The PACC October 20th Business After Hours meeting was hosted by Flowers By Arrangement. The PACC member company moved recently to Chicago’s West Town, and the networking event which was attended by a diverse crowd representing businesses and institutions from across Chicagoland, also served as a timely warming of the new location.
PACC President Lucas Fuksa who welcomed all members and guests in attendance, also thanked Maryla and Wojtek Zarnecki of Flowers By Arrangement for their hospitality, and recognized special guests, including Illinois Appellete Court candidates Justice Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse, Jr. and Judge Jessie Reyes, and Barbara Moore who’s running for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Their remarks generated much interest and appreciation.
By tradition, the program of the evening featured introductions of PACC’s new members. Those present had an opportunity to meet and greet Halina Wikar (Taxes – The Financial Services Corp.); Paul Kolpak (Kolpak & Lerner); Pawel Zielonka (InLinePartners); and Alina Kasperek (T-Mobile).
Traditionally, during the month of October, PACC members had numerous opportunities to integrate with others, and to celebrate the annual Polish American Heritage Month. Notable programs included the Oct. 19 Ald. O’Connor event, and the Oct. 16 Polish American Heritage Award Banquet. Congratulations again to all award recipients, including PACC members Adam Andrzejewski and Agnes Ptasznik.
We were also very pleased to note that PACC Director Anna Morzy of Fragomen had a good and productive time while traveling to China as part of Illinois Gov. Quinn’s delegation.
We also recommend the following November-December programs that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the PACC, or PACC members and partners :
Boris Godunov at the Chicago Lyric Opera (Opening Monday, Nov. 7. Please use code ‘Boris1’ for a 30% discount, complements of the PACC).
Polish American Association 89th Annual Gala (Saturday, November 12, 6:30 pm, Cafe La Cave, Des Plaines, IL).
Polish American Engineers Banquet (Saturday, November 12, European Crystal, Arlington Heights, IL).
PACC Business After Hours featuring special guests from Poland (Tuesday, November 15, 6:30 pm, hosted by Darpet, Elk Grove Village, IL).
PACC Holiday Gathering (Friday, December 9, 6:30 pm, at the Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL).
Please mark you calendars now and be on the look-out for announcements in the near future with more details regarding each of the events on our website, and on Facebook.
As the voice of Polish American business men and women, the PACC is dedicated to serving their best interests through education on current trends and facilitating commercial contacts. The organization is at the forefront at encouraging and promoting domestic and foreign trade to benefit its members, and to contribute to the expansion and integration of the Polish and Polish American business communities in the U.S. and abroad.
The PACC Secretariat