54th Anniversary Convention

The 54th Anniversary convention at Pheasant Run Resort was another great success!

Among the events was IMAWA's 11th annual charity fundraiser to benefit the Special Olympics Illinois, during which our members raised $11,700.00! Our association will be named power lifting sponsor at the Special Olympics Summer Games this June in Bloomington/Normal, IL.

All monies raised at every IMAWA auction go directly to Special Olympics Illinois. Including this year, IMAWA members have contributed more than $75,615 in cash (which doesn't even include all the generous donations of items for the auction and other events). Congratulations to all!

Joey Manso, son of Mr. & Mrs. Sal Manso, Reebie Storage & Moving, Franklin Park, was named recipient of the 2007 IMAWA College Scholarship.

At their meeting on March 19, the board of directors unanimously voted to rename the IMAWA scholarship as The Doug Schneider Scholarship in memory of our board member Doug Schneider (Bill's Moving & Storage, Rock Island), who inspired the scholarship back in 1994. Seventeen students have benefited from Doug's foresight, and we're proud of them.

Chris Kucharski, Shur-Way Moving & Cartage, Libertyville, won the 2007 "Coveted Iggy Award," in a competition demonstrating knowledge of the rules and regulations for household goods movers.

Newly elected officers for the Illinois Movers' and Warehousemen's Association include:

President: Jim Puscheck, Prager Moving & Storage, Naperville
Vice President: Jerry Clifton, Clifton Moving & Storage, Decatur
Secretary: Mark Miller, Anderson Brothers Storage & Moving, Chicago
Treasurer: Jon Hollander, Hollander International Stg. & Moving, Elk Grove

Newly elected officers for the Illinois Movers Tariff Bureau include:

President: Joe Hagemaster, Hagemaster Motor Service, Chicago Heights
Vice President: John Flanigan, Thompson Moving & Storage, Orland Park
Secretary: Mike Stevenson, Stevenson Transfer, Ottawa
Treasurer: Sue Shippert, Shippert's Moving & Storage, Dixon