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Twenty years ago, the Secretary of State’sOrgan/Tissue Donor
Registry became a real-ity. On Oct. 1, 1992, the registry
wentonline, becoming the first registry of itskind in the
nation.
Implementing a computerized registryserved many purposes. First
and foremost, itallowed the office to determine how manypeople
actually wanted to be designated apotential donor through the
registry’s data-base. It also provided a geographical profileof
potential donors, which became impor-tant to promoting awareness
about thecritical need for donors.
At the end of 1992, the first query into thenumber of people in
the registry was con-ducted. Twenty-two percent of all
peoplevisiting facilities had registered as donors.Each month the
numbers continued to growas customers were asked to join the
registryand facility staff was trained in donationinformation.
In 1993, Live & Learn legislation was passed,which provided
funding for the Organ/Tissue
Donor Program. This funding provided formaterials, radio and
television advertisingand outreach activities across the state.
In 2004, Secretary of State Jesse Whiteestablished a task force
to look at the issueof “first-person consent.” At the time, fami-ly
or next-of-kin consent was requiredbefore a person could be a
donor. At the rec-ommendation of the task force, legislationwas
introduced and passed in June 2005,which established the new First
PersonConsent Registry. Effective Jan. 1, 2006, aperson’s wishes to
be a donor became legal-ly binding and family consent was no
longerrequired for donors over age 18.
It is estimated that since the first-personconsent law became
effective, more than100 additional lives have been saved eachyear.
Today, more than 5 million people areregistered as donors in
Illinois. We thank allfacility staff and donor advocates for
alltheir hard work over the years to makeIllinois’ Organ/Tissue
Donor Registry one ofthe largest and most successful registries
inthe nation.
As we usher in the New Year, I want toapplaud our
accomplishments andmilestones of 2012. At the top of thelist is the
20th anniversary of Illinois’donor registry. Since its inception
inOctober 1992, this office has built astrong and visible
Organ/Tissue DonorProgram with the help of dedicatedstaff,
volunteers and partners in thedonor community. As a result,
thedonor registry now has more than 5million potential donors.
This fall the Donor Program receivedtwo awards from the AAMVA
for mar-keting campaigns: one for an article inthe Life Goes On
newsletter and anoth-er for our counter mat displays infacilities.
Accolades go out to all thoseinvolved in producing these
creativeoutlets to promote donor awareness.
Throughout the year staff also partic-ipated in multiple health
fair opportu-nities and our community college pro-gram has been a
huge success.
On a sad note, our very dear friendand Donor Program employee
VikkiTulcus passed away this month. Vikkihas been a valiant
champion for thoseawaiting transplants and never losther will in
her own battle with kidneydisease. She will be missed greatly
byeveryone who had the pleasure ofknowing and working with
thisremarkable woman.
Plans are underway to make 2013 ourbest year yet for spreading
the wordabout donation. I look forward toworking with staff,
volunteers anddonor advocates to ensure that morepeople on the
waiting list receive thegift of life.
Jesse WhiteSecretary of State
Illinois’ donor registry celebrates 20-year milestone
♻ Printed on recycled paper. Printed by authority of the State
of Illinois. January 2013 — 2.5M — EX 34
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY— The College of Lake Countyin Grayslake
is the latest com-munity college to take upSecretary of State
JesseWhite’s appeal to register staffand students on the donor
reg-istry. The school is well on itsway to register 150 donors
inthe New Year.
*Photo courtesy College of LakeCounty photographer Bob
Booker.
Secretary of State Jesse White • W
inter2013
Transplant pioneer diesDr. Joseph E. Murray, a pioneer in the
field of transplantation anda Nobel Prize-winning physician,
recently died at Brigham andWomen’s Hospital in Boston, the same
hospital where he per-formed the first kidney transplant on Dec.
23, 1954. He was 93.
Murray’s pioneering transplant procedure — removing a
healthykidney from a 23-year-old living donor and giving it to his
iden-tical twin brother who was suffering from kidney failure —
wasa groundbreaking surgery at the time.
Dr. Murray was the director of the Surgical Research Library
atHarvard Medical School and Brigham. He continued to
performtransplants on twin patients before branching out to
non-relat-ed patients and deceased donors years later. He also
advancedthe field of cosmetic surgery, tissue/skin transplants and
recon-struction, which he learned from his years in the U.S.
Army.
Despite many physicians telling him to abandon transplantationas
unfounded folly, he continued transplanting kidneys in dogsuntil he
had perfected the procedure and agreed to perform thesurgery on the
twin brothers in 1954. In his book, Dr. Murraylater wrote, “There
was a collective hush in the operating room”as the new kidney began
to work immediately. The rest, as theysay, is transplantation
history!
(Source: New York Times, Nov. 27, 2012)
Customer Service Week celebrated at facilitiesMany facilities
throughout Illinois celebrated Secretary of StateCustomer Service
Week in early October. It was a time for facil-ity staff to thank
customers for their business throughout theyear. Some facilities
offered themed days such as “Crazy HatDay,” “Donor Designation
Day,” or days where all employeeswore their “Donate Life” blue polo
shirts. Facilities were judgedon creativity and enthusiasm.
Following are the winners of thisyear’s Customer Service Week.
Congratulations to everyone whoparticipated!
Workplaces with 12 or fewer employees:First place — Tie between
Plano and Wheaton Express facilities Second Place — Greenville and
Watseka facilities Third Place — Gibson City facility
Workplaces with 13 or more employees:First Place — Woodstock
facilitySecond Place — Chicago West facility Third Place — Tie
between Business Services Chicago Office andWaukegan facility
FESTIVAL OF TREES — Secretary of State Jesse White with the
holiday tree decoratedby the Springfield Life Goes On Committee for
Springfield’s Memorial Medical Center’sFestival of Trees. More than
30,000 people attend the weeklong event each year. Thecommittee’s
tree was purchased by PEC Mobile Communications Inc.
Woodstock facility staff promoted donor awareness during
Secretary of State CustomerService Week. Standing left to right are
Marci Letheby, Pam Brockman, Kevin Molloyand Patty Robertson.
Seated is Donor Program regional coordinator Jan Eschen.
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Donor Program wins AAMVA awardsThe Organ/Tissue Donor Program
recently won two American Associationof Motor Vehicle
Administrators (AAMVA) PACE awards for top market-ing
campaigns.
A Public Affairs Award was given for the Life Goes On newsletter
story,“Where Are They Now,” published in spring 2011. The story
featuredJoseph Kralicek, the Secretary of State’s first Organ Donor
Poster Contestwinner in 1991. The article discussed how
transplantation benefited hisfather, Joe, who was on the waiting
list for a liver transplant at the timeJoseph entered the contest
as an elementary school student. Joseph’sarwork depicted a plea for
a donor for his father. The poster was reprint-ed and displayed at
Driver Services facilities as well as schools andlibraries across
the state.
A PACE Customer Awareness Award was given for the Donor
Program’scolorful, 10”x10” counter mats placed in facilities across
the state. Themats feature an Illinois driver’s license with the
donor emblem highlight-ed as a reminder to customers to join the
registry.
LIFE GOES ON. BE AN ORGAN/TISSUE DONOR.
Employee ConnectionAre l i F ranco hasalways been regis-tered as
an organ/tissue donor. As anemployee at theJoliet Driver
Servicesfacility, she asks thedonor question manyt imes a day
and
knows firsthand the importance of dona-tion.
Areli’s father, Alex, waited three years fora kidney and finally
received one from ayoung woman. Areli’s mother did notalways
believe in donation and was not inthe registry. However, when her
husbandbecame ill and was on the waiting list, sheunderstood the
importance of being adonor. Alex’s illness made her realize
thatdonation is a gift and that her husbandcould have a second
chance at life becauseof a generous donor.
Today, because of their personal experi-ence, Areli’s entire
family supports dona-tion and would like to meet the family
ofAlex’s donor. “He is doing so well,” saidAreli. “We would love to
meet the familyto say thank you in person.
“I tell people how important their giftcould be to someone else.
I know whensomeone says ‘yes’ in the facility, that asmany as 25
people can be helped.”
ABOVE LEFT: Father Gene Szarek, Father John Clemens and
Secretary Jesse White promoted organ/tissue dona-tion at Our Lady
of Hope Church in Rosemont. ABOVE RIGHT: Ariel Fuller, Miss Black
Chicago Southland USA 2013and Miss Black Illinois runner-up joined
the donor registry at Our Lady of Hope Church.
National Donor Sabbath celebrated in IL
Areli Franco
Donor Program welcomes newmanager, assistant managerThe
Organ/Tissue Donor Program is pleased to wel-come Connie Boatman as
its new program manager.She replaces former manager Nadine
O’Leary.
“Over the past 10 years, Nadine has steered theOrgan/Tissue
Donor Program to the success it istoday,” said Secretary of State
Jesse White. “Ourcommunity outreach has improved, registry
numbershave increased and awareness about the program isat an
all-time high. We owe this in part to Nadine’sstalwart leadership
and commitment to the pro-gram. We wish her the very best in her
new profes-sional endeavors.”
Connie comes to the Donor Program from theVehicle Services
Department. She holds a B.A. inhealth administration, and her
professional experi-ence spans more than 20 years in the fields of
mar-keting and sales, event planning, managerial admin-istration,
and training and development.
Connie has had several family members and lovedones benefit from
donation. She intends to maintainthe integrity of the program by
sustaining its rela-tionship with Donate Life partners, expanding
edu-cation efforts and further strengthening the donorregistry.
Sitha Hun has been named assistant program man-ager. Sitha has
been with the Donor Program 12years, and his new duties include
fiscal responsibili-ties and overseeing regional coordinator staff,
train-ing and development, the Life Goes On newsletterand the
website.
“I have full faith in the commitment and dedicationthese two
individuals have demonstrated,” saidSecretary White. “I
congratulate Connie and Sithaon their efforts and look forward to
working withthem as we continue our education and outreachefforts
on the lifesaving potential of donation.”
ABOVE LEFT: Virginia Holt of Carbondale, and her son, Craig, to
whom she gave a kidney 21 years ago, shared theirfamily’s donor
story at the Walnut Street Baptist Church in Carbondale. ABOVE
RIGHT: Books about donation weredonated to the Moweaqua Public
Library in honor of donor Casey Williams. Left to right are Casey
WilliamsFoundation Board member Barbara Collins, Casey’s aunt,
Chelbi Williams, mother Cheryl Swigert and Alicia Gullidge.
ABOVE LEFT: The Rev. Dr. Donald Wagner and Rosemary Captain,
wife of a kidney recipient, joined Donor Programregional
coordinator Damarius Blanks at St. Paul United Church of Christ in
Lebanon. ABOVE RIGHT: Sixteen-year-old Ben Sims of Tower Hill
distributed Donor Sabbath materials at his church. Ben received a
heart transplantwhen he was just 5 days old.
It’s easy to join theOrgan/Tissue Donor Registry:
• Visit LifeGoesOn.com (it only takes60 seconds to register
online).
• Visit any Driver Services facility andsay “yes” to the donor
question.
• Call the Organ/Tissue Donor Programhotline at
800-210-2106.
• Complete and mail the registrationcard on the “It’s Up To
YOU”brochure.
Every year, two weekends before Thanksgiving, National Donor
Sabbath isobserved, a time when faith leaders are encouraged to
discuss organ/tissue dona-tion with their congregations. All major
world religions embrace donation as afinal, charitable act of
giving.
This year during the weekend of November 9-11, transplant
recipients, donor fam-ily members and those waiting for a
transplant shared their inspiring stories withothers in faith
communities across the state. For more information about
NationalDonor Sabbath, visit organdonor.gov.
Connie Boatman Sitha Hun
Vikki Tulcus memoriamIt is with deep regret andsorrow that the
Organ/Tissue Donor Program staffannounces the loss of a verydear
friend, coworker anddonor advocate, Vikki Tulcus.Vikki died of
major organfailure on Jan. 9, 2013. Vikkiwas on the transplant
listand awaiting a kidney.
Vikki was featured in the Secretary of State’s 2012 donor
commercial,where she said, “Before, my job depended on organ
donation; now, mylife depends on it.”
“Vikki’s lively spirit and enthusiasm will be greatly missed in
the officeand in the donor community,” said Secretary of State
Jesse White. “Vikki,who championed donation for years, has touched
countless lives throughher work and through her personal organ
donation experience. Vikki hada giving spirit. Although Vikki died
waiting for her gift of life, in the end,she continued advocating
donation while she herself waited for a donor.I know that Vikki’s
legacy will live on as she continues to inspire othersto become
organ and tissue donors.”
Vikki lived in the Chicago suburb of Westmont and held a
master’s degreein business from North Central College in
Naperville. She began hercareer in organ/tissue donation with Gift
of Hope in 2004. She startedworking for the Secretary of State’s
Donor Program in 2007 as an advo-cate for donation. She will be
greatly missed.
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Donor Program wins AAMVA awardsThe Organ/Tissue Donor Program
recently won two American Associationof Motor Vehicle
Administrators (AAMVA) PACE awards for top market-ing
campaigns.
A Public Affairs Award was given for the Life Goes On newsletter
story,“Where Are They Now,” published in spring 2011. The story
featuredJoseph Kralicek, the Secretary of State’s first Organ Donor
Poster Contestwinner in 1991. The article discussed how
transplantation benefited hisfather, Joe, who was on the waiting
list for a liver transplant at the timeJoseph entered the contest
as an elementary school student. Joseph’sarwork depicted a plea for
a donor for his father. The poster was reprint-ed and displayed at
Driver Services facilities as well as schools andlibraries across
the state.
A PACE Customer Awareness Award was given for the Donor
Program’scolorful, 10”x10” counter mats placed in facilities across
the state. Themats feature an Illinois driver’s license with the
donor emblem highlight-ed as a reminder to customers to join the
registry.
LIFE GOES ON. BE AN ORGAN/TISSUE DONOR.
Employee ConnectionAre l i F ranco hasalways been regis-tered as
an organ/tissue donor. As anemployee at theJoliet Driver
Servicesfacility, she asks thedonor question manyt imes a day
and
knows firsthand the importance of dona-tion.
Areli’s father, Alex, waited three years fora kidney and finally
received one from ayoung woman. Areli’s mother did notalways
believe in donation and was not inthe registry. However, when her
husbandbecame ill and was on the waiting list, sheunderstood the
importance of being adonor. Alex’s illness made her realize
thatdonation is a gift and that her husbandcould have a second
chance at life becauseof a generous donor.
Today, because of their personal experi-ence, Areli’s entire
family supports dona-tion and would like to meet the family
ofAlex’s donor. “He is doing so well,” saidAreli. “We would love to
meet the familyto say thank you in person.
“I tell people how important their giftcould be to someone else.
I know whensomeone says ‘yes’ in the facility, that asmany as 25
people can be helped.”
ABOVE LEFT: Father Gene Szarek, Father John Clemens and
Secretary Jesse White promoted organ/tissue dona-tion at Our Lady
of Hope Church in Rosemont. ABOVE RIGHT: Ariel Fuller, Miss Black
Chicago Southland USA 2013and Miss Black Illinois runner-up joined
the donor registry at Our Lady of Hope Church.
National Donor Sabbath celebrated in IL
Areli Franco
Donor Program welcomes newmanager, assistant managerThe
Organ/Tissue Donor Program is pleased to wel-come Connie Boatman as
its new program manager.She replaces former manager Nadine
O’Leary.
“Over the past 10 years, Nadine has steered theOrgan/Tissue
Donor Program to the success it istoday,” said Secretary of State
Jesse White. “Ourcommunity outreach has improved, registry
numbershave increased and awareness about the program isat an
all-time high. We owe this in part to Nadine’sstalwart leadership
and commitment to the pro-gram. We wish her the very best in her
new profes-sional endeavors.”
Connie comes to the Donor Program from theVehicle Services
Department. She holds a B.A. inhealth administration, and her
professional experi-ence spans more than 20 years in the fields of
mar-keting and sales, event planning, managerial admin-istration,
and training and development.
Connie has had several family members and lovedones benefit from
donation. She intends to maintainthe integrity of the program by
sustaining its rela-tionship with Donate Life partners, expanding
edu-cation efforts and further strengthening the donorregistry.
Sitha Hun has been named assistant program man-ager. Sitha has
been with the Donor Program 12years, and his new duties include
fiscal responsibili-ties and overseeing regional coordinator staff,
train-ing and development, the Life Goes On newsletterand the
website.
“I have full faith in the commitment and dedicationthese two
individuals have demonstrated,” saidSecretary White. “I
congratulate Connie and Sithaon their efforts and look forward to
working withthem as we continue our education and outreachefforts
on the lifesaving potential of donation.”
ABOVE LEFT: Virginia Holt of Carbondale, and her son, Craig, to
whom she gave a kidney 21 years ago, shared theirfamily’s donor
story at the Walnut Street Baptist Church in Carbondale. ABOVE
RIGHT: Books about donation weredonated to the Moweaqua Public
Library in honor of donor Casey Williams. Left to right are Casey
WilliamsFoundation Board member Barbara Collins, Casey’s aunt,
Chelbi Williams, mother Cheryl Swigert and Alicia Gullidge.
ABOVE LEFT: The Rev. Dr. Donald Wagner and Rosemary Captain,
wife of a kidney recipient, joined Donor Programregional
coordinator Damarius Blanks at St. Paul United Church of Christ in
Lebanon. ABOVE RIGHT: Sixteen-year-old Ben Sims of Tower Hill
distributed Donor Sabbath materials at his church. Ben received a
heart transplantwhen he was just 5 days old.
It’s easy to join theOrgan/Tissue Donor Registry:
• Visit LifeGoesOn.com (it only takes60 seconds to register
online).
• Visit any Driver Services facility andsay “yes” to the donor
question.
• Call the Organ/Tissue Donor Programhotline at
800-210-2106.
• Complete and mail the registrationcard on the “It’s Up To
YOU”brochure.
Every year, two weekends before Thanksgiving, National Donor
Sabbath isobserved, a time when faith leaders are encouraged to
discuss organ/tissue dona-tion with their congregations. All major
world religions embrace donation as afinal, charitable act of
giving.
This year during the weekend of November 9-11, transplant
recipients, donor fam-ily members and those waiting for a
transplant shared their inspiring stories withothers in faith
communities across the state. For more information about
NationalDonor Sabbath, visit organdonor.gov.
Connie Boatman Sitha Hun
Vikki Tulcus memoriamIt is with deep regret andsorrow that the
Organ/Tissue Donor Program staffannounces the loss of a verydear
friend, coworker anddonor advocate, Vikki Tulcus.Vikki died of
major organfailure on Jan. 9, 2013. Vikkiwas on the transplant
listand awaiting a kidney.
Vikki was featured in the Secretary of State’s 2012 donor
commercial,where she said, “Before, my job depended on organ
donation; now, mylife depends on it.”
“Vikki’s lively spirit and enthusiasm will be greatly missed in
the officeand in the donor community,” said Secretary of State
Jesse White. “Vikki,who championed donation for years, has touched
countless lives throughher work and through her personal organ
donation experience. Vikki hada giving spirit. Although Vikki died
waiting for her gift of life, in the end,she continued advocating
donation while she herself waited for a donor.I know that Vikki’s
legacy will live on as she continues to inspire othersto become
organ and tissue donors.”
Vikki lived in the Chicago suburb of Westmont and held a
master’s degreein business from North Central College in
Naperville. She began hercareer in organ/tissue donation with Gift
of Hope in 2004. She startedworking for the Secretary of State’s
Donor Program in 2007 as an advo-cate for donation. She will be
greatly missed.
-
Twenty years ago, the Secretary of State’sOrgan/Tissue Donor
Registry became a real-ity. On Oct. 1, 1992, the registry
wentonline, becoming the first registry of itskind in the
nation.
Implementing a computerized registryserved many purposes. First
and foremost, itallowed the office to determine how manypeople
actually wanted to be designated apotential donor through the
registry’s data-base. It also provided a geographical profileof
potential donors, which became impor-tant to promoting awareness
about thecritical need for donors.
At the end of 1992, the first query into thenumber of people in
the registry was con-ducted. Twenty-two percent of all
peoplevisiting facilities had registered as donors.Each month the
numbers continued to growas customers were asked to join the
registryand facility staff was trained in donationinformation.
In 1993, Live & Learn legislation was passed,which provided
funding for the Organ/Tissue
Donor Program. This funding provided formaterials, radio and
television advertisingand outreach activities across the state.
In 2004, Secretary of State Jesse Whiteestablished a task force
to look at the issueof “first-person consent.” At the time, fami-ly
or next-of-kin consent was requiredbefore a person could be a
donor. At the rec-ommendation of the task force, legislationwas
introduced and passed in June 2005,which established the new First
PersonConsent Registry. Effective Jan. 1, 2006, aperson’s wishes to
be a donor became legal-ly binding and family consent was no
longerrequired for donors over age 18.
It is estimated that since the first-personconsent law became
effective, more than100 additional lives have been saved eachyear.
Today, more than 5 million people areregistered as donors in
Illinois. We thank allfacility staff and donor advocates for
alltheir hard work over the years to makeIllinois’ Organ/Tissue
Donor Registry one ofthe largest and most successful registries
inthe nation.
As we usher in the New Year, I want toapplaud our
accomplishments andmilestones of 2012. At the top of thelist is the
20th anniversary of Illinois’donor registry. Since its inception
inOctober 1992, this office has built astrong and visible
Organ/Tissue DonorProgram with the help of dedicatedstaff,
volunteers and partners in thedonor community. As a result,
thedonor registry now has more than 5million potential donors.
This fall the Donor Program receivedtwo awards from the AAMVA
for mar-keting campaigns: one for an article inthe Life Goes On
newsletter and anoth-er for our counter mat displays infacilities.
Accolades go out to all thoseinvolved in producing these
creativeoutlets to promote donor awareness.
Throughout the year staff also partic-ipated in multiple health
fair opportu-nities and our community college pro-gram has been a
huge success.
On a sad note, our very dear friendand Donor Program employee
VikkiTulcus passed away this month. Vikkihas been a valiant
champion for thoseawaiting transplants and never losther will in
her own battle with kidneydisease. She will be missed greatly
byeveryone who had the pleasure ofknowing and working with
thisremarkable woman.
Plans are underway to make 2013 ourbest year yet for spreading
the wordabout donation. I look forward toworking with staff,
volunteers anddonor advocates to ensure that morepeople on the
waiting list receive thegift of life.
Jesse WhiteSecretary of State
Illinois’ donor registry celebrates 20-year milestone
♻ Printed on recycled paper. Printed by authority of the State
of Illinois. January 2013 — 2.5M — EX 34
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY— The College of Lake Countyin Grayslake
is the latest com-munity college to take upSecretary of State
JesseWhite’s appeal to register staffand students on the donor
reg-istry. The school is well on itsway to register 150 donors
inthe New Year.
*Photo courtesy College of LakeCounty photographer Bob
Booker.
Secretary of State Jesse White • W
inter2013
Transplant pioneer diesDr. Joseph E. Murray, a pioneer in the
field of transplantation anda Nobel Prize-winning physician,
recently died at Brigham andWomen’s Hospital in Boston, the same
hospital where he per-formed the first kidney transplant on Dec.
23, 1954. He was 93.
Murray’s pioneering transplant procedure — removing a
healthykidney from a 23-year-old living donor and giving it to his
iden-tical twin brother who was suffering from kidney failure —
wasa groundbreaking surgery at the time.
Dr. Murray was the director of the Surgical Research Library
atHarvard Medical School and Brigham. He continued to
performtransplants on twin patients before branching out to
non-relat-ed patients and deceased donors years later. He also
advancedthe field of cosmetic surgery, tissue/skin transplants and
recon-struction, which he learned from his years in the U.S.
Army.
Despite many physicians telling him to abandon transplantationas
unfounded folly, he continued transplanting kidneys in dogsuntil he
had perfected the procedure and agreed to perform thesurgery on the
twin brothers in 1954. In his book, Dr. Murraylater wrote, “There
was a collective hush in the operating room”as the new kidney began
to work immediately. The rest, as theysay, is transplantation
history!
(Source: New York Times, Nov. 27, 2012)
Customer Service Week celebrated at facilitiesMany facilities
throughout Illinois celebrated Secretary of StateCustomer Service
Week in early October. It was a time for facil-ity staff to thank
customers for their business throughout theyear. Some facilities
offered themed days such as “Crazy HatDay,” “Donor Designation
Day,” or days where all employeeswore their “Donate Life” blue polo
shirts. Facilities were judgedon creativity and enthusiasm.
Following are the winners of thisyear’s Customer Service Week.
Congratulations to everyone whoparticipated!
Workplaces with 12 or fewer employees:First place — Tie between
Plano and Wheaton Express facilities Second Place — Greenville and
Watseka facilities Third Place — Gibson City facility
Workplaces with 13 or more employees:First Place — Woodstock
facilitySecond Place — Chicago West facility Third Place — Tie
between Business Services Chicago Office andWaukegan facility
FESTIVAL OF TREES — Secretary of State Jesse White with the
holiday tree decoratedby the Springfield Life Goes On Committee for
Springfield’s Memorial Medical Center’sFestival of Trees. More than
30,000 people attend the weeklong event each year. Thecommittee’s
tree was purchased by PEC Mobile Communications Inc.
Woodstock facility staff promoted donor awareness during
Secretary of State CustomerService Week. Standing left to right are
Marci Letheby, Pam Brockman, Kevin Molloyand Patty Robertson.
Seated is Donor Program regional coordinator Jan Eschen.