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6 | October 24, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie business
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Orland Square teams with
Susan G. Komen for Breast
Cancer Awareness Month
Simon recently announced
its fall campaign
to support Susan G. Komen,
a nonprofit breast
cancer organization.
More than 150 Simon
Malls, Mills and Premium
Outlets nationwide are
participating in a range of
activities during the month
of October, including Orland
Square.
Through this campaign,
Orland Square is helping
to support Komen’s work
Make your reservation
by November 20th
to save lives and reach its
Bold Goal of reducing the
number of breast cancer
deaths by 50 percent in
the United States by 2026.
Simon is joining the fight
against breast cancer by
starting a conversation and
challenging people to help
Sunday, November 3rd, 10 am–3 pm
Providence Catholic High School
1800 W. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox
$3 Admission - seniors and kids under 12 are free
Join us for a day of shopping with fabulous local vendors!
Handmade Gifts
Kitchenware Seasonal
Décor Beauty Products
Boutique Clothing Jewelry
Bakery & Treats
Vintage Décor
Join us to celebrate the joy of good friends
and family as you dine under a magnificent
Christmas tree, listen to holiday music, visit
with Santa, explore the kids craft corner,
and make memories that will last forever.
Sunday, November 24th
at 12pm and 4pm
The Jacob Henry Mansion Estate
Victorian Ballroom
15 S. Richards Street, Joliet, IL 60433
Hosted by Easterseals Joliet Region
to benefit children and adults with disabilites
Tickets: $40 adult and $20 children (12 and under)
To order tickets, call 815-730-2052 ext. 2,
or visit joliet.easterseals.com.
Makeup Farmhouse
Décor Honey
And Much More!
Food • Raffle • Community
create a renewed movement
in the fight against
breast cancer, a disease
that is expected to kill
more than 42,000 people
this year.
Visitors to Orland
Square can participate in
a variety of programs to
help support Susan G. Komen
throughout the month
of October. As part of the
Digital Discount Pass Program,
shoppers who make
a $10 donation will receive
a discount valid for
25 or 15 percent off one
single item at participating
retailers. Also, shoppers
can purchase a specially
marked Visa Simon Giftcard
at Guest Services or
the Mall Office. Simon
will donate $1 to Komen
for every gift card purchased.
In 2018, Simon raised
more than $550,000 to
benefit Susan G. Komen
through the support and
participation of shoppers,
retailers and employees.
Smith Crossing gets new
executive chef
Smith Crossing recently
welcomed David Hardy,
36, as the life plan community’s
new executive
chef serving 300 residents
on its 32-acre campus in
Orland Park.
Prior to accepting his
new post, Hardy was the
executive chef at Ditka’s
Restaurant in the Tremont
Hotel off Michigan Avenue
in Chicago. Before
that, he was executive chef
at SafeHouse Chicago.
Hardy strives to use
fresh, sustainable and locally
grown ingredients.
Patrick McShane re-elected
as group director for CBAI
Patrick McShane, president/CEO
of American
Metro Bank, Chicago,
was re-elected as group
director of the Community
Bankers Association
of Illinois at the association’s
annual convention
held recently in Springfield.
As group director,
he serves on the CBAI
board of directors, as well
as its strategic planning
and membership committees.
McShane has been in
banking for the past 37
years and has served as
chairman, president and
CEO of American Metro
Bank in Chicago for the
last six years.
He serves as vice president
and board member
of Chinatown Chamber
of Commerce in Chicago,
member of Business Partners
— The Chamber for
Uptown in Chicago, and
member of the Southwest
Suburban Homebuilders
Association in Orland
Park. He was a former
chairman, president and
founding member of the
Disabled Patriot Fund in
Orland Park; a member of
the New Lenox Economic
Development Committee;
a former chairman
and board member of St.
Coletta’s of Illinois Foundation
in Tinley Park; the
former president and a
board member of Crystal
Tree Golf and Country
Club; and a former board
member of the Oak Lawn
Chamber of Commerce.
McShane resides in Orland
Park with his wife,
Jackie. They have five
children: Nicole, Patrick,
Kelli, Sean (honors in engineering
at University
of Illinois at Champaign-
Urbana) and Kevin (honor
in engineering at Arizona
State University at Tempe).
Nick Lorenz receives Ben
Marcus Humanitarian
Award
The Marcus Corporation
recently announced Nick
Lorenz as one of three recipients
of the 2018 Ben
Marcus Humanitarian of
the Year Award.
Lorenz, a resident of
Peotone, is a special needs
associate at the Orland
Park Cinema.
The Ben Marcus Humanitarian
Award, named
after Marcus Corporation
founder Ben Marcus,
builds on the company’s
legacy of community involvement
by recognizing
exceptional associates
who have gone above and
beyond in their volunteering
for others.
Lorenz is active in Special
Olympics Illinois and
several other nonprofits.
He has been an athlete
with Special Olympics for
16 years, and in his role
as a global messenger has
given many speeches to
other organizations and
audiences. He raises money
for Special Olympics
Illinois through the Polar
Plunge and Chicago Duck
Derby. He has raised more
than $75,000 for the Chicago
Duck Derby and was
recently interviewed on
Chicago’s WGN radio for
his success with that event.
He also volunteered at the
Special Olympics World
Games held in Los Angeles
in 2015 and last year
at Special Olympics’ 50th
anniversary in Chicago.
In addition to his commitment
to Special Olympics,
Lorenz has won awards for
his participation and volunteer
work with Lincoln
Way Special Recreation
Association and is also a
member of the Knights of
Columbus.
To recognize the commitment
of Lorenz to the
community, The Marcus
Corporation donated $500
each to the Lincoln Way
Special Recreation Association
and Special Olympics
Illinois.