JEFFERSON DINNER-McHenry County Democrats Celebrate
McHenry County Democrats will hold their gala annual Thomas Jefferson Dinner on Saturday, April 18 at the Prairie Lodge at Sun City, 12880 Del Webb Boulevard, Huntley. Cocktails and reception will begin at 6 PM and dinner will follow at 7.
The highlight of the program will be the presentation of the Life Time Achievement Award to Secretary of State Jesse White and the Robert McGarry Award for Community Service to Wayne Donahue, the former Postmaster of Huntley, community leader, and long time Democrat. State Representative Jack Franks will present the award to White.
Other honored speakers will include State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Congresswoman Melissa Bean. McHenry County Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Bergan Schmidt will host the festivities.
This year the dinner is also supporting the work of Turning Point, McHenry County’s domestic violence agency and shelter . Attendees are asked to bring any of the following items needed by the organization’s clients:
- grocery and gas gift cards
- copy paper
- laundry detergent
- dish soap
- bleach
- disposable diapers
- toilet paper
- paper towels
- facial tissues
- coffee cups
- Ziploc bags (gallon size)
- laundry baskets
- twin-sized sheets
- extra-long dorm-sized sheets
- vacuum cleaner
- coffee (regular & decaf)
- non-dairy creamer
Tickets to the dinner are $50 per seat or a table of 10 for $500. Reserve you tickets on line or e-mail thomasjefferson@mchenrydems.org to confirm your attendance and mail your check payable to the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee to:
Democratic Party of McHenry County
P.O. Box 1126
Crystal Lake, IL 60039