Chamber

Kirkland Chamber of Commerce

Web Sites of Kirkland Chamber Members

Please click on the business names to view their websites and learn much more about them!

Please contact the following members via telephone:

Barbara Runne, D.D.S. 815-522-3541	Highway 72 Pharmacy  815-522-3898
Kirkland Mini-Storage 815-522-6134	Kirkland Quick Stop 815-522-3510
Lisa Dreska  815-522-6247	National Exterior 815-703-3401
Orange Peel Gazette  815-501-0705	Photos By Mike 815-522-3356
Reflections  815-784-3100	Taylor Lake Photography 815-761-5230
Local business sites only. Some Kirkland businesses participate in collective web sites for their particular type of business, or are part of a larger company with one main web site. Please report any changes or omissions to the Chamber.

The Greater Area Kirkland Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its annual “Citizen of the Year” for 2012.  The nominee should be someone who has performed some significant public service, fostered pride in the community and/or made a lasting contribution to the quality of life in the area served by the chamber, which is equivalent to the Hiawatha School District.  The nominee does not need to live within the area, provided he or she has been active in the community in the ways described in this article.

To nominate someone, provide a statement in 150 words or less describing why the person you are nominating is deserving of the award.  Posters about the Citizen of the Year will be available at Alpine Bank, the Post Office, the Library, and the Kirkland Village Hall.  Mail your nominations by June 1st to the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce, 2012 Citizen of the Year, PO Box 208, Kirkland, Illinois 60146.  Please include your name and address on the nomination letter.  You can also email your nominations to kenbrooks65@hotmail.com.

This year’s winner will be recognized @ 12 Noon at the “Friends of the Library Luncheon” which will be held on June 14th @ the Lutheran Church.  If you have any questions about the process, please call Ken Brooks @ 815-522-9017.

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Business Sites Available in Kirkland

Several storefront business sites are available for rent in Kirkland. For information about these locations, contact Dr. Ken Brooks, President 815-522-9017 or kenbrooks65@hotmail.com  or the Village Hall 815-522-6179. The Chamber’s goal is to help develop retail businesses in the community to the maximum extent possible for the benefit of the entire village.

If you know of a business building, storefront or other space for rent in the greater Kirkland area, please contact the Chamber vice president, Donna Bunton, so it may be listed and the information shared with the Kirkland Economic Development Board.

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The Greater Kirkland Area Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce thanks you for your interest in this organization and invites all business owners and interested persons to join. We meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Kirkland Village Hall. Click here for a Kirkland Area Chamber of Commerce membership form you can print.

Greater Kirkland Area Chamber of Commerce – Mission Statement
The Greater Kirkland Area Chamber of Commerce is organized to advance the general welfare and prosperity primarily of the greater Kirkland region, for the benefit of all residents and of the business community. The Chamber will engage in all necessary and possible means of promotion, with particular emphasis on the economic, civic, commercial, industrial, cultural and educational interests of the area. The Greater Kirkland Area shall be understood to be coextensive with the Hiawatha Community Unit School District, including the communities of Kirkland and Fairdale.

Chamber Membership Annual new or renewed memberships in the Greater Kirkland Area Chamber of Commerce run from July 1 through June 30 each year. Membership for a family or a business with two or fewer employees is $25.00, and membership for a business with more than two employees is $50.00. Memberships can be sent to the Chamber at Dr. Ken Brooks, Kirkland Chamber, PO Box 208, Kirkland, Illinois 60146;  click here for a membership form you can print off.

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Kirkland DVD Available

The Greater Kirkland Area Chamber of Commerce has published a DVD, “Welcome to Kirkland.” The DVD features Kirkland as an example of small-town  Midwest living, with an environment favorable to business. WilksVision Video of DeKalb filmed and produced the video for the Chamber, with voice-over script by Chamber director Dr. Richard Leonard. Copies of the DVD are available for $15.00 at the Village Hall or the Belvidere (Alpine) Bank in Kirkland, or from the Chamber President.  You may also view the video by clicking the arrow in the center of the player below.

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Kirkland Chamber Board Members:

Dr. Ken Brooks – President
Donna Bunton – Vice Pres.
Helen Davis – Secretary
Don Banks – Treasurer

Directors:

Marvin Bernhardy
Wanda Bernhardy
The Chamber still needs three members to serve as Board of Directors for this next year.