June Calendar - Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Lawrence and Gail Long go back a long time to 29 years ago when Nancy was choir director at Union and hired Gail to be the organist. Gail Long received her bachelor's degree in music from McKendree University and her master's in piano performance from SIUE. Nancy is a graduate of Asbury College. The program will include Poulenc Sonata and the C.S. Theme and Variations. They will play a Mozart Sonata plus a few lighter things. A freewill offering will be taken.

Two tee times - 7:30am and 12:30pm. For more information, call Memorial Foundation, Inc at (618) 257-5659 or Friends of St. Elizabeth's Hospital at (618) 234-2120, ext 1289.

Entry Fees: $12 is postmarked by May 25th. $15 if after May 25th. T-shirt, number pick-up and late registrations on race day between 7-8am. Shirts guaranteed prior to race for early registrants. Benefits the Chad Wood Memorial Scholarship Fund for College Scholarship Program for High Mount and Wolf Branch School students and Rotary Projects. Refreshments follow the race. Call Brent Wilhelm at (618) 304-2317 or Cheryl Moody at (618) 624-4198 for more information.

Will feature performances from nine jazz ensembles from around the St. Louis metropolitan area, wine tasting from about 30 Illinois wineries and some national wine distributors, and food from several Belleville restaurants.

Doors open at 5pm, Dinner at 6pm and Fashion Show begins at 7:30am. Honorary Chair is the Honorable James Vernier, Mayor of Shiloh. Celebrity Chair is Guy Phillips, Y98 Morning Show Host. Tickets are $65 per person or $520 per table. Reservations must be made by May 23^rd. For more information or to order tickets, please call Angie at Call For Help, (618) 397-0968.

The tournament will be a four-person scramble with an 11:00 a.m. shotgun start. The entry fee of $300 per team ($375 for team with hole sponsorship) includes golf for four, cart, beverage, lunch, steak dinner and prizes. For a registration form, visit www.stl-salvationarmy.org. For more information on sponsorships contact Marty Rueter at 314-952-8971, Captain Dale Rodgers at 235-7378 - ext 100, Brent Boyles at 233-8500 - ext 14 or Bob Graebe at 277-9150.

Enjoy a fun and friendly evening playing Bunko, an old-fashion game for all ages! Meet new people and have fun as you race to roll the elusive BUNKO and win great prizes. Fun for all ages!! Open to the public. No reservations required. $5.00/Person, includes beverages, snacks and prizes. Play Bunko FREE by having dinner at Eckert’s Country Restaurant before the game begins!

Meet other Chamber members over coffee and bagels at our new monthly networking meeting. Coffee Cup Connections will be held the 2^nd Tuesday of each month in the Chamber Boardroom. Please arrive by 8:15am with business cards in hand. 8:15-8:30 will be networking time. At 8:30am, we’ll begin three 10 minute presentations by members. Afterwards, members will have additional networking time. During the meeting we’ll draw 3 business cards and those three members will be the presenters at the following month’s Coffee Cup Connections. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and learn more about other member businesses! There is no cost, but we would like to know how many people will be attending, so please email ahector@bellevillechamber.org if you plan to attend.

This forum will feature presentations by Dr. Wael Girgis, endocrinologist; Dr. Jeffrey Chalfant, psychiatrist and Natalie Hayes, Pharm.D.

Join us to celebrate locally grown products. We will be serving 6 courses featuring locally produced products and pairing each with a different local wine. We will have the winemaker here from Illinois Cellars Winery and a representative from Stone Hill to talk about the items we serve. $25.00 per person.

$75 fee includes green fees, cart, 3 drinks, dinner, skins, and a great day! Contact Jim Clindaniel at (618) 277-1800 by June 4^th to register.

Golfers and tee sponsors are still needed! Format is a 4-person scramble with 2 flights and 3 places per flight. Registration fee of $135 per person includes lunch, beverages, golf, cart, dinner, gift bag, and silent auction. Non-golfing spouses/friends can enjoy dinner and auction for only $20. Registration forms are available online at www.ymcaswil.org or in any branch of the YMCA of Southwest Illinois. Proceeds benefit teen and international programs of the YMCA of Southwest Illinois. For more information, contact Kari Lenz at the YMCA: (618) 337-2217.

Help CASA, more than you already do; continue to make a difference in the lives of our children by helping with our largest annual fundraiser. This fundraiser is important because it costs about $100 per child per year to run the CASA office. Currently we are serving 267 children. The more money we raise at this event the less time we have to spend raising other funds. Email tglenncasa@sbcglobal.net or call 618.234.4278 for more info.

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Here’s To Your Health - “What is a Hospitalist?”

In recent years, a new specialty of medicine has emerged called the “Hospitalist.” These are physicians who specialize in caring for patients during their stay in a hospital. Because these physicians are based in the hospital, they are available throughout the day for admissions and emergencies. Shelly Harkins, M.D., Hospitalist at St. Elizabeth’s, will be presenting information on What is a Hospitalist and the benefits to patients. Convenient parking is available in the Southern Illinois Heart Institute building parking lot (340 West Lincoln). No reservations are needed for this free program but seating is limited to 75 people. Refreshments provided.

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and the American Red Cross wants you to “Rock and Roll up Your Sleeves” during this summer by donating blood. Every presenting donor will receive a special rocker-style t-shirt and the chance to win an authentic Lynyrd Skynard platinum album. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are suggested. Appointments can be made by phone by calling 618-234-2120, ext. 1374 or through the Red Cross’ online appointment setting feature. IDs are required to donate blood. For online appointment setting, go to www.givelife.org and enter StElizabethsHospital (note no spaces) into Sponsor Code area. Click Search and select the upcoming blood drive date and the time of appointment. First time users will have to create an initial profile. Convenient parking is available near the Southern Illinois Heart Institute Building. Enter SIHI lobby and the Millennium Room is to the left of the information desk, near elevators.

$12.00 Includes Drink & Food. It is our intention at this event to connect you with the resources, people, and ideas you might need in order to achieve your professional and personal goals. Know of someone who needs to connect with other women in the community? What about your hair dresser, accountant, lawyer, housekeeper? Do you know anyone who is an author, a banker, a professional networker? Is there someone in your life that could simply benefit from being around positive, caring women who can encourage, support and promote them in their professional and/or personal life? Then invite them to join us!! That is how we grow this community of amazing women.

Join us as we celebrate our 3rd year anniversary. Soulard Blues Band performs from 2-5pm. Food Tent provided by Roy-el Catering. No admission fee.

442 South DeMazenod Drive, Belleville, IL 62223 Map (MapQuest.com)
(618) 394-6272

Presented by the faculty of Aquinas Institute of Theology. Much has been said about the inerrancy of the Bible. Discover the Catholic view of understanding and interpreting the Bible. Cost: $20 per person, lunch included. Pre-registration is required.

Associated Physicians Group presents free seminar to Osteoarthritis sufferers. Philip Gogel, MD, will be presenting a video on the program. Lunch will be provided.

The program will be an open discussion about the behavioral changes due to Alzheimer’s Disease. For more information, call 520-8862.

Get some great new recipes for light and easy foods to enjoy on those hot days of summer. If there’s one food that really captures the essence of summer, it’s salad. So join Angie Eckert as she will share some of her favorite summer salad recipes with you and some great wines that will pair perfectly. $25/Person. To make reservations please call 618.233.0513.

$125.00 per person. Cash Bar. Proceeds will benefit the further development of the Scott Field Heritage Air Park and the Scott Air Force Base Air Show and Open House scheduled for September 20-21, 2008. Please RSVP by June 18^th to (618) 233-2015 or ahector@bellevillechamber.org.

The event’s goal is to spotlight the importance of bike safety for the whole family, especially children. HelmetsFirst will be providing a Bike Safety Course for children ages 11 and under. The first 200 children to complete the course will receive a FREE bike helmet. Children should bring their own bikes. Other events planned for the day include a Car Seat Safety Check, displays from various hospital departments including the Emergency Room, Radiology, and Neurosurgery. St. Elizabeth’s Child Care Center will have a tri-cycle course for the smaller aged children. Tour de Belleville will also have a registration booth for their upcoming event. The first 100 people to register will receive a commemorative Tour de Belleville water bottle. Other attendees include Belleville Poilce Department’s DNA identification and D.A.R.E. wagon, Belleville Fire Department’s fire house drill plus Pluggy the Fireplug, MedStar Ambulance Services and Bicycle World. Bicycle World will be performing bike tune-ups. Participants can also register to win one of several new bikes, attendance prizes and giveaways.

Music by: Joe Camel and the Caucasians. Hors d’oeuvre selections by Roy-el Catering. $35.00 per person. Also, take a chance to win round trip airline tickets. For more information, call (618) 277-1800.

The youth participants and adult team of Youth Sing Praise invite you to attend their performance of Lost and Found, an uplifting
and inspiring musical based on the parable of the Prodigal Son. Admission is free. Donations accepted.