HUGS & Wishes Chocolate Ball

You're Invited to The Sweetest Event In Town!

You're invited to the sweetest event in town! Shorewood
HUGS will host its 5th annual Hugs and Wishes Chocolate Ball on Saturday,
February 1st, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Joliet Holiday Inn on Larkin
Ave.  This year’s event is themed “Phantom of the Opera” and is sponsored
by Heartland Bank and Trust Company. 
Enjoy entertainment, one free drink per person, cash bar, appetizers,
raffles, silent auction, and taste some of the finest chocolate creations from
the best chocolatiers in our area.  This
year’s chocolate sponsors are HeavenScent Cakery, Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts Program, The Department, Barolo,
Bella Cucina, Aunt Nina’s Sweets and Treats, Cutting Edge Catering,
Fanny May, and Hollingworth Candies. 
Celebrity Judges for the evening will be Mayors from Joliet, Plainfield,
Shorewood, Channahon, and Minooka.  They
will do select a “Best Chocolate Creation”, all in good
fun! A special Grand Prize Raffle, sponsored by John Wright from State Farm and
David Nelson Exquisite Jewelry (featuring an overnight stay in Chicago, dinner
for two, Broadway in Chicago Tickets, a cash prize and jewelry) will add
excitement to an already fun filled evening. 
Proceeds benefit our Hugs & Wishes
Program; fulfilling wishes for those that are disabled, deserving or in need in
our communities.  To date, Shorewood HUGS
has fulfilled close to 200 wishes and given back a total of over $100,000 in
Shorewood, Joliet, and the surrounding communities.  Tickets are $50 per person and can be
purchased at Heartland Bank in Shorewood or at www.shorewoodhugs.org.