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Waterleaf Restaurant
Yoga By Degrees
Flexible Fitness - Julie Kocher-Zinkus
Comfort INN Downers Grove
T-Mobile (Butterfield Road)
WDCB - 90.6 FM
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Prudential Rubloff Properties
Money Mailer of Central DuPage
Area DuPage Towing
Namaste Lifestyle Salon & Spa
CONGRATULATIONS!
Center for History Reaches European Audience
Czech TV Network contacted the Center for History for assistance with three European TV news productions about the Eastland Disaster. The broadcast connected the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic to the capsizing of the S.S. Eastland as Chicago's Titanic. On that fateful day of a company picnic on July 24, 1915, 844 Western Electric employees, family and friends perished when the ship turned on its side in the Chicago River. This catastrophe is Chicago's greatest loss of life tragedy, yet a forgotten story.
Since 25% (213) of the victims were of Czech descent, Czech TV Network wanted to share the story with their audience in Europe. Given that the Center has the largest collection of Eastland memorabilia in the world, the museum was able to provide photos of the Eastland Disaster and victims. The exhibit at the Center was also filmed as well as interviews with Alberta Adamson and Dave Nelson. Additionally the Center has two copies of a 1916 Czech publication listing information about all of the Czech victims. The publication, written in Czech, was a valuable resource to the Network. The publication will be transcribed by the TV Network so the information can be shared and utilized as a reference.
The first two segments were aired the weekend of April 14, 2012. Adamson said it was rewarding to see the credit line with the Center for History on most of the photos and weird to see the Czech subtitles on the screen during her interview. The third segment will be shown closer to July 24th.
Downtown Wheaton Association Award Recipients were announced at The Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony, April 25, at the Bank Restaurant. Congratulations go to:
Spirit of Downtown Wheaton - Dick O'Gorman, Ivy
Business of the Year Award - Ivy
Volunteer of the Year - Michael Soehlke and Dora Cheila,
Community Bank-Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER
Wheaton Lions Club Selected for Award by
Spectrios Institute
The Spectrios Institute Board and Staff notified the Wheaton Lions Club that they will be the recipient of the 2012 Partner with Vision award. Spectrios wrote about the Wheaton Lions that: "We are pleased to recognize your club for 26 years of outstanding support and commitment to the individuals struggling with vision loss we serve. Your work has touched the lives of hundreds of children and adults empowering them to live the highest quality of life despite their vision loss."
The award was presented at the 2012 Benefit Gala on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville Hotel in Lisle.
Providence Bank and Mathieson, Moyski, Celer & Co.
Join us for a free luncheon, lunch and a candid question and answer session with Ron Austin, CPA, MST, Partner at Mathieson, Moyski, Celer & Co. We will pack relevant and practical tax tips and strategies to benefit your business into a quick and delicious lunch session.
Wednesday, May 16, 11:45 -am - 1:15 pm
Providence Bank, 330 S. Naperville Rd.
Limited seating. RSVP to Mike Gresk, 630 871-0500
CUSD 200 and Fox Bowl
"Bowl for the Torch"
to support District 200 Special Olympics athletes.
Saturday May 12, 3:00 pm
$20 for 2 games of Bowling, shoes and pizza lunch
Bring the family out for some fun to support our local Special Olympics athletes. There will be lots of fun, food and a fabulous raffle!
Visit www.cusd200.org to register online.
Raffle donations needed! contact Erica Loiacono
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