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The Board of Directors of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
cordially invites you to the
2009 Bill of Rights in Action Awards Benefit

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Union League Club of Chicago
65 West Jackson Boulevard
Main Lounge

2009 Honorees

Each year, the CRFC Board of Directors gives the Bill of Rights in Action Award to individuals and organizations who, because of their professional commitment and community involvement, provide exemplary models of citizenship for our nation's young people.

Senator Richard J. Durbin has been a staunch supporter of CRFC for several years, particularly CRFC's high school programs, the Illinois Youth Summit and Deliberating in a Democracy. He and his office serve as valuable resources recommending current controversial public issues for students to deliberate, meeting with students, and identifying resources to help students understand the complexity of the issues. When he meets with students to discuss his positions on issues, he welcomes opposing points of view and models the deliberative process.
General Electric and the GE Foundation Foundation have demonstrated their commitment to engaging youth in democracy through their support of the Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom Program. Thanks to their support, 360 elementary classrooms were given Civic Education toolkits to supplement the visits from 600 attorneys. Over 9,000 students in Chicago, the suburbs, and downstate Illinois now have a deeper understanding of their rights and responsibilities under the law.

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION CHICAGO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James A. Klenk, Chair
Gary Feinerman, Vice Chair
Michael D. Freeborn,* Vice Chair
Andrew A. Kassof,* Vice Chair
Dennis F. Regan, Treasurer
Victor P. Filippini, Jr., Secretary

Ronald J. Allen
Eleanor S. Barnard*
Steven L. Bashwiner
William J. Bauer*
Miles D. Berman
Suzanne Bettman
Scott V. Bruner
Renee Citera*
Sonia D. Coleman*
Patrick M. Collins
Jeffrey D. Colman
Philip H. Corboy
Brian Crowe
Thomas A. Demetrio
Alex Dimitrief*

Steven M. Elrod
Karen H. Flax
Susan G. Gallagher*
Benjamin Ghess
Diane Green-Kelly
Margaret A. Hickey
John J. Jemilo
Bernard Judge*
Peter Kauffman
Robert T. Markowski
Frank J. McGarr
David A. Moes
Paula J. Morency**
Donald L. Mrozek
Sonya D. Naar
Gordon B. Nash, Jr.*

Julian A. Oettinger*
Craig A. Roeder
John F. Sandner*
Gloria Santona*
Stephen A. Schiller
Donald A. Shindler
R. Ryan Stoll
Thomas P. Sullivan
Earl A. Talbot
Jeffrey R. Tone
Hugh J. Totten*
Georgia L. Vlamis*
Dan K. Webb*
James S. Whitehead
David N. Yellen


*Benefit Committee Member
**Benefit Committee Chair
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