Tickets, $20 each, are on sale now for the YMCA’s 8th Annual YMCA-Naperville Mayor’s Community Prayer Breakfast.
This year’s event will take place from 7-8:30AM on Fri., Dec. 7 with a breakfast buffet beginning at 6:30AM at the Fry Family YMCA, 2120 W. 95th St. in Naperville. Typically a sell-out, this community event includes music, scripture and special guest speakers.
Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel will lead in the reading of the litany at the multi-denominational event. Friedrich-Jones and Overman-Jones Funeral Homes & Cremation Services is a committed community partner that is again sponsoring the event.
“I have been a YMCA supporter for 30 years,” Ray Jones, whose family has operated Friedrich-Jones and Overman-Jones Funeral Homes & Cremation Services since 1977, said. “Our family business was the first YMCA sponsor. Ever since, we have continued to be an advocate for many of the YMCA programs benefiting the youth and elderly of our community. The YMCA is unique in that it spans the generations and caters to all family members. We’re fortunate to have such a diverse organization to provide resources to our community.”
Paula Gavin, Executive Director of New York City’s Fund for Public Advocacy, will be this year’s guest speaker. The Fund fosters innovative ideas to tackle challenges facing New York City and the nation, including providing education opportunities for immigrants, meeting pension obligations, supporting small businesses and restraining corporate political spending. Gavin previously served as President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater New York from 1990-2004.
Purchase tickets ($20 each) by calling (630) 420-0960
Tickets may be purchased at the Fry Family YMCA, 2120 W. 95th St. in Naperville, the Kroehler Family YMCA, 34 S. Washington St. in Naperville, the YMCA Sports Complex, 31W290 Schoger Dr. in Naperville, or by contacting Jane Bowers at ( 630) 420-0960 or jbowers@ymcachicago.org. A table of eight is $160, a table of 10 is $200 and individual tickets are $20 each. Table sponsorships are $500 and include a table for 10, your name on the table and your name in the program. The community is encouraged to purchase tickets early as this event usually sells out.
About the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago: The Y is Chicagoland’s leading nonprofit strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. In 2011 three Naperville YMCAs: The Kroehler Family YMCA, the Fry Family YMCA and the Y Sports Complex became part of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, which includes 23 member centers, five camps and hundreds of extension sites.
The Y of Metro Chicago helps children learn and grow, teaches young people to lead, brings families closer and encourages individual health and wellbeing. As one of the largest and oldest/most established cause-driven organizations/nonprofits in Chicago, YMCA programs impact hundreds of thousands of lives annually, helping to strengthen neighborhoods and respond to unique community needs across Chicagoland. To learn more, visit ymcachicago.org.
