‘A Note to Remember’ was one to remember
To the Editor:
The fourth annual Sycamore Music Boosters “A Note to Remember” event held on Feb. 11 at Blumen Gardens was a tremendous success! It is with deep gratitude that we thank our sponsors and donors that helped support our mission: “Enriching the quality of music education, performance and awareness in the Sycamore schools and community.”
Our appreciation is extended to the following Sponsors that helped make this event so successful: Illinois Community Credit Union, The National Bank & Trust Co., Ideal Industries, Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgeons – Dr. Todd Anderson and Dr. David Junck, DDS, Austin’s Violin Shop, Northern Rehab, Prairie View Animal Hospital, The Suter Co., American Midwest Bank, Citizens for Sean P. Smith State’s Attorney, Dr. Todd Curtis, Orthodontist, James and Robyn Cerny, Law Office of Richard L. Turner and the Sycamore Fraternal Order of the Police.
Our gratitude is expressed to the following businesses and community members for their contributions: Blumen Gardens, Wendy Tritt of Trittenhaus Design, Invironments Magazine – Morningstar Media Group, Daily Chronicle, The Northern Star, Starbucks Coffee of DeKalb, Jesus Romero of Taxco Restaurant, Gia DaVini of Chocolate Shivers, Victoria Shipman of Essentials by House of Interiors, Le Print Express, Country Store & Catering, Carla Phillips, Rachel Vidales, Kathy Brancato, Julie Brazeau, Larry Hickey of Hickey’s Corner Store, Sycamore Education Foundation, Sycamore Community Bulletin Board, all of our outstanding performers, and our wonderful Music Boosters families and friends.
Thank you to the following businesses and families for their donations: Austin’s Violin Shop, Briscoe family, Cabana Charley’s, Caribou Coffee, Charter Fitness, Confectionary, Cottone Family, Country Inn & Suites, Culver’s of Sycamore, D&D Jewelers, De’esse, Denius family, Dolce Vita Salon & Day Spa, Egg Haven, Eggsclusive Café, Energym, Fat Boyz, Fitworkz, Four Season Sports, Franklin’s Frame Shop, Glass Gardens, Grant family, Hair Productions, Hillside Restaurant, Huff family, HyVee, Jeff Keicher of State Farm Insurance, Jovanovich Voice Studio-Cara Jovanovich, Keicher family, Ken and Amy Tonaki, Kishwaukee College, Kishwaukee Community Hospital, Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Scott and Kristine Mertens, Larry and Laura Alferink, Los Rancheros, McCormick family, Midwest Museum of Natural History, Milex Auto Care, NIU Community School of the Arts, NIU School of Theatre and Dance, Noodles & Company, Olympic Chiropractic, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, PJ’s Courthouse Tavern, Prairie View Animal Hospital, Quinlin and Fabish Music, Salon Atelier, Smith, Wykes & Onken, P.C. Attorneys at Law, South Street Coffee, Stagecoach Players, Stephen Alan Salon, Stomp Shoe Store, Sweet Earth, Sycamore Antiques, Thecla Cooler, Tom & Jerry’s and Twisted Taste – Jim Hancock.
Please accept our apologies if we mistakenly omitted someone. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone that assisted in making this “Note to Remember” event a huge success!
Ken Olson
Sycamore Music Booster president
Lori Grant
A Note to Remember chairwoman
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Sandwich Chamber thanks dinner volunteers, sponsors
To the Editor:
The Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who joined us for our Annual Dinner. We were thrilled so many of you could make it out to enjoy good food, entertaining programming and great networking!
We were pleased to honor several member businesses for their contributions to the chamber and area community. The Business of Year was awarded to Valley West Community Hospital. Other businesses that were nominated for the award were Bull Moose Bar & Grille, Castle Bank, Derailed and Earthmover Credit Union.
The Karen Bohr-Sepaniak Volunteer of Year award was presented to Stacy Skillin of Mike’s Auto Body in Sandwich. The other nominees for the award were Marisa Hanson of Earthmover Credit Union, Alethia Hummel of Aha! Marketing & PR and Kathy Martin of Country Financial.
As with any chamber event, the volunteers and support of member businesses makes the evening possible. The chamber would like to thank the following businesses for generously sponsoring this year’s dinner: Table Sponsors – Castle Bank, Creative Design/Peddler’s Den, Leads Group I and Valley West Community Hospital; Registration Sponsor – The Law Office of Dawn M. Weekly; Bar Sponsors – Just In Time Heating & Air Conditioning and Sign FX; Dessert Table Sponsors – Independence Renewable Energy and Citizens First National Bank; Napkin Sponsor – The Gold-N-Coin Shop; Slide Show Sponsors – Aha! Marketing & PR, Caywood & Associates, Just In Time Heating & Air Conditioning, Mike’s Auto Body, Smith For States Attorney, The Waters Dental Group and Waubonsee Community College; Centerpiece Sponsors – The National Bank & Trust Co., Julie B. Swanson Haggard, Atty., Candi Classon, stylist/makeup artist, and RB & Associates.
Once again our silent auction was a great success thanks to our generous bidders and business that donated auction items. Those businesses include: Aha! Marketing & PR, Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Best Western Timber Creek Inn & Suites, Brenda’s Catering, ByWise Photo, Castle Bank, Citizens Bank, Country Financial, Country Market, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois, Just In Time Heating & Air Conditioning, Law Office of Dawn M. Weekly, Peddler’s Den, RB & Associates Land Surveyors, Sandwich Park District, The National Bank & Trust Co. and WSPY 107.1FM.
We would also like to recognize the Annual Dinner committee and host of volunteers that planned and organized the event: Committee Chair – Tonya Weakly of Creative Design/Peddler’s Den, Alethia Hummel of Aha! Marketing & PR, Stacy Skillin of Mike’s Auto Body, Kathy Martin of Country Financial, Freeman Weakly of Creative Design, Brad Simmons of Castle Bank, Tom Churchill of WSPY 107.1FM, Pete Dell of Caywood & Associates, Brenda Walsh of Brenda’s Catering, Lisa Gudmunson of Smile Awhile Photo Booth, Dawn Weekly of Law Office of Dawn M. Weekly, Becky Lueken of BP Country Market, Mike Botts of PJS Financial and John Lux and Pat Voga of the Sandwich Chamber.
It is with the continued and generous support of these volunteers and sponsors that the Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce is able to serve our community.
John Lux
Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce president