Photo L-R: PACC President Lucas Fuksa; PACC’s Executive Director Bogdan Pukszta and Michael Traison.
During the short official program, in addition to Traison, those who offered their remarks included PACC President Lucas Fuksa; AICC Executive Director Michael Schmitt; Aleksandra Krystek of the Consulate General of Poland in Chicago; Deputy Consul General of Israel, Shahar Arieli; Steven Slivnick, Director of Business and Trade at Israel’s Economic Mission / Midwest; Honorary Consul of Lithuania, Stanley Balzekas, Jr.; and Piotr Kurylo, a very special guest who stopped by in Chicago while running around the whole world, for peace.
Announcements by Malgorzata Cieslak of the Polish American Association, Krystyna Rucinska of the Gift of Life Foundation, and Stan Bernacki of the Paderewski Association generated much interest as well.
In addition to those who spoke during the official part of the evening, guests included Honorary Consul General of Nepal, Marvin A. Brustin.
„Networking opportunities such as today’s give our members a very valuable opportunity to integrate with members of another organization and to make more new international business contacts than during our usual monthly gatherings,” explained Lucas Fuksa.
Photos by: B. Dola and C. Zongor
About the Polish American Chamber of Commerce
The PACC (www.polishamericanbusiness.com) is at the forefront in encouraging and promoting domestic and foreign trade to benefit its members and future business associates. The Chamber is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Illinois as a business association. As the voice of Polish American business men and women, the Chamber is dedicated to serving their best interests through education on current trends and facilitating commercial contacts.