Opinion

Thanks for helping end hunger, literally

Posted September 29, 2011 5:00 am

On behalf of everyone at Literacy DuPage and Loaves & Fishes, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mayors Michael Gresk and George Pradel, Wheaton and Naperville city councils, Alphagraphics, the Ink Well, Party City, and the 70 participating businesses for supporting Literally Ending Hunger Together Day on Sept. 15. Their generosity in supporting this day was a tremendous success to raise awareness and provide resources that are literally changing lives and ending hunger.

Participating businesses who donated a percentage of their Sept. 15 receipts included: a la Mode Boutique, Adelle’s Fine American Fare, Anderson’s Bookshop, Anderson’s Two Doors East, The Bangkok Village, The Bank Restaurant, Baubles by Maclyn, the bleu olive, Braconi’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, Butterfield’s Pancake House & Restaurant (Naperville and Wheaton), The Canterbury Shoppe, Clarice’s Creating Beautiful Looks, The Dress by Nicole, Egg Harbor, Egg’Lectic, Elements & Starrs Boutique, Features Bar and Grill, Firehouse Subs, Fitness Experts, Francesca’s Passaggio, Frankie’s Blue Room, Front Street Cocina, Genghis Grill, Genuine Article, Graham’s Fine Chocolates & Ice Cream, Harbor Express, Hollyhocks, IL Sogno Ristorante.

Also, Innovations Salon of Naperville, Ivy, Jeans & A Cute Top Shop, JenyLee CupCakery, Just Ducky, Karisma Boutique, La Bijoutiere, La Sorella di Francesca, The Lantern, Lillian’s Shoppe, Little Luxuries, Mary Kay by Wendy Hayum-Gross, Modern Office Interiors, Monogram Madness, Muldoon’s, My Left Foot, Naperville Wellness Group, Newstar Jewelers, Occasions, Paper House, Potter’s Place, Red Geranium, Rue Noir, SaraBoo Creek, Serenade, Seven Dwarfs Family Restaurant, Shane’s Deli, Studio 10 Naperville Hair & Day Spa, Sugar Monkey Cupcakes, Suzette’s Creperie, Taco Fresco, Tasting deVine, Texas Roadhouse, That Pickle Guy, Twisted Olive, two-nine, Two Shopaholics Boutique, Uptown Girl, WineStyles, and Yoyo Land Frozen Yogurt.

Tana Tatnall

Executive Director

Literacy DuPage, Naperville

Charles P. McLimans

Executive Director/CEO

Loaves & Fishes, Naperville

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