THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!!
On Friday November 11, 2016, Veterans Day, we honor and celebrate all those men and women who
have served and those currently serving and protecting our country. A combined
Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the McHenry VFW Post,
honoring all military veterans on Friday November 11, 2016.
The City of McHenry is fortunate to have three Veterans
organizations: McHenry VFW #4600, 3002 W Illinois Route 120 http://mchenryvfw.org/, American
Legion Auxiliary Post #491, 1331 N Riverside Drive http://www.legion.org/, and the Polish
American Legion of American Veterans Post #188 http://plavpost188.com/, 1304 Park Street. Further, the City of McHenry is home to
Transitional Living Services (TLS), Inc. http://www.tlsveterans.org/, which operates a drop-in center at 5330 W Elm Street and assists
Veterans and their families with meeting basic needs. Veterans Day coincides with Armistice Day and
Remembrance Day which signified the end of World War I at the 11th
hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
I encourage you to take a moment to reflect on those who put their lives
on the line, have done so and those who lost their lives so that the rest of us
can live in the greatest country in the world and enjoy countless freedoms
others around the world do not and may ever enjoy. If you know a Veteran, take a moment and
thank them for their service or reflect on someone you may have known who
served our country at one time but is deceased.
The Vietnam Memorial located in Veterans Memorial Park and pictured below
was donated by the McHenry High School Class of 1964. The monument honors four McHenry High School graduates killed in Vietnam: John Granath Jr., killed at 20; Glenn Davis,
killed at 22; Carter Freund, killed at 22; and James Ambrose, killed at
23. If you have not seen the monument I
would highly encourage you to do so. It
is a wonderful tribute to these men! A
monument dedication ceremony was held on November 11, 2014!
MCHENRY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THIRD ANNUAL HONOR BREAKFAST
The
McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their Third Annual Honor Breakfast at the McHenry VFW Veteran’s Club,
3002 W Illinois Route 120, on Thursday NOVEMBER
10, 2016 from 8:30 AM TO 12:00 PM.
All Veterans are free and guests who are not
Veterans can attend as well for $5 payable at the door. Please visit http://business.mchenrychamber.com/events/details/veteran-s-annual-honor-s-event-11-10-2016-10178.to register and learn more
information about this wonderful event:
SAVE THE DATES:
MCHENRY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL
VETERANS HONOR BREAKFAST: NOVEMBER 10, 2016: 8:30 AM TO
12:00 PM MCHENRY VFW http://business.mchenrychamber.com/events/details/veteran-s-annual-honor-s-event-11-10-2016-10178
MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE ANNUAL OPEN
HOUSE: NOVEMBER 16, 2016: 5:30 PM TO
7:30 PM: http://mchenry.edu/mccnight/
MCHENRY DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION: DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS WALK AND
TREE LIGHTING NOVEMBER 19, 2016: 12:30 PM TO 4:30 PM: http://www.mchenrydowntown.biz/events
(TREE LIGHTING VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AT 5:30 PM)
THORNTON FAMILY BENEFIT: NOVEMBER 19, 2016: 3:00
PM TO 2:00 AM: AT OFFSIDES SPORTS BAR, 680 S EASTWOOD DRIVE IN
WOODSTOCK https://www.facebook.com/events/637750239731683
MC3 MARKETING CONNECTION GROUP AND MCHENRY
AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 10TH ANNUAL SHOP WITH A COP NOTWORKING
FUNDRAISER: NOVEMBER 19, 2016: 6:00 PM TO
12:00 AM AT MCHENRY VFW TO BENEFIT MCHENRY COUNTY POLICE CHARITIES
MCHENRY DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION: DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS WALK AND
PARADE: 1:00 PM: NOVEMBER 20, 2016: http://www.mchenrydowntown.biz/events
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2016: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/shop-small/
THANK YOU TO
ALL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO GIVE BACK TO
OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORT/VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL EVENT, AND/OR LOCATE THEIR BUSINESS
AND/OR EXPAND IN THE CITY OF MCHENRY…EVERY ONE CONTRIBUTES!!!!!
Please help us keep our community vibrant and
strong to the greatest extent practical for businesses, residents and visitors
alike! The City
Council is continually evaluating ways to assist in promoting business,
tourism, community events and service!
Economic development is an ongoing effort the City is committed to and
is a community-wide effort. At the end
of the day the entire community and everyone who is a part of it benefits!
Douglas P. Martin
Director of Economic Development
City of McHenry
333 S Green Street
McHenry, IL 60050
815.363.2110 (d)
815.363.2173 (f)
815.790.4752 (c)
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