Organization: WESTERN DUPAGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mission: TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FROM LOCAL, REGIONAL BUSINESSES, BY PLANNING AND MANAGING ACTIVITIES & EVENTS, PROVIDING TRAINING & SEMINARS, ACTING AS AN ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESS WITH LOACAL GOVERNING BODIES AND MAKING REFERRALS
Activities: INDIRECT STAFF COSTS - MOSTLY STAFF PAYROLL AND RELATED PAYROLL COSTS. IT INCLUDES OTHER VARIOUS PROGRAM EXPENSES THAT WERE NOT ALLOCATED TO A SPECIFIC EVENTS
RAILROAD DAYS - THE SINGLE LARGEST EVENT HELD IN WEST CHICAGO. THE PURPOSE IS TO BRING VISITORS TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASE THE CITY TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. IN 2017, VISITORS ATTENDED THE FOUR DAY EVENT FROM AT LEAST 11 OTHER STATES AND THREE COUNTRIES. THE CHAMBER SECURED PARTICIPATION BY SEVERAL LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND GROUPS, LOCAL PERFORMERS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. GROSS ATTENDANCE WAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 30,000 AND 35,000 PEOPLE.
ANNUAL MEETINGS/OTHER MEETINGS - THE ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER AND THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING THAT THE CHAMBER HAS PROVIDED PREVIOUSLYU AND WHAT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP AWARDS WERE GIVEN OUT.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Mutual & Membership Benefit