The PACC Annual Holiday Gathering was held Friday, December 9, and was a resounding success due to the good cheer and celebratory spirit brought by all guests to one of Chicago's most unique venues.
This year, members and friends of the Chamber gathered in the ornate fifth floor Art Hall of the legendary
Blackstone Hotel, located in the bustling South Loop of Downtown Chicago. The event's success was also made possible by the generosity of sponsors and donors, including the
PNC Bank;
T-Mobile; H&L Homes;
Industrial Maintenance, Welding & Machining;
Star-Tech Glass;
Daxam;
dom itp;
Golfer's Paradise; and
Joyful Dental Care.
During a short official program MCed by PACC's executive director Bogdan Pukszta, guests were greeted by the Chamber's president Lucas Fuksa, and vice-president Stanley Nowak, who helped determine door prize and lottery winners.
Those gathered were also addressed by State of IL Treasurer Dan Rutherford; Consul Robert Rusiecki; Justice Nathaniel Hawthorne; and the current WBC youth light heavyweight World Champion Andrzej 'The Polish Prince' Fonfara. Other special guests whose presence helped make our evening special included Honorary Consul of Nepal Marvin Brustin; vice-consul Aleksandra Krystek; Village Clerk of Tinley Park Gen. Patrick Rea; Ald. Ricardo Munoz; Agnes Ptasznik of IL Attorney General Office; President of Chicago's Museum of Lithuanian Culture and of the Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce Stanley Balzekas; and President of World Trade Center-Illinois Bill Lada.
Thanks to the efforts of the Blackstone Hotel event management staff and graphic artist and PACC Board Member
Jan Mlynarski, the venue was charmingly decorated throughout making the occasion joyful. Please visit
QwickGuide photo gallery to re-live the fun. More photos will soon be available on our website.
"This year's location of our event provides a great setting in Chicago to celebrate the holiday season with its stylish and warm atmosphere. And because we've added quite a few new members this year, it's an occasion for all to bond and celebrate together before the end of the year," said PACC president Lucas Fuksa.
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