Annual LCWC Tea
Women Who Protect Us -
Honoring Female Members of Municipals Fire and Rescue Departments
Sunday,
October 14, 2007
12:30 arrivals - 1:00 p.m. Tea
Country Squire Banquet Facility
19133 Belvidere Rd., Grayslake, IL
Tickets are $25 per person
Click here to order tickets to our Annual Tea!
Women who protect us – honoring female members of municipal fire and rescue departments from all over Lake County is the theme of the Lake County Women’s Coalition Annual Tea Party to be held on Sunday, October 14 at the Country Squire Banquet Facility, 19133 Belvidere Road in Grayslake. Women from Countryside, Lake Villa Rescue, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Mundelein, Waukegan and Winthrop Harbor are just a few who will be represented.
“Each year the Lake County Women’s Coalition selects a theme to honor
women in our community. We are proud to bring light to the brave women
who risk their lives protecting us as members of the fire and rescue
departments in our various communities,” said Shirley Christian, chair
of the coalition. Next year the Coalition will honor women who protect
us as members of the police force.
This year’s event will also feature Captain Cynthia Mikal as keynote
speaker. Mikal was an active full-time fire fighter for Fox Lake Fire
Dept. for 10 years and since March 2007, she is a volunteer officer for
the Fox Lake Fire Dept. She has been in the fire service for 20 years.
She is currently the Administrative Coordinator for the Lake and McHenry
County Fire Departments' Specialized Response Teams. Mikal says, "I do a
plethora of things for the Dive, Hazardous Material, Technical Rescue,
Wildland, Side Scan Sonar and Mechanics Teams by day and by night and
week-ends, I am a Fire Captain and Medical Officer for the Fox Lake
Volunteer Fire Dept."
Proceeds from the tea and raffle are used to fund the Coalition’s
scholarships at the College of Lake County. For more information about
Lake County Women’s Coalition go to
www.lakecountywomen.org.
Doors open at Noon and the Tea Party begins at 1 p.m. Tickets for the
Tea Party are $25 each and must be purchased in advance by contacting
Helen Scott, treasurer, at 847-336-1795. Deadline for reservations is
October 4.
Tea Memoirs:
2006
Class
Honoring Exceptional Young Women
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2005
Global Sisterhood
Honoring women from around the world that choose American as their home
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2004
In Celebration of Friendship
A tribute to the beauty of friendship
2003
Women of Artistic Vision
Honoring Lake County Women in the Arts
2002
We Salute ‘A Few Good Women’
As we honor amazing women who serve(d) in the U.S. Military
2001
On With the Show
A tribute to women in the performing arts
2000
Damsels Through the Decades
Honoring famous women from each decade of the 20th century
1999
A Celebration of Women Authors
Recognizing literary works of local writers and poets
1998
Honoring Women in Communications
Highlighting the achievements of local women in television, radio and print media
1997
A Toast to Women in the Musical Arts: Past…Present…Future
Showcasing local musicians and actors
1996
Share the Dream…Celebrating Women, Honoring Olympians
Former Olympians from 1930 to the present were in attendance
1995
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of
Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment Women’s Suffrage Amendment