Elgin Chamber celebrates Chamber of Commerce Week
The week of Sept. 12-16 has been designated as Illinois Chamber of Commerce Week and to mark the occasion the Elgin Area Chamber will be bringing its members valuable and engaging activities all week long.
On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Elgin Area Chamber welcomes Jane Blain Gilbertson, CEO of Blain's Farm & Fleet which celebrates their grand opening in Elgin that same morning. Guests will enjoy a lunch buffet followed by a moderated Q&A with Gilbertson beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Grand Victoria Casino, 250 S. Grove Ave. in Elgin.
On Thursday, Sept. 15, the chamber invites members for a marathon morning of "Speed Networking" from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Rub-io's Cafe, 1568 Larkin Ave. in Elgin. Much like speed dating events, each member will get a few minutes one-on-one to share their elevator pitches, make connections and then rotate to the next person.
Then on Friday, Sept. 16, the chamber invites members, past and present, to join them for a special Member Mixer and Open House from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Elgin Area Chamber, 31 S. Grove Ave. Members are welcome to drop in at their leisure to mingle with other members, enjoy a delicious lunch, shoot their "EAC Elevator Pitch" video, take an Instagram selfie with the chamber photo frame, sign-up to be part of the upcoming 2017 chamber directory, meet chamber staff and board members and learn more about valuable member benefits available thru the Elgin Area Chamber.
As an added bonus, all new chamber members who join before Sept. 26 will receive a free listing in our 2017 Community Guide & Business Directory and two free tickets ($40 value) to the popular CEO Unplugged series.