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Carrots & Cocktails:
UAS' 10 Year Anniversary

June 22, 2022

UAS board member, Warren Ribley; Illinos State Representative, Lakesia Collins; UAS board member, Barbara Zawacki; UAS board member, Kim Thompson; Illinois House Minority Leader, Jim Durkin; UAS board member, Maura McCarthy; Illinois Senator, Tony Munoz; UAS board president, Mary Walsh; UAS board member, Roy Walker, III

L to R: UAS board members Barbara Zawacki, Roy Walker, III, Warren Ribley, Maura McCarthy, Mary Walsh and Kim Thompson.

Enjoying the vibe!

Growing Solutions Farm lead grower, Tucker Kelly at the farm stand

UAS board member, Roy Walker, III; UAS co-founder, Mike Tracy, UAS special projects, Jeff Torrecelli

New UAS board member, Kim Thompson; UAS co-founder, Julie Tracy; new UAS board member Barbara Zawacki

Checking out the Growing Solutions Farm sensory garden

Our residents Mike, Laura, Jack, John and Gabe

Carrots & Cocktails tour guides and UAS West Side Transition Academy participants, Joel and Alejandro

The Tracy family: Mike, John and Julie

UAS board member, Warren Ribley; Illinois Senator, Tony Munoz; CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Jack Lavin; UAS special projects, Jeff Torricelli

Growing Solutions Farm assistant farmer Emily shows off the farm to guests

Carrots & Cocktails tour guide and UAS West Side Transition Academy participant, Joel.

Jordan Tepper of Apologue Liqueurs and family enjoy Carrots & Cocktails

UAS board member, Warren Ribley; IL Senator, Tony Munoz; Jack Lavin, CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.

UAS board member Warren Ribley, introduces UAS Legislators of the Year



Guests purchased more than 450 raffle tickets to win one of nine amazing raffle baskets.

Guests enjoy chatting in the farm's sensory garden

Guests enjoy craft cocktails by Apologue


UAS on-call musician Packy Lundholm entertains guests

The farm's squash beds never fail to elicit admiration

Famous lemon cookies from Pompei on Taylor

The musical stylings of the Lundholm brothers entertain C & C party-goers

Illinois Senator, Tony Munoz, a UAS Legislator of the Year Award recipient

Illinois State Representative, Lakesia Collins, a UAS Legislator of the Year Award recipient

UAS co-founder, Julie Tracy and UAS executive director, Heather M. Tarczan

Illinois House Minority Leader, Jim Durkin, a UAS Legislator of the Year Award recipient

1212 resident, Mike McCarthy with Farmer John

The Growing Solutions Farm sensory garden

UAS co-founders, Mike and Julie Tracy

A+ Autism Solutions Operations and Program Manager, Martha Cantu, chats with A+ nurse, Yvonne Bilak-Krause

A+ Autism Solutions Residential Director and magical macaron unicorn, Maggie Walsh-Lundholm

UAS BFF Jon Friend and Becky Carroll take home their basil plants.

John Tracy chats with guests

Guests mingle at Growing Solutions Farm
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