December 2015 Business Monthly - creve coeur

DECEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING
DECEMBER 2015
DECEMBER
THROWBACK THURSDAY PLUS DIAPER DRIVE
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON & GIFT EXCHANGE
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Small Business Networking Group
Great Southern Bank
12500 Olive Blvd.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Open to all members
(Contact Jill Philipp at 314-569-4799 for more information.)
Dec 11
Coffee Connection
Viviano's Festa Italiano
150 Four Seasons
8:00-9:00 a.m.
(registration form enclosed)
Dec 17
Membership Luncheon
Spazio Westport
12031 Lackland Rd.
11:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(information at left and registration form enclosed)
Sponsored by:
Spazio Westport
11:15 am check-in & networking
11:45 am – 1:00 pm lunch & program
It's our annual holiday party - we're just going to network, have fun and
celebrate the holidays.
Send us your Throwback photo - we'll have a contest with a prize going to
the person who matches the most photos.
Bring an item for the gift exchange and attach two business cards. Those
who bring gifts will be included in the gift exchange.
Lastly, please bring a package of diapers for a donation to the St. Louis
Area Diaper Bank
See registration form in newsletter.
Stay connected to us on:
Sat
Dec 8
Thursday, December 17, 2015
12031 Lackland Road
Fri
Dec 24-25 Office Closed for Christmas Holiday
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
2016 AWARDS DINNER
& AUCTION
Theme: Mexican Fiesta
Friday, February 19th
Orlando’s Event and Conference Centers
2050 Dorsett Village – Maryland Heights
5:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Elegant Buffet Dinner and Open Bar
Photo courtesy of McCarty Photography
Back row: Steve Ricci, Steve Bisch, Ed Lindner, Katie Halloran, Dr. Paul
Hyland, Chris Pickel and David Peterson
Front row: Jim Elder, Heather Aehle, Bill Wyne, Barb Marshall, Mary Barry
and Brandon Reuther
2015 Chamber Board of Directors
Officers
President
Ed Lindner, Kriegshauser West Mortuary
President Elect
David Peterson, Heartland Payment Systems
Vice President, Events
Mary Barry, American Eagle Credit Union
Vice President, Member Services
Barb Marshall, Sport Clips
Treasurer
David Peterson, Heartland Payment Systems
Legal Counsel
Steve Kling, Jenkins & Kling PC
Directors
Heather Aehle, Commerce Bank
Steve Bisch, Monsanto
Ashleigh Brendel, Drury Hotels
Jim Elder, Allegra Design Web Print
Terry Herbert, Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Dr. Paul Hyland, Committed to Health Chiropractic Center
Mike Minkler, CMIT Solutions of Clayton
Lisa O'Dell, Debra K. Schuster & Associates
Chris Pickel, AT&T
Brandon Reuther, Edward Jones
Kim Simmons, Massage Envy Spa Olivette
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
OFFICIAL CHAMBER
PHOTOGRAPHER
McCarty Photography
11200 Olive Blvd.
Creve Coeur MO 63141
(314) 432-1221
Publicity ● Portraits ●Weddings
Chamber of Commerce
Membership Luncheon
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015
Meeting sponsored by:
11:15 a.m. Check-in & Networking
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Program
SPAZIO – WESTPORT
12031 Lackland Road, Maryland Heights
314-576-0400
THROWBACK THURSDAY PLUS DIAPER DRIVE
ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON & GIFT EXCHANGE
We are going to have fun with our own Throwback Thursday - the social media trend of posting older photos. So for those attending the
meeting start rummaging through your photos - and make them fun and challenging. A prize will be given to the person matching the
most photos to those people attending. Please email photos to ngray@ccochamber.com.
Please bring items for our annual gift-sharing during the meeting.
Suggestion: if you do not have an item from your business to bring, please consider purchasing your gift items from
our members – in order for your gift to keep on giving.
If you are donating a gift please indicate so below and be sure to include two business cards with your gift!
Gift donors will be recognized in the January 2016 newsletter.
We are also holding a diaper drive for St. Louis Area Diaper Bank! So please bring diapers to the meeting!
RESERVATIONS REQUESTED BY NOON ON DECEMBER 14
REGISTER ONLINE: www.ccochamber.com OR FAX: 314-569-3073
OR E-MAIL: ngray@ccochamber.com
Chamber office phone: 314-569-3536
No cancellations after December 14th
$22 for members, non-members and guests with reservations. No-shows are billed $22.
May pay by cash/check/Visa/MC/Discover
Name___________________________________________________
Name___________________________________________________
Company________________________________________________
Daytime phone ___________________________________ e-mail ____________________________________
I plan to bring a gift to the meeting. Item being donated: ___________________________________
I would like to donate a gift but cannot attend. Please call me at ____________________________
MEMBERSHIP
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Creve Coeur Airport
Robert Cameron
14301 Creve Coeur Airport Road
St. Louis, MO 63146
314-878-9575
www.crevecoeurairport.com
Airports
Journey to Results, LLC
Annette Brackin
314-485-9740
www.journeytoresults.com
Leadership Development
LocalVox
Lori Vesely
5401 Veterans Memorial Pkwy., Ste. 200
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-939-1547
www.localvox.com
Marketing / Advertising
BE CYBER SAFE
GUEST EDITORIAL
Debra K. Schuster, Schuster & Associates
Sanaaz Designer Couture
Samrina Haseeb
12520 A Olive Blvd.
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
314-971-1300
www.SanaazCouture.com
Retailers / Boutiques
Serenity Home Hospice
Toshi Becton
9270 Olive Blvd., Ste. B
Olivette, MO 63132
314-925-0119
www.serenityhomehospice.com
Hospices / Healthcare
Mid County Orthopaedic Surgery &
Sports Medicine
Hayley Sohn
845 N. New Ballas Rd., Ste 200
Creve Coeur MO 63141
314-913-4259
www.signaturemedicalgroup.com
Physicians - Doctors of Medicine
St. Louis Area Diaper Bank
Jessica Adams
10601 Baur Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
314-384-2512
www.StLDiaperBank.org
Organizations - Not For Profit
Partners Insurance, Inc.
Jason Wamsganz
11500 Olive Blvd., Ste. 258
St. Louis, MO 63141
314-919-2064
www.partnersinsuranceinc.com
Insurance
St. Louis Kolache
Russell Clark
1300 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
314-938-5656
www.stlkolache.com
Restaurants / Bakeries
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING
BUSINESSES FOR RENEWING THEIR
MEMBERSHIPS IN NOVEMBER:
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More – 5 years
Bonhomme Village Apartment Homes - 24 years
Brookdale Creve Coeur - 15 years
College Hunks Hauling Junk & College Hunks Moving – 1 year
Creve Coeur Lions Club – 16 years
Creve Coeur Racquet Club – 5 years
De Smet Jesuit High School – 1 year
Etegra, Inc. – 1 year
First Community Credit Union – 14 years
Kings Landing Apartments – 9 years
Kriegshauser West Mortuary – 21 years
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes - 1 year
Mayuri India Restaurant – 1 year
Missouri American Water Company – 18 years
Mulqueeny Eye Centers – 4 years
Potbelly Sandwich Shop – 3 years
Premier Tax and Business Services – 4 years
With the proliferation of on-line shopping entities and statistics
showing that consumers are predicted to make on-line
purchases of at least $3 billion dollars on Cyber Monday, outselling Black Friday by $300,000, this is the perfect time to be
an educated and savvy consumer. It is not the goods you
purchase that I am referring to, but ensuring your cyber security.
This is a perfect time to change old passwords – choose one
that is a combination of capital and lower case letters, at least
one number and symbol – that you and ONLY you- will
remember. There are numerous websites and increasingly,
many financial institutions, that offer free services that will store
your passwords in encrypted fashion that require you to only
remember one password to access all of your others.
Keep emailed receipts of on-line transactions; shred – do not
just throw away- expired credit cards and those “pre-approved”
cards with your name on them that you receive in the mail if you
are not going to use them. Log-off shopping websites if you
have a sign-in and be sure to close ATM screens before driving
away to do more shopping.
So, enjoy the holidays, caveat emptor and be cyber-safe!
Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2016!
MEMBER PROFILE
Waterway Carwash
Steve Agrippino
10559 Old Olive St.
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Phone: 314-567-3670
Website: www.waterway.com/location/Creve-Coeur/
Photo courtesy of McCarty Photography
Waterway® Carwash’s mission is to give customers the cleanest, friendliest, highest-quality, car wash experience in town. With
every car wash package offered, whether you’re riding through or letting Waterway do the driving, you’ll have a team of
attendants working on your car from head to tail. Each vehicle gets a thorough hand dry. Plus, Waterway’s happiness guarantee
comes standard - you drive off the lot only when you are completely satisfied. Carwash packages and fleet pricing is available.
Call Steve Agrippino at Waterway Carwash Creve Coeur for more information.
CHAMBER TEAM COLLECTS NEARLY $400
AT 2015 OLD NEWSBOYS DAY
Chamber team from left: Sonya Meatte (Assistance Home Care), Mike Minkler
(CMIT Solutions of Clayton), Ross Wolff (Merrill Lynch), Taleah Byrne
(Committed to Health Chiropractic Center) and Cindy Heard (Aflac). Missing
from the photo are Debra Schuster (Debra K. Schuster & Associates) and
Nancy Gray (CCO Chamber).
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF ST. LOUIS
OPERATION SCHOOL BELL
Operation School Bell (OSB) is one of six of the Assistance League's
philanthropic programs. OSB outfits deserving school children in the St. Louis
area with a complete school uniform: pants, shirts, underwear, toiletry items, a
new book, and a fleece sweatshirt. The OSB program marks its 25th year this
fall and as of November 13, 3,000 children from 26 schools have received
these items. Those fittings were from fall through November 17, then continue
in January for two additional dressing weeks. Since its inception, 56,750 area
school children have received new school clothing. The OSB program
receives funding from the Old Newsboys Day campaign.
Assistance League volunteers greet the children as they arrive, then with
kindness and care, patiently measure and outfit each child in new uniforms.
Additional volunteers educate and entertain them with learning activities,
laughter and fun, as they await their fittings. Respect and cooperation
between school administrators, teachers and volunteers make the challenging
work of OSB seamless. Shared dedication, hard work and tireless
commitment to the children make it a success.
Sales from the Assistance League resale shop, Fantastic Finds, located at
12778 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur (at the southwest corner of Mason and
Olive) fund OSB as well as the five other Assistance League philanthropic
programs. The phone number at Fantastic Finds is 314-579-9500.
Assistance League of St. Louis is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization
whose members identify, develop, implement, and fund ongoing community
programs to serve the specific needs of children and adults in the St. Louis
Candid shot of Taleah Byrne selling newspaper to Dr. Hyland
community. Assistance League was organized in 1987 and chartered as the
80th chapter of the National Assistance League in 1990. All funds raised are
Many thanks to all our volunteers who gave up their early morning hours to
returned
to the St. Louis community. Assistance League of St. Louis is an
help collect money for Old Newsboys Day. Every year, on the Thursday
accredited
charity of the Better Business Bureau. For more information,
morning before Thanksgiving, committed volunteers put on their Old Newsboys
please visit www.alstl.org.
Day apron and take to the streets to raise money for children's organizations.
2015 TRIVIA NIGHT
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE
FOLLOWING ….
CITY OF OLIVETTE FOR BEING
THE HOST SITE
SILVER SPONSORS:
Participants of the Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur table contemplating a trivia answer
AND BRONZE SPONSOR:
THANKS TO THE TRIVIA COMMITTEE:
Jeanna Woods, Chair (Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur)
Cindy Heard (Aflac)
Norma Pew (West County Civitan Club)
Janice Roberg (Roberg Tax Solutions)
Kim Simmons (Massage Envy Spa Olivette)
Thanks also to Norma Pew and Cindy Heard for being judges at
the event.
12444 Olive Blvd.
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
(314) 514-1111
Players at the First Community Credit Union table chatting before the trivia game begins
ROUND
SPONSORS
MORE TRIVIA
PRIZE SPONSORS:
AND THE WINNERS WERE:
Terracon Consultants won first place with a score of 78. The table also won best decorated
table with armed forces insignias on the table, and each member dressed in some form of
military apparel. Front row (from left): Amanda Skeel, Wendy Tinnon and Nicole Jordan. Back
row (from left): Zach Nelson, Erika Nelson, Brad Tinnon, Jeff Skeel and Howard Horwitz
Thank you to all the businesses that donated items for our mini-auction
Abbott EMS
American Carnival Mart
Aspen Waste Systems
Fantastic Finds/Assistance League of St. Louis
Avon Independent Sales Rep.
City of Creve Coeur
Committed to Health Chiropractic Center
Courtyard by Marriott Creve Coeur
Creve Coeur Dentistry
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Creve Coeur Racquet Club
Cutco Cutlery Store
Danetta Wise & Kim Simmons
Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur
Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers
Fastsigns
Hair Saloon for Men - Bellerive
KarMel's Kraft Supplies
Office Depot
Orlando's Catering
Pickleman's Gourmet Café
Roberg Tax Solutions
Sam's Club
Sport Clips
St. Louis WING Co.
Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill
Subway
Upper Limits Rock Gym
Volpe Consulting & Accounting Services
From left: Carmen Grimes and Kim Simmons from Massage Envy Spa Olivette
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, December 11, 2015
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Light Breakfast Items & Networking
Viviano's Festa Italiano
150 Four Seasons
Chesterfield MO 63017
Phone at site: 314-878-1474
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 December 9, 2015
REGISTER ONLINE: www.ccochamber.com or FAX: 314-569-3073
OR E-MAIL: ngray@ccochamber.com
Names of attendees __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Business
______________________________________
Daytime phone
Email
____________________________________
____________________________________________
Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce
Presents
Mexican Fiesta
AWARDS DINNER & AUCTION
(Honoring Creve Coeur and Olivette Firefighters and Police Officers)
Friday, February 19, 2016
Orlando's Event and Conference Center
2050 Dorsett Village
Maryland Heights MO 63043
5:30-9:00 p.m.
Buffet Dinner with Premium Open Bar
Reservations due by February 12th
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please reserve a Cancun Sponsorship for my company ……………………………………………..….…………………………………...….……….….. $1,000
Sponsorship includes signage 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 Puerta Vallarta Sponsorship for my company ………………………………………..………………………………….….……….…….. $600
Sponsorship includes signage 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 Riviera Maya Photo Booth Sponsorship for my company (1 available)…………..………………………………….….……………….. $500
Sponsorship includes signage with sponsor's name, tickets for 6 people, name on program cover and in newsletter and on chamber website
Please reserve a Mariachi Band DJ Sponsorship for my company (1 available)…………………………….…………………..………………………….. $400
Sponsorship includes signage with sponsor’s name, tickets for 4 people, name on program cover and in newsletter and on chamber website
Please reserve a Los Cabos Sponsorship for my company……………… .………………………………………………………………………………….. $250
Sponsorship includes signage with sponsor’s name, tickets for 2 people, name on program cover and in newsletter and on chamber website
Please reserve an Acupulco Sponsorship for my company …………………………………….…………………………………………..………….…….. . $100
Sponsorship includes signage with sponsor’s name, name on program cover and in newsletter and on chamber website
Contact Name _______________________________________________________________________________________
Company __________________________________________________________________________________________
Full Address ________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone _______________________ e-mail ____________________________________ Fax ______________________
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/AE accepted)
□ I will mail a check.
□ I need to be invoiced.
Total ______________
□ I want to donate an auction item for the event.
Donation
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.