This Week at the Chamber November 7-13
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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This Week in the Community We encourage you to participate in the events in the community this 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.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE
OSF St. Mary Medical Center Surgery, Laboratory and Center for Outpatient Services Groundbreaking AND
OSF St. Mary Medical Center Auxiliary Gift Shop Monday, November 7th – Wednesday, November 9th 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Stop in and see all of the wonderful new things we have including Christmas items, scarves, wraps, tailgating items, jewelry, purses, and more! *Everything 20% off for these 3 days only.
OSF Galesburg Clinic Blessing and Dedication
You are invited to a groundbreaking on the campus of OSF St. Mary Medical Center for the Surgery, Laboratory and Center for Outpatient Services and a Blessing and Dedication of the OSF Galesburg Clinic. The ceremony will start at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 7 in the OSF St. Mary cafeteria. After the opening ceremony, there will be a groundbreaking for the new Surgery, Laboratory and Center for Outpatient Services. The program will continue with a Blessing and Dedication of the OSF Galesburg Clinic. Refreshments and tours to follow.
Monday, November 7 4:30 p.m.
OSF St. Mary Medical Center 3333 N. Seminary St., Galesburg
Prairie Players Civic Theatre’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Join as a “friend” of the Auxiliary and get a coupon for 25% off one item. *Excludes Isabel Bloom, cards, candy, and sundries.
Please RSVP to Mindy Knuth:
(309) 344-3161, Ext.4192, or mindy.s.knuth@osfhealthcare.org 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 PM; November 12, 13, and 19 at 2 PM; and November 20 at 3 PM. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and can be purchased at prarieplayers.com or reserved at 309-343-7728.
On The Horizon These events are happening in the community next week (November 14-20) ! For full flyers, click the graphics below!
Helping local businesses
TAKE FLIGHT! Over the last few months, First Mid has closed on 26 new U.S. Small Business (SBA) Loans in the Knox County area. These new loans have assisted in creating and/or retaining over 125 local jobs and provided funding for:
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Building acquisition, construction or remodeling Equipment or machinery purchases Inventory purchases Business expansion, acquisition or refinancing Working capital
First Mid is a Certified Lender and Express Lender with the SBA. We can help qualifying businesses take advantage of these flexible SBA terms: • • • • • •
Up to 90% project financing Up to a 10-year loan amortization on equipment and machinery Up to a 7-year loan amortization on working capital Up to a 25-year loan amortization on commercial real estate Up to a 20-year fixed interest rate on certain eligible projects No loan balloon/maturity date for most SBA loans
Three locations in Knox County:
Galesburg • 101 East Main • 309-343-9181 Galesburg • 1535 North Henderson • 309-344-1203 Knoxville • 331 East Main • 309-289-2331
FIRSTMID.COM Member FDIC Equal Opportunity Lender
Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce 200 E Main St, Galesburg Il. (309) 343-1194
2014 - 2015 - 2016 FIRST MID HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ILLINOIS SBA THREE YEARS IN A ROW FOR OUR
COMMITMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS! FIRST MID RECENTLY RANKED 4TH IN THE STATE FOR THE NUMBER OF CLOSED LENDER (7a) LOANS DURING THE SBA FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016.