Des Plaines clerk receives citizenship award from Elks

Des Plaines City Clerk Gloria J. Ludwig was presented the Distinguished Citizenship Award from the Des Plaines Elks Club for the support she has given, and continues to give, to many charitable and fraternal organizations in the city. The award was presented at the Des Plaines Elks’ Lodge No. 1526’s annual appreciation dinner.

Ludwig’s volunteer efforts began in 1972, with Operation Open Heart (Open Your Hearts for Our Servicemen) and include contributing countless hours to Big Sisters, Adopt a Grandparent Program, Hanover Park-Ontarioville Historical Society, WBBM Good Neighbor Radiothon, River Oaks and Park Place Condominium Associations, the Des Plaines Historical Society, the Frisbie Community Senior Center, Des Plaines Healthy Community Partnership, Maine West High School Community Relations Committee, the Des Plaines Ministerial Association, the United Way Women’s Leadership Council, Community Paint-A-Thon, and the Junior Achievement Day Program.

Ludwig serves as an instructor with the American Cancer Society’s “Look Better, Feel Better” Program for cancer patients and participates in the annual Relay For Life. She is a member of the Des Plaines Ladies of the Elks and a friend of the VFW and American Legion.

The Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award, which is presented for “outstanding and meritorious service to humanity,” was presented to City Clerk Gloria J. Ludwig by Elks Exalted Ruler Aug Schwiesow.

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