Join us for dinner and a great speaker
Racial Justice and Police Practices in Illinois
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Ticket for “Racial Justice and Police Practices in Illinois” + Raffle
$50.00 - $400.00
Join us for dinner and our guest speaker, Edwin Yohnka on Thursday, April 12, 2018 who will be speaking on “Racial Justice and Police Practices in Illinois.”
Tickets are $50 each. You can purchase multiple tickets using the quantity box. (We will have tables of 8, open seating; if you purchase an entire table, we will reserve a table for you.)
The evening includes:
5:30PM Cash Bar | 6PM Dinner | 7PM Speaker | Drawing (raffle tickets separate)
Location:
Childer's Banquet Center
3113 N Dries Lane, Peoria (behind Walmart on University St. next to Landmark Cinema)
Keynote Speaker:
Edwin Yohnka - Director of Communications and Public Policy at the ACLU of Illinois
Ed Yohnka began his job at the ACLU of Illinois in June 1999. He serves as a primary spokesperson for the civil rights advocacy organization. He appears regularly on television and radio programs in Illinois and throughout the nation. Yohnka also is widely cited in newspapers and publications on legal and legislative matters related to the at the ACLU of Illinois’ priorities. From 1987 until 1999, Mr. Yohnka served on the staff of the American Bar Association, spending most of that time as a Special Presidential Assistant in the ABA’s Office of the President. Racial justice and police practices is one of six key issues for the ACLU of Illinois in 2018.
*$20 of your $50 registration is tax deductible. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Education Fund of the League of Women Voters, a 501(c)3 organization.
You will receive an email confirmation of your purchase, but no tickets will be mailed.
For more information, please call Roberta Parks at (309) 231-1724.
Or click here to download the printable form to mail in your payment (pdf)
Tickets are $50 each. You can purchase multiple tickets using the quantity box. (We will have tables of 8, open seating; if you purchase an entire table, we will reserve a table for you.)
The evening includes:
5:30PM Cash Bar | 6PM Dinner | 7PM Speaker | Drawing (raffle tickets separate)
Location:
Childer's Banquet Center
3113 N Dries Lane, Peoria (behind Walmart on University St. next to Landmark Cinema)
Keynote Speaker:
Edwin Yohnka - Director of Communications and Public Policy at the ACLU of Illinois
Ed Yohnka began his job at the ACLU of Illinois in June 1999. He serves as a primary spokesperson for the civil rights advocacy organization. He appears regularly on television and radio programs in Illinois and throughout the nation. Yohnka also is widely cited in newspapers and publications on legal and legislative matters related to the at the ACLU of Illinois’ priorities. From 1987 until 1999, Mr. Yohnka served on the staff of the American Bar Association, spending most of that time as a Special Presidential Assistant in the ABA’s Office of the President. Racial justice and police practices is one of six key issues for the ACLU of Illinois in 2018.
*$20 of your $50 registration is tax deductible. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Education Fund of the League of Women Voters, a 501(c)3 organization.
You will receive an email confirmation of your purchase, but no tickets will be mailed.
For more information, please call Roberta Parks at (309) 231-1724.
Or click here to download the printable form to mail in your payment (pdf)
Single Raffle Ticket(s)
$10.00
Purchase single raffle ticket(s)
You do NOT need to be present to win!
Raffle tickets: $10 each or 3 for $25
Raffle license R-31-18
Prizes:
To purchase 3 for $25 click here.
You do NOT need to be present to win!
Raffle tickets: $10 each or 3 for $25
Raffle license R-31-18
Prizes:
- $100 Gift Certificate to Hearth Restaurant
- $100 Gift Certificate to PVII Restaurant
- Favorite (Alcoholic) Beverages Basket
- Single Malt Whiskey and Fine Cigars
To purchase 3 for $25 click here.
3 Raffle Tickets for $25
$25.00
Get 3 chances to win one of these prizes for $25
You do NOT need to be present to win!
Raffle tickets: $10 each or 3 for $25
Raffle license R-31-18
Prizes:
You do NOT need to be present to win!
Raffle tickets: $10 each or 3 for $25
Raffle license R-31-18
Prizes:
- $100 Gift Certificate to Hearth Restaurant
- $100 Gift Certificate to PVII Restaurant
- Favorite (Alcoholic) Beverages Basket
- Single Malt Whiskey and Fine Cigars
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Keynote Speaker: Edwin Yohnka - Director of Communications and Public Policy at the ACLU of Illinois
From 1987 until 1999, Mr. Yohnka served on the staff of the American Bar Association, spending most of that time as a Special Presidential Assistant in the ABA’s Office of the President. Racial justice and police practices is one of six key issues for the ACLU of Illinois in 2018. Ed Yohnka began his job at the ACLU of Illinois in June 1999. He serves as a primary spokesperson for the civil rights advocacy organization. He appears regularly on television and radio programs in Illinois and throughout the nation. Yohnka also is widely cited in newspapers and publications on legal and legislative matters related to the ACLU of Illinois’ priorities. |
Thursday, April 12, 2018
At Childers Banquet Center 3113 N Dries Lane, Peoria (behind Walmart on University St. next to Landmark Cinema) |
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