Chambers of Commerce and business organizations representing many of Chicagoland’s ethnic communities were honored at the gathering.  “These organizations help keep ethnic heritage alive by supporting companies owned by members of their communities and encouraging their people to do business with them.  Strengthening individual ethnic groups makes for a stronger Chicagoland, which we recognize and honor,” said Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.

(info: Patt Mickalski, photo: TeresaPotasiak)

 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas

presents an Award of Excellence:

to the Serbian American Chamber of Commerce
(received by Zoran Golubovic, president and CEO of SACC),
in Pappas’ downtown Chicago office on June 24, 2010

and

to Tamara Vesna (TV STV & CAN TV Producer)
in Pappas’ downtown Chicago office on March 7, 2006 .