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Sean Says...
The Foglia YMCA is 10 years old this year! We will be having a lot of member appreciation events to commemorate this Y's first double-digit birthday. The largest of the celebrations will be our free Community Cookout/Picnic Saturday, Aug 7 from 11am until 2pm. We will again have burgers and hot dogs, chips, drinks and of course, birthday cake for everyone. We will also have inflatable jumpers, youth games, a dunk tank, and a lot more, so the whole family can stop by and enjoy a fun-filled Saturday afternoon at the Y.
Please mark your calendars for Oct 23. This is when the Foglia YMCA will host the first ever Annual Gala to celebrate the first 10 years and raise funds for the YMCA. We will be hosting the Black Tie optional dinner and fund-raising event at the Victorian Palace at Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills!
If you are unfamiliar with the venue, prepare to be amazed and awed. The Gala will include an open house of the estate and its private collection of collectable treasures that include but not limited to: 1881 Grant Steam Locomotive, 1890 Eden Palais Carousel, the world's largest theatre organ with 8,000 pipes, the world's largest collection of restored antique arcade and gambling machines, Tiffany lamps, 200 music boxes, phonographs, 65 coin-operated pianos and a 20 foot street clock and much, much more.
The dinner and auction fund raiser will make the private treasures of the Sanfillippo Estate open to the public. Ticket prices will include a tour, trolley ride, valet parking, hors d'oeuvres, open bar, dinner, and silent and live auction items. This is one event you will not want to miss! Please consider helping us both celebrate and raise much needed funds in a truly fun and opulent atmosphere.
Thanks again to all of our wonderful members for 10 great years serving the communities around the Lake Zurich area. I grew up in the Y and have been in literally hundreds of YMCAs across the nation. I feel we have one of, if not the nicest, YMCAs I have ever seen. I further believe that we have by and far the friendliest, most professional and best trained staff you could ever ask for and have the pleasure and honor of being surrounded by. Thanks again for 10 wonderful years to all of our members and staff!
