President's letter - January, 15 2013

It is with great pleasure that I, Ted Weisbach, am elected President of the Midwest Furniture Club for the 2013 term. Our industry is dealing with many challenges. However, under the leadership of Mike Mackey our IHFRA Chapter has continued to be a leading influence in our industry. Mike, I want to personally thank you for your service as our President for the year of 2012.

We are very fortunate to have many members that volunteer their time to make a very cohesive organization. Their influence is what put The Midwest Furniture Club in the position of excellence and their continued efforts are extremely appreciated by all. In addition any member is welcome at our monthly meeting and I encourage any member to call or email me to get involved in The Midwest Furniture Club. I assure you that it will be very rewarding and enjoyable.

2013 will be a year of financial austerity. There are many tough decisions that our Board of Directors and Executive Committee are facing in the next few months to preserve our success. Bob Cremer is stepping down as our Treasurer and Arthur Serck has been elected to take over. Bob, under your continued watchful eyes and professionalism, the Midwest Furniture Club has been a tremendous influence to IHFRA National. The Midwest Furniture Club, under your tenure, has had a steady fiscal path. Arthur, your job is easier because of Bob and our organization is where it is today because of Bob’s expertise. Arthur, we are all looking forward to keen understanding and abilities in your newly elected position.

We have a new 1st Vice President, David Marcus. He has already taken the reins of certain responsibilities of Membership Chairman and is a tremendous help with our Web Site. David, thank you for helping the Club with this very important Role.

We also have a new 2nd Vice President, Allen Landau. Allen has only been a Board Member for 2 years and is going to play an active role as an Executive Officer. His responsibilities will be defined in the next couple of months.

Mitch Simon is continuing his position as Secretary of our organization. He has done a great job always on our Midwest Furniture Club Guide and our Web Site.

Geoff Weed is the Chairman of The Midwest Furniture Show which The Midwest Furniture Club sponsors. This Committee is probably the largest job in our organization. Geoff’s committee is composed of the following members: Michael More, Jerry Divencen, Brad Cofoid, Arthur Serck, Rick Slovy, Jay Hogg, Kirk Handley, Allen Landau, and myself Ted Weisbach. Geoff is looking forward to an excellent Show this year that will offer its Best Venue yet.

Brad Cofoid and Judy Walsh will continue to Co-Chair the Social Committee. They will be planning some interesting and fun events for 2013.

Mark Dilling is continuing his role as The Bill Krause Memorial Golf Outing Chairman. Mark provided an excellent time last year with his committee of Jerry Divencen, Jay Hogg, John Doherety, Mike Zierk, Kirk Handley, and Hank Holste. We are all looking forward to a great time this coming year.

Jake More will continue to provide our Club with our Web Site Service and we will be discussing ways to improve the site. He also assists with our Midwest Show and Bill Krause Golf Outing efforts in getting the message across.

As I take the Office of President of The Midwest Furniture Club my goal is to keep our Chapter on the road to Success. This will be possible with the efforts of our New Board of Directors and Officers.

All Board Members and Executive Officers will be taking a hands on approach. Our Club’s existence is only possible because of the dedication and hard work by Mike Mackey, David Marcus, Allen Landau, Arthur Serck, Mitch Simon, Brad Cofoid, Bob Cremer, Mark Dilling, Jerry Divencen, John Doherty, Jeff Franklin, Kirk, Handley, Jay Hogg, Hank Holste, Michael More, Vince Morreale, Marty Sobel, Geoff Weed, and Rick Slovy.

A special thanks to Laura Handley for her diligent work as our Chapter Administrator for her great job on communication and handling the front desk at The Midwest Furniture Show for 2012.

I look forward to serving the Midwest Furniture Club and in closing, my wishes for a Happy, Healthy, Safe, and Prosperous 2013.

My kindest regards,
Ted Weisbach
President Midwest Furniture Club 2013
Cell: (847) 910-7003
Email: ted.weisbach@gmail.com

Upcoming events

Member Meetings

As always, we invite you to our monthly meetings. The next few meetings will be held on 2/8, 3/8, 4/12 (special members benefits meeting), 5/10, 6/14 at the Holiday Inn in Willowbrook. We encourage you to join us and give us your input and contribution.

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11th Annual Bill Kraus Golf Outing

This annual charity outing honors the memory of Bill Krause, a past President of the Midwest Furniture Club. Proceeds of the event support the Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School & Alternatives for the Hearing Impaired. Whisper Creek Country Club, Huntley IL.
July 17th, 2013

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7th Annual Midwest Furniture Show

The Midwest Furniture Club has set their dates for the 2013 Midwest Furniture Show. The Show will return to the Schaumburg Convention Center on September 25th and 26th, 2013. This year's show will be the 7th edition of the annual local market.

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