THANK YOU , THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

First THANK YOU to our Honorary Chair Rita Canning for her support, ideas and enthusiasm. Rita has brought things to this years event that we will be using for years to come. There are not enough words to describe the impact that she has had with all of the women and children she has helped over the 20 years that WINGS has been around. As with everything that Rita touches it is absolutely golden!

Second THANK YOU to all of our sponsors this year: Motorola, Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, Rita & John Canning, Aarete, Ameriprise Financial, Bruce Dopke Attorney at Law, Com Ed, Divine Signs and Graphics, Fabrini's Flowers, Inc, Harper College, Hoffman Estates Community Bank, Kelley, Kelly & Kelley, Richard & Martha Melman, Wyatt Austin Jewelers, 3 Monkeys & ; Aadvark Studios, Bill Landwer, BNC Quality Auto Body, Cornerstone Bank, Fox Valley Glass, Gabe Calzaretta LLC, The Panopoulos Group, Rebecca Montgomery DDS & Jefffery Eaton DDS, Redmon Towing

Third THANK YOU to all of the high ticket sellers: Nancy Redmon, Loren Trimble, Allen Gabe, George Panopoulos, Glenn Szurgot, Bruce Dopke, Bill Kelley, Jack Bishop, Don Minor, Barry Christian, Michael Ericksen

Fourth THANK YOU to all of the Classic Committee: George Panopoulos, Bob Keller, Jack Bishop, John Curry, Jim Fabbrini, Allen Gabe, Marie Gildersleeve, Colette Givens-Lanton, Eileen Higginbotham, Cris Hinojosa, Rosemary Justen, Bill Kelley, Bill Landwer, Jaime Leyva, Jim Markgraf, Dana Mathews, Jim McCulla, Bonnie McCulla, Jeff Miller, Leo Miller, Don Minor, Rosie Paparella, Nany Redmon, Kristy Ritchie, Stephanie Sarnoff, Jean Schlinkmann, Erik Schmidt, Nanette So wa, Glenn Szurgot, Mike Turgeon, Gayle Vandenbergh, George Vroustouris and Dick Wilson

Without the support of all of the above mentioned as well as all of the members who work endless hours to bring this event together we would not be able to have the impact we have in both the community and internationally. Every year we challenge ourselves a little more and this year we have done that once again!

I am so proud to be part of this organization and family. This is the best club hands down!

Julie Clark
President 2011-2012