Invited:
Susan Kelsey, City of Lake Forest
Whitney Pickett, L3
Deborah McDowell, Mid-America
Ellen Stirling, The Lake Forest Shop
Megan Stockton, Gifted
Joanna Rolek, Chamber of Commerce
Susan Wright, Lake Forest Bank & Trust
Susan Banks, City of Lake Forest
Nicole Altounian, Altounian Properties
Eleanor and Maxwell Gregory, Lake Forest Book Store
Eric and Lee, Kiddles Sport
Cara, Forest Bootery
Sue McWilliams, Lake Forest Acute Care
(Lake Forest Shopping District team meeting open to the public)
AGENDA
Lake Forest Shopping District Agenda
Friday, February 19 (12-1 pm )
City Hall, 220 Deerpath, Lake Forest, upstairs council conference room
- January 22, 2015 minutes
Minutes from January 22, Meeting
The team talked about the holiday events, what worked and what didn’t work. There was discussion about selecting one event for the spring to focus on and the team agreed to develop a Mother’s Day Guide listing all of the events. Mother’s Day is May 8. The team discussed creating a project plan for the event and that is attached to these minutes / agenda. A request was put in the city 2017 budget for an integrated marketing plan and virtual shopping mall. The team talked about a Taste of the Town event and the chamber is looking at this for a special event.
2. Virtual Shopping Mall Demo (12 noon sharp)
3. Mother’s Day Guide
3. Question to the group: Chamber focus group survey results, move Open Air Market to the
Square, what do you think?
4. Next meeting goal
2015-16 Shopping District Meeting Dates
Friday, February 19, 2016 (12 noon)
Friday, March 18, 2016
Friday, April 15, 2016
Friday, May 20, 2015
Friday, June 17, 2016
2016 Shopping District Event Calendar
100th Year Centennial celebration of Market Square
March 17St. Patrick’s Day
March 27Easter
May 1 LF GO app released
May 1Market Square featured on City Parking Sticker
May 8 Mother’s Day
May 30Memorial Day
June 1No school for District 67
June 4Graduation
June 5Doughnut Day
June 14Flag Day
June 16Concerts in the Square begins
June 18Open Air Market begins every Saturday
June 19Father’s Day
JulyConcerts in the Square
JulyCity-wide Sidewalk Sales
August 21Senior Citizen Day
August 23City-Lake Forest College Back to School Beach Bash
September 11National Grandparents Day
October Fall Fashion Show, hosted by Lake Forest Bank & Trust
October 31Halloween
NovemberBlue Mercury pre-sale begins
November Blue Mercury Holiday Shopping Party
December 11 Santa and Reindeer (12-4 pm)
December 25Christmas
December 31New Year’s Eve
2017 Shopping District Event Calendar
Grand Opening of Lake Forest Hospital
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