MainStreet Libertyville Honors its Volunteers at Annual Meeting

MainStreet Libertyville is a volunteer based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to preserve and promote downtown Libertyville. At its recent Annual Meeting members, volunteers and sponsors were recognized for their past support. This year's honorees included Mike Dolan (Farmers Market), St. Lawrence Episcopal Church, Perry Zukowski (Car Fun on 21), Libertyville High School Interact Club, Pat Emmons, Pete Hanson, Jason Brown (Twilight Shuffle 5k Run), Heather's Gym, and Main Street Social restaurant. Special recognition was given to Ruth Buehrer, who, for 15 years, was the well- known Mrs. Claus in Cook Park during Dickens of a Holiday. Pam Hume, Executive Director, said, "As a volunteer based non profit organization, we rely on the dedication of our volunteers to run the organization and the 50+ days of retail and community events we host each year. For 2017 this added up to over 4,000 volunteer hours. It is the pride that is shown on a daily basis by our community that reflects in the success of the program and the vitality of the downtown."

This year's Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Paul and Maggie Frisch, two enthusiastic volunteers who have consistently donated their time to many of the organization's annual events. Paul and Maggie said, "We are honored to receive the Volunteer of the Year award . For those who want to get involved in their community and have a lot of fun doing it, we highly recommend volunteering with Mainstreet Libertyville".

Kristin and Kendra Dean, owners of the Serendipity Shop for 11 years, received the Business Award known as the Dom Lentini award, in memoriam of a long time downtown business owner who was an avid supporter of the MainStreet Libertyville program. The award is presented each year to a downtown business owner for exceptional leadership and dedication in the promotion and benefit of the downtown community following the principles of the MainStreet Libertyville organization. Kristin Dean said, "As a lifelong resident over 50 years and a dream of ours to own a shop in downtown Libertyville; we are extremely honored and thrilled to have received this award. We want to thank each and every customer, members of the community, and Mainstreet Libertyville for the continued support in helping our business grow."