December 2013 - Greater North County Chamber of Commerce

Greater North County Chamber of Commerce
IN ACTION
Vol. 61 No. 9
Monthly Publication
(USPS 116450)
December 2013
Calendar of Events
December 2013
December 4
Board Meeting
Deaver’s Restaurant
11:30 am—1:00 pm
December 6
Nite of Stars
7:00 pm until Midnight
December 10
Winners named in ‘Shop Chamber First’ campaign
We are very excited to announce that shoppers turned in over 400 hundred receipts to the office in
response to the Greater North County Chamber “Shop Chamber First” campaign.
The awareness campaign, which ran from October 1-31, encouraged residents throughout North
County to spend their money locally at Chamber members, which in turn helps make for stronger
businesses, stronger schools and stronger communities.
As part of the campaign, consumers were eligible to win one of five gifts. The winning receipts
were drawn at the Chamber’s November Membership luncheon.
The winners and their gifts were: Ogbai Merache, a Kindle Fire HD; Madonna Gove, a $100 Hendel’s Gift Card; Teresa Hauser, a $75 Schnucks Gift Card; Christine Keil, a $50 Nagles Gift Card;
and Elizabeth Wade, a $50 Quick Trip Gift Card.
The receipts came from a multitude of Chamber members, who offer different services and products. These included Schnucks, Dierbergs, Quick Trip, Mobil on the Run, Hendel’s, Randall’s,
Handyman Hardware, Brief Reflections, McDonalds, Goeke’s, Fritz’s, de.lish, Nagles Papa Murphy’s, St. Louis County Library, Sandie’s Interiors, Crown Vision Center, Ameren , US Bank, SSM
DePaul Health Center and the Florissant Civic Center Theatre.
2013 SPONSORS
Coffee Klatch
Starbucks
7:30—8:30 am
December 11
Business After Hours
Chamber Office
5:00—7:00 pm
December 13
Ambassador Luncheon
DeLeo’s Deli
11:00 am
December 18
Membership Meeting
Norwood Hills C.C.
11:30 am—1:00 pm
December 25
Christmas Day
Office Closed
GOLD
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2013/2014 Officers
Colleen Hannibal, Chairwoman
NHC HomeCare St. Louis
314-434-2497
Jon Vogt, Vice Chairman
Catering To You
839-3244
Brice VanSant, Secretary
Labor Ready
314-921-1414
Elizabeth Wade, Treasurer
Pulaski Bank
314-317-4745
Julie Berthold, Past Chairwoman
Berthold Carpet Cleaning
803-8843
Carolyn Marty, President
Greater North County Chamber
831-3500
2013/2014 Directors
Bret Berigan
Christian Hospital
314-653-5304
Dick Cerame
Paul Cerame Auto Group
314-838-2400
Rick Dorsey
Ahlheim & Dorsey, LLC
636-940-8000
Chief Michael Gantner
Black Jack Fire Protection District
314-741-9905
Rosemary Hodges
SSM DePaul Health Center
314-344-7450
Kenneth McGhee
Archway Memorial Chapel
895-3900
Dhari Pearson
Papa Murphy’s Take N Bake Pizza
314-972-7272
Melissa Rakers
Neighbors Credit Union
314-838-4666
Craig Szczuka,
Falcon Service, Inc.
355-5002
Dr. Grayling Tobias
Hazelwood School District
314-953-5000
Don Zykan
Meridian Waste Services, LLC
960-6085
Debbie Wright, Editor & Designer
December 2013
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Chamber Happening Around Town
4
Chairwoman’s Message
5
December Business After Hours
6
7
Welcome New Chamber Members
8
Tip of the Hat
9
Member Renewals
New Member Showcase
debbie@greaternorthcountychamber.com
Greater North County Chamber Office
420 W. Washington
Florissant, MO 63031
(314) 831-3500 Fax (314) 831-9682
www.greaternorthcountychamber.com
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce
In Action Newsletter
Monthly Publication
Vol. 61 No.9 (USPS 116450)
Periodical Postage Paid Florissant, MO 63033
10
Business After Hours
11
Monthly Membership Meeting
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
December 2013- Page 3
CHAMBER “HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN”
Kristen Turner, with Garden Villas
North, our host for the November
Business After Hours presents Kent
Miller with a wine basket as the winner
of the business card drawing.
Dwight & Crystal Johnson, owners
of Creative Designs Gift Shop,
shown cutting the ribbon at their
store located in Ferguson.
Boain Dental held a flag raising
ceremony on Veterans Day to
commemorate the new flag pole
installed at their Florissant office.
Robin Shively, owner of Corners
Frameshop in Ferguson along with
Chamber members, Ferguson city
officials and family, shown cutting
the ribbon at the new store.
The Chamber welcomed new
member Apex Financial Credit
Union with a ribbon cutting
ceremony at their new facility
located in Florissant.
Sharita Davis, owner of Vitality Spa
is shown with family, Chamber
members, Ambassadors and friends
cutting the ribbon at her new
Florissant facility.
Jessie Salamone, with Hoods
Discount Home Center receives her
1st anniversary cupcake from Jaime
Jenkins at the November
membership meeting.
John Scott, General Manager of the
Howdershell Dairy Queen celebrates
the 1 year anniversary of the newly
remodeled store . Stop by for lunch
or dinner soon!
Former Florissant Mayor Robert
Lowery speaking at the re-dedication
of the JFK Community Center on
the 50th Anniversary of the death of
President John F. Kennedy.
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
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Chairwoman’s Message
As 2013 comes to a close, I look back and am thrilled to say we’ve had an
amazing year within the Chamber. Our monthly membership luncheons have
grown. We have had more opportunities to network with our Business after
Hours, Morning Coffee Klatch, Lead groups, fundraising events, and our
Women in Networking lunches. Our Chamber has also celebrated many ribbon cuttings with new businesses opening and expanding in our area. We remain North County Strong. The success of our chamber would not be possible without our dedicated members. Thank you for being involved!
We recently completed our “Shop Chamber First” Campaign that ran through
the month of October. The chamber office had over 400 individual receipts
mailed to the office to be entered in our drawing. Not only our chamber
members became involved, but our community as well. Thank you to the
Community News and the Independent News for advertising our campaign,
and to all of our businesses for promoting the campaign. It was very exciting
to draw the winning receipts at our November membership luncheon. Thank
you to everyone who participated and assisted in making this a great success.
We will be planning another Shop Chamber event in the upcoming months.
Thank you to all for a wonderful 2013! I wish everyone a happy, safe, and
blessed holiday season!
Colleen Hannibal
Chairwoman of the Board
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
December 2013—Page 5
Business After Hours
Holiday Open House
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce Office
420 W. Washington St. (63031)
Wednesday, December 11 from 5:00—7:00 pm
Stop by for some Appetizers, Drinks and Holiday Cheer
Bring a co-worker or friend. Hope to see you there!
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
Page 6—December 2013
Welcome
New Chamber Members
Aminahs Treats & More
Neighbors Credit Union
Aminah Williams
3211 O’Fallon Lake Dr. (63366)
636-293-8673
Health Coach-Personal Chef-Cooking Classes
Apex Financial Credit Union
Don Cunningham
18 Mullanphy Gardens Shopping Center (63031)
314-679-9230
Cheryl Ballard
1720 Market St. (63166)
314-231-1549
Oakwood Estates Nursing & Rehabilitation
Apex Financial Credit Union
Don Cunningham
6401 Stratford Ave. (63120)
314-385-8800
Jen Lessor
5303 Bermuda Rd. (63121)
314-385-0910
The Valley-A Stonebridge Community
Valerie Agoos
6768 N. Hwy 67 (63034)
314-741-9101
Apex Financial Credit Union
Don Cunningham
1222 Spruce St. (63103)
314-385-8800
Distinctive Co.
Tierra Fluker
1000 Hidden Valley #0 (63385)
314-874-5286
Advertising-Marketing-Business Expos
Vitality Spa
Sharita Davis
1766 N. New Florissant Rd. (63033)
314-329-5802
World Finance Corporation
Kecia Witt
10664 St. Charles Rock Rd. (63074)
314-426-7800
Here Today
George Meyer
770 N. Highway 67 (63031)
314-219-1591
Win a Keurig Coffee Machine
New Accounts Created will be Entered into the Drawing to win the:
1st Prize: (2) available
Keurig B140 Single Cup Brewing Systems
2nd Prize: (4) available
American Express Gift Cards (offer expires 12/13/2013)
CHAMBER MEMBERS RECEIVE PROGRAM DISCOUNTS OF 5 TO 80% OFF
Register a credit Card to receive Program discounts in Office Depot Stores or use your
Office Depot Store Purchasing Card (SPC) to receive your Member discounts in Office
Depot Stores
(Store Purchasing Cards available at the Greater North County Chamber office)
Sign up on the GNC Chamber website. Just click the Office Depot icon on the left side
of the home page to register your card.
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
December 2013—Page 7
Twenty two new members showcased their businesses and services at our
November New Member Showcase and Monthly Luncheon held at Yacovelli’s
Restaurant and Banquet Center. Over 100 Greater North County Chamber
members and their guests were on hand to visit the member booths and learn
more about the new businesses that recently joined our Chamber.
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
Page 8—December 2013
Tip of the Hat
St. Louis County Parks Department
on the groundbreaking of the new Aquatic Center at the North County
Recreation Complex on Redman Road.
City of Black Jack
Mayor Norm McCourt, city Clerk Karen Robinson, Councilman Donald Krank, Rick Steigerwald,
Albert Schroeder and John Taylor earned Certified Municipal Officials.
STS Care Care
Steve Pokorny, newly elected Chairman of the St. Louis Area NAPA (BDG)
Business Development Group.
Eileen Dyall—Curves Ferguson
On the birth of her granddaughter Caroline Bernice Nicely.
Hazelwood School District
Jack Wang, new Communications and Media Relations Director
Rance Thomas honored with Christian Hospital Foundation’s Paul F. Detrick Legacy
Leadership Award.
Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III, Florissant Mayor Thomas Schneider and
Hazelwood Mayor Matt Robinson
Receiving the designation of Certified Municipal Officials by the Missouri Municipal League.
Greater North County Chamber Member Testimonial
“The Bridge at Florissant has recently become active members of the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce and since becoming active, our community has grown 15%. We believe that this growth is due to partnerships we have with organizations like the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce. We are excited about our
growth and excited about our continued
participation with the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce.”
Venus Martz, Community Relations Manager
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
December 2013—Page 9
Members who recently renewed!
AAMCO Transmissions
Ameriprise Financial
B&B Heating & Cooling
Mark Behlmann
Bolin Services Inc.
Boy Scouts of America
Edward Jones—Josh Loeffler
Ehrlich’s Kitchen & Bath
Executive Financial Group
Friends of Old St. Ferdinand
Garden Villas North
Hoods Discount Home Center
Howdershell Dairy Queen
Hughes Auto Body
Keeven Appliance
Krispy Kreme
Lasting Impressions Home Remodeling
Life Is A Party
Martz & Wilson LLC
Mississippi Valley Roofing
Moellering & Niehoff
Nimmons Wealth Management
Old Town Donuts
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562
Pretty N Posh Spa*Parties*Accessories
Saint Louis Christian College
Vern Schmitz
Steve Robbins, CFP
The Boyle Law Firm
The Hutchens Mortuary
Voss Automotive
Senator Gina Walsh
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
Page 10—December 2013
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Bridal Connections
Member Since 1986
Committed to the happiness and satisfaction
of brides and their party since 1986.
Family owned and operated.
Dooley’s Florist
Member Since 1967
Committed to serving your floral needs with
style. Your complete satisfaction is
unconditionally guaranteed.
425 Dunn Rd. (63031)
314-831-2030
Same Day Delivery Available
690 rue St. Francois (63031)
314-837-7444
Ehrlich’s Kitchens & Baths
Johnny Londoff Chevrolet, Inc.
Member Since 1989
Member Since 2012
Founded in 1980 with highly trained
It is the goal of John Londoff Jr. and Johnny
professionals and is family owned & operated Londoff Chevrolet to make sure all of their
and are certified by the National Kitchen &
customers are completely satisfied with the
Bath Association.
purchase of a new or used vehicle.
5995 Howdershell Rd. (63042)
314-837-9999
1375 Dunn Rd. (63031)
314-837-1800
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
Page 11—December 2013
Monthly Membership Luncheon
Holiday Celebration
Wednesday, December 18 from 11:30 am—1:00 pm
Norwood Hills Country Club
One Norwood Hills Country Club Dr. (63121)
Meeting Sponsor: First Bank
T.E.A.M. Food Pantry Collection: Bring a non-perishable item to the luncheon.
$18 per person with prior reservations. Deadline for reservations is Monday, December 16.
$23 per person for walk-ins if facility can accommodate.
Reserve online at www.greaternorthcountychamber.com or by phone at
314-831-3500
No shows will be billed
2013 Sponsors… Platinum/ Christian Hospital, Gold/ SSM DePaul Health Center
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FLORISSANT, MO 63031
FLORISSANT, MO
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“The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce is a partnership of business professionals
and community leaders united to promote the North County region.”
The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce is non-partisan and does not commit to the support of or endorse any candidates for public office.