Who has helped revitalize downtown Elgin?

Posted September 24, 2012 4:12 pm

Submitted by DNA of Elgin

The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin is now accepting nominations for deserving downtown Elgin individuals, groups, organizations or businesses for the 2012 DNA Prom Time Awards Gala from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Grand Victoria Casino, 250 S. Grove Ave. in downtown Elgin.

Nominees will have contributed to downtown Elgin’s continued revitalization or had a demonstrated positive impact on making downtown a great place to live, work and enjoy in 2012. Deadline to submit nominations for the 2012 DNA Awards Gala is Tuesday, Oct. 2.

All nominations will be reviewed by the association’s Gala Volunteer Committee. This year DNA will announce 3-5 finalists from all of the nominations received for both Individual and Business/Organization Awards. Finalists will be announced on Oct. 5 and winners will be announced “Academy Awards style” on the night of the Awards Gala.

“Prom Time in Downtown Elgin” kicked off Sept. 20 with a Progressive Prom Fashion Walk — part flash mob, part fashion show and all great fun! Fashion models from the Elgin Junior Service Board gatheredin DuPage Court for a high energy, impromptu outdoor fashion show. Models were “Gala-vanting” around downtown streets and inside various businesses showcasing the fashions available at the YWCA’s Cindy’s Super Sale event on Saturday, Sept. 29. For details about Cindy’s Super Sale, visit www.YWCAElgin.org.

At 6:30 p.m., it’s the pre-prom party before downtown Elgin’s biggest formal party of the year as the Progressive Prom Fashion Walk then converges upon Villa Verone, 13 Douglas Ave. in downtown Elgin, for the DNA’s Elgin Non-Profit of the Week Prom-tastic Party. Guests will be decked out in the finest formal attire and enjoy fab fashions, free appetizers, fantastic karaoke, fancy-free dancing and fun with friends. The DNA will also officially be celebrating its new managing director, Jason Pawlowski.

Volunteers will be registering guests for the 2012 DNA Prom Time Awards Gala on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Grand Victoria Casino, as well as selling 50/50 Awards Gala raffle tickets. Ladies in attendance can also find out more about purchasing THE dress for the DNA Prom Time Awards Gala at the YWCA Elgin’s Cindy’s Super Sale.

For information about the Progressive Prom Fashion Walk, the DNA’s Elgin Non-Profit of the Week Prom-tastic Party or the 2012 DNA Prom Time Awards Gala, visit www.downtownelgin.com.

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