The Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce held the annual New Teacher Luncheon at the Lighthouse Restaurant in Cedar Lake on August 10, 2015.
This event welcomes and shows appreciation for the teachers and administrators, joining the Crown Point and Merrillville School Corporations for the first time. Over 80 new Teachers were supported by Chamber members who sponsored tables included A Positive Approach to Teen Health, Centier Bank, Chick-fil-A, fIRST Financial Bank, First Midwest Bank, Grand Canyon University, Hall Chiropractic Pain Relief Center, Indiana Ballet Theatre, Indiana Professional Educators, Inc., Indiana Wesleyan University, L’abri Medi Spa, Merrillville Breakfast Kiwanis, Merrillville Education Foundation, Methodist Hospitals, Natural Wellness, LLC, Phil & Sons Security Specialists, Pretty Woman & Gentlemen’s Touch Hair Salon, Rosemary’s Heritage Flowers, Ryland Homes, Saint Matthias Church, Skillman Corporation, and Southlake Animal Hospital.
The relaxing atmosphere during the luncheon was created by the musical stylings of “All Strings Attached” students from Crown Point who included Nick Burrell, Maddie Edwards, Vanessa Garcia, and Lauren Massow as well as the “Merrillville High School Quartet” of Timoya Bryant, David Hinton, Maxwell Moore and Steffan Santiago. After words of encouragement from Dr. Teresa A. Eineman, Superintendent of the Crown Point Community School Corporation and Dr. Tony Lux, Superintendent of the Merrillville Community School Corporation, there was a delicious lunch, gift bag and door prize presentation. The new teachers and administrators left the luncheon with smiling faces, thanking the Sponsors and Chamber Representatives for their generous effort to toast them as they start their new school year.
The New Teacher Luncheon is organized by the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Education Division. The Chamber has a strong belief that by linking education and business now, children of today will be prepared with the skills to make business in the Region flourish in the future.
To learn more about the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce and upcoming events please visit www.crossroadschamber.org.
