This Week at the Chamber Welcome to the Galesburg Area Chamber calendar of events! We encourage you to participate in the activities outlined below and to call our office for more details on any of these events. If you wish to have your event listed in our calendar, please call us at 343-1194.
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NEW JOBS!
Posted on galesburg.org The Chamber website has a NEW job posting page for our members. Let us help you advertise your job openings as a benefit of membership. Send an email to chamber@galesburg.org with your job posting as you want it to appear on the website.
Coming Up... Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon The Chamber is seeking nominations for the Community Service Award. The deadline to turn in nominations is November 4.
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The Luncheon is Monday, November 21 at the Best Western. The nomination and sponsorship forms may be printed HERE!
This Week in the Community We encourage you to participate in the events in the community this week (October 31-November 6)! For full flyers, click the graphics below!
Carl Sandburg College Blood Drive Monday, October 31 9:00am-2:00pm Crist Center 2400 Tom Wilson Blvd. To donate contact Genny Stevens at (309) 341-5332
Galesburg Trick or Treating Hours Contact: Cathy St.George Phone: 309-345-3628 Email: cstgeorge@ci.galesburg.il.us
Trick or Treat night in Galesburg will be Monday, October 31, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Citizens are encouraged to turn on outside lights to indicate their willingness to participate and for the safety of children.
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On The Horizon These events are happening in the community next week (November 7- 13) ! For full flyers, click the graphics below!
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | RELAY FOR LIFE
Power In Purple Knox County is a group of community leaders who have come together to help end the fight against cancer. Each Ambassador has accepted the challenge to raise a minimum of $1,000 in four weeks (October 7th - November 4th) . The ambassador who raises the most money will be crowned the 2016 Power In Purple Champion.
Thursday, November 10, 2016 5:00 to 7:00 PM Budde’s Pizza 425 E Main St, Galesburg
MEET YOUR 2016 POWER IN PURPLE AMBASSADORS
Josh Carpenter
Hi, my name is Josh Carpenter and I am a Galesburg native who has returned home to practice medicine as a Hospitalist for OSF St Mary’s Medical Center where I take care of both pediatrics and adults. I am also a Flight Surgeon at the 182d Medical Group for the Peoria Air National Guard where I have served for 17 years providing care to our countries greatest aviators and airmen. Professionally, there are very few days that go by where I don’t see how cancer has affected the lives of my patients and their family’s. Personally, I have been affected by cancer diagnoses in both my Mother and my Father. I have seen the effects of cutting edge treatment of my parents with both of them undergoing therapy that wasn’t even available when I started my medical school career. I can tell you both as a clinician and as a Son that the first moments, hours and days following a diagnosis are full of anxiety and questions. Sometimes those questions are about the diagnosis and treatment that is available but all to often in Knox County those questions include “how will I be able to afford to get to my treatment and specialists” or “how can I pursue a treatment if it isn’t offered in my area” and this is where the American Cancer Society really shines and why I have made a commitment to Power in Purple. In addition to the research that they are conducting to try to make Cancer a disease of the past they also have the Hope Lodge Program that provides free lodging in 31 cities with cutting edge cancer treatment programs as well as contracted with hotels to offer steeply discounted rates in countless other cities. They also provide rides to and from treatment, even if that treatment is not in our local community to ensure that everyone is getting life saving treatment. I want to invite you to show your support by donating to this great cause and also joining me in wearing purple as I deploy with my unit in the Air National Guard to bring attention to this important organization.
Prairie Players Civic Theatre’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Find out what happens when the worst kids “in the entire history of the world” take over the church Christmas pageant in the Prairie Players Civic Theatre production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Production dates are November 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:30 p.m.; November 12, 13, and 19 at 2 p.m.; and November 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and can be purchased at prairieplayers.com or reserved at 309-343-7728.
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