DIVERSITY DAY 2007--A Photo Gallery
Well, it’s been a week and I am finally getting around to posting a gallery of photos from DIVERSITY DAY 2007: “…Skies Everywhere as Blue as Mine.” It was a beautiful, but unseasonably hot day. I made a very unattractive sight as co-host with my shirt soaked through with sweat. Attendance was down a bit. Whether that was due to the weather, competing events like near-by Marengo’s big Settler’s Day Parade or the McHenry County Historical Society in Union annual Cider Fest, lingering depression over the Chicago Cub loss the night before, or my failure to get adequate publicity is open to question. Anyway, those who did come out seemed to enjoy the day. This is what it looked like.
The festival opened with the fabulous Congregational Unitarian Church Choir. Director Tom Steffens was on the injured list following an automobile accident earlier in the week-Get well, Tom. Rebecca Strong stepped up to pinch hit.
A row of display tables. That’s McHenry County Citizens for Choice (MCCC) under the white canopy, an unidentified table (sorry), the Latino Coalition, and the Woodstock Area Community Ministry (WACM.)
Carlos Acosta of the Latino Coalition.
A view from the Gazebo.
O Brother sang their traditional Appalachian music. Brian Pappalardo, Harold Rail, Sam Jones, and Kemberly Dallay-Hohnson.
SubZero Sandwich and Ice Cream Shop/Lucia’s Custom Catering kept the folks fed.
Gary Christ explained his Demine Cambodia project at his elaborate display. He is raising funds to return to Cambodia and build more of his ingenious mine clearing devices.
Two of the Latinos Unidos dancers from McHenry County College show how to salsa.
Da Utes of the Congregational Unitarian Church did great business with their “Diverse Pumpkins for Diversity Day” table. They probably made more money than the festival itself.
Pat Young and Ray Eberhardt staffed the CUC booth under the cover of the pump house. They sold-or tried to sell-Choir CDs, Wise Words From Women of a Certain Age books, and the CUC window booklet.
Rev. Dan Larsen chatted at the CUC Green Sanctuary Committee table. That committee chair Margaret Fox-Hawthorne partially obscured by the display. The committee is the environmental voice of the church.
Lisa Haderlein of the Land Conservancy of McHenry County accepted the 2007 Peace and Justice Award on behalf the Quaker environmentalists Alice and Bill Howenstine.
The McHenry County Peace Group table was a busy place.
McHenry County Pride was proud to have table.
Joy Martin (left) was doing double duty for Family Alliance (senior services) and Home of the Sparrow (emergency housing for women and children
The Family Health Partnership table.
Betty Appleton (left) and the Woodstock Folk Dancers got the audience on their feet to dance the Macarana.
The McHenry County Democratic Party, despite a large contingent marching in the Marengo parade the same day, had several volunteers at their table among them were District 3 Chair Pauline Walker (left) and John Darger.
Kathy Bergan-Schmidt made sure that there was a Bill Richardson For President table. That’s Rich Garling in the hat.
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