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CELEBRATING 54 YEARS | | |
Homewood Area Chamber Luncheon
Wednesday, March 3
11:30 AM, at Bogart's Charhouse
Please join the Homewood Area Chamber for their Annual Installation Luncheon, March 3 at 11:30 AM, at Bogart's Charhouse (18225 Dixie Highway). This luncheon will be fun informative event to introduce the new Chamber Board, The 3/50 Project, and the launch of the S.I.P. Program (Support, Involvement, and Participation).
The luncheon is free to all Chamber members and businesses that are joining the Chamber with a requested donation of $10.00 or more to your favorite non-for-profit organizations. The organizations will be listed at the luncheon.
Please R.S.V.P. to the Chamber office for the Luncheon: Dennis Fares , or call (708)206-3384. |
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HOMEWOOD LIBRARY BOOK SALE | | |
Saturday, March 5
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Homewood Library, 17917 Dixie Highway
Looking for a good book? Do you like to recycle? Find a good bargain and support the Homewood Library!
The Friends of the Homewood Library will be holding a quarterly Dollar Daze Sale, on Saturday, March 5 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the meeting room on the first floor of the Library. All items will be sold for $1.00 or less. Additional materials will be available in the weekly Saturday sale on the library's second floor. Come join the Friends and find some treasures! For more information, please call (708) 798-0121, or go to homewoodlibrary.org |
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ST. JOSEPH PANCAKE BREAKFAST |
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Sunday, March 6
Following 7:30 AM, 8:30 AM, & 10:00 AM masses
Parish of St. Joseph, 17951 Dixie Highway
Join the Parish of St. Joseph for a delicious morning of scrumptious pancakes and bake-sale. The Pancake breakfast will be located in St. Joseph Parish School Gym. The cost is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for Children. For more information, please call (708) 798-0622, or visit posjhomewood.org. |
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NEW EVENT | SIP & SHOP DOWNTOWN | | |
Sip & Shop
Thursday, March 10
5:00 PM to 9:00PM
Same great fun just a new name; join the Downtown Homewood Business Association for Sip and Shop (formerly Girls Night Out). Enjoy an evening of specials, raffles, snacks and drinks in downtown Homewood. Purchase your stylish Sip and Shop acrylic wine glass from the following downtown merchants:
- Super Loot (Martin Avenue)
- Nathalies Interiors (Ridge Road)
- Homewood Florist (Martin Avenue)
- Bella Vita Home Accents (Dixie Highway)
- Salon J (Dixie Highway)
- World of Enrichment (Dixie Highway)
- Art 4 Soul (Harwood Avenue)
- Girlfriends (Martin Avenue)
For a full listing of the upcomig Sip &Shop event, call one of the merchants listed above, or visit dhba.biz . |
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PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE DISTRICT 515 CANDIDATE FORUM | | |
Tuesday, March 15 | 7:00 PM
Prairie State Auditorium, 202 Halsted (Chicago Heights)
The League of Women Voters- H-F Area and League of Women Voters -Park Forest Area, will sponsor the Prairie State College District 515 Candidate Forum.
Prairie State College, a local governmental taxing body, plays a very important role in the higher education of residents in this area.
This forum is a wonderful opportunity for residents to meet the candidates, understand the issues facing this Board of Directors in order to cast educated votes. There are three vacant positions and nine candidates:
- Larry D. Bledsoe
- Tawanna L. Carr-Easter
- Anthony De La Pana
- Charles Dieringer, Jr.
- Peg Dodohue (write-in)
- Brunetta Hill-Corley
- Davis Maine
- Wendell Mosby
- Marc A. Wiley
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SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT | | |
Enforcement throughout Village
March 11 through March 19
The Police Department, in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will be conducting Seat Belt Enforcement Zones and Saturation Patrols from March 11through March 19. This is an effort to educate the public in traffic safety and reduce personal injury accidents. These zones will be staffed at several locations throughout the Village. |
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THE CANCER SUPPORT CENTER'S FIFTH ANNUAL PRESIDENTS' BALL | | |
Fifth Annual President's Ball
Saturday, March 19
Idlewild Country Club
Enjoy an evening of fabulous entertainment, cocktails, dinner, dancing while supporting the Cancer Support Group. During this inspirational evening and celebration of life, love and family, the Aurelios Family will be awarded the 2011 Richard K. Desser MD Spirit Life Award. The Sprit of Life Award is presented each year to a local Southland resident who has made a significant impact on cancer patients and their families.
The Women's Board of The Cancer Support Center will be presenting the Extravagant Basket Raffle where one-of-a-kind items will be packaged into themed baskets and raffled off at the end of the night. Additionally, guests may honor or recognize a loved one through a special $25.00 tribute to be displayed at the event.
To register for this program or to learn more about our services, please call (708) 798-9171 and online CancerSupportCenter.org. |
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HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR SCIENCE PUB | | |
NEW EVENT!
H-F Science Pub
Tuesday, March 29 | 8:00 PM
Grady's Grille, 18147 Harwood Avenue
Come out to hear about interesting science being done by local scientists in the cozy environment of our local pubs. The Homewood-Flossmoor Science Pub, affiliated with the Science Café network started by PBS (WGBH in Boston), is a new monthly public event which will be hosted alternately at Grady's Grill in Homewood, and the Flossmoor Station Brewery. The first lecture will be at Grady's Grill on March 29. It will be presented by Dr Peter Doran from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The second lecture will be on April 26 at the Brewery. The title of his talk will be: "Human and Robotic science in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of East Antarctica".
The talk will begin at 8:00 PM, but feel free to come early to eat, drink and mingle. Seating will be on a first come first served basis.Information and an email sign-up for future announcements can be found at homewood-flossmoorsciencepub.blogspot.com, or sciencecafes.org/find. |
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ROTARY CLUB OF HOMEWOOD LUNCHEON | | |
Rotary Luncheon
Wednesday, March 23
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Idlewild Country Club
The Rotary Club of Homewood is hosting a luncheon featuring Rotary International Director and Vice-President Tom Thorfinnson.
Mr. Thorfinnson serves on the Rotary International Board with directors chosen from countries around the world where Rotary clubs have been established. He has served Rotary as a member of the Reach Out to Africa subcommittee and part of the North America Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign leadership team. Mr. Thorfinnson has led 11 volunteer trips to Haiti and Nigeria and is an active supporter of water projects in developing countries. Mr. Thorfinnson will share his thoughts about the work of Rotary around the world, in the United States and in the local community.
The luncheon and program will be held at the Idlewild Country Club, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Homewood Rotary invitites members of the community to attend. Cost of lunch is $25.00. For more information contact Rick Thiernau at (708)798-5828. |
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Foundation 153
Spring for School Event
Saturday, April 9 | 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Save the Date for the Spring Event
Spring for Homewood Schools Dinner and Auction will be held on April 9. This exciting fundraising event is to benefit Homewood School District 153. Foundation 153 will be hosting the event at Ravisloe Country Club. There will be a buffet dinner, silent and live auctions, cash bar, entertainment, and plenty of raffles and games! For more information, please contact Shelley Peck at Schoool District 153: (708) 647-2390.
To learn more about Foundation 153 and to sign up for their monthly e-newsletter, visit www.Foundation153.org . Each month receive updates about upcoming Foundation-related events in the schools and community, or any implemented grant projects. Foundation 153 is a volunteer based not-for-profit 501c3 organization. |
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14th ANNUAL SOUTH SUBURBAN DIVERSITY DINNERS | |
A night of delicious food and great conversation.
Since the 1990's, residents of the Chicago south suburban communities have gathered at houses throughout the region to celebrate its rich diversity. The Diversity Dinners bring people of different races, ethnicities, religions, lifestyles, and age together to share a meal, discuss their common goals, understand their differences, and address misperceptions and offer solutions to strengthen their communities.
The Dinners will be held on Thursday, April 28, at 7:00PM.
For more information and to register online go to: www.Facebook.com search South Suburban Diversity Dinner, or call (708)335-5411. |
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