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Ignite the Spirit, a charity founded in 2003 for first responders, paramedics and fire fighters, which works specifically to benefit the Chicago Fire Department, has selected Illinois Patriot Education Fund (IPEF) to be the charity to receive the proceeds from its “Ignite the Spirit” Oktoberfest event to be held Saturday, October 8 from noon to 10 p.m.
The event will start at noon with a hour of enjoyable Open Mic Karaoke. If you aren’t a Karaoke fan then grab some food and beer and enjoy the extensive live music on tap for the event. The band schedule for the day is as follows:
1:45 – Resident Freak
3:30 – State and Madison
5:15 – Stache
7:00 – Whiskey Jezebel
8:45 – Northside
IPEF became involved when NBC5 producer Kathryn Janicek ran a segment about the Medinah Patriot Day event after being contacted by our PR director. Kathryn was so moved by the cause that she and her father signed up to participate at the Medinah event. Kathryn is also involved with “Ignite the Spirit” and when organizers were seeking a military charity for this year’s event, she recommended to organizer Rich Pinskey that IPEF be considered.
“It truly is an honor and a privilege to be chosen as a charity to not only be a part of this year’s event but also to be a recipient of the proceeds from this great cause,” said Mark Slaby, IPEF founder and interim executive director.
We at IPEF are excited to see all of our supporters at “Ignite the Spirit” so we can continue to better our efforts in helping our military heroes and their families. It will also be a great opportunity to show our support to all of Chicago’s finest, its first responders, and how much they mean to our country.
So before you close out of this page, click on the link below which will take you to the ”Ignite the Spirit” Facebook page for you to RSVP and invite all of your friends to this great day of festivities.
“Ignite the Spirit” Facebook Event Page Link.
– Blake Leitch, blake@illinoispatriot.com
