"Summer Bash" A Community Celebration on July 27

Lake Forest, Illinois – July 21, 2016 – All are invited to attend “Summer Bash, a Celebration of Community” for a festive evening of food, fun and meeting friends and colleagues.

The event showcasing nonprofit organizations and featuring a “Taste of the Towns” will take place at Bernie’s Book Bank, 917 North Shore Drive in Lake Bluff, on Wednesday July 27 and will run from 5:30 until 7:30 pm.

Organized by the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce, the event will showcase more than 10 favorite food businesses who will offer complimentary samplings of food and feature over 30 nonprofits with representatives on hand to share their organizations’ missions. “This fun, summer event is the perfect opportunity to enjoy an evening with friends and neighbors, sample food from our towns’ terrific eateries, caterers and stores, and stroll through exhibits of just some of the many wonderful non-profit organizations that make our communities such extraordinary places to live, work and play,” says the Chamber’s Joanna Rolek. “ A big thanks to Bernie’s Book Bank for generously hosting us and a warm invitation to all to join in this fun celebration.”

The following organizations and food purveyors are participating in Summer Bash.

Advocate Condell Medical Center

Art Impact Project

Artists on the Bluff

Bernie’s Book Bank

Black Diamond Charities

Career Resource Center

Citadel Theatre

First Presbyterian Church

Forest & Found

Friends of the Lake Forest Library

The Girls Scouts of Greater Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana

G.L.A.S.A.

Gorton Community Center

Hope for the Day

Horse Feathers Therapeutic Riding Center

Lake County Veterans & Family Services

Lake Forest Civic Orchestra
Lake Forest Open Lands

Lake Forest Symphony

Lake Forest Theatre

L.E.A.D.

LF/LB Artisan Guild

Love INC of Lake County

Midwest Young Artists

Montessori School of Lake Forest

Mother’s Trust

Mustard Seed

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Rosalind Franklin Health Clinics

Safe Haven School

Wildlife Discovery Center

Woodlands Academy

Bake 425

Francesca’s

Fresh Market

Heller Catering

The Left Bank

Maevery Public House

Market House on the Square

Meatheads

MLG

Sunset Foods

Sweet Pete’s

Admission is $20, along with a new or “gently used” book for infants through grade 6 to donate to Bernie’s Book Bank.

Guests who attend can enjoy the opportunity to connect with and support the showcased non-profit organizations that evening and savor a festive celebration of food, drink and camaraderie. To register for the event, visit *www.LFLBchamber.com or call, 847-234-4282.

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The mission of the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce is to serve as the principal representative of business in its market area, contribute to its members' success and prosperity, and promote the economic and civic interests of the community. For more information, visit www.LFLBchamber.com

Bernie’s Book Bank collects, processes and distributes quality new and gently used children’s books to significantly increase book ownership among at-risk infants, toddlers and school-age children throughout Chicagoland. Bernie’s Book Bank delivers twelve quality books per year to at-risk children; because book ownership enables and empowers them in their pursuit of a brighter future and a better life through reading. Since 2009, Bernie’s Book Bank has distributed more than 5.8 Million books. For more information about Bernie's Book Bank, visit www.berniesbookbank.org.