PRESS RELEASE: FIRST JOINT PACC/PAL- PAC HOLIDAY EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE EUROPEAN CRYSTAL THIS FRIDAY CHICAGO, IL (December 2, 2013) - The Polish American Chamber of Commerce (PACC) and the Polish-American Leadership - Political Action Committee (PAL-PAC) announced recently that their first joint Holiday Party will be held Friday, December 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The event promises to be a well attended celebratory occasion, a fun event for all guests of the co-hosting organizations. Members and friends of the PACC and PAL-PAC will gather in the banquet hall of the European Crystal located at 519 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL. The event will feature delicious hors doeuvres, a tasty buffet-style dinner, open bar, and live dance music by the Dori Koz Band. Special guests will include Polands Ambassador to the US, Ryszard Schnepf; Consul General of Poland in Chicago, Paulina Kapuscinska; Polish TV, film and theater celebrity, Pawel Wawrzecki; members of the US Congress, Illinois State and local legislators, administrators, and others. This years event promises to be more fun than usual thanks in large part to the sponsors which include the PNC Bank; MBB Enterprises of Chicago, Inc.; European Crystal; Property Consultants RE & Tony Zaskowski; MBM Services; Saturn Title; Dorothy & Jerry Malachowski; UK Family Practice; Chicago Metal Supply; Progressive Truck Driving School; Fuksa Khorshid LLC; Clinical Cardiology Consultants, S.C.; Fragomen; Chicago Vein Care Center & Ramon Castro; Barbara Marchwicki; Oak Mill Bakery; Salmon Collagen; Ewa & Czarek Jakubowski; Darpet, Inc.; Deli4You; The Next Door Bistro; Star-Tech Glass, Inc.; Barbara & Ted Martin; Lidia Greszta; Soho Makeup School; David & Larisa; Jolanta & Stefan Szefer; and R.A. Zweig, Inc. In addition, guests of the event will have an opportunity to meet Richard S. Post, author of the newly published West of Goose Island: A Chicago Story and Joseph W. Zurawski, author of Polish Chicago: Our History - Our Recipes. Both authors will sign their books, which will be available for purchase. Numerous silent auction items will also be available for purchase, and will add to the evenings excitement by benefitting both organizations. Donors of the silent auction items include Terlata/Dorota Kenar; Arie and Bozena Zweig; Jan Mlynarski; Anna Uzarewicz; Lucas Fuksa; Jan Krynski/Dom itp; Barbara Martin; Gina Buda; Michelle & Henry Kurzydlowski; Anna Morzy/Fragomen; and Bogna Solak. I am especially delighted to have the PACC and PAL-PAC collaborate this year in an effort to promote the benefits that they provide to their members. It is this type of cooperation that is needed to make our community stronger, more influential, and more successful, explains Lucas Fuksa, president of the boards of both organizations. The tickets are $50 for PACC and PAL-PAC members and $65 for non-members. For ticket reservation or information about sponsor opportunities, please visit the event website, or call the PAL-PAC (847-730-3159) or PACC (773-205-1998) offices. You can also send emails to [email protected], or [email protected]. ### The PACC is at the forefront of encouraging and promoting domestic and foreign trade to benefit its members and future business associates. The Chamber is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Illinois as a business association. As the voice of Polish American business men and women, the Chamber is dedicated to serving their best interests through education on current trends and facilitating commercial contacts. The Chamber is also at the forefront of encouraging and promoting domestic and foreign trade to benefit its members, the community, and the State of Illinois. Its goals include promoting member businesses and enhancing trade relations between the US and Poland. ### The Polish American Leadership Political Action Committee (pal-pac.org) is a political organization formed for the purpose of addressing social, civic and business interests of the Polish- American community in the United States. The general initiatives are utilized to accomplish this goal: education, issue advocacy and representation.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 04:42:29 +0000