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Chamber Shop Local Holiday Giveaway

November 8 - December 1 

What better way to celebrate the debut of the newly opened downtown than with a shopping promotion? Our CELEBRATION OF SHOPPING LOCAL will begin with the official opening event for Deerpath & Bank Lane at 10AM on Saturday November 8 and extend through Thanksgiving weekend to Monday, December 1 - that's 3 weeks of enjoying shopping and dining around town and entering to win!  Click HERE for a list of participating businesses and more info!

B4Work Breakfast & Networking

November 21 | 7:30 - 9 am 

Make B4Work a monthly habit! Join us for a delicious breakfast, a congenial atmosphere and the opportunity to meet and mingle with new and old friends to build a wider business network for those ever-important referrals.

Want to be included in the “Lead List” handout? Be sure to RSVP by 5 pm the Wednesday before the event to have your contact info included in the promotional handout at the event – and feel free to invite other businesses to join us. You can’t beat the price – admission to this popular event is only $15 for LF/LB Chamber members and $20 for non-members.

An RSVP is required – sorry, no walk-ins can be accommodated.  REGISTER HERE.

Lake Forest Cocoa Crawl

November 29 | 12 - 3 pm

Residents, friends and family, please join us and our partners for a very special holiday celebration. Shop local at all your favorite spots, grab a cup of hot cocoa and treats and jump on board the Holly Trolley for a ride through Lake Forest – what better way to celebrate ‘Small Business Saturday’!

This is a free community shopping event! Don't forget to enter the Shop Local Holiday Giveaway raffle at participating Chamber Member Businesses for a chance to win Chamber Checks -- which can be used like cash when shopping in the community. LEARN MORE.

Thank you to our generous event sponsors:

Holley Trolley: Annie Royster Lenzke & The Dawn McKenna Group

Cocoa & Cookies: Once Upon a Bagel Lake Forest

 

Join us to mingle and be merry with friends and neighbors at the Chamber's annual (pre-holiday) local business event!

BIG BASH FOR LOCAL BIZ!
Wednesday, November 19 | 5:30-7:30 pm
Bernie's Book Bank
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Festivities will include the opportunity to enjoy a delectable "Taste of the Towns", toast the upcoming holiday season with friends, neighbors and colleagues, and participate in the ever-popular silent auction featuring thousands of dollars worth of items, services and events... a wonderful way to “think local”, showcase the terrific businesses and entities in our communities, and get some holiday shopping done! All are welcome, so please feel free to invite others to join in the fun.

The Mission of the LF/LB Chamber is to connect and unite businesses, community members and both municipalities through partnership and innovative strategies to ensure the current and future prosperity of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, the extraordinary place we work, play and call home.

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