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630-981-6200 • westmont.illinois.gov

Westmont First creates new

business publicity grant program

The Village of Westmont is pleased to announce the creation of the Village offices closed
Westmont First Business Publicity Grant Program. This program was
developed to provide support to local businesses by offering financial on Presidents’ Day
assistance to promote new events and programs. All Village of Westmont offices
“When planning new events, marketing resources are very often limited, will be closed on Presidents’ Day,
which can impact the success of the event,” said Village Trustee and Mon., Feb. 19. Normal business
Westmont First Committee Chair Bruce Barker. “Through this grant, we can hours will resume on Tues.,
help our businesses grow and prosper by offering them financial support for Feb. 20. After-hour bill payments
their events and programs.” can be made via the Village of
Initiated by the Wesmont First Committee, which consists of residents and Westmont after-hours drop box,
business owners from throughout the community who work together to located near the entrance of the
support the best interests of the village, the intent of the program is to help Commuter Train Station on west
businesses get the word out about new special events and offerings. Quincy St. If you need the Police
“We feel this program will be a valuable resource for small businesses or Fire Department to respond to a
to proactively market their new events,” said Westmont Chamber of concern, please dial 9-1-1. Presidents’
Commerce Executive Director Larry Forssberg. “Through this program, the Day will not affect your recycling
village is offering much needed support to assist our business community and garbage collection schedule.
better promote itself.” Recycling and garbage collection
Grants may be awarded up to $500, but will be no more than 50% of will be picked up on your normally
the total cost of the event. Multi-business requests for a single project may scheduled day.
receive up to $1,000. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve
basis, and will be subject to the availability of funds budgeted for this grant.
As this is a reimbursement award, funds will be distributed to recipients
upon verification of successful project completion and documentation
submission.
Applications are available at westmont .illnois .gov and are now being
accepted. For additional information, please contact Larry Forssberg at Village employees
lforssberg@westmontchamber .com or 630-960-5553. raise money for
Peoples Resource
Citizen of the year nominations Westmont municipality recently
Employees from the Village of
Winner announced at annual awards dinner created a new fundraiser to
encourage a fun and competitive
The Westmont Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau will host the way to collect money and help
Annual Westmont Community Awards Dinner to recognize area individuals those in need .
and businesses. The event will be held in April at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Using the theme Brother Can
Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, 3500 Midwest Rd. At this time, You Spare a Dime, village staff
the chamber is accepting nominations for the annual Citizen of the Year placed mason jars throughout the
award. The Citizen of the Year award is presented annually to a Westmont various facilities and buildings
resident who has demonstrated exemplary volunteer service to the and then challenged each village
community during the past year. For more information, visit the chamber department to fill them with dimes.
website at westmontchamber .com or call 630-960-5553. A fun competition evolved from
The Westmont Chamber Community Awards Dinner is an annual the concept and soon all of the
tradition in Westmont designed to provide a special opportunity to pause departments were trying to outdo
and recognize the many wonderful volunteers and businesses that work to each other.
make Westmont a great place to live/work. By the end of the campaign,
Other awards that will be presented at the dinner include: the Dick Busse employees had collected over
Business-of-the-Year Award, Educator-of-the-Year, Public Safety Officer-of- $1,600 for People’s Resource Center.
the-Year, the Westmont Special Events Jim Wright Making Memories Award, Thank you to everyone
the Westmont Community Improvement Awards, and more. who participated.
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