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Past Events Page #1
December 25th, 2008 @11:30am A prayer vigil was held by
Justine's
grave site with a balloon
release and a rose ceremony.
December 24th, 2008 Christmas Eve mass
was held in McDonnell hall for Justine
at
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church 1225 Grove in Glenview. This was the mass Justine & her Mom always attended together.
Sunday December 21st, 2008 at 9:30am
a mass was held in McDonnell hall for Justine
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church
1225 Grove in Glenview. The
mass was offered by Justine's Mom.
Sunday December 14th, 2008 @6:45pm
Worldwide Candle Lighting Queen of All Saints Basilica 6280 N. Sauganash Avenue Chicago, IL. Held annually the second Sunday in December, this year December 14. The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting
unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at
any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7 p.m. local time, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor children
in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious, and political boundaries.
The Worldwide Candle Lighting is a gift from The Compassionate Friends to the bereavement
community allowing us all to join together in unity to remember and honor the memories of all children so they may never be
forgotten.
Believed to be the largest
mass candle lighting on the globe, the Worldwide Candle Lighting creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from
time zone to time zone. Hundreds of formal candle lighting events are held and thousands of informal candle lightings are
conducted in homes as families gather in quiet remembrance of special children to always be remembered.
Tuesday December 2nd, 2008 @4:00pm Justine was honored in a Candlelight Ceremony at City Council Chambers City Hall 2nd Floor
121 N.
LaSalle Street Chicago IL.
the event was sponsored by Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD) & Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM)
October 9th, 2008 a contribution
was made to
The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance
'Camp I Am Me' in Justine's honor at the
Fire Prevention Week Luncheon which was
held at
Navy Pier in Chicago IL.
Sunday Sept. 21st 2008 at 9:00am
The 1st Justine Stevens Memorial 5K
Run/Walk was held at Harms Woods North (Harms and Old Orchard). All donations raised will support Justine's charties. Thanks to
all our runners/walkers for their support!!!!
Sunday Sept. 7th 2008 at 10:45am
a mass was held for Justine
at St. Hyacinth Basilica
3636 W. Wolfram in Chicago
The mass was offered by
Justine's Dad John in
honor
of Grandparents
parents.
Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 8:00am
a mass
was held for Justine
at Our Lady of Hope Church
9711 W. Devon in Rosemont, IL.
The mass was offered by
Justine's Grandma
(Judy Hertsgaard) to
pray for
Justine on the anniversary of
her death.
June 18, 2008 a contribution
was made in Justine's
honor
to the Illinois Fire Safety
Alliance 'Camp I Am Me'
at vistor's day.The event
took place at YMCA Camp
Duncan (Rt 12 just north
of Rt. 120) in Ingleside, IL.
June 4th, 2008 at Maryhill
Cemetery
at 6:15pm
we celebrate's
what would have been
Justine's 23rd birthday .
We met at Riggio's
Ristorante in Niles after
ceremony to reminisce
about Justine.
Sunday June 1st, 2008 at 6:30am
a mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church in Glenview was
held
for Justine. The mass
was
offered by Danny (Justine best friend)
& Danny's Mom Debbie Murov
& family to honor her
birthday.
Tuesday May 27th, 2008
New
Trier High School
student William Buck received
Justine's scholarhip award
at the senior awards
ceremony
in the Gaffney Auditorium
(Winnetka campus).
Sunday May
25th, 2008 at 9:30am
a mass was held in McDonnell hall for Justine
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church in Glenview. The
mass was offered
by Justine's Mom.
Sunday March 2nd, 2008 at 9:00am
a mass was held for Justine at
St.John Neuman 2900 E. Main Street in
St. Charles.The
Mass was offered by Justine's
cousins Bill, Denise, Jacob, Crista
& Milton Krueger.
Janurary 21, 2008
Outstanding-!!!!
Instead of receiving birthday gifts
Dori Latek asked her birthday guests for a donation to
Orphans
of the Storm animal shelter in Justine's name.
Paws up to Dori!!!!
December 25th, 2007 A prayer vigil was
held by
Justine's grave site with a balloon
launch and a rose ceremony. Afterwards
Justine's family joined
together for a
breakfast in her honor.
December 21st, 2007 Northbrook Fire Chief Mark Nolan
donated his Christmas gift (from the Fire Department
adminstration staff) to Justine's Memorial Fund!!!
December
18th, 2007 at City Council Chamber City Hall
121 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago IL. from 4-5pm
There was a ceremony sponsored by MADD
(Mother's Against Drunk Driving).
Justine's
was honored in the ceremony.
Sunday December
9th, 2007 at 11:30am
a mass was held for Justine at
St. Joseph Church 1747 Lake Avenue Wilmette, IL.
The Mass was offered by Jennifer Henik (grade school friend)
at 1:00pm we met at Hackney's on Lake in Glenview.
At 6:45pm we met at Queen of All Saints Basilica
6280
N. Sauganash Avenue in Chicago, IL
for a Worldwide candle lighting ceremony.
(Description is listed below)
Held annually the second Sunday in December, this year December 9, The Compassionate Friends Worldwide
Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor and remember children
who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7 p.m. local time, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate
and honor children in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious, and political boundaries.
The Worldwide Candle Lighting is a gift from The Compassionate
Friends to the bereavement community allowing us all to join together in unity to remember and honor the memories of all children
so they may never be forgotten.
Believed to
be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the Worldwide Candle Lighting creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as
it moves from time zone to time zone. Hundreds of formal candle lighting events are held and thousands of informal candle
lightings are conducted in homes as families gather in quiet remembrance of special children to always be remembered.
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October 11th, 2007 a contribution
was made to The Illinois
Fire Safety Alliance
'Camp I Am Me' in Justine's honor at the
Fire Prevention Week Luncheon which was
held at
White Eagle Banquets in Niles, IL.
September 26th, 2007
AMAZING-Six year
old CJ Latek asked everyone to donate
to Justine's Memorial fund instead of receiving
Birthday presents.
All donated funds were
used to support The Orphans of the Storm animal
shelter. Thank you CJ!!!!
September 7th, 2007
Lithographers
Club of Chicago
made a significant contribution to
Justine's Memorial Fund.
September 6th, 2007
The Chicago Cubs honored Justine in a
pre game ceremony, her mom Debbie
threw the first pitch.
August
22nd, 2007
Wow!!!!!The Cubby Bears Wednesday night
softball team dedicated the playoff
game
to Justine (they placed 2nd
and gave her family the trophy).
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