Kids' Best Friend award recipients announced

The Education Center in Naperville will honor six community leaders and a local business this fall at its Kids' Best Friend Benefit and Awards Dinner.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the Hilton Lisle/Naperville Grand Ballroom, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle.

This year's awards and winners are:

• Kids' Best Friend Award - Jeffrey and Stephanie Jones Kastelic, Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home;

• Outstanding Community Leader Award - Cmdr. Ken Parcel, Naperville Police Department;

• Making a Difference Award - Kitty Ryan, Naperville Unit District 203;

• George and Pat Pradel Humanitarian Award - Nick and Teresa Ryan, Marquette Companies and Ryan Hill Realty; and

• Business Partner Award - Rosebud Restaurants in Naperville.

Tickets to the annual awards dinner are $125 per person and include a cocktail reception, dinner, and live and silent auctions.

For information, visit the center, 113 E. Van Buren Ave., Naperville; call (630) 420-7807; or visit theeducationcenter.org.