hoby connections: il edition no. 1

7/31/2019 HOBY Connections: IL Edition No. 1

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HOBY ConnectionsIllinois Edition

HOBY IllinoisAlumni Association

Outstanding IL Alum!

The first question HOBYs ask

themselves when they complete their

seminar is What now? With the

creation of the HOBY Illinois Alumni

Association, we hope to answer that

question and provide a strong networkthat all Illinois alumni can be a part of

for years to come. Our president,

Mitch Dickey, says it best: Our goal

is to make the Alumni

Association a way for all HOBYs

to connect and stay involved with

the great people who also went

through HOBY. We are excited for

you to be a part of this association and

cant wait for the future! Feel free to

contact us at [email protected],

or join our group on Facebook!

A 2000 Connecticut alum, Russ is thekind of volunteer and person you love

to have around. He has a dry sense ofhumor and loves to joke, but always

works hard and has innovative ideasready to put into use. He often goes out

of his way to make others laugh orfeel comfortable, and is very

passionate about HOBY. Aside fromHOBY and his personality, Russ haspassed the BAR exam in two states,

Illinois and Connecticut, and currentlypractices in Chicago. Recently, he was

named the 2013 WLC Chairman.Outstanding, Russ!

~Russ Tanguay~


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2012 WORLD LEADERSHIP CONFERENCECreate Yourself was this summers theme at the 2012 HOBY WLC. 427 outstanding

ambassadors and over 100 outstanding staff members from all over the world came

together at Loyola University in Chicago for one intense week. There, they learned how tobetter themselves and in turn better their community. Seven differentservice projects

were completed and a great number ofinspiring speakers changed the lives of all the

ambassadors. Cheers and laughs were ever-present throughout the week, along with tears

following the speeches of those who have struggled in the process of growing to be who

they are today. Through many sleepless nights andjam-packeddays, bonds were formed

that will never be broken. At an emotional closing banquet, the ambassadors beautifully

sang For Good and said their final good-byes to theirnew HOBY family.

HOBY IL-N134 ambassadors from 96 different schoolsworked hard to improve their leadership skillswith 56 staff members help at IL-N this year.

A 20-minute walk to a nearby beach proved tobe worth it when everyone was able to shovel

sand blocking a handicapped walkway!

HOBY IL-CSWith 125 ambassadors and about 70staff members, IL-CS definitely made animpact on its community this summer. 4lemonade stands were held for ALSF andmore than 200 cards were made for theChildrens Miracle Network. Outstanding!


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THIS FALL

Crisp apples and gleaming pumpkins! Warm cider and fresh bakedgoods! It sounds like fall is here!

Everybody get excited for the first annual Illinois HOBY Alumni Association FallEvent! It will take place Saturday, October 13th at Curtis Orchard &

Pumpkin Patch in Champaign, IL at 1:00 p.m.

The event will include apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, and a petting zoo! Also onsite are a country store and the Flying Monkey Cafe (I recommend the cider slushie!).In true HOBY fashion we will also have supplies available to make Halloween cardsfor the local nursing home. So bring yourself, your family and your friends for an

O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G time!

For directions and all other information, check out their website at

http://www.curtisorchard.com. For more travel information including Amtrak and

Champaign area busses, contact our Event Coordinator, Kelly, at

[email protected]. Hope to see you there!

Coming Soon: HOBY HUGS!

To:SelenaKowalski(IL-N10)From:LaurenNagle(IL-N11)HOBYHUGStoSelena!ItwassonicegettingtoknowyouonJstaffthisyearandIcan'twaittoworktogetherthisyearontheAlumniAssociation!HavefuninVirginia!

Want to reconnect with your HOBY friends? Send them a HOBY Hug! This

newsletter will have one page dedicated entirely to the first several Hugs we

receive at [email protected]. Heres an example:


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Mitch Dickey: President

My name is Mitch Dickey and I am honored to serve this year as your Alumni

Association President. Hailing from Bourbonnais, Illinois I just completed my

senior year of high school and will be attending the University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign to study political science and business administration. I am

a 2010 alum from ILN and WLC, and have volunteered at ILN, ILCS, and WLC

my past two years of being an alumnus. Along with being your president, I am

serving as the Assistant to the WLC Chair for 2013. On the side, I love playing

soccer and volleyball (sand and indoor). I also am an avid photographer and a

computer nerd; so if you need any help finding a laptop for school, or want to

build a desktop of your own, shoot me an e-mail. I am extremely excited to be

working with all of you to create a unified Illinois alumni base, and hope to see

many of you at the events we plan for you in the coming year. If you have any

questions or would like to get more involved with the Alumni Association, shoot

me an e-mail. [email protected].

MEET OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD!

Jason Hutcheson: IL-N Alumni Advisor

I'm a 2007 HOBY IL-N alumnus and I've been back every year to volunteer,

most recently as the Emcee and the Alumni Advisor at Illinois-North. For theupcoming seminar, I'll be the Director of Programming! Outside of HOBY, I'm a

senior chemistry major at Northwestern University bound for graduate studies

in computational chemistry. I am a proud member of the Northwestern

University Marching Band and I'm involved in managing all of the

information/mail desks at my school. Beyond school, I enjoy photography,

running, and my fiance Ashton! If you have any ideas or want to get involved

in HOBY, feel free to get in touch!

Graham Peck: IL-CS Alumni AdvisorI am beginning my second year as Alumni Advisor for Illinois. While I

am not a HOBY Alum, I feel very welcome by the HOBY family after

helping with 4 ILCS seminars and being on the staff of WLC this year

for the first time! I am very inspired by how HOBY helps people

change their lives. I am an entrepreneur working as a marketing

consultant and working on technology startup projects. I have a

double major degree from Franklin University in Business

Administration and Marketing. Im excited for the future of this young

Alumni Association!


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Lauren Nagle: Treasurer/Secretary

Hi! I am a senior at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights. I was an

ambassador at the HOBY Illinois North seminar in 2011 and I loved HOBY

so much that I had to come back in 2012 to be a part of the Junior Staff! This

year, I hold the position of Secretary/Treasurer on the Alumni Association

Executive Board. As Secretary/Treasurer I will assist in managing our

budget and funds as well as document our meetings and help out with the

database. I am so excited to be a part of the Alumni Association and am

looking forward to what's to come!

Selena Kowalski: Vice President

I was a HOBY 2010 IL-N ambassador from New Trier Township High School

in Winnetka, IL. Since my local seminar, I have served as a junior staff

member at the 2011 and 2012 HOBY IL-N seminars. Going forward I hope to

attend the IL-CS seminar in 2013 and years beyond, continue to attend IL-N

seminars, and volunteer as a staff member at HOBY's World Leadership

Congress. In 2010 the seminar changed my life, and I keep coming back to

HOBY with hopes to help change the lives of others through the seminars. In

my free time, I love horseback riding and dancing and will be attending the

University of Virginia in the fall of 2012.

Kelly Holem: Events Chair

Hi fellow HOBY people! My name is Kelly and I am your Events

Coordinator! (super official sounding, right?) I attended the Illinois North

seminar in 2007. One month after the seminar, I left for Germany where I

spent my junior of high school living and going to school abroad. I have

since returned stateside, graduated high school, and am currently

working on my bachelor's degree in Anthropology at the University of

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Go Illini! I am so excited to return to HOBY

by planning super fun events for all of our wonderful alumni! I know all of

you have been up to amazing things since your seminars and we all

want to hear about them! I hope to see you there!

Ozakh Ahmed: Communications Chair

In 2011, HOBY ILN made a huge impact in my life, and I couldnt help but

come back for more! This summer, I was on the junior staff at ILNs seminar

and most recently I have been elected to be your Communications Chair. Iwill be piecing together this quarterly newsletter as well as advertising

events throughout Illinois and reaching out to active alumni. If you ever have

an idea for an article for this newsletter, please feel free to email it to me at

[email protected]! I am a senior at New Trier High School in

Winnetka. There, I am on the student government and a part of the schools

diversity club. I look forward to working with this years Alumni Association!

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