Place your bets! Different event organizers have scheduled a series of important fundraisers, a trifecta of sorts, on Sat., May 2, placed in the correct order so the public can attend all three.
Honor Flight Chicago Fundraiser at 11AM
First up from 11AM-2:30PM, the DuPage Veterans Foundation will host the 4th Annual Honor Flight Chicago fundraiser, being held again inside the spacious Calamos Hangar out at the DuPage County Airport in West Chicago.
The luncheon event features special guests, live music performed by the Naperville Municipal Band, singing by the Legacy Girls, dancing with veterans, patriotic military displays and silent auction items.
All proceeds from this annual event will benefit Honor Flight Chicago.
Admission tickets are $30 per adult in advance ($40 at the door) and $20 per child.
RELATED POST with photos and details about the popular event.
Gerald Subaru Kentucky Derby Gala at 3PM
Next, from 3PM to 7PM, the Gerald Subaru Kentucky Derby Gala to benefit Hesed House is slated to run at the Chicago Marriott/Naperville.
The Kentucky Derby Gala is open to the public with advance reservations. Tickets are $150 per person/open seating and $1,500/reserved table of 10. A portion of every reservation is tax deductible under current tax law.
For complete details about the Gala, auction items, making reservations or becoming a Gala sponsor, contact Mary at (630) 914-6428 or at mkoehler@hesedhouse.org.
RELATED POST with photos and details of the 2015 event.
OMT plays for NRFOV at 8:15PM
Then at 8:15PM, OMT, the homegrown rock and cover band sometimes known as One More Time, will take the stage at Frankie’s Blue Room to perform a musical benefit for Naperville Responds for Our Veterans.
OMT will be joined by Jenny Franck and special guests Lara Filip and Shannon Greene Robb (Birdie Wing) as well as Emily Kuhn (The Messengers.) Â Admission is $5 at the door. Cash bar.
Frankie’s Blue Room is located at 16 Chicago Ave., in downtown Naperville.
