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Exchange Club of Aurora-
Friend of Children 2008
April is Child Abuse Prevention month and to
recognize this, the Exchange Club of Aurora hosted it’s 7th annual Friend of
Children Awards luncheon at Gaslite Manor on April 15, 2008.
The Friend of Children Award pays tribute to
individuals that go “the extra mile”, through services and/or advocacy, to help
children that are at-risk while working to improve the lives and well-being of
children.
This year’s recipient was: Laura Ramirez-Nunez of
Communities and Schools (CIS). Denise
Elsbree of Communities and Schools nominated Laura. Clayton Muhammad, Director of Community
Relations and Chief Spokesman at
Prevent Child
Abuse Committee:
Kathy Astin,
Marti Cross, Judy Jacobson, Art Sheridan & Chris Weber.
Pictured below from left to right:
Art Sheridan,
Kathy Astin, Laura Ramirez-Nunez, Marti Cross, Chris Weber & Judy Jacobson
We cannot avoid the serious problem of child abuse
and neglect in
Police Officer of the Year 2008
Chair: Commander Joseph Groom
Seven Aurora Police
Officers have been nominated for the Exchange Club of Aurora’s Police Officer
of the Year.
The nominees are
selected for their bravery and valor over the past year.
Commander Joseph
Groom announced the nominees: Officer Donald Flowers, Officer Glenda Van Horn,
Officer W. Joshua Sullivan, Officer Ken Thurman, Officer Chris Weaver,
Investigator Mike Auld, and Investigator Kevin Jenkins. The 2008 Police Officers of the Year
are: Officer Joshua Sullivan and Officer
Glenda Van Horn. The two officers were
selected for rescuing a 14-year old boy who was trying to cross the river with
his older brother. Kane County States
Attorney John Barsanti gave the keynote address.
This year’s event
was hosted at Long Island Sound Banquets on
Downtown Aurora Taste
Chairs: Kathy Astin &
The
Exchange Club of Aurora Sponsored its first Downtown Aurora Taste event on
Tuesday May 13th. Despite the
rain & storms, hundreds came out to enjoy a fabulous festival of food and
entertainment. Congratulations to our
drawing winners:
Brian
Hipp of
Rebekah Lehman of
Beverly
Mellin of
Leslie
Larson of
Dottie
Pokorny of
Hal
Carlson of
A special thank you goes out
to our entertainers:
Jon
Conover & the Help! ~ Dough~ Greg Boerner~
Mariachi Singers~ Papadolias/Bower Duo~
A special thank you goes out
to our participating restaurants:
Bacci’s Pizzeria~ Bag & Brew~ Cazadores~
The Dirty Duck~ Jimmy Johns~ Julio’s Grill~ La Quinta
de Los Reyes~ Lennie’s New York Deli~ Tavern on the
Fox~ Tecalitlan~ Pesto Italinao
(Wits End)
Looking
at the Double Rainbow over La Quinta de Los
Reyes
Thank You to all the committee members! This year was a huge success! Approximately $6200 was raised to help the Exchange Club of
Joanne & Tim Furnas
Singer at La Quinta de los Reyes
Vicki Lettow greeting at Julio’s
Jon Conover &
the Help! At Tavern on the Fox
Chairs: Jim James &
Rosalie Cassidy
Accepting the Challenge of Excellence
The Ace Award
recognizes students who have overcome a significant challenge to earn a high
school diploma. The Exchange Club of
Aurora is proud to honor six students this year; Oscar Aguilera,
Erika Alcala, Ashley Keith, Rodrigo Madrigal, JaCoure Miller and Jasmine Muñoz. All six students were awarded a $1,000
scholarship. Dr. Clem Mejia, former
Regional Superintendent of Kane County Schools presented the keynote
address.
Many Young Voices Award
Many Young Voices
is a program designed to allow students, without assessment or judgment, a
place to explore their ideas about the world around them Within the safety
of the parameters of dialogue instead of debate, students have an opportunity
to find and discover their voice. For
many students, this experience serves as both a window into understanding
others by listening, empathizing and humanizing, as well as a mirror to see him
or herself with more clarity and compassion. This year Lynette M. Montañez
was awarded a $1,000 Many Young Voices award scholarship.
Did you know that, the
average cost of a year's tuition, room and board, and fees at a public
university last year was $8,470 (source: the College Board). Many experts
predict that the cost of public university will also increase at a rate of
about 5% per year over the next decade.
Happy Birthday
Jim James 4/8
Dr. White 4/18
Happy Mother’s Day 5/11
Kathy Astin 5/14
Phillip DeLaFuente 5/15
Judy Jacobson 5/19
Joanne Furnas 5/24
Sue Palansky 6/4
Happy Father’s Day 6/15
Marti Cross 6/12
Ken Smith 6/20
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
Installation
Luncheon Past
National President, Harold Warren will install new officers
Provena Fox Knoll VP: Joanne Furnas
12
Secretary: Vicki Lettow
4th of July Give A Kid A Flag
Chair:
Bruce Covalt
Chair:
Robyn BeeBee
Dates
of show: Aug 8, 9 & 10
Please welcome new
member Servando Ramos to the club!
Exchange Club of
At:
Rt. 31 &
Phone:
Kathy Astin
Birthday: 5/14
Resides in:
I grew up in:
Family: Husband
Work: Director of Community Health for the VNA of
Favorite past time: Boating
Favorite sports team:
Last good book or movie: Last good book was The Last Lecture and the last good movie
was Juno
Person I’d most like to meet: Song writer: Charlie Robinson
Best place I traveled:
Favorite automobile: Cadillac
Favorite TV show: Grey’s Anatomy
Unity
of Service
Exchange, America’s Service Club, is a
group of men and women working together to make communities better places to
live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth
Activities, and its national program– The Prevention of Child Abuse.
The Exchange Club of Aurora was
established in 1937. Its members are professional men and women from or working
in the greater