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Drink for a Cure Chicago - 2008 beer event
On September 13th, 2008, the Banke and Yario families are hosting the 4th Annual "Drink for A Cure" benefit to raise awareness about connective tissues disorders, and to raise money for the National Marfan Foundation. The first 250 attendees will receive FREE Event T-Shirts. Please join for us an exciting evening of fun!!
Donation Goal
$20,000 Donation to the NMF
DATE: 9/13/2008 Drink for a Cure Chicago - 2008
TIME: 20:00 to 24:00
PLACE: Irish Times Pub
  8869 Burlington Avenue
  Brookfield, IL 60513
  7084858787
COST: $50.00 Per person
 
 
Additional information
Hello,

Thank you for visiting the 2008 Drink for a Cure Chicago Events Page. This page has been developed to assist you in your review of this year's event, and to provide you with "Post-Event" information as well. There are several features to this page that you should be aware of:

1. This section of the page will provide you with Up-To-Date information about the specific details of the event

2. Just above this section you will find 2 links to the Event Brochure and the Sponsor Contribution Form, which you can save and / or print. The brochure contains all the information you will need to attend the event, or to donate to the NMF if you can't attend. The sponsor donation form is for those companies who would like to sponsor the event, and would like to take advantage of the marketing options we have available. Donation-only instructions are available at the bottom of this message.

3. The "Subscribe" button on the upper-left-hand of this page will allow you to register your e-mail address with the hosts of this event, and you will receive "Post Event" information from them via this address. PLEASE register with us before you leave this page. Once you do, please look for a confirmation e-mail in your email inbox. There will be a link you will need to click to confirm that we can send you emails via this website. If you do not get that email, please contact steven.banke@gmail.com for assistance.

4. The "Photo Gallery" button on the upper-left-hand of this page will be the place you can go after the event to see and obtain free copies of photos that will be taken at the event. If you attended the 2007 Drink for a Cure Chicago event, all the photos from that event are now available online, and you can find them by going to the Home Page of this website and clicking the "Drink for a Cure Chicago - 2007" link that is located on top-left-hand side of that page under the "Current Events" title. After you click that link, click the "Photo Gallery" Button and you will see the pictures.

5. Our Sponsors Logos, and links to their websites are located on the left hand side of this page. Please be sure to take a minute to recognize them, and if you are interested, please be sure to review their websites as well. These companies have been instrumental in making this event a success. Thanks to all of you for your contributions!

6. There is a “Comments Section” at the bottom of this page. To read the Comments that have been left, please click the “Read Comments” button, and to leave a comment, or to upload a picture, please click the “Leave a Comment” button. Be sure to let us hear from you! We want to make sure this event is the Party that you want it to be, and we would love

EVENT DETAILS

This year's event is being hosted once again to support pediatric awareness and sports education programs through the National Marfan Foundation (www.marfan.org). The pace has been swift, and we are blessed this year to have the ability to host the event at an indoor / outdoor venue with Live Music!

If you have not done so already, please mark your calendars today!

COST $50 (Pre-Purchase or at the Door)(NOTE: All food and drinks are included in the price)

DATE Saturday, September 13th, 2008
TIME 8:00PM to Midnight
LOCATION

Irish Times Pub
8869 Burlington Avenue
Brookfield, IL 60513
Tel: 708.485.8787

Also, parking this year is free, and the venue is located across from the Brookfield Illinois, Burlington Northern Train Station, so if you don’t want to drive, take the train! Train schedules can be found at:

http://www.metrarail.com/Sched/bn/bn.shtml

All of the food this year is being donated by the Club Lago (www.clublago.com) in Chicago. They are located at the intersection of Superior and Orleans, right near downtown Chicago, so please stop in, Eat, Drink and let them know you were there. All of the organizers would like to extend warm and heartfelt thanks to Guido and Gian Carlo Nardini for their gracious support of this year’s event.

We expect the raffle and the silent auction to be quite different, and vastly improved, from years past. We are still looking for additional items to raffle and auction, so feel free to send me e-mails if you have any items or money that you want to donate. All donations are tax deductible. A brochure on the event and a donation form are attached to this website. Also, if you know any individuals or businesses that can donate, please forward these forms to them; and help us reach our goal of raising $20,000 this year!

Here are some of the highlights:

* Indoor / Outdoor Venue
* Live Music
* Top-Shelf Drink Selection
* Food by Club Lago
* Professional Photography for those who would like free portraits and action-shots from the event
* Casino Gaming for Prizes (Real Dealers, Real Tables and Real Chips!!)
- Poker
- Roulette
- Craps
- Black Jack

* A Silent Auction including:
- Chicago Bears Basket that includes 2 tickets in Section 120, 6th Row, and a parking pass
- Chicago Cubs tickets – 4 Tickets in a Terrace box and a parking pass
- Chicago Bulls tickets – 2 tickets on the ground floor with a parking pass
- A.J. Pierzynski Autographed 2005 ALCS Drop 3rd Strike 8x10 Photo vs Angels
- Derrek Lee Signed MLB Baseball.
- Jermaine Dye Signed White Sox World Series 8x10 Photo w/”WS MVP”.
- Mike “Da Coach” Ditka Signed Wilson NFL Game Ball.
- William “The Fridge” Perry Signed Bears Super Bowl XX Touchdown 8x10 Photo.
- Lou Pinnela 16x20 Cubs tirade photo
- Professional Photography package
- A round of Golf at St Andrews
- Quilts, Art work and Guitar lessons as well

* Drawing prizes include:
- Gift Certificates to numerous great Chicago-Area restaurants
- Gift Baskets for Health and Fitness Lovers
- Gift Baskets for Food Lovers
- Gift Baskets for Movie Lovers
- Gift Baskets for Wine Lovers
- Gift Baskets for Pet Lovers
- Gift Baskets for Martini Lovers
- Gift Baskets for Margarita Lovers
- And much, much more!!

Now that the “Official” Drink for a Cure website (www.drink4acure.com) is up and running, for those of you who attended in years past, please send any pictures you have to steven.banke@gmail.com so we can include them in the photo gallery. This year’s event will also be widely photographed, and all pictures will be available for free on the website shortly after the event.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Sincerely,

The “Drink for a Cure” Committee

Donations:

NMF Donation Website – “Please follow these instructions while donating”

http://www.marfan.org/nmf/jsp/donor_form.jsp

1. Select Donate Online
2. In the Drop Down Box Choose Fund Raising Event
3. In the Name of the Event box - please paste in the following - Drink for a Cure
4. In the Comments box below, please paste in the following - Banke-Yario Family & Northern IL Marfan Chapter
5. Choose your donation amount
6. Complete the e-commerce transaction using VISA, MasterCard or American Express
Notes
Please be sure to download the attached files!!

   
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