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IFI Fall Fatherhood Celebration Luncheon
IFI FALL FATHERHOOD CELEBRATION &
RICKY BYRDSONG AWARDS LUNCHEON
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Ricky Byrdsong
was held on Thursday, November 15, 2018
RICKY BYRDSONG AWARD WINNERS
Toby Eng
Young Men’s Educational FoundationMarcus D. Thorne
Young Men’s Educational FoundationThose recognized are:
1) good fathers to their children
2) make a difference in the life of youth, and
3) have a demonstrated spiritual dimension in their lives.
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Everyone had a great time at the golf outing.
Pictures from the event....
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2018 IFI Fatherhood Essay Contest
2018 Essay Finalists - (Essayists Alphabetical Order)
FATHER
ESSAYIST
GRADE
SCHOOL
Jason Brown
Jack Brown
8th
Bridgeport Catholic Academy - Chicago
Peter Morici
Alexander Morici
5th
Roslyn Road Elementary - Barrington
Ivo Peev
Neli Peeva
12th
Maine West High School - Des Plaines
STEPFATHER
ESSAYIST
GRADE
SCHOOL
Eduardo Ramos
Jocelyn Amezcua
5th
Oak Glen Elementary - Lansing
Ryan McNeil
Molly McDevitt
K
Cassell Elementary - Chicago
Daniel Indicavitch
Kaylene McGrath
9th
De La Salle Institute - Chicago
GRANDFATHER
ESSAYIST
GRADE
SCHOOL
Bill Slateritz *
* deceased 2-24-2018Ruby Bronecke
3rd
Coolidge Elementary - Lansing
David Dively
Hailynn Dively
8th
St Mary's Catholic - Pontiac
Brett Royster
Marlin Jones
1st
Oak Glen Elementary - Lansing
FATHER-FIGURE
ESSAYIST
GRADE
SCHOOL
Danny Carocci
Aldo Mazzei
K
Bridgeport Catholic Academy - Chicago
Miguel Roque
Denilson Roque
6th
Columbia Explorers Acedmy - Chicago
Anton White
Destiny White
9th
De La Salle Institute – Chicago
Click here to see the list of the Semi-Finalists
Some pictures from IFI Fatherhood Celebration honoring the Semi-Finalists. More pictures to come.
Students and Fathers please send any of your pictures to Wayne Sneed at -
4fathers.sneed@gmail.com
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We celebrate 20 Years (1997-2017)
Click to view our 20 Year Anniversary Report
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IFI mourns the loss of Warner Saunders who was an Honorary Father of the Year in 1991.
He was a loving husband, proud father and an Emmy winning (20 in total) broadcast journalist.
He is survived by his wife Sadako and son Warner Saunders, Jr.
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"Actively Engaging Fathers in the Education of Children"
A message from David Hirsch, Founder of IFI"