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2010 IFI Fatherhood Dinner Celebration - June 10, 2010
Chicago Tribune - Title Sponsor

Celebrating:

IFI / Chicago White Sox Fatherhood Essay Finalists
&
Honoree Fathers of the Year

Father of the Year Stepfather of the Year Grandfather of the Year Father-Figure of the Year
Richard Flores
Essayist: Selena Flores
5th grade
Mt. Greenwood School
Chicago
Michael Harris
Essayist: Jonathan Sanders
8th grade
Richard Ira Jones Middle School Plainfield
Richard Corman
Essayist: Sara Corman
8th grade
George Washington School
Chicago
Steven Rodriguez
Essayist: Christina Rodriguez
5th grade
St Frances of Rome School
Cicero
Edward Andruszkiewicz
Essayist: Samantha Andruszkiewicz
3rd grade
SS Cyril & Methodius School Lemont
 
Mark Anderson
Essayist: Stephen Murphy
11th grade
Lincoln Way East High School Frankfort
 
Richard Odgers
Essayist: Brendan Odgers
4th grade
Woodland Grade School
Woodland
 
James Alsup III
Essayist: Anika Boyert
7th grade
Keller Regional Gifted School Chicago
 
Alan Sprecher
Essayist: Rupa Sprecher
3rd grade
James B. Farnsworth School Chicago
Jaime Vargas
Essayist: Dylan Avalos
1st grade
Nathanael Greene School
Chicago
John Smith
Essayist: Andrew Leavell
8th grade
Infant Jesus of Prague School Flossmoor
Gerald Soukal
Essayist: Patricia Fox
5th grade
St. Jane de Chantal School
Chicago

Honoree Fathers of the Year

Danny K. Davis

Tony Hunter

Pat Quinn

Click to view the Dinner's Program
Click to view the 4 Essay Winners
Click to view the past Essay Winners
Click to view past Honoree Fathers of the Year

(Pictures courtesy of Mary Hartigan & Phillip Jackson)


Samantha Andruszkiewic and family


Dylan Avalos and family


Anika Boyert and family


Sara Corman and family


Selena Flores and family


Patricia Fox and Gerald Soukal


Brendan Odgers and family


Christiana Rodriguez and family


Rupa Sprecher and family

 


Waiting for presentation of awards

 

 
Awards - (Trophies - Plaque - Certificate)


Andrew Leavell and John Smith


Brendan Odgers and Richard Odgers


Sara Corman and Richard Corman


Christina Rodriguez and Steven Rodriguez


Patricia Fox and Gerald Soukal


Samantha Andruszkiewicz and Edward Andruszkiewicz


Jonathon Sanders and Michael Harris


Selena Flores and Richard Flores


 Rupa Sprecher and Alan Sprecher


Anika Boyert and James Alsup


Jamie Vargas and Dylan Avalos


Stephen Murphy and Mark Anderson


Sara Corman


Christina Rodriguez and John Sciaccotta


Eric Zorn


Mike Tomczak


Tony Hunter - Honoree Father of the Year


Gerard Moorer accepting for Danny Davis - Honoree Father of the Year


Jim Mullen


Tony Hunter and Stedman Graham


David Hirsch, IFI Founder and family


 
David Hirsch
IFI Founder
Tony Hunter
Honoree Dad
John Sciaccotta
IFI President
Jim Paglia
Past President IFI


Ray Vazquez


David Hirsch and Mike Tomczak


Tom Smith, IFI treasurer

 
Anthony Scala, IFI Board member


Alex and Terry Roseborough.
           IFI Advisory board member           

                                      
                                       Donnell Hill, IFI Advisory board member


2010 Honoree Fathers of the Year

Danny K. Davis

Tony Hunter

Pat Quinn

U.S. Congressman from Illinois

President & CEO of the Chicago Tribune

Governor, State of Illinois

Special thanks to