Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Luncheon
It is that time once again, so mark your calendars for Saturday, March 26, 2016, for the 41st Annual Dinner event. The location for this years event located in the Southwest suburbs of Cook County. See your Post Cmdr for Tickets. $25ea/per person. Tables of 8 is preferable, guest or couples also accepted.
Please Make payable to: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County. Mail to:
VAC F/O: Peter Bencak
2135 W POTOMAC AVE #3
CHICAGO IL 60622-3011
For More Information Please Call,
VAC Office, Abundio “AL” Zaragoza, Superintendent at (312) 433-6010.
Email: abundio.zaragoza@cookcountyil.gov
Location:
Time:
Saturday March 26, 2016
2:00 PM | Cocktail Hour
3:00 PM | Dinner will be served
Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade honors all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.
The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am at the Eternal Flame on Daley Plaza (Dearborn and Washington Streets). The parade will step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street.
Dates:
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Hours:
Wreath Laying Ceremony begins @ 11 am; Parade begins @ 12 Noon
Location:
State St. from Lake St. to Van Buren
State St. & Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60602
VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Of Cook county
Please join us at our
Veteran Resource Picnic
Friday JULY 1, 2016
10:00 A.M.
McKinley Park
3900 S. Western
on pershing road
East of Swimming Pool & Basketball Court
Chicago, Illinois
We will provide LARGE BBQ grill
Hot dogs, Hamburgers & soda
Please bring your own Table & Chairs
Feel Free to bring your own BBQ Grill, food & drink
Donations Welcomed
Montford Point Marine Association
Chicago Chapter 2
Invites You to Our
ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY PARTY
December 18, 2016
5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
7011 S. Vincennes
Chicago, Illinois
All Veterans, Family, Friends & Supporters are Welcome
Please Bring a Wrapped Unisex Gift of $5.00 value for Community Grab Bag
Please Donate $35.00 to Our Christmas Baskets for Veterans &
the Needy Families by December 15, 2016
Food, Raffles, Fun
MPMA Chicago is a 501c3 Organization, all donations are tax deductible
Adults Only
“Veterans Helping Veterans”
You are Cordially Invited to the
Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County
Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Awards Luncheon
2:00 p.m. Sign-In & Cocktail Hour
3:00 p.m. Please be on time and seated, Dinner Served Promptly at 3:00 p.m.!
Ukrainian Cultural Center 2247 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60622
Donation: $25.00 per person
Reserve Your Table of 8 Today ($200.00)
Tax Deductible Donations Welcomed
Rochelle Crump, Chairperson Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Awards Luncheon
“Relax and have some good food and good fun with good friends”
Please RSVP by March 17, 2018
Make Checks Payable To: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County or (VACCC)
Mail to: ATTN: Peter Bencak, VAC Treasurer, 2135 W. Potomac Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60622-8270
(773)578-6868 cell
Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade honors all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.
The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am at the Eternal Flame on Daley Plaza (Dearborn and Washington Streets). The parade will step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street.
“Veterans Helping Veterans”
You are Cordially Invited to the
Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County
Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Awards Luncheon
2:00 p.m. Sign-In & Cocktail Hour
3:00 p.m. Dinner Served Promptly at 3:00 p.m.!
Ukrainian Cultural Center 2247 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60622
Donation: $30.00 per person
Reserve Your Table of 8 Today ($240.00)
Tax Deductible Donations Welcomed
For Additional Information Contact: (773) 895-8015
Rochelle Crump, Chairperson, SR. Vice Commander
Jerry Thomas, VACCC Commander
Please RSVP ASAP
Make Checks Payable To: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County or (VACCC)
Mail to: ATTN: Peter Bencak, VAC Treasurer, 2135 W. Potomac Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60622-8270
(773)578-6868 cell
Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade honors all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.
The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am on Daley Plaza (Dearborn and Washington Streets). The parade will then step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street.
Major General Marion Garcia, Commanding General, 200th Military Police Command, United States Army Reserve, will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshal. Maj. Gen. Garcia graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Military Police Corps. She has served in a wide variety of staff and leadership assignments as well as during multiple deployments including: Rear Battle Plans Officer with the 14th Military Police Brigade during Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm; Commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 720th Military Police Battalion during Operation Provide Comfort Somalia, Commander of the 324th Military Police Battalion with a deployment to Baghdad, Iraq; and Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Her numerous awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Parachutist Badge and German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Bronze).
During the Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade, the City of Chicago honors fallen heroes and Gold Star family members who have lost a loved one in the United States Armed Forces to combat operations or while on active duty. Approved by Congress beginning in 1947, Gold Star Lapel Pins and the Next of Kin Lapel Pins are presented to families not as an award, but as symbols of honor worn by family members in remembrance of their fallen loved ones and their ultimate sacrifice.