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SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Luncheon 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2024 Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon sponsored by Caterpillar at the Peoria Civic Center on Thursday\, November 21\, 2024.\n\n\n\nWe will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal\, while reflecting on 2024 and all that we can be grateful for in the Peoria Area. This year marks the Forty-Ninth year that we have been Celebrating and Expressing our gratitude to the Community & our Members!\n\n\n\nRegistration: Closed 11/11. \n\nKeynote Speaker: Dr. Jamel Wright\, President Eureka College \n\n\n\nEvent Sponsors: Caterpillar\, Inc. \n\nTechnology Sponsors: WCBU\n\nCommunity Supporter: WTVP\n\n\n\nRun of Show:\n\n 10:45a: -Doors open\n 11:00a: -Programming Begins\n 11:15a: -Lunch Served\n 11:45a: -Keynote \n 12:15p: -Awards Presentation\n 1:00p: -Event Concludes\n\n\n\nAnnual Award Nominations closed. \n\n\n ATHENA International Woman of the Year & ATHENA Young Professional\n Community Wealth Award\n \n Sponsored by Hometown Community Banks\n \n \n Outstanding Small Business Awards: (1-150 employees) Outstanding Business of the Year(150 employees or more)\n Tom Connor Service Award \n \n Sponsored by CEFCU \, Honorarium by WEEK\n \n \n\n\n\nPeoria Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors & Young Professionals of Greater Peoria (YPGP) will be hosting a Arts drive in the Civic Center lobby prior to the luncheon to benefiting Peoria Public School 150. Arts Supply and monetary donations will be accepted. Items suggested for this drive are: \n\nFor Musicians:\n\n\n Instruments: Gently used or new instruments like guitars\, keyboards\, violins\, drums\, and other band/orchestra instruments.\n Sheet Music & Books: Donating music books\, sheet music\, and instructional material. \n\nDance\n\n1. Shoes & Apparel: Ballet slippers\, tap shoes\, jazz shoes\, and dance attire.\n\n 2. Costumes: Gently used dance costumes for performances.\n\n\n\nVisual Artists:\n\n\n Drawing & Painting Supplies: Sketchbooks\, canvases\, paints (acrylic\, watercolor\, oil)\, pencils\, and markers.\n Sculpting Materials: Clay\, sculpting tools\, and modeling kits.\n Craft Supplies: Beads\, fabric\, glue guns\, and other crafting essentials.\n Easels: Portable easels for painting and drawing.\n\nGeneral Ideas:\n\n\n Gift Cards: To art supply stores or online retailers.\n Workshops & Classes: Sponsor a class or provide scholarships for lessons.\n Storage Solutions: Art bins\, instrument cases\, and dance bags.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for the \;2024 Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon \;sponsored by \;Caterpillar \; \;at the \;Peoria Civic Center \;on \;Thursday\, November 21\, 2024.
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\nWe will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal\, while reflecting on 2024 and all that we can be grateful for in the Peoria Area. This year marks the \;Forty-Ninth year \;that we have been Celebrating and Expressing our gratitude to the Community &\; our Members!
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\nRegistration: \;Closed 11/11. \;
\nKeynote Speaker: \;Dr. Jamel Wright\, \;President Eureka College \;
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\nEvent Sponsors: \;Caterpillar\, Inc. \;
\nTechnology Sponsors: \; \;WCBU
\nCommunity Supporter: \;WTVP
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\nRun of Show:\n\n - 10:45a: \; \; \; -Doors open
\n - 11:00a: \; \; \; -Programming Begins
\n - 11:15a: \; \; \; -Lunch Served
\n - 11:45a: \; \; \; -Keynote \;
\n - 12:15p: \; \; \; -Awards Presentation
\n - 1:00p: \; \; \; \; -Event Concludes
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\nAnnual Award Nominations \;closed. \;\n\n\n - ATHENA \;International \;Woman of the Year &\; ATHENA \;Young Professional
\n - Community Wealth Award\n
\n - Sponsored by \;Hometown Community Banks
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\n \n - Outstanding Small Business Awards: \;(1-150 employees) Outstanding Business of the Year(150 employees or more)
\n - Tom Connor Service Award \;\n
\n - Sponsored by CEFCU \, \;Honorarium by \;WEEK
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\nPeoria Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors &\; Young Professionals of Greater Peoria (YPGP) \;will be hosting a Arts drive in the Civic Center lobby prior to the luncheon to benefiting Peoria Public School 150. Arts Supply and monetary donations will be accepted. Items suggested for this drive are: \;\n\nFor Musicians:
\n\n\n - Instruments: Gently used or new instruments like guitars\, keyboards\, violins\, drums\, and other band/orchestra instruments.
\n - Sheet Music &\; Books: Donating music books\, sheet music\, and instructional material. \;
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\nDance
\n1. Shoes &\; Apparel: Ballet slippers\, tap shoes\, jazz shoes\, and dance attire.
\n \;2. \;Costumes: Gently used dance costumes for performances.
\n
\nVisual Artists:\n\n\n - Drawing &\; Painting Supplies: Sketchbooks\, canvases\, paints (acrylic\, watercolor\, oil)\, pencils\, and markers.
\n - Sculpting Materials: Clay\, sculpting tools\, and modeling kits.
\n - Craft Supplies: Beads\, fabric\, glue guns\, and other crafting essentials.
\n - Easels: Portable easels for painting and drawing.
\n
\nGeneral Ideas:\n\n\n - Gift Cards: To art supply stores or online retailers.
\n - Workshops &\; Classes: Sponsor a class or provide scholarships for lessons.
\n - Storage Solutions: Art bins\, instrument cases\, and dance bags.
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URL:https://business.peoriachamber.org/events/details/thanksgiving-luncheon-2024-21983
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