Past Event:
SJMF "Real Texas Barbebue" Benefit (November 10, 2011)
Hickory River Smokehouse
2130 Bloomingdale Road, Glendale Heights, Illinois
(630) 529-1227
Finger-lickin' BBQ from 5 - 9 PM!
25% of proceeds were donated to SJMF
SJMF Scholarship information and application forms were made available

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Past Event:
Check out these news coverages and photos:
Lysacek's call to support
Country Stars Central Interview with Evan
News features in Daily Herald and
Naperville Sun Times
Evan Lysacek returned to his Naperville hometown to celebrate his gold medal in men's figure skating at the recent Vancouver Winter Olympics. As part of his homecoming appearances,
Evan hosted a "Meet and Greet" reception at Rosebud Restaurant in downtown Naperville (48 W. Chicago Avenue).
The sold-out reception was from 5:00 to 7:00pm and Evan was on hand between 5:00 and 6:00pm. The proceeds from the sales of admission tickets to the event will benefit the Stephanie Joseph Memorial Fund.

Evan with SJMF Board member Lloyd Fredendall (left) and Mary and Joe Joseph (right) |

"Meet & Greet" crowd |

Evan and some young fans |
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Past Event:
"An Evening of Hope" (2008)
Check out these news coverages and photos:
Lysacek and friends host "An Evening of Hope" (icenetwork.com, Sept 29, 2008)
Congratulations to Evan on his gold medal win at the World Figure Skating Championships (Mar 26, 2009)
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SJMF board members present a check donation for $40,000 to Make a Wish Foundation at a reception on November 8, 2008 hosted by Joe and Mary Joseph at their Naperville home.
The donation was from the proceeds of "An Evening of Hope".
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"An Evening of Hope"
was held on September 27, 2008 from 7:00-9:00 pm at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. Starring two-time national champion, two-time world medalist
and Olympian Evan Lysacek, the show benefits the Stephanie Joseph Memorial Fund in
collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Illinois Chapter. Starring with Evan were current World champion, Olympic bronze medalist and six-time Canadian champion Jeffrey Buttle; Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto; World
Champion Kimmie Meissner; U.S. Pairs Champions Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski; World Champion ice dancer Shae-Lynn Borne; Canadian National Champion
Jennifer Robinson; U.S. Bronze Medalist Ryan Bradley; two-time U.S. Pairs Champions Rena Inoue and John Baldwin; two-time National bronze medalist Dan Hollander; and more.
Ten local up-and-coming skaters and three synchronized skating teams, including the Chicago Jazz, also performed. The evening included a Silent Auction and 50/50 Raffle, and autograph signing session with the ice skaters.
| Photos by Melanie Hoyt and used with permission. See more of her photos at ice-dance.com photo gallery of the event
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Stars of Evening of Hope |

Evan and Friends |

Event organizer Katherine Hill |

Chicago Jazz Synchro Team |

Stars autograph for fans |

Evan Lysacek |

Jeffrey Buttle |

Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto |

Kimmie Meissner |

Brooke Castille & Ben Okolski |

Shae-Lynn Borne |

Jennifer Robinson |

Ryan Bradley |

Rena Inoue & John Baldwin |

Dan Hollander |
| For more photos, see also TruViz Photo gallery of the event
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