Member Announcements

"A New Home For Nana"
By written by Barbara DeHart-Titone
illustrated by Phil Montalbano

Chamber member Barbara DeHart-Titone's new book is hot off the presses at Blurb! Take a sneak peek and place your order if you're so inclined...
all proceeds earned will support our NFP REFF Organization programs for families.

Click here to sneak a peek & place your order.

SCORE Chicago's counseling and consulting groups can help your members navigate today's choppy economic waters.  (SCORE Chicago is a nonprofit and resource partner of the SBA.)  We suggest you let members know about our free support by reprinting the copy below in your e-newsletter or newsletter.

Free Advice and Help In Tough Times?

Are you a small businesses who:

Wants to improve cash flow?
Needs more customers as sales decline?
Must reorganize and downsize to better match reduced demand?

Volunteer SCORE counselors have weathered down markets. Our successful business veterans can work with you on these challenges and more. Schedule a free, confidential appointment in over 15 locations through out Chicago.

For businesses with over $2 million in revenues, look at SCORE Chicago's Business Solutions consulting team. They can:

Conduct a business assessment to identify your company's challenges
Develop tailored solutions
Prepare an integrated action plan
Provide hands-on support to implement the plan
Build a partnership to ensure your continuing success

Call David Crow, practice manager, at (312) 353-7723 to further discuss your consulting needs.

For more information, visit SCORE Chicago on the web at www.scorechicago.org.

We hope you will make your members aware of this valuable, free counseling in your newsletter or e-newsletter. We want to work with you to help your members thrive.

Sincerely,

Peg Corwin
Marketing Chair
SCORE Chicago

THIS will give you $25 dollars per referral that leads to an inspection!

Remember

• THIS Inspects homes for Sellers to prepare their home for listing
• THIS Inspects homes for Buyers who wants to know the condition of a home before committing to buy it.
• THIS Inspects any owned home for maintenance and safety issues and create a ' to do" list.

Joseph Tribuzio and Tribuzio Home Inspection Services Inc. is licensed to perform high quality radon measurements using top equipment, - and anyone can benefit from a Radon measurement.

Call (708) 456-1423 or visit www.thishomeinspector.com

Chicago Lions Clubs

Recently, the Mont Clare/Elmwood Park Lions Club ( West side of Chicago) received a letter from Lion Bob Lehman (a Lombard Lion) regarding a child with "Optic Nerve Hypoplasia/Septo Optic Dysplasia". Haley has no vision in her left eye and a shred of functional vision in her right eye. Her only option, for the possibility of sight, is to have an operation in China. Haley, and her mother Heather, are looking for help, our help - www.hayleysvision.com.

We had a few members investigate if there was a way, through International, to help on a larger scale because of the cost for the operation and travel. Now, International does support a program called "SightFirst China Action".

International do have grants available, but NOT for individuals. International has put us in touch with other clubs in the United States who have "sponsored" a child to go to China for this treatment. One of these efforts actually resulted in a Major League baseball team to donate their concession stand profits to the cause and they still barely reached their goal of $25,000.

The Mont Clare/Elmwood Park Lions club has already visited the family and donated $500. We are asking that you help us with this cause by donating whatever monetary amount your club feels is appropriate.

Marvin Gordon at the local Chase Branch is accepting the donations and the account setup up as a non-for profit C-Corp. Any Chase Bank can accept the donations if you have the account number.

Marvin Gordon c/o Haley's Vision
Chase Bank
3247 N. Harlem Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634
Please Note Account #800345753 on your donation.

A member has talked to Hayle's mother, Heather, and her immediate plans are to fly to China on Nov. 20th and spend $23,000 on just the procedure. She started this plea for help over 2 months ago by reaching out the only way she knew but per Marvin has only been able to raise a little over $1,000. So the need is immediate or she will have to turn to credit card debt as her only alternative for the trip.

Heather (the mom) can be reached hayley@hayleysvision.com or by visiting her website at www.hayleysvision.com.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Linda B. Funk
MC/EP Lion's Club