Milestone achieved!

And the crowd goes wild!

The Chamber has officially received it's 100th member. What a huge accomplishment in such a short matter of time. Six months ago we launched the Chamber, and already we have 100 members?! A big thanks to all those that volunteered their time and resources to make this organization a huge success. This growth has far surpassed our expectations and goals for our first year. It's refreshing to know that the dream of 8 individuals to have a stand alone Gurnee Chamber, is thus far shared by 92 other members.
Keep up all of the hard work, and let's see how fast the next 100 comes!

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Holiday Train 2009 in the books!

The Holiday Train was a HUGE success. 1000 attendees enjoyed the train and the festive atmosphere and got to enjoy the generous snack donations of some local Chamber members. Thanks to Caribou Coffee, RinkSide Entertainment, Salutos, Whole Foods, Great America, and Outback Steakhouse.

$90,000 of corporate donations were received, and a yet to be determined amount of collected canned foods.
Thanks to all of the volunteers and sponsors for another successful event. If you want to learn more or help out, go to Gurnee Chamber of Commerce to contact us.

Muti Chamber Event

The Gurnee Chamber of Commerce hosted the first ever Multi Chamber Networking event. Six local chambers participated in the well attended speed networking program. Waukegan Business Association, Lake Villa/Lindenhurst Chamber, Grayslake Chamber, Deerfield/Riverwoods/Bannockburn Chamber, and the Gurnee Chamber were the Chambers in attendance.
Over 170 attendees got the opportunity to share their "story" and business cards with other participants. The format allowed for 1 minute "commercials" to 9 other attendees at a table. After the 10 minute session was completed, attendees moved to a preassigned new table and repeated the process. After three transitions, attendees got to present their story to 30 different business people. Some attendees like Tim Kobb of JDK Concepts gave out promotional items such as pens and sticky note pads. Nothing like going the extra mile.
Look for another version of this event as the response was an overwhelming "Yes, let's do it again" from those in attendance.