BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250620T163000Z DTEND:20250620T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Meet Me For Lunch - Pride Month Edition - at Salerno's! 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 you connect and get to know Chamber members.\n\n\n\n \n\nTell Me About This Month's Event\n\nFor this Pride Month edition of Meet Me For Lunch\, our guest speaker will be John Becvar (he/him)\, co-chair of OPALGA+ and River Forest Township Supervisor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn was named one of Crain's Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives. He and his husband moved to River Forest during COVID and live on the LemonAid block of Bonnie Brae where he puts out all the LemonAid yard signs. With a long history of community organizing\, John became River Forest Township Supervisor in May 2024 after serving as River Forest Township Clerk. \n\nHe's currently Co-Chair of OPALGA+\, now being rebranded as Out with Purpose. During his 3.5 years on the Board\, their communication reach has 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 LGBTQIA2S+ membership organizations in Illinois. \n\n\n\nJohn will speak on how DEI impacts the LGBTQIA2S+ community. He'll cover the history of OPALGA+\, legal considerations before Trump\, recent attacks on our community and how to be an ally\, before some Q&A.\n\n\n \n\nWhere Are We Meeting?\n\n\n\n\nWe will gather in Salerno's event space on Roosevelt Road.\n\nA wonderful lunch of pizza\, pasta\, salad and drinks will be served.\n\nNOTE: Gluten-free options are available upon request. \n\n\n\n \nSalerno's has parking lots behind and to the east of the restaurant. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for a Chamber sit-down luncheon!  \;A business lunch in a casual setting\, with small group networking.  \;Come enjoy the food while you connect and get to know Chamber members.
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Tell Me About This Month'\;s Event

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For this Pride Month edition of Meet Me For Lunch\, our guest speaker will be John Becvar (he/him)\, co-chair of OPALGA+ and River Forest Township Supervisor.
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John was named one of \;Crain&rsquo\;s Chicago'\;s Notable LGBTQ Executives. \;He and his husband moved to River Forest during COVID and live on the LemonAid block of Bonnie Brae where he \;puts \;out all the LemonAid yard signs. \;With a long history of community organizing\, John \;became \;River Forest Township \;Supervisor in May 2024 after serving as River Forest Township Clerk. \;

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He'\;s currently \;Co-Chair of \;OPALGA+\, now being rebranded as \;Out with Purpose. \;During his 3.5 years on the \;Board\, their communication reach has 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 LGBTQIA2S+ membership organizations in Illinois. \; \;

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John will speak on how DEI impacts the LGBTQIA2S+ community. He'\;ll cover the history of OPALGA+\, legal considerations before Trump\, recent attacks on our community and how to be an ally\, before some Q&\;A.

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Where \;Are \;We \;Meeting?

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\nWe will gather in Salerno'\;s event space on Roosevelt Road.
\nA wonderful lunch of pizza\, pasta\, salad and drinks will be served.
\nNOTE: Gluten-free options are available upon request. \;
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Salerno'\;s has parking lots behind and to the east of the restaurant.

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\n \; LOCATION:Salerno's Pizza & Pasta 7128 Roosevelt Road Oak Park\, IL Salerno's has parking lots behind and to the east of the restaurant. UID:e.1821.43056 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T221905Z URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/details/meet-me-for-lunch-pride-month-edition-at-salerno-s-43056 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR