Members and friends of the Des Plaines Youth Commission gathered at the Commission’s April 23, 2012, Meeting at Prairie Lakes Community Center, 515 E. Thacker Street, to officially recognize and thank 4th Ward Alderman Dick Sayad for his contribution to the Youth Commission’s Advisory Board. Alderman Sayad recently contributed $500 from the money he receives from the City for serving as alderman to be used for scholarships for the senior members of the Youth Commission Advisory Board: “I feel the Youth Commission does a lot of good work to help our young people. I believe their programs are valid and valuable,” Alderman Sayad said. For more information regarding the Youth Commission visit www.desplaines.org/youth. (pictured above left to right) Haley Wedge, Brad Burton, Ron Burton, Hannah Taylor, Daniel Garza, Josephine Al-Naemy, Riley Griffin, Mary Dankowski, Ashley Burton, Bart Szewczyk, Syeda Zaidi, Maggie McCabe, Luke Urbane, Alderman Dick Sayad, Joanie Sebastian, City Clerk Gloria Ludwig, Bob Neil, and Mandy Griffin pose for a photograph as Alderman Dick Sayad displays the plaque he received from the Youth Commission. (not pictured: Youth Kurt Fester, Ken Fester, Matthew Holubecki, Ania Holubecki, Monica Ludwig, Carly Hart, Jordan Hart, Kayla Pociejewski, Mariana Oshana, Atra Oshana, Alison Salemi, Jillian Troxell, Jared Montalbano, Meghan Johnson, Brian Bojarski, Nick Stone, and Monroe Torkelson.)
