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Joliet pharmacist will be honored for securing COVID vaccines for people with disabilities

Trinity Services will honor Chad Kodiak at its dinner dance on Sept. 18, tickets available now

By Denise M. Baran-Unland

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (second from right) and Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services Grace Hou (fourth from right) visit with (from left to right) Jim Pritz, of J.D. Brown Pharmacy; Chad Kodiak, of KODO Care Pharmacy; Carolyn Cochran Kopel, of IDHS; and Tim Gunter and Thane Dykstra, of Trinity Services, March 18 during a vaccination clinic in New Lenox. Trinity Services, Inc. will honor Chad Kodiak KODO Care Pharmacy at its dinner dance on Sept. 18. (Photo provided)

Trinity Services, Inc. will honor Chad Kodiak of KodoCare Pharmacy at its dinner dance on Sept. 18.

The 32nd Annual Better Together Dinner Dance & Auction will be held at The Odyssey in Tinley Park.

Proceeds benefit about 5,500 people with developmental disabilities and mental throughout Illinois who receive support from Trinity Services, according to a news release from Trinity Services.

Earlier this year, Kodiak secured COVID-19 vaccines “for people with disabilities and staff members who support them earlier this year,” the release said.

Also earlier this year, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation recognized Kodiak as a 2021 Champions of Humanistic Care. Since January, Kodiak had helped people get the COVID vaccines, especially those with disabilities, those who live in group homes and the homebound.

In a June 28 Herald-News story, Kodiak estimated he had given more than 30,000 vaccines since January.

Other features of the event include a virtual or in-person silent and live auctions, a Heads or Tails game that offers a chance to win up to $500 in Amazon gift cards, fine dining and music from The Nightshift.

Bidding will open on a majority of items at 9 a.m. Sept. 16.

Silent auction items include a one-week stay at Westgate Town Center Resort in Florida; local experiences; baskets for home items, pets, lottery tickets and more; the latest technology; and sports memorabilia. Live auction items include a stay at Poipu Palms in Hawaii, two airline tickets to travel anywhere in the U.S. and a private party at ROXY Special Event Venue in Lockport, the release said.

Tickets for the in-person event are $100 per person. Facemasks will be required at the event. To register, and for information, visit trinityservices.org/dinnerdance.

Registration for the online silent auction is free. To preview auction items, visit tsdinner21.givesmart.com. To create an online bidding count, click “Register Now.”

People also may register by texting tsdinner21 to 76278.

Those who register their cellphone number will receive text messages if someone outbids them on an item.

For information, call Trinity Services’ development office at 814-717-3750 or visit trinityservices.org.