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Carrots & Cocktails:
UAS' 10 Year Anniversary
June 22, 2022
UAS board member, Warren Ribley; Illinos State Representative, Lakesia Collins; UAS board member, Barbara Zawacki; UAS board member, Kim Thompson; Illinois House Minority Leader, Jim Durkin; UAS board member, Maura McCarthy; Illinois Senator, Tony Munoz; UAS board president, Mary Walsh; UAS board member, Roy Walker, III
L to R: UAS board members Barbara Zawacki, Roy Walker, III, Warren Ribley, Maura McCarthy, Mary Walsh and Kim Thompson.
Enjoying the vibe!
Growing Solutions Farm lead grower, Tucker Kelly at the farm stand
UAS board member, Roy Walker, III; UAS co-founder, Mike Tracy, UAS special projects, Jeff Torrecelli
New UAS board member, Kim Thompson; UAS co-founder, Julie Tracy; new UAS board member Barbara Zawacki
Checking out the Growing Solutions Farm sensory garden
Our residents Mike, Laura, Jack, John and Gabe
Carrots & Cocktails tour guides and UAS West Side Transition Academy participants, Joel and Alejandro
The Tracy family: Mike, John and Julie
UAS board member, Warren Ribley; Illinois Senator, Tony Munoz; CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Jack Lavin; UAS special projects, Jeff Torricelli
Growing Solutions Farm assistant farmer Emily shows off the farm to guests
Carrots & Cocktails tour guide and UAS West Side Transition Academy participant, Joel.
Jordan Tepper of Apologue Liqueurs and family enjoy Carrots & Cocktails
UAS board member, Warren Ribley; IL Senator, Tony Munoz; Jack Lavin, CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
UAS board member Warren Ribley, introduces UAS Legislators of the Year
Guests purchased more than 450 raffle tickets to win one of nine amazing raffle baskets.
Guests enjoy chatting in the farm's sensory garden
Guests enjoy craft cocktails by Apologue
UAS on-call musician Packy Lundholm entertains guests
The farm's squash beds never fail to elicit admiration
Famous lemon cookies from Pompei on Taylor
The musical stylings of the Lundholm brothers entertain C & C party-goers
Illinois Senator, Tony Munoz, a UAS Legislator of the Year Award recipient
Illinois State Representative, Lakesia Collins, a UAS Legislator of the Year Award recipient
UAS co-founder, Julie Tracy and UAS executive director, Heather M. Tarczan
Illinois House Minority Leader, Jim Durkin, a UAS Legislator of the Year Award recipient
1212 resident, Mike McCarthy with Farmer John
The Growing Solutions Farm sensory garden
UAS co-founders, Mike and Julie Tracy
A+ Autism Solutions Operations and Program Manager, Martha Cantu, chats with A+ nurse, Yvonne Bilak-Krause
A+ Autism Solutions Residential Director and magical macaron unicorn, Maggie Walsh-Lundholm
UAS BFF Jon Friend and Becky Carroll take home their basil plants.
John Tracy chats with guests
Guests mingle at Growing Solutions Farm
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