JULY 2008 EVENT - BACKGROUND
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In the Spring of 2008, Greg accepted an invitation to serve as American Scholar in Residence for a program in South Africa.
In April 2008, in advance of the trip, Greg and a friend accepted an invitation to attend a Freedom Day Celebration hosted by the Consul General of South Africa in Chicago.
At the event, they shared a table with Andy and Andrea.
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Two weeks later, Greg and Andy and Andrea decided to go for dinner at Emilio's Tapas...and brought 25 friends with them.
To see more pics from that dinner, and the events that led up to it, click here
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The next month, the three co-hosted another event for thirty people - this time, it took place at Kingston Mines.
To see more pics from this event, click here
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Greg left for Africa a couple days later.
To see what happened during his trip to Africa, go to www.WorldsGreatestPlaces.com, click South Africa
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FRIDAY
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In July 2008, after Greg returned home, the three of them (Greg & Andy & Andrea) co-hosted another event.
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This time, it took place at North Side.
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There were about 40 people in all who came to dinner.
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Some were people who had attended one of the previous events. Others were attending for the first time.
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For Greg, bringing complete strangers of different ages, races, cultures and backgrounds together is a tradition now going back more than ten years. -- nearly 300 brunches, dinners and parties in all.
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For more on the brunches and dinners and parties, visit www.ShakingUpAmerica.com , click Enter Here
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The events are intended to bring people together who might not otherwise meet. At this event, for instance, the attendees included people from the USA (Illinois, Missouri, Texas and Hawaii, among others), UK, Germany, Mexico and South Africa.
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