Slideshow Recap from Near West Fest

Published: August 28, 2010

A special thanks to all of the wonderful neighbors, community organizations, local businesses and fabulous sponsors who helped and participated in Near West Fest, our very first and very own community festival. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it out to the event to enjoy beautiful weather, live music and food and drinks with neighbors. We have a lot of positives to build upon from our first year and hope to see you next year.

In this wrap up, we’d like to send out an extra special thanks to the individuals and volunteers who helped shape and saw through our vision for a community celebration through our Unification Focus Initiative Event Committee:

Kathleen Padilla, D’Aprile Realty
Lola West, Oz Talent
Eric Henry, Wines for Humanity
Jorgina Pereira, Sinha’s Elegant Cuisine
Ishaq Sumira, Westhaven Park & Grill
Shawuana Ward, PNC Bank
Michael Cunningham, Home Owners of Westtown
Jewel Ware, Home Owners of Westtown
Paul Mortell & Heather Jamison, community residents
Mark & Wendy Battaglia, community residents
Veronica Zepeda, community resident
Earnest Gates, Near West Side Community Development Corporation
Meghan Baer, Near West Side Community Development Corporation
LaShunda Gonzalez, Near West Side Community Development Corporation
Darvolis Robinson, Near West Side Community Development Corporation
Mike Quinlan, Near West Side Chamber of Commerce

Our Sponsors: thank you, thank you, thanks you

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