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Naperville Jaycees Honor Winners Including Mayor at 35th Anniversary Distinguished Service Awards
The Distinguished Service Awards recognize individuals or organizations that are influencing our community in a special or significant way.
Naperville, Illinois— The Naperville Jaycees 2013 Distinguished Service Awards (DSA) event takes place April 5, 2013 at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville to recognize extraordinary community members deserving honor for hard work in the community. Mayor A. George Pradel receives the Charles “Chuck” Bueche Lifetime Achievement award among seven additional award category winners at the 35th Anniversary Distinguished Service Awards program.
“The Distinguished Service Award provides the Naperville Jaycees with a unique opportunity to highlight and recognize people throughout the community who give unselfishly to make our town a great place to live and work,” said Shoshana Frank, Naperville Jaycees DSA Committee, vice chair. “These people contribute their time and talent for the good of the whole, without any expectation of personal return, this awards program allows us to praise their unsung stories.”
2013 Naperville Jaycees DSA emcee, Rick Eertmoed will announce Jaycee members presenting awards in eight categories: 1) Business Professional: Brien Nagle; 2) Community Leader: Thomas Carroll; 3) Student Volunteer: Austin Hansen; 4) Educator: Sally Pentecost; 5) Business: Mary Ann Junkroski, Roseland Draperies; 6) Public Employee: Karen DeAngelis; 7) Not for Profit Leader: Peggy Frank; and 8) Charles “Chuck” Bueche Lifetime Achievement: A. George Pradel, Naperville mayor.
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“It always excites me to find out what others outside of our Jaycee world are doing for our community,” said Rick Eertmoed, emcee. “Each and every year I'm amazed by what the award recipients have done, and that spirit is part of what makes the community such a great thing to be a part of. That attitude of helping others and community service is really part of the fabric of Naperville.”
The Naperville Jaycees are always looking for new members who would like to make a difference in their community. General membership meetings are open to interested individuals and are held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday every month at the Judd Kendall VFW at 908 West Jackson Ave. in Naperville, Ill. More information may be found on the Jaycees’ website at www.naperjaycees.org.
