On the heels of Fat Tuesday, Feb. 9, revelers will have another chance ten days later to get into New Orleans-style spirit while helping the local community at the same time.
The Naperville Jaycees Mardi Gras will host their annual Bids for Beads fundraiser 7:30PM, Fri., Feb. 19. The popular event again will be held at White Eagle Golf Club.
As an added attraction, JCI World President Pachal Dike plans to attend the Naperville Jaycees Mardi Gras Celebration, just one of three stops during his visit to Chicago from Nigeria.
As JCI President, Dike focuses on engaging, motivating and challenging JCI members and young people around the world to rise up and “just act” by addressing the challenges of today’s world by creating sustainable impact in their communities. He believes each solution provided is further impact made and therefore one more step toward a peaceful world.
According to Jaycees publicist John Trojanowski, the all-volunteer service club once again will provide the public with a “Taste of Bourbon Street” when they transform White Eagle Golf Club’s main ballroom into a New Orleans themed celebration.
In addition to fun, the Naperville Jaycees will be providing Cajun inspired heavy appetizers, drink tickets, games, themed character actors, dancing to the live musical stylings of “Love & Money,” and a chance to bid on engaging silent and live auction items, Trojanowski said.
Tickets are $50 in advance or $60 at the door. All proceeds from the event will go to the Naperville Jaycees; who, in turn, donate a portion of the proceeds back into non-profit organizations in the DuPage County area.
For more info, visit biddingforgood.com/jcmardigras.
Plan to put on purple, gold and green beads!
Money raised at Mardi Gras, as well as other fundraisers like Last Fling, will benefit many organizations that the Naperville Jaycees work hard to support in the Naperville area and throughout DuPage County. During the past decade, nonprofit organizations in the community and throughout DuPage County received more than two million of the proceeds from Naperville Jaycees fundraisers.
The Jaycees always seek sponsors and auction items to help underwrite their events.
For auction details, visit biddingforgood.com/jcmardigras.
Participants must be 21 or over to attend. Tickets are $50 per person in advance or $60 per person at the door.
For more info about the Naperville Jaycees, visit www.naperjaycees.org.
‘Peace is Possible’ open forum Feb. 20
During his visit, JCI World President Pachal Dike will be available to meet the public during a Peace Is Possible Forum being held from 10AM t0 12PM on Sat., Feb. 20, 2016, at the Holiday Inn Elk Grove, located at 1000 Busse Rd.
The purpose of the JCI Peace is Possible Campaign is to mobilize young people worldwide to create awareness, advocate, take action and commit to an everlasting world peace. The campaign will work to build a coalition of like-minded stakeholders from all sectors of society that are committed to the purpose. Dike will provide a keynote speech. In addition, there will be a workshop to develop sustainable solutions for building peace in our own community.
“The peace that eludes the world today is man-made,” said Dike in the news release. “If this is true, then the Peace is Possible campaign wakes our consciousness to the fact that it will also take man-made actions to restore peace if we just act. “
Dike’s visit to United States is among one of approximately 50 countries he will visit during his one-year term of office. He will preside over the JCI World Congress being held in Quebec, Canada Oct. 30-Nov. 4, 2016. Dike holds a master’s degree in industrial microbiology and is also the Principal/CEO of Seal and Signature, a fire protection and security systems company, a trainer and coach and holds business interests in pharmaceuticals.
