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12 | September 20, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot NEWS
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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Local churches ‘Do It Again’
for Love INC of Tinley Park
With a rainbow of churches
singing “Do It Again,”
they accomplished what
they set out to do: support
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On Sept. 10, participating
churches joined forces
for a night of song and worship
to bring awareness and
raise funds for the religious
partnership nonprofit that
provides resources to help
people in need.
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“It’s great to bring awareness
to Love INC,” said Kim
Sullivan, executive director
of Love INC of Tinley Park.
“What our primary focus and
goal is to lift up the name of
Jesus. We join together tonight
in unity across denominational
boundaries. We
wanted to make sure we are
multi-cultural, multi-racial
and multi-denominational.
Seeing everyone together
makes God smile. He sees
his children getting together
and putting aside their differences
for a few hours.”
Tinley Park’s Christian
Life Center was the site for
the annual gathering which
also was supported by Zion
Lutheran Church, Anointed
Word Church and New
Lenox’s New Day Church.
Love INC serves residents
from those communities, as
well as Orland Park, Matteson,
Mokena, Oak Forest,
Frankfort and Country Club
Hills.
“Our goal is to serve 1,000
needs this year,” Sullivan
said. “Last year, we met 720
needs. The end of the year
is a big time for us to meet
needs. Right now, Love INC
is about a little over 400
needs met so far. We are
looking to touch needs in the
greater Tinley Park area with
the love of Christ.”
Reporting by Mary Compton,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit TinleyJunction.com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Lemon-aiding in fight against
cancer
Lemonade stands are a
fairly common sight during
the summer. Lemonade
stands that sell Arnold Palmers,
chips and candy are a bit
rarer.
Lemonade stands that
raise nearly $1,000 to help
fight cancer, well, that is the
unicorn right there.
Brother and sister team
Evan and Ella Dizon decided
they wanted to do their part
in helping fight cancer after
family friend Sonia Bagwe,
who sits on the Cancer Kiss
My Cooley Board of Directors,
sent out an email over
the summer about joining
the Jr. Cooley Crew.
“I always wanted to have
a lemonade stand so we can
help others,” said Evan, who
recently turned 6 years old.
All told, Evan and Ella —
the latter of whom is only
3 years old — were able to
raise $985 in just three hours
Aug. 25 through sales at the
stand, as well as donations in
person and online.
“It was an amazing fundraiser,
and we were honored
to help such a wonderful
organization that provides a
‘Kiss of Hope’ for children
and families living with pediatric
brain tumors,” said
Cheryl Vivar Dizon, Evan
and Ella’s mother.
Evan and Ella both said
they “can’t wait to do another
lemonade stand next
summer.”
“We hope to make this an
annual event, where we can
choose a different organization
each year to donate the
proceeds,” Cheryl said. “It is
so important to teach young
children the importance of
helping and giving to others.”
For more information
about Cancer Kiss My Cooley,
visit ckmc.org.
Reporting by T.J. Kremer III,
Editor. For more, visit Moke
naMessenger.com.
FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION
Interactive workshop
explores future of
downtown Frankfort
The Village of Frankfort
is looking toward the future
by working with residents to
brainstorm ideas regarding
what the Village could become
over time.
To encourage feedback
on the Village’s new comprehensive
plan, which will
guide the Village for the next
20 years, Frankfort residents
were invited to attend a
downtown design workshop
hosted Sept. 11 at Frankfort’s
Village Hall — the
second in a series of community-oriented
workshops.
“It’s critical to have people
involved,” Frankfort Mayor
Jim Holland said. “Tonight,
we looked specifically at
our downtown, which is a
treasure to Frankfort. The
people of Frankfort want to
ensure the downtown area is
preserved.”
Holland said that these
workshops are “a chance for
people to impact the future
of the community.”
In previous communityengagement
workshops,
options were brought up to
potentially expand the biking
network, improve transit
accessibility to residents and
create a defined character to
the downtown architecture.
According to Mike Hoffman,
vice president of Teska
Associates Inc., which was
hired for consultation on the
comprehensive plan, there is
a demand for walkable locations
such as downtown,
since Frankfort land use is
predominantly agricultural
and residential.
Engagement outreach
with residents began in
April with focus groups and
workshops. The consulting
process is expected to take
at least 18 months, but Holland
said he would prefer for
the Village to take its time
to create a solid plan for the
future.
Reporting by Megan Schuller,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit FrankfortStation.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
St. Paul’s strives for
community involvement with
new fair
The land surrounding St.
Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Lockport will
soon transform into an outdoor
community fair.
The inaugural Autumn in
the Field Vintage, Antique
and Craft Fair is to be held
Saturday, Sept. 22, on the
east lawn of the church.
The fair, which is to take
place rain or shine, is to feature
30 vendors that are to be
selling their handmade items
and antiques.
“This is a first for us,”
Moore said. “We got together
and decided we wanted to
do more in the community
and we see we have such a
large field that can be utilized,
and [we] tried to come
up with something fun.”
Items that are to be for sale
include: jewelry, antiques,
wood pieces, furniture, fall
decor, wreaths, candles and
more.
“I really want to see the
turnout,” Moore said. “Because
of our location, we’re
between two very busy
streets, and so either angle
that you are driving you will
see the vendors and you’ll
see the food trucks and the
signs. I’m just excited to
see all the community members
come and check out the
event.”
Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach,
Assistant Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend.
com.
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