Danita Johnson Hughes, Ph.D
President & CEO
Ambassadors for Edgewater
Attorney Calvin Bellamy
Krieg DeVault
Dr. Thomas Coley
President
Ivy Tech Community College
Alberta Rose Boutique
Roosevelt Haywood, III
Haywood And Fleming Associates
Dr. Sharon Johnson-Shirley
Superintendent
Lake Ridge School Corp
Dr. Dan Lowery
Maurice G. Mabon
Investors Trust
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Gemologist
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Andrea Pearman
Creative Commander
Diversified Marketing Strategies
Chris White
Publisher
The NWI TIMES
2017 EDGEWATER
"Speakeasy" GALA
“Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Don't be left out of the scene this year!!!!
Join us again as we celebrated in vintage style, by paying homage to the Speakeasy era.
Our 16th annual Gala “speakeasy” themed event will be a swell evening filled with live entertainment that will hit on all sixes. Come out and play your hand on the gaming tables and bid in the silent auction.The evening would not be complete without flavorsome food to tantalize your taste buds. Proceeds from this event will go a long way in recovering lives and restoring families within thecommunity. So get your glad rags ready and join us as we enjoy an ambiance onlysecond to an actual experience.
The event will also feature an awards presentation that honors an organization and an individual who has made a major impact in our community.
EMCEE:
Darryl W. Dennard is a face and voice familiar to television viewers and radio listeners everywhere. He is an award-winning Broadcast Journalist. His news anchoring talents are heard weekly on iHeartMedia’s WVAZ-FM, WGCI-FM and WGRB-AM’s Community Affairs programming. He is the host and producer of Chicago Insight and Chicago Speaks, Chicagoland’s number one rated radio program, airing live on Sundays from 6am to 8am.
2017 Award Recipients:
Broadway Area Community Development Corporation, recipient of the Commonweal Award for Institutional Leadership. The BACDC has been Developing homes for low and moderate income individuals and families for more than a decade. The organization enjoy “Building Dreams of Hope’” in our community. This award recognizes institutional leadership in promoting the common good in communities faced with difficult and longstanding challenges.
Senator Joe Donnelly, recipient of the Commonweal Award for Personal and Professional Leadership. As Senator, Donnelly has worked hard on behalf of communities and individuals affected by the opioid epidemic. In 2016, Senator Donnelly helped the Senate pass the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act aimed at combating the opioid abuse and heroin use epidemics. This award recognizes longstanding contributions exhibited by individuals and individual acts of distinction which illustrate the priority that the common good should hold over personal or parochial gain.
Checkout photos of last year's event: Please visit us on Facebook Edgewater Behavioral Health Services or click on the following link: link to view pictures of the evening:For more information please contact Janelle St. John, at
219.885.4264 x2604 or jstjohn@edgewatersystems.org. More information can also be found on the
event's webpage. Please click on the
link below.
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DEADLINE FOR LOGO IN THE INVITATION: SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
DEADLINE FOR AD PURCHASES AND ARTWORK SUBMISSION: October 6, 2017
DEADLINE FOR AD PURCHASES AND ARTWORK SUBMISSION: October 6, 2017
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DEADLINE FOR AD PURCHASES AND ARTWORK SUBMISSION: October 6, 2017