed for reading,
comprehension and math. Lindamood-Bell’s instruction has proven successful for students with learning challenges, including
autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia, hyperlexia and ADHD.
CCO Coffee Connection
This free event gives you a chance to connect with
others in an informal networking setting!
Bring lots of business cards and be prepared
to share your business story!
Friday, February 13, 2015
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Light Breakfast Items & Networking
BMO Harris Bank
10911 Olive Blvd.
Creve Coeur MO 63141
Phone at site: 314-205-3407
NO CHARGE but kindly RSVP for food count
Phone: 314.569.3536 Fax: 314.569.3073
10950 Olive Blvd., Suite 101
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
www.ccochamber.com
Please RSVP by noon on February 11, 2015
REGISTER ONLINE: www.ccochamber.com or FAX: 314-569-3073
OR E-MAIL: ngray@ccochamber.com
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