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Celebrity Bartending Event Will Benefit Relay For Life
Mayor John Noak, DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer and State Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi are among the local stars who have signed on to serve up drinks Friday at Stone City Saloon.
Two Relay For Life of Romeoville teams are joining forces to raise money to fight cancer, with help from a few local celebrities.
will host the “Party for a Purpose” featuring celebrity bartenders including Mayor John Noak, DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer and State Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi (D-Joliet), from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 15.
Any tip money generated at the event will benefit the American Cancer Society, said team “Touched by Angels” captain Mary Gilliam, who is coordinating the event with Christine Morgan of PNC Bank team “Please, No Cancer.”
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“Our teams have been trying to raise money all year long,” Gilliam said. The bartending event “is a way to get together about a week before [the relay] and have some fun while raising money,” she added.
Gilliam said organizers approached Noak and Mayer about the event before asking Stone City co-owner Milton Karounos to provide a venue. All three quickly got on board.
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Organizers are also planning a 50/50 raffle, Gilliam said.
Those who can’t attend the July 15 event can still donate on the Relay For Life of Romeoville website or make a contribution to team Touched by Angels or Please, No Cancer.
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