Highwood Restaurants And Bars Partner With Tito's Handmade Vodka To Make 100 Wishes Come True For Children With Life Threatening Medical Conditions
HIGHWOOD, IL (MARCH 2016) - The City of Highwood is proud to partner with Tito's Handmade Vodka in its quest to raise more than $600,000 for Make-A-Wish Illinois, this years beneficiary of the 7th Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival on October 7-9, and help grant 100 wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Counting down to the big day when the City of Highwood will once again attempt to break the Guinness World Record of 30,581 for most jack-o'-lanterns carved and lit at the same time, festival organizers, along with local restaurants and bars, are coming together to raise funds throughout the year to help make wishes come true.
"Our partnership with Tito's Handmade Vodka provides a unique opportunity to fundraise for Make-A-Wish Illinois throughout the year," says Eric Falberg, Highwood Alderman and Founder of The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest. "Tito's recognizes that Highwood has a thriving nightlife and dining scene and is the perfect destination to bring our restaurants, bars and community together for such a worthy cause."
Kicking off Thursday March 17th, just in time for St. Patrick's Day and March Madness, Highwood restaurants and bars will partner with Tito's Handmade Vodka by donating $2 per Tito's drink poured to Make-A-Wish Illinois. Participating businesses include: 210 Restaurant, Alex's Washington Gardens, Barrel Crossing Tap & Grill, Ballaro, Del Rio, La Casa de Isaac, Nite N' Gale, Scotty's on Sheridan, Teddy O'Brian's, The Humble Pub, Toadstool Pub and The Wooden Nickel.
Tito's Handmade Vodka Make-A-Wish promotions will run monthly leading up to the kick-off to Celebrate Highwood's 016 season of Festival and Events, and culminate at The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, with a total of $2 from each Tito's drink poured going directly towards the goal of granting 100 wishes. The schedule of monthly promotions includes:
March 17-19 St Paddy's Day/March Madness
April 14-16 Tax Day/Ladies Night Out
May 5-8 Kentucky Derby/Mother's Day Bloody Mary Brunch
June 2-5 Redhead Days/Kick off to Summer Celebrations in Highwood
"We loved being a part of Pumpkin Fest last year, and are thrilled to be partnering with the entire community this year by fundraising for Make-A-Wish Illinois," says Jim Groves of Tito's Handmade Vodka.
All proceeds from The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival 2016 will go to Make-A-Wish Illinois. Pumpkin Fest is made possible by the generous donations and sponsors such as Tito's Handmade Vodka. For opportunities on ways to help The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest grant 100 wishes for Make-A-Wish Illinois, visit HighwoodPumpkinFest.com, or contact info@ripplepublicrelations.com.
ABOUT THE GREAT HIGHWOOD PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
What began as Highwood Alderman Eric Falberg's dream in 2009 has evolved into an internationally recognized event that has raised thousands of dollars for charities to date. Each year, The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival attempts to break to Guinness World Record of 30,581 for the most carved and lit jack-o-lanterns at the same time. The event features pumpkin-filled walls throughout the Festival grounds, ceremonial wall lightings, all you can carve pumpkins, Trick or Treating, Costume Contests, Pumpkin Parade, hay rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, carnival rides, kids crafts, two stages jam packed with entertainment, food and beverage vendors and a Superhero 5K Pumpkin Run/Walk. For more information on The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest and to help donate to Make-A-Wish Illinois, visit HighwoodPumpkinFest.com
ABOUT MAKE-A-WISH
Make-A-Wish Illinois will grant more than 700 wishes to children across the state this year. Wishes are granted to children with life-threatening medical conditions such as cancer, organ transplants, genetic diseases and many more. Wishes can be an important part of the treatment process, empowering children to make decisions and providing strength to comply with medical treatments.
Since being founded locally in 1985, Make-A-Wish Illinois has granted more than 13,000 wishes and continues its mission to share the power of a wish with children across the state. For more information or to find out how you can help, call 312.602.WISH or visit www.illinois.wish.org.
ABOUT THE CITY OF HIGHWOOD
Highwood was founded in 1868 by William Wallace Everts, a Chicago civic leader and world-renown educator. His concept of a family-based community has endured for more than a century. The beautiful Everts Park, in the heart of downtown Highwood, has been named in the founder's honor. Benches and trees in the park celebrate and remember people who, through turbulent times and peaceful ones, built and sustained the community. Many of Highwood's street names recall Everts' family and friends whom the founder encouraged to build homes here. Residents of Swedish, Irish, Italian, Latino and other heritages have since populated the community, each enriching the community through their cultural traditions. The Village of Highwood was incorporated in 1887. The name briefly became Village of Fort Sheridan and then City of Fort Sheridan. In 1904, the community officially became known as the City of Highwood. Fort Sheridan, a former army base slightly northeast of the City, has had a profound influence on Highwood's development, and it continues to do so today as part of its land, incorporated into the City, nearly doubled Highwood in size. Today, Highwood is blending the past and present with exciting new plans for its future. The City of Highwood, IL administrative offices are located at 17 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, Illinois 60040. For more information, please visit www.cityofhighwood.com. Tel: 847.432.1924.