The first Mokena Chamber of Commerce business expo to be held at the park district's The Oaks fitness center was a success, organizers said.
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- Paul Dailing
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Big crowds and a large number of businesses made Saturday's business expo and health fair at The Oaks Recreation and Fitness Center a success, organizers said. "I guess it's a way for the community to meet the businesses," event chair Ellen Bailey said. "It's a one-stop shop." The event ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at The Oaks. In total, 72 local organizations hosted booths where they got to meet with potential customers, clients and partners. This is the first year the Mokena Chamber of Commerce expo was held at The Oaks. Lisa Johnson came from Joliet with her two daughters for the event. She had heard about it from a co-worker. "The kids wanted the candy and I wanted to look at the businesses," Johnson said. Local author Matt Galik…
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Mark your calendars for the Community Business Expo and Health Fair put on by the Mokena Chamber of Commerce.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Paul Dailing
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
A new location, a record number of exhibitors and a park district art show at the same time will set apart this weekend's Mokena Chamber of Commerce Community Expo and Health Fair. The yearly, free event will bring together 70 exhibitors, a record for the showcase of Mokena businesses and health experts. A face painter will be on hand for the kids from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and local historian Matt Galik will be signing his recently published book of Mokena history, Mokena: Images of America. Since the chamber started hosting its own expo in 2006 (before that it held a joint expo with the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce), it has been held at Mokena Elementary School. See photos of the 2011 Business Expo and Health Fair. This year, the expo …
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