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Naperville Jaycees' Mardi Gras Charity Ball
Great Success for Almost Home Kids
The Naperville Jaycees is pleased to announce that their 10th annual Mardi Gras Charity Ball on Saturday, February 6 was a huge success for Almost Home Kids™. The evening included silent and live auctions, entertainment by The Lady Upstairs band, Cajun food and signature cocktails.

"We were very pleased with this year's event," said Stacy, 2010 Mardi Gras Co-Chair. "We had more than 200 people in attendance and it was a night that provided fun, entertainment and good company for everyone who attended."

Most importantly, the community came together to raise more than $8,000 for Almost Home Kids, whose mission is to enhance the lives of children with serious and ongoing medical challenges.

"This year, we brought everyone back together to help a great cause and we hope we have many more years of success with this event," Mayo said.

AHK is recognized as a multidisciplinary model of excellence for short-term clinical care of children who are medically fragile and who may also be technology-dependent. Founded by parents of medically fragile children, AHK is the first of its kind in the nation and the only one in Illinois. For more information, visit www.AlmostHomeKids.org.

The sponsors that helped make this event possible include: Advanced Health of Naperville, Interpro Translation Solutions, Minuteman Press, Naperville Sun, Glancer Magazine, Small Smile, Opal Enterprises, Arbor Vitae Café, Northern Illinois University, WERV the River, and Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications. For more information on the event, to donate to the cause, or to find out more about the Naperville Jaycees visit www.NaperJaycees.org. You can also keep up with what's going by finding the Naperville Jaycees on Facebook or following on Twitter, NapervilleJCs.