Chicago Route 66 Car Show Lawn Dale
On Sunday September 20th, Flowers for Heroes attended the Chicago Route 66 car show in Lawn Dale to check out some cool cars. Midge and Jerry got there early as the cars were just starting to pull up. It was exciting to see some really cool classics and getting to know some of the local community.
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Top Golf Chicago is a high-tech golf complex that uses computer chips to track each player’s golf ball. Users can use this information to track the distances of their ball and even play a variety of exciting games.
In remembrance of September 11th, Top Golf offered free games to all emergency services and military personnel. In addition to this, they donated all of the proceeds from their Mini-Golf course for the weekend to Flowers for Heroes.
The weekend turned out to be a great time as supporters from all over the Chicago-land area all stopped in to take a swing.
Thank you Top Golf for your dedication and support to our men and women of our Armed Forces and Emergency Personnel.
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September 9, 2009 – This Veterans Day, November 11th, a collaboration of local organizations will unite to honor roughly 20,000 veterans and their families at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. With volunteers estimated in the hundreds, every gravesite will be decorated with a bouquet of flowers in admiration of the sacrifices made by the members of our Armed Forces.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and the 200th birthday of America’s 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. In honor of this, Flowers for Heroes has teamed up other organizations including the Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run to make this Veterans Day something to remember
A special Gold Star Family hour will take place at 8:00am where the families of those buried at ALNC will be presented special bouquets they can place on the resting place of their loved ones. Following the placing of the bouquets, there will be a special Veterans Day Ceremony featuring an aircraft fly-over and special guests including IL Gov. Pat Quinn.
The success of this event rests in the hands of the people and businesses in our community. Supporters can go to www.flowersforheroes.org and sponsor a patriotic bouquet in the name someone who is currently serving or has previously served in our nation’s Armed Forces. For $4, a bouquet of flowers will be placed on the resting place of another great American Hero at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
“This is a very special day for every American as we honor our most patriotic citizens,” said Jerry Cizek, the Director of Operations at Flowers for Heroes. “We are thrilled to be able to bring together numerous military and veteran organizations at this special celebration for our Veterans.”
Flowers for Heroes is a nonprofit organization that has been working on these types of events all across the nation. At the group’s most recent event this past Independence Day, over 5,000 bouquets were placed at Gettysburg National Cemetery.
For additional information about the Flowers for Heroes organization, upcoming events, or ways to become involved, contact Jerry Cizek at (877) 923-2769 or visit www.flowersforheroes.org.
Contact:
Jerry Cizek, Director of Operations
Flowers for Heroes
(877) 923-2769
www.flowersforheroes.org
Mullens Bar and Grille Fundraiser Success
I would thank Mullens Bar and Grill in Lisle, IL for helping us raise money for our upcoming event at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. The event was a huge success. The manager of Mullens, Ryan Harris, and his staff were extremely supportive and helped make the event a huge success. There was a great turnout from our supporters and we were able to interact with the regulars to continue spreading awareness.
Mike Apostle, one of the newest members to the FFH team, did an excellent job planning and setting up this event. If you didn’t get a chance to make it out last night don’t worry, we will be there next Thursday. Euclid Beverage will be donating a keg of Miller Lite that the bar will sell and donate the money back to FFH. Spice up your Thursday night, come have a beer with good people, and show your support for our troops.
Thank you Mullens and all of our supporters for such a wonderful night!!!
Midge Ripoli
Mullens Bar & Grill
3080 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
