Portage Press 6-20-13

portage-chamber-portage-pressOur executive director, Terry Hufford has a new email address: thufford@portageinchamber.com

Miller's Senior Living Community

Events at Miller's Senior Living Community

St. Mary Medical Center Presents Osteoporosis: cause and care Tuesday, July 9, 2013 9:00 a.m Dr. Obmaces of St. Mary Medical Center presents the causes, symptoms and care for Osteoporosis. Bone density screening will be offered free of charge. Continental breakfast will be available. Please register for this event to Gwen Kiser at Miller's Senior Living Community at (219) 764-0628. Miller's Senior Living Community is located at 5911 Lute Rd. Portage, IN 46368. email: portagemktng@millershealthsystems.com  www.millersseniorliving.com 

Recycling & Waste Reduction District Porter County

Household hazardous waste collection event Porter County residents safely dispose of products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients from 9 am-2 pm Saturday, July 6, at Westchester Intermediate School, 1050 S. 5th St., Chesterton Tom Buford www.ItMeansTheWorld.org 219-326-1425 tbuford@solidwastedistrict.com

Disney Trip Raffle

Flanagin's Bulk Mail Service LLC

Win a trip for 4 to Walt Disney World. Benefitting the Viking Wrestling Club. 5 days 4 nights & theme park tickets. Time running out drawing 7/1/13. Email vikingwrestlingclub@comcast.net or Erica 219-916-4446 or Flanagin's 219-464-9871 for tickets. Winner need not be present. $20 per ticket. Donna Flanagin 219-464-9871 dflana22@comcast.net

Ambassador Committee Functions

Portage Chamber

The Ambassador Committee is seeking Chamber members with meeting rooms available to hold its MidWeek Mingle social events (Restaurants, lounges) and Rise & Shine Portage seminars (conference rooms) for groups up to 40, or committee meetings (20). This is a way to increase traffic to your venue. Terry Hardin (219) 763-6238 hardintd@msn.com

Join the NWIndianaLife.com Mudathlon Team

Ideas in Motion Media

Join the "MUDDY LIFERS" Mudathlon team for the Northwest Indiana Mudathlon today! We're looking for more runners to join the squad and when you do, you can donate $5 to Porter-Starke Services by typing in the coupon code PORTER! More info at www.portagelife.com/mudathlon2013 Brett Fuller 2197075023 brett@portagelife.com

Miller's Senior Living Community

Senior Events Pinochle Marathon

Thursday, July 18 1-4:00p.m. Spend the afternoon playing Pinochle at Miller's Senior Living Community. Prizes will be awarded to the top scorer. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. Please register to attend by calling Gwen Kiser at (219) 764-0628. Miller's Senior Living Community is located at 5911 Lute Rd. Portage. 3130 Teresa St.Portage IN 46368 219-764-0628 portagemktng@millershealthsystems.com www.millersseniorliving.com

Rise and Shine Portage Seminars

Portage Chamber

First Wednesday of each month at 9 am, Chamber members present a 1-hour topic of interest in Portage. Members invited to attend or speak. Brochures/business cards OK. July 3 topic: ObamaCare, host: Poe & Associates, speaker: Dan Fagan, Where: Rittenhouse, 6235 Sterling Creek Rd. Reservation: 763-6238 Terry Hardin 219-763-6238 hardintd@msn.com

Midweek Mingle

Ambassador/Membership Committee

The Chamber's Mid-week Mingle is about building business through socializing and friendships. Come out, relax and unwind every fourth Wednesday each month. Casual. Bring a supply of business cards to share. Our first event is June 26th at 4 pm at : El Cantarito Mexican Cuisine 6291 Central Ave. Portage Terry Hardin 219-763-6238 hardintd@msn.com

Chamber Advertising Opportunity

Our Membership Directory for 2013-14 is being worked on with all contact information being verified by chamber staff. Directory ads are still available for three more weeks. Many ad sizes are available. Your support is greatly appreciated. Call the chamber office for more details. 762-3300

Join the Ambassador Committee

Portage Chamber

The Ambassador/Membership Committee is an exciting group of Chamber members who network with other members to explore new ideas and activities to promote business. All Chamber Members are invited to join and share their ideas and suggestions. Call Terry Hardin at 763-6238 for more information. Terry Hardin 219-763-6238 hardintd@msn.com

Thank you to our 2013 Music in the Park Sponsors

(please call and let our sponsors know that you appreciate this great community event) This event is made possible by our Platinum Partner: Porter Health System

The John Anderson Foundation

The Portage Park Department

The Portage Township Live Entertainment Association

The Portage Chamber of Commerce along with these Chamber Members:

BMO Harris Bank Sandra Gomez 764-2442

Best Western Nicole Jones 841-9702

Dr. John B. Johnson DDS Dr. John Johnson 763-1502

Edward Jones Investments Jamie Lewis 762-7322

First State Bank of Porter Lisa Kiser 926-2136

Hodges & Davis PC Gregg Sobkowski 762-9129 Holiday Inn Express David Rains 762-7777

Horizon Bank Mike Sarver 763-9570

Meridian Title Corporation Cindy Colvin 947-3507

Minuteman Press Neil McLaughlin 762-5660

NIPSCO Rick Calinski 853-4405

NLMK Indiana Joe Gazarkiewicz 787-8200

Poe & Associates William Poe 763-1578

Portage Quick Change Robert Evans 762-0188

Portage Real Estate Leo Hatch Jr 762-2186

Reeders Auto Service Center

Jeff Reeder 763-1782

Rhame & Elwood Ken Elwood 762-0494

Rittenhouse Senior Living Judy Kukelka 764-2900

St. Mary Medical Center Mary Fetsch 947-6381

Terry & Linda Hardin Terry and Linda 762-5025

Texas Roadhouse Doug Giltrap 762-5900

The Ross Group Debbie Sandoval 764-9932

Town & Country Market Dave Peksenak 762-9518

Village Carpet & Tile Pete Russell 762-7099

Warren & Ruth Larson Warren & Ruth 762-3320

Upcoming Chamber Happenings

July 18th Luncheon at Woodland Park

Music in the Park -Tuesday June 25th at 6:00pm at Woodland Park (see website calendar for the artists)

Click Here for Chamber Calendar

Help spread the word about our new email marketing benefit to Portage Chamber members. Go to Contact Us on our website and complete the Event Form to submit your entry. Entries should be in by end of business every Friday to be included on the next Wednesday's newsletter. Thank you for continued support of the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce.