Tracey Ahrens had a work of art in the Faces of Hope art
show and silent auction during the month of September at the
Kankakee County Museum. The exhibit was named for Hope,
a rescued gold retriever mix.
October is “National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month” and Susan Brauer was interviewed by Mike Sanders
on his radio program “Our Town” which is carried on “Chicago
Progressive Talk”. They spoke about her odyssey of abuse and
triumph, her book Just Keep Dancing; her 20 year relationship
and marriage to her childhood sweetheart and how that relationship
turned abusive and ultimately violent and dangerous;
the pivotal event that changed everything; what can happen
when one begins to make positive changes in their life; and that
“it truly is never too late to live happily ever after”.
Cecilia Green retired in May from the Turnaround
Management Association in Chicago after 10 years of directing
their public relations department. She is now director of Arts
in Bartlett’s Center for the Arts and has her own PR firm
Evergreen Public Relations where she specializes in nonprofit publicity and special events. She can now be reached at
cecgreen1@comcast.net.
Congratulations to Terry Haycock who was recently
inducted into the Rho Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
International Honor Society. The ceremony took place in
October at the Elgin Community College Performing Arts
Center, Elgin, IL.
Jan Lisa Huttner dressed up for a Labor Day trip to
Hull House in honor of American Girl’s new Rebecca Rubin
doll. The third official “Jane Addams Day” in Illinois will be
December 10, 2009. Among her many accomplishments, Jane
Adams was one of the founding members of IWPA.
Congratulations to Cynthia Ogorek. She received the
2009 “Distinguished Friend of South Suburban Heritage” award
at the South Suburban Heritage Association’s 23rd annual cultural history conference.
