IVI-IPO to have virtual awards dinner next Friday

The Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization will hold its 77th Independents Day Dinner on Friday, October 22, at 7:00 p.m.

We remain stuck in COVID time, so the event will be virtual, but the IVI-IPO will confer real awards at the event as follows:

• Legal Eagle Award

  Brian I Hays, Ernesto R. Palomo, Irina Dashevsky, Hugh S. Balsam (Locke Lord LLP)
  
  Michael L. Shakman, Edward W. Feldman, Mary Eileen Wells (Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP)

• Leon Despres Award
  Alderwoman Maria Hadden


• Barbara Merrill-Rudy Lozano Labor Award
  Martese Chism, National Nurses United


• Harold Washington Award
  Dan Swinney, Manufacturing Renaissance


• Kit Pfau Voting Rights Award
  CHANGE Illinois


• Saul Mendelson Social Justice Award
  Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education


• Barack Obama Young Leadership Award
  Grace Pai, Asian Americans Advancing Justice


• Labor Lifetime Achievement Award
  Karen Lewis and Chicago Teachers Union

The IVI-IPO will also celebrate the life and legacy of Timuel Black, a "stalwart legacy supporter" of the IVI-IPO, who passed away this week at the age of 102.

Tickets for this virtual event are $35 each for members, $50 for non-members. Sponsorships are also available:

• Bronze Sponsor - $250
  Includes your name and company, title, or office sought on IVI-IPO website from October 22, 2021 through November 30, 2021; rolling credits at event; and three event tickets.


• Silver Sponsor - $500
  Includes your name and company, title, or office sought on IVI-IPO website from October 22, 2021 through December 22, 2021; rolling credits at event; and five event tickets.


• Gold Sponsor - $1,000
  Includes recognition with your name and company, title, or office sought on IVI-IPO website from October 22, 2021 through March 31 2021; video at event; and rolling credits at event; and 10 event tickets.

Tickets and sponsorships can be obtained by clicking here. For more information about the event, or sponsorships at the event, email iviipo@gmail.com.