In tradition with our previous parades NWSI will be recognizing
and supporting extended charitable communities and organizations.
Our Grand Marshal for 2009 is our dear friend and Northwest Side
supporter President John McDonough. John is the President of the
Chicago Blackhawks.
We want all of our friends and families to support the humanitarian
efforts of those individuals as who have made a difference in the
community we live in. In your community, your country, your own
circle of friends and family we all have the ability to make a difference.
Thank you for all of your support and we look forward to joining
all of our friends and families at the 2009 Northwest Side Irish
St, Patrick's Day on March 8,2009.
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Dear Friends:
It is a pleasure for us to have President John McDonough as
our 2009 Grand Marshal. As you probably know the parade was
originally founded in memory of my mom Judy Murray. She was
a great fan of the Chicago Blackhawks in the days of Stan
Miketa, Bobby Hall and her all time favorite Keith Magneson.
The five Murray children spent many nights in front of the
television watching the Blackhawks. As an adult in the days
of Denise Savard and Jeremy Roenick in the "and a save
by Bannerman" days. I walked many flights up the ramp
to sit in the nose bleed section at the Chicago Stadium. As
a matter of fact when I was pregnant with my first son John,
I remember walking those ramps into my eighth month. Thank
goodness for modern technology..like escalators. As we take
the stage in our seventh year we welcome President McDonough
and the Blackhawk Organization and thank you for bringing
another great family tradition back to the families that so
wholeheartedly appreciate the venue, the sport and the opportunit
to come together as a family and enjoy the good times.
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Here For John McDonough Bio
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| We will also be recognizing and raising awareness for
the Teamsters Helmets to Hardhats program. This is a program
within the Teamster community that assists our returning Veterans
with career opportunities. The Helmets to Hardhats program
has assisted many of our Chicago Veterans in transitioning
their military skills into the civilian sector with outstanding
careers for their future. It is a national program that the
Chicago Teamsters have embraced and provided many of our local
Veterans with extended support in fulfilling careers for their
future. Through the efforts of Teamsters Joint Council 25
andd President Yauger, Chicago is now the role model for the
national Helmets to Hardhats campaign. |
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We are also recognizing as our 2009 Humanitarian of the
Year International Brtoherhood of Teamsters Vice President
and Director of the Human Rights Commission Cheryl Johnson.
Cheryl has made groundbreaking efforts to support so many
of the Human Rights issues that so many of our Teamster
members are faced with. She has been committed to ensuring
teamster members that a there is a commission within the
teamsters community that recognizes the individuality and
diversity of its members. In Chicago she has supported the
Teamsters Helmets to Hardhats program, a program that supports
our returning veterans with gainful career opportunities.
Illinois is now the role model for the national program
that launched right here in Chicago with the Teamsters Joint
Council 25. With her commitment and the commitment that
President John Coli have supported we now have great opportunities
available to our Illinois veterans and now nationally to
all of our veterans across the country.
Click Here For Cheryl Johnson Bio
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