On February 21, 2009 Polish American Contractors Builders Association (PACBA) celebrated the XIII Annual PACBA Carnival Ball. The ball is a well established brand in the Polish American community. It is the event where highly entertaining atmosphere smoothly intertwines with networking. Golden Nail award and show of Contr-Actors are established traditions of a ball.
Krystyna Teller, Editor-in-Chief of the Polish News, was a recipient of the Golden Nail 2009 award. She has for years promoted PACBA and contributed to the Polish American community on myriad of occasions.
Being true to their craftsmanship, each year PACBA members present a statuette in a unique design. An anvil with a theme of first Polish pioneers that arrived 400 years ago to America was awarded last year to Pat Quinn, the current governor of Illinois. This year a design evolved around Lucky 13. The design is a collaboration of four firms: Amshel and RoS, Nathalie Studio, Exclusive Stone, and Atlantis Jewelry.
This year Contr-Actors (all are members of PACBA) gave a unique interpretation of Abbas music. Walter Bochenek, past president of PACBA, wrote four songs that capture the current crisis and hopes the administration of president Obama might deliver. The text is truly quite fitting and at the same time entertaining.
Les Surowiec, president of PACBA, presented to Andrzej Cichowski, Andy Mroczkowski, and Robert Ignaciuk certificates of appreciation for their "outstanding contribution to community."
Eva Sieradzki represented the Office of the Governor of the State of Illinois. Virtually all major Polish American organizations participated in the ball. Business community has been dominated by the construction industry -- Home Depot, Remodelers Supply Center, RCR Concrete, Electrical Network, Royal Stairs, Techpol Automation, Ralf K Construction and dozens more.
Polvision taped the show and conducted interviews. Dziennik Zwiazkowy, a daily Polish News, wrote a piece about the ball. Jacek Niemczyk of Polvision hosted flawlessly the ball. We danced to the tunes of Marek Przeradowski's band.
See You Next Year!
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