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Chicago, IL – The 28th Annual Summer Ball of the Polish Museum of America was held on June 20, 2008 at the Wyndham O’Hare Hotel Ballroom in Rosemont, IL. This is the Museum’s main fundraiser of the year, which included a Silent Auction as well as several raffles.

The Ballroom was an array of color with white cloth-covered chairs tied with red bows and  tables beautifully decorated with Polish-themed centerpieces of wild poppies with sheaves of wheat.

The Silent Auction and reception began at 6:30 pm. Jenny Crissey was Chair-person of the Silent Auction, which offered an assortment of jewelry, paintings, tickets to sporting events, resorts and restaurants and themed baskets of goodies.

Hot appetizers were served during the reception and the Pulaski Investment Corporation sponsored a Sobieski Vodka Tasting all evening.

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CHICAGO – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced that the Illinois Department of Employment Security has made initial payments to more than half of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC 08) benefits applicants.  In the first two weeks of the program, IDES processed 62,583 claims for EUC 08 coverage, out of which 32,284 claimants have begun receiving benefits.  Thus far, IDES has made payments totaling $21,701,148.36 to statewide EUC benefits recipients.  On July 1, the Governor signed an agreement to allow the state to implement a federal extension of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits by up to 13 weeks, paving the way for the extension to take effect on July 6, 2008, the earliest possible date.

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CHICAGO, IL (July 20, 2008) –The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation  on July 15^th awarded $325,000 in new grants to help diverse Chicago organizations increase their international connections with 16 countries.  The grants are the first from the Foundation’s International Connections Fund, which will provide a total of $1 million in grants over the next year. 

“These eight organizations plan international projects ranging from artistic collaborations to improved cross-cultural understanding through community development,” said MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton. 

 “Their work covers many fields and many countries.  What they share is a commitment to building international connections and advancing Chicago’s growing role as a global city.” 

The following organizations will receive grants from MacArthur’s International Connections Fund:

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Już od dwóch lat  trwają bardzo intensywne przygotowania do zorganizowania Olimpiady w 2016 roku, Chicago jest jednym z czterech finalistów do organizacji Olimpiady Letniej w 2016 roku. Głównymi kandydatami obok Chicago jest Tokio w Japonii, Madryd w Europie, Rio de Janeiro w Brazylii.

W poniedziałek, 14 lipca zorganizowano specjalne spotkanie “Chicago Wierzy” (Chicago Believes”) na którym zbierano fundusze na organizacje Olimpiady w 2016 roku.  Zebrano ponad $12 milionów dolarów od ponad 2,000 uczestników. Potrzebnych jest dodatkwo $37 milionów na realizację kolejnych etapów związanych z organizacją olimpiady w Chicago.

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Jan Kochanowski z Czarnolasu w pięknych strofach “Pieśni Świętojańskiej o Sobótce”  tak przypominał o obowiązku podtrzymywania i przekazywania naszych tradycji związanych z dniem Św. Jana : “Tak to matki nam podały Same znowu z drugich miały, Że na dzień Świętego Jana, Zawżdy Sobótka polana”.

Swietojańskie wianki to prastare, jeszcze przedchrześcijańskie obrzędy kultowe, które zachowały się do dnia dzisiejszego.  Swymi korzeniami sięgają pradawnych świąt powitania lata, miłości i płodności połączonych  z obrzędami ognia i wody.

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