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Jack's Update #72    April 13, 2006
 

 
 

Congratulations Raffle Winners

Here are the lucky winners of the two big raffles held in the last month.

The winner of the 2006 Sturgis Vacation Raffle was Andy Golabek.  Jerry Thompson and Gene Stone were winners of Chicago TFT Parade jackets.

The winners of the 2006 Motorcycle Raffle were the following folk. From the drawing held on Saturday, March 18, places 4 through 6, with prizes of official TFT Parade jackets, were won by Joe Coyne, Mike Zakzek, and Ed Iverson.  Domingo Riviera won the $200 Gift Certificate, donated by Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson.  Dave Pupkiewicz won the $500 Leather Jacket, donated by Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson.  The Grand Prize winner of the 2006 Harley-Davidson FLHXI Street Glide was veteran TFT Parade member Larry Reese. 

Thanks again to John and Olivia Bartosiewicz, and their team, for coordinating the raffle.

Thanks to Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson for their hospitality, and their donations of the leather jacket and gift certificate.

Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets.

Congratulations to all the winners!!

 


Spring Cleaning at the TFT Warehouse

It's time for Spring cleaning everywhere including the TFT Parade Warehouse.  On Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 the TFT Warehouse will be open from 10am to 6pm for a big Spring Sale.  Everything must go!  And there will be special price reductions on some special TFT items.  That's at 8900 South Odell Avenue in Bridgeview, April 22 and 23. Come out and help us with our Spring cleaning.

  

Future Meetings and Events

Here is the schedule for the TFT Parade Meetings.  All these meetings will be held at the Parade Headquarters, the Stempien VFW, at 47th Street and Tripp Avenue.

The 2006 Kick-off Party will be on Saturday, September 16, 2006.  Mark your calendars, and be sure to come out and bring your friends.

For more information on these and other events go to the TFT Parade web site calendar at http://chicagolandtft.org/calendar.htm .

 

Future Meetings and Events

2006 Kick-off Party--Saturday, September 16, 2006
Parade Meeting #1--Friday, September 29, 2006  
Parade Meeting #2--Friday, October 6, 2006
Parade Meeting #3-- Friday, October 20, 2006
Parade Meeting #4--Friday, November 3, 2006
Veterans Day/Marine Party--Friday, November 10, 2006
Parade Meeting #5--Friday, November 17, 2006
Parade Meeting #6--Friday, December 1, 2006
2006 TFT Parade--Sunday, December 3, 2006
De-Briefing Meeting--Friday, December 15, 2006

April 15  Saturday   Riders do it with Pride Blood Drive
At Oak Lawn Harley. A lucky donor will win a Harley. 

April 18  Tuesday   Parade Board of Directors Meeting
BOD meeting at Stempien VFW starting around 8 pm.

April 22 and 23  Weekend   TFT Warehouse Sale
From 10am-6pm. Special sales on many Parade items.

April 30  Sunday   ABATE Awareness Run
Start at 9am at Cumberland and Irving for 100 mile ride.

April 30  Sunday  Ridgewood M/C Poker Run
At Will County Fairgrounds. 10am.

May 6  Saturday   Run for the Son
100 mile run from United Methodist Church in New Lenox.

May 7  Sunday  J.C.Whitney Car and Bike Show
At the Utica warehouse from 9am-4pm. Meet Bill Wildt. Tour warehouse with Cooch.

May 13  Saturday   Ride for the Cure-Peoria
Meet at Peoria Motorcycle Club HQ at 9am.

May 16  Tuesday   Parade Board of Directors Meeting
The Board meets at 8 pm at Parade Headquarters the Stempien VFW.

May 20   Saturday   Half-mile Dirt Track Motorcycle Races
Half-mile Grand National Championship races at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet. 

May 21  Sunday   Park Lawn Big Bikes Big Hearts Run
Start at Park lawn at 10833 South LaPorte in Oak Lawn at 9am. 

May 21  Sunday   Camp Quality Carnival Ride
Great benefit ride for Camp Quality. First bike leaves 87th Street and Harlem Avenue at 11 am. 

June 10 Saturday   Green Ribbon Rally
Support the research into gastro-intestinal and liver diseases.  New day and location.  Now on Saturday at the Kendall County Fairgrounds in Yorkville.

June 20  Tuesday   Parade Board Meeting  
At 47th and Tripp, 8pm.

July  7-9  Weekend  ABATE Helmet Roast
At Glenwood RV Park in Marseilles

July 8  Saturday   Midnight Tour
Maryville Academy in Des Plaines

Obtaining Toys

Many families ask about how to obtain toys for their children.  The thing to remember about obtaining toys is that the Marines do not give toys directly to children or families.  They are not equipped to do that.  The Marines and The Chicago TFT Parade Organization give the toys to neighborhood groups such as local churches, schools, hospitals, the DCFS, Catholic Charities, The Community Chest and other similar organizations.  Those looking for toys must contact one of these groups to obtain toys.
 

Archived 
Updates

#71
Feb. 22 2005

#70
Feb. 1 2005

#69
Dec. 30. 2005

#68
Dec. 15. 2005

#67
Dec. 8. 2005

#66
Dec. 3. 2005

#65
Nov.. 2005

#64
Nov.. 2005

#63
Oct.. 2005

#62
Sept. 2005

#61
June. 2005

#60
May. 2005

#59
Mar. 2005

#58
Feb..5 2005

#57
Jan..4 2005

More archived updates here

Anyone who wishes to receive toys for underprivileged children should contact their local church, school, hospital or community aid organization.
 

Chicago area groups that would like to be considered to receive toys to distribute, please notify:
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program
 3034 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, 60625. Phone 773-539-7393

For assistance outside the Chicago area, click here for your local Marine Coordinator
http://www.toysfortots.org/2002/index.html

Chicago TFT Motorcycle Parade Organization Schedule... Click here

Attention Website visitors

We appreciate your interest in our Parade and organization, and in order to better serve our members and friends, we now have a TFT E-mail List. This enables us to communicate with each other much faster than we can with either our Newsletter or our Website.

To be notified of the latest Parade updates, and news and activities of our Organization, just E-mail us, and tell us to add your E-address to our E-list.

And while you're connected, please tell us what you think of our Website.

 Email us here

Or fill out our handy form

The Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade
P.O. Box 388260   Chicago, Illinois.  60638 
Hotline  773-866-TOYS

 


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