MAY E-NEWSLETTER Volume 6, Issue 5 May 2014 MAY EVENTS May 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, & 30 Lunch @ Robert Fulton Community Center, 11:30am Bowling Fundraiser May & June Temporary Exhibit, “New Zealand: What Its Souvenirs Reveal” @ Windmill Cultural Center May 8 Unity Christian School Open House, 2pm-7pm May 8-10 Clinton LumberKings Home Games vs. Peoria Chiefs, 6:30pm May 10 Annual Plant Sale @ Robert Fulton Community Center, 8am-Noon May 12-14 Clinton Lumberkings Home Games vs. Burlington Bees, 6:30pm and 12:30pm May 14 Fulton Chamber Biz After 5 @ Johnnie’s Tap, 5pm-6pm May 15-18 Clinton LumberKings Home Games vs. Beloit Snappers, 6:30pm and 2pm May 16 Fulton Chamber Cosmic Bowling Fundraiser @ Triple Play, 5:30pm May 25-27 Clinton LumberKings Home Games vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 2pm and 6:30pm Biz After 5 May 27 Book Discussion @ Fulton Library, The Beautiful Mystery, 6pm May 28 May 14, 2014 Wellness Program @ Alternative Wellness & Chiropractic Center, 5pm to 6pm 5:15pm May 28-30 Clinton LumberKings Home Games vs. Kane County Cougars, 6:30pm May 29 1118 4th Street Program @ Windmill Cultural Center, “Adventures with John James $50 Drawing Audubon,” 6pm May 31 - June 1 Cubs vs. Brewers Baseball Trip @ Milwaukee, call Gateway Travel & Cruise May 31 Light Refreshments. Motown the Musical @ Oriental Theater in Chicago, call Gateway Travel & Cruise Page 2 Message from the President Mother Nature was rather kind to money for a good cause. us during the Dutch Days Festival On Wednesday, May 14 there will be a Fulton Chamber this year which certainly helped of Commerce Biz After 5 at Johnnie’s Tap from 5pm to with attendance. There was a 6pm . The businesses who host these Biz After 5 events great crowd for the parade and do a great job of welcoming us into their establishments. one of the largest number of So please stop by and join us for a while after work on runners and walkers in several the 14th. A drawing will be held and someone in years for the Steve Klooster attendance will win $50. And remember, Johnnie's Tap Memorial Run/Walk. I want to is where it's at. take this opportunity to thank the Dutch Days committee members for all their planning and hard work. I should As summer nears, plans are under way for the Fulton also mention all of those who volunteer at the Windmill, Summer Night series. Committees are working on plans The WCC, Heritage Canyon and elsewhere around town. to bring more great family entertainment to town for the And thank you to all of our local business owners who Summer Nights, which will be held at the Windmill area spend countless hours decorating their windows and once again this year. The first summer night is Thursday, preparing their businesses for the influx of visitors and June 12. And that will be followed by the Annual customers. We receive so many positive comments on Chamber Dinner on June 26th, with a rock and roll your hospitality. Also, thank you to the residents of theme this year. So dig out your rock concert T-shirts, Fulton who make their yards and homes look so nice not dress up like your favorite rock & roll stars or pick an era only for Dutch Days weekend, but all year round. I hear and go with that look. Join the great team of volunteers so many comments on what a clean, tidy, neat town we and people who help make this town move and shake for have. Dutch Days truly is a community event. a great night out. You know, a little bonding, networking, etc. More details for these events and many other At the time that I write this I know we are still looking for activities can be found elsewhere in this and upcoming teams for our Chamber Cosmic Bowling Night at Triple newsletters. Play, 5:30 pm on May 16th. This is fundraiser for the Chamber and a fun night out for our ten teams. Cost is Again, a big thank you to everyone in the Fulton $50 per person or $200 per business sponsorship with a community for the countless hours of hard work, team of 4 bowlers. We have really had a lot of fun planning and volunteering you do to help make our town bowling the last year couple of years. Please join us this a great place to live and visit. If you would like to get year as the funds raised will be added to what we have involved give us a call at the Chamber office. I think you'll been collecting for new downtown Christmas Lights. So be glad you did. get your teams together and join us at Triple Play for a Fulton Chamber President, Greg Naftzger night of fun, bowling, door prizes, and help us raise some Fulton Summer Nights June 12 Sponsored by First Reformed & Second Reformed Churches July 10 Sponsored by Fulton Presbyterian Church & Fulton Public Library August 14 Sponsored by Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Fulton Kiwanis Club & Community State Bank Music, Entertainment, Games, Food & Fun! All events will be held at the Windmill Area from 6pm to 8pm. Page 3 Bureau of Prisons Program What a great turnout! 110 people attended the Fulton Chamber’s Lunch & Learn program on April 23, 2014, at Triple Play. Thank you for your support! Fulton Recycling Day Clinton County Landfill & Marsha Norman, Fulton Chamber of Commerce Fulton Kiwanis Club On Saturday, April 26, residents of Fulton & Fulton Township were able to rid their homes and garages of waste in a safe and secure manner. The following was collect- ed in three hours: 8 Dump Truck Loads of Electronic Waste 2,500 lbs. of Shredded Documents 22 lbs. of medication Sherriff Fulton Boy Scouts Kelly Wilhelmi 4,000 lbs. of appliances, generating $650 in scrap metal for the Kiwanis Club Thank you to event organizers and sponsors: 1,000 lbs. of vehicular batteries City of Fulton, Fulton Township, Fulton Chamber of 1 truck bed full of newspapers Commerce and Fulton Kiwanis Club Page 4 Membership Announcements Alternative Wellness & Chiropractic Center - serve the communities of Fulton, Morrison, and Clinton program: “How to Stay Young” featuring “Oh My through service projects. This is a community event with Bloomin’ Back” at 5:15pm on May 28, 2014. Light multiple youth groups from area churches working togeth- refreshments served. Please RSVP to 563-242-5515. er. The goal is to paint 12 houses in 3 days. Donations are needed to help sponsor the event. For sponsorship Ashford University - More than 1,300 students partici- pated in the spring commencement ceremony held at the opportunities, contact Ben Johnson at iWireless Center. [email protected] or call 815-772-4098. A new peace pole was installed at the AU Campus on Schmaling Memorial Public Library - Community book April 21, 2014. In 1995, a peace garden was dedicated discussion is May 27, 2014, at 6pm. The featured book and included a peace pole adorned with peace greetings is The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny. Book discus- in four languages. Over the last two decades, Midwest- sions are open to the public. The Summer Reading Pro- ern weather took its toll on the peace pole. gram registration is June 2-7, 2014. Twenty– two AU students, staff, and faculty members Volunteer Millers - will sponsor a program, “Adventures raced in red high heels to raise money and awareness for with John James Audubon,” by Brian “Fox” Ellis, on May the YWCA Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Resource 29, 2014, at 6pm at the Windmill Cultural Center. The Center. event is free and open to the public. Citizens First Bank - partnered with Junior Achievement to help celebrate National Financial Literacy month. Citi- Windmill Cultural Center - the May & June temporary zens First Bank offers several money tips to teach chil- exhibit features “New Zealand: What Its Souvenirs Re- dren about financial responsibility and savings. For more veal” sponsored by Ron & Connie Koehn and Joyce and information, contact Paula Mayer at 563-243-6000. Rick Daehler. The Windmill Area is open weekends in Citizens First Bank presented a $500 check to the May, Saturdays 10am to 5pm and Sundays 1pm to 5pm. local Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Windmill Area will open daily starting Memorial Day Citizens First Bank donated $630 to the Gateway After weekend. Prom event. Early American Crafters - will hold an Arts & Crafts fair during the Bluegrass Festival on June 21. The cost is $5 for a 10x10 space and vendors must provide their own tables and chairs. To register, call Ally Rutledge at 513- 357-0319 or email [email protected]. Gateway Travel & Cruise - Chicago Cubs vs. Milwau- kee Brewers baseball trip in Milwaukee, May 31-June 1, 2014. On May 31, “Motown the Musical” at the Oriental Theater in Chicago. $110/person, includes bus. For more information, call 800-747-1025 or email in- [email protected]. Robert Fulton Community Center - lunches are held every Wednesday and Friday at 11:30am- Outreach Services are the third Thursday of the month, please call for an appointment 888-622-9230 - morning coffee with Beth Sterk is held the first Monday of every month from 8:30am-10am - Blood pressure checks are the first Wednesday from 11am to Noon and every Friday from 11am-11:30am - the Fulton Diabetic Forum meets the 4th Thursday of every month from 9am to 11am, and Euchre is played every Tuesday at 1pm. Second Reformed Church - is part of UNITE Work Camp, a local mission campaign where teenagers from many of the youth groups in the region will get together to Page 5 Adopted August 2000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Greg Naftzger, Chamber President KROS Broadcasting Patti Housenga, Chamber Vice President Community State Bank Charles Dykstra Fulton Retail Development Group Fulton Chamber of Commerce Phyllis Housenga 415 11th Avenue 1st Gateway Credit Union Fulton, IL 61252 815-589-4545 p Karrie Kenney 815-589-4421 f Central Bank [email protected] Len Janis www.cityoffulton.us Windmill Realty www.facebook.com/fultonilchamberofcommerce Pastor Edie Lenz Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm First Reformed Church Heather Bennett, Executive Director Kim McGinnis Lockhart & Law Insurance Marsha Norman The Board of Directors meet the second Wednesday of each Agri-King, Inc.