August 2016
FRANKFORT
Chamber of Commerce
FRANKFORT
FRANKFORT
Business Blast
Chamber of Commerce
A publication of the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce
FRANKFORT
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Meet Kris
Thomas Kara – President
DANCING MARLIN
815.919.5996
[email protected]
Hi! My name is Kris Pasquini, the Chamber’s new Events &
Communications Coordinator.
I grew up in the south suburbs and am happy to now call Frankfort
home. I have a degree in Mass Communications/Journalism and
a wide variety of experience from reporting and editing to event
planning and fundraising.
Stephen Hogan – Internal Vice President
STUMM INSURANCE LLC
773.862.7761 EXT 109 | [email protected]
My previous positions have included: development associate at
Trinity Services, Inc., where my responsibilities included fundraising
events and marketing; public relations manager at Gottlieb
Memorial Hospital, where I published newsletters and planned
community events; and reporter/editor at several community
newspapers. I also grew a few home-based businesses while
staying home with my kids.
Richard Rappold – External Vice President
LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD W. RAPPOLD
312.242.4967 | [email protected]
Pauline Modjeski – Treasurer
WHITE STREET CAFÉ, LLC.
11 White Street, Unit 111
815.277.2790
[email protected]
I am excited to join the Chamber team because I know first-hand
the benefits of being an active chamber member and a volunteer
as I’ve been involved in several area chambers, served on two
chamber boards and volunteered in various other capacities. I
look forward to using my experience to help the Chamber continue
to grow and offer top-notch events that foster education and
networking opportunities to help our members succeed.
Judy Hageman – Secretary
SILVER CROSS FOUNDATION
815.469.5559 | [email protected]
Thomas Powers – Past President
SAFETY MEETING OUTLINES, INC.
815.464.0200 | [email protected]
Calendar of Events
Gretchen Dust – Director
EVOLVE MEDIA
815.823.9614 | [email protected]
Aug 2 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Aimee Feehery – Director
LINCOLN-WAY HIGH SCHOOL
815.464.4000 | [email protected]
Aug 7 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Craig Lyons – Director
SANDLER TRAINING
815.735.6914 | [email protected]
Kris McGuire
PHOENIX RESTORATION
888.340.4433 | [email protected]
Andrew Wright – Director
YANKEE RIDGE HOMEOWNER’S
ASSOCIATION
2016 Fall Fest Chairman
815.469.1799 | [email protected]
The mission of the
Frankfort Chamber
Commerce is to
foster a healthy
business climate
through voluntary
partnerships.
Night Out Against Crime
Breidert Green
Concerts on the Green
TYNAN (Classic Rock Hits)
Breidert Green
Aug 8 7:00 pm
Frankfort Fall Fest Committee Meeting
Chamber Office
Aug 10
8:30 pm (Dusk)
Movie Night
Monsters, Inc.
Breidert Green
Aug 14 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Scribble Monsters – program for kids
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Concerts on the Green
Second Hand Soul Band
(Motown Blues)
Breidert Green
Aug 16 7:30 am Networking Begins
8:00 am – 9:00 am Program
Meet, Greet & Network
Frankfort Village Hall –
Community Room
432 W. Nebraska Street, Frankfort
Aug 18 5:30 pm
Board of Director’s Meeting
Chamber Office
Aug 21 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Concerts on the Green
Chicago Kingsnakes
Breidert Green
Aug 28 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Concerts on the Green
The Outcast Jazz Band
Breidert Green
Sept 3-5 Frankfort Fall Festival
Sat & Sun 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Monday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sept 4 Frankfort Fall Festival Parade
1:00 pm Step Off
Sept 13 4:30-6:30 pm Business After
Hours BMO Harris Bank
20820 S LaGrange Rd., Frankfort
Sept 15 5:30 pm
Board of Directors Meeting
Chamber Office
Sept 20 7:30 am Networking Begins
8:00 am – 9:00 am Program
Meet, Greet & Network
Frankfort Village Hall – Community Room
432 W. Nebraska Street, Frankfort
Frankfort Country Market continues from 10 am to
2 pm, Sundays through October 23.
Crusin’ Frankfort continues from 5 pm to 9 pm,
Thursdays through September 15.
Midwest BBQ for the Brave
Visit our Website at www.midwestbbq.org
Midwest BBQ for the Brave
In 2012, Jim and Gayla Smith hosted a BBQ in their backyard to
raise money for Building for America’s Bravest, a proud program of
the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Through Building for America’s Bravest, the Stephen Siller Tunnel
to Towers Foundation builds specially adapted, custom designed
smart homes to help restore independence and improve the
quality of life for our nation’s most catastrophically injured service
members.
Jim and Gayla asked for a $20 donation and raised $2000 the
very first year. The BBQ has continued to grow, and has become
a highly anticipated annual event at the CD & ME Special Events
venue in Frankfort, IL.
The 5th Annual Midwest BBQ for the Brave will be from 6 to 11
pm, Thursday, Sept. 8, at CD & ME, 23320 S. LaGrange Rd.,
Frankfort. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
www.midwestbbq.org.
Do you want your business highlighted? Contact the Chamber office at
815.469.3356 or [email protected].
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Chamber of Commerce
What’s Happening at the Chamber
Golf is over, which means Frankfort Fall
Fest is just around the corner. The artisans
are lined up, the tents are ordered, and
the entertainment is booked. Now, we
just need more VOLUNTEERS! We invite
YOU to join our TEAM of yellow-shirt
volunteers. This is a great way to be part
of Fall Fest. You can volunteer three hours
or three days! Complete the enclosed
Volunteer Registration form and drop it
off at the Chamber office or fax it to us at
815.469.4352. Or, call us at 815.469.3356.
Have you seen the Chamber’s new and
improved website? Check it out at www.
frankfortchamber.com. Tell us what you
think!
Golf Outing
Do you have your Member2Member
Advantage card yet? If not, swing by
the Chamber office and pick one up for
FREE. Show your card at more than 30
local businesses to receive Chamber
Member Only deals. Would you like to
offer something special to fellow Chamber
members? Send an email to alicia@
frankfortchamber.com.
Welcome these New
Members to Our TEAM!
More than 100 golfers hit the greens on
July 25 at Prestwick Country Club for the
Chamber’s 31st Annual Community Golf
Outing. Thanks to all the participants,
sponsors, volunteers and raffle prize donors
who helped make this fun event a success.
2016 Golf Outing Winners
Crossfit Rua
John Cornwell
7725 W. Frankfort Square Rd
Frankfort, IL 60423
P. 708.203.8475
www.crossfitrua.com
Best Foursome
Dan Dingle Jason Walsh
Todd Morgan Brett Gordon
Frankfort Bowl & Billiards
15 Ash Street
Frankfort, IL 60423
P. 815.469.5333
Granite Mountain
14027 W. Illinois Hwy.
New Lenox, IL 60451
P. 779.803.3624
granite-mountain.com
Closest to the Line (Women’s)
Sandra Heathcock
Closest to the Line (Men’s)
Sam Kenoly
Illiana Indoor Billboards
17113 Burnham Ave.
Lansing, IL 60438
P. 847.338.5104
www.illianaib.com
Closest to the Pin (Women’s)
Gretchen Braker
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The Ivy League After School Program
Christina Knabjian
The Ivy League
8500 West 191st Street
Mokena, IL 60448
P. 815.464.1265
www.ivyleagueafterschool.com
Closest to the Pin (Men’s)
Tim Shanahan
Before & After School Sports & Recreation Program
Longest Drive (Women’s)
Gretchen Braker
Legacy SC
444 Hackberry
Frankfort, IL 60423
P. 708.805.2704
www.legacysoccer.org
Longest Drive (Men’s)
Tim Ersfeldt
State Farm
Ian McPartlin
8005 183rd – Unit 1
Tinley Park, IL 60487
P. 708.444.0556
www.ianismyagent.com
Ribbon Cuttings
Triskelion
Chuck Balogh
1603 Rickey Drive
Joliet, IL 60433
P. 815.510.7045
www.triskinc.com
Porter Place
17833 Harlem Ave.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Bite Size Pediatric Dentistry
Young Living Essential Oils
Maria Bullion
19923 Oakwood Drive
Mokena, IL 60448
P. 708.870.6500
39 E. Colorado Ave.
Frankfort, IL 60423
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Chamber of Commerce
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Business Bullets
Sponsorships, vendors needed for
back-to-school expo Local businesses
looking to gain exposure and reach
area families can sign up to sponsor or
be a vendor at 22nd Century Media’s
Back on the Bus - A Back-to-School
Expo. The event will be held from 9
a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the
Tinley Park Convention Center. The
event features princess and mascot
appearances, a back-to-school
fashion show styled by The Leading
Image, face painting, balloon artist
and more! Admission is free. For more
information on how to become part of
this event,contact Dana Anderson at
[email protected] or
call (708) 326-9170 Ext. 17.Deadline is
Wednesday, July 27.
Frankfort Park District – Come on
out to the last FREE Party in the Park
- “Dog Days of Summer” on Monday,
August 8 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Windy
Hill Park, located at Pfeiffer Road &
Charrington Road. There will be DJ
music, kid’s activities and an Adopt-APet area. Please bring a pet toy or item
to donate to the adoption organizations
in attendance that evening. Monsters
Inc. (G) will be featured at Movies on
the Green on Wednesday, August 10
at Dusk, approx. 8:30 pm, for FREE
family fun at Breidert Green, White &
Kansas Street, and is co-sponsored by
the Frankfort Park District, Village of
Frankfort and the Frankfort Chamber
of Commerce. Free popcorn will be
popped and served by the Lions Club
of Frankfort. Come spend the last few
nights of summer with the Frankfort Park
District at our FREE 7thAnnual Back
to School Bash on Friday, August 19
from 5:30 - 8:00 pm at Commissioners
Park, Sponsored by Town Center Bank.
The evening will consist of field and
carnival games, B96 Street Crew, craft
area, giant inflatable, touch-a-truck,
concessions, plus playtime at Fort
Frankfort and in the Splash Park. We
ask that all kids bring a school supply
to donate to the Frankfort Area Jaycees
School Supply Drive. These school
supplies will be given to children in need
in the Frankfort community. Enjoy a cool
fall evening around a campfire; roast
marshmallows, drink hot chocolate, play
field games, enjoy a hayride, dance
to music and listen to ghost stories at
the Family Fall Campfire on Friday,
September 23 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in
Commissioners Park. The fee is $5
per child (Adults FREE). Registration
deadline is September 14. Family fun for
all! For more information on all of these
events, please visit www.frankfortparks.
org or contact the Park
District office at 815-4699400. Come join the fun!
Frankfort Car Club
is pleased to announce their weekly
Frankfort Club Cruise night in downtown
Frankfort at Breidert Green every
Thursday night starting at 5pm to 8pm
weather permitting. Cruise night runs
until September 15th. Come out and take
a look at these beautiful and nostalgic
vehicles.
Frankfort Lions Club wants you to Save
the Date for their Annual Wurst Fest that
will take place Thursday, September 1,
2016 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the
beer tent on Kansas and Oak Street
during the Frankfort Fall Festival.
Advanced tickets cost $20
and at the door $25. Go to
www.frankfortlionsclub.com
for ticket and sponsorship
information.
Frankfort Historic Business
Association will host its Annual Buffalo
Gals Girls Night Out from 6 to 9 pm,
Wednesday, Aug. 17.
Round up your best girls, shimmy into
your boots and bangles and come to
downtown Frankfort. Check in at Breidert
Green, Ash and Kansas streets, between
6 and 8 pm to pick up your shopping bag
and map with participating merchants.
Guests also will be entered into the
FHBA evening’s raffle drawing for a pair
of tickets to the Wine and Ale Walk on
September 25.
During the Girls Night Out, merchants
will offer exclusive specials and
many host in-store raffles, serve light
refreshments and/or offer samples. The
evening also features line dancing on the
Breidert Green stage from 6-7 pm. This
is instructor led, so have no fear. Just
come on down and scoot your bootie! Be
sure to bring your camera, too, as local
cowgirls will be circling town on horseback
while a guitar-playing cowboy sings
his way through the streets. For more
information on FHBA events,
visit shophistoricfrankfort.com or
find us on Facebook.
Joliet Junior College – Career Connects
Will & Grundy aiming to give students in
our area real-world career development
and exploration through job shadows,
internships and message boards
with local professionals. Through this
exploration, our hope is that every student
will have a better understanding of the
career path they would like to pursue
and the steps they will need to take to
get there. Check out our website at www.
jcc.edu. for more details and click on
resources and the
career coach.
Town Center Bank is celebrating its 10th
Anniversary and the party is for YOU!
Come join the celebration from 10 am
to 2 pm, Saturday, Sept. 10, at 20181 S.
LaGrange Road, Frankfort. Enjoy FREE
Aurelio’s pizza, Creamery ice cream,
and ShredX, gift certificates, T-shirts,
prizes, PAWS puppies and
kittens, superheroes and
princesses for the kids,
along with face painting,
magic and balloon tricks!
Olivieri Real Estate has office suites,
condos and vacant land
available in the LincolnWay area for sale or for
lease. Please contact our
office at 815-469-6400 and ask for Josh
or Jackie for details.
Staff Information
Any questions or concerns please contact the office staff.
Alicia Joebgen - [email protected]
Kris Pasquini - [email protected]
Marla Krippel - [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 8 am – 5 pm; Fri., 8 am – 4 pm
Contact Us Telephone: 815.469.3356 • Fax: 815.469.4352
www.FrankfortChamber.com • [email protected] • www.FrankfortFallFestival.info
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Chamber of Commerce