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SUMMARY:Meet Me For Lunch - Pride Month Edition - at Salerno's!
LOCATION:Salerno's Pizza & Pasta 7128 Roosevelt Road Oak Park\, IL Salerno'
 s has parking lots behind and to the east of the restaurant.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Chamber sit-down luncheon! A business lunch in a 
 casual setting\, with small group networking. Come enjoy the food while yo
 u connect and get to know Chamber members. Tell Me About This Month's Even
 t For this Pride Month edition of Meet Me For Lunch\, our guest speaker wi
 ll be John Becvar (he/him)\, co-chair of OPALGA+ and River Forest Township
  Supervisor. John was named one of Crain’s Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Execu
 tives. He and his husband moved to River Forest during COVID and live on t
 he LemonAid block of Bonnie Brae where he puts out all the LemonAid yard s
 igns. With a long history of community organizing\, John became River Fore
 st Township Supervisor in May 2024 after serving as River Forest Township 
 Clerk. He's currently Co-Chair of OPALGA+\, now being rebranded as Out wit
 h Purpose. During his 3.5 years on the Board\, their communication reach h
 as tripled\, funding has reached a record high\, and they have awarded the
  most scholarship dollars in their history. (In 2025\, OPALGA+ awarded $60
 \,000 in scholarships and they plan to award up to $100\,000 in 2026.) The
  organization was established in 1989 and is now one of the largest LGBTQI
 A2S+ membership organizations in Illinois. John will speak on how DEI impa
 cts the LGBTQIA2S+ community. He'll cover the history of OPALGA+\, legal c
 onsiderations before Trump\, recent attacks on our community and how to be
  an ally\, before some Q&A. Where Are We Meeting? We will gather in Salern
 o's event space on Roosevelt Road. A wonderful lunch of pizza\, pasta\, sa
 lad and drinks will be served. NOTE: Gluten-free options are available upo
 n request. Salerno's has parking lots behind and to the east of the restau
 rant. Fees & registration details $25 members $30 nonmembers\n\nhttps://ww
 w.oprfchamber.org/events/93915
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/93915
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