Haunted Central Named Finalist In Governor's Hometown Award

LEMONT, IL —Lemont has earned a 2018 Governor's Hometown award for Haunted Central. Haunted Central was a haunted house held at Central School and was a partnership between Lemont Bromberek CSD 113A Educational Foundation and the Hope and Friendship Foundation. In 2017, the event raised $18,000 which helped fund innovative educational programs at District 113A and help local families in need.

According to a release, the Governor’s Hometown Awards program gives formal recognition to communities that contributed to their community’s quality of life via projects that had strong volunteer support, met a need, and made a definitive impact.

Haunted Central was deemed a cup finalist, which makes it the best project in its population division, according to a release. The other cup finalists included: Aviston, LaSalle County and Oak Lawn. The commission will now choose one of the cup finalists as the overall winner. The winner will be announced at a reception on Nov. 15.

“We are pleased that through the preliminary round of judging, 23 localities have been recognized as either cup finalists, project winners, or project honorable mentions of the program,” Commission Executive Director Scott McFarland said in a release. “The judges saw a variety of community service projects during the application process and were pleased to see so many jurisdictions utilizing volunteers in their communities.”

A reception will be held at the Governor's mansion on Nov. 15 to celebrate the winners. All projects honored will receive a plaque and a road sign honoring these achievements.

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