March 26 Community Rally Kicks off Evanston150
The Evanston150 Steering Committee will host a Community Rally on Saturday, March 26 from Noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Levy Senior Center, at 300 Dodge Ave. The Community Rally will feature food, drink, entertainment, and an introduction to this exciting project.
There will be performance groups that include cast members from Brillianteen's The Wiz, The Evanston North Shore Community Choir, an Evanston Township High School Jazz Combo and Tierra y Luz De Mexico Dancers. The Community Rally is being hosted by former ABC-7 television host and media personality Bill Campbell.
Evanston residents of all ages are invited to drop in any time between Noon and 2:00 p.m. to learn about Evanston150 - an exciting grassroots project that gathers community members ideas to make Evanston a better place to live, work, play and study. This family-friendly event offers a children's activity table, balloons and a free taste of some of Evanston's most popular restaurants including Andy's Frozen Custard, Whole Foods, Wild Dogs Gyros and Wings Over Evanston. For more information visit www.evanston150.org.
Evanston150 is made possible by the generous support of The City of Evanston, Evanston Community Foundation, Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club, First Bank & Trust, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Northwestern University, Romano Brothers & Co., and Saint Francis Hospital.
Evanston150 is a community-wide initiative that engages all of us in imagining our future, resulting in 10 visionary ideas having broad support and promising long-lasting impact to celebrate Evanston's 150th anniversary in 2013.
Steering Committee:
Alan Cubbage - Northwestern University
Carolyn Dellutri - Downtown Evanston
Mary Johns - Evanston Public Library
Patrick Keenan-Devlin - Community Volunteer
Barry Lundberg - Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club
Jay Lytle - First Bank & Trust
Karen Mosby-Avery - Second Baptist Church
Lori Osborne - Evanston History Center
Eden Juron Pearlman - Evanston History Center
Dino Robinson - Shorefront
Naria Santa Lucia - James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
Sara Schastok - Evanston Community Foundation
Marybeth Schroeder - Evanston Community Foundation