Monday, November 26, 2012
Initial A Guy, A Girl on a Bench collects food and sundries for West Deerfield Township Food Pantry.
Tradition begins with an idea and that is what Kevin’s Place owner Kevin Quigley thinks Wilmot Elementary School third grader Eden Chaban has done. With the inaugural A Guy, A Girl on a Bench Friday collecting food and sundries for the West Deerfield Food Pantry Saturday and Sunday afternoon in front of the eatery, Quigley hopes that is what he and Chaban have accomplished. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. Quigley wants the event to become an annual part of Deerfield’s holiday calendar collecting for the pantry just like Three Guys and a Truck has become a major summer event in Deerfield for the same purpose. “When Three Guys and a Truck started we filled (part) of a truck,” …
Student reporter talks to Kevin Quigley
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Do you want to know what's up with Kevin from Kevin's Place? Read to find out. Kevin's place opened 8 years ago. Before he opened a restaurant he worked at the Cherry Pit. The Cherry Pit was replaced with Kevin's Place. He didn't switch locations because he loved the people and the community. The most popular food on the menu is the Mickey Mouse pancakes and the most popular days are Saturday and Sunday. He has 20 employees. He does lots of charity events. For example he's donated food to food pantries, fund raising, LUNGevity events and much more. November 24-25 he is doing a program called A Girl, A Guy on a Bench. It is a charity event for food pantry. Anyone can go. Kevin also said that he has to fill the gumball machine and candy jar…
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Village Board hears from Kevin Quigley and Eden Chaban about A Guy, A Girl and a Bench. Trustees also honor state golf champ Ian Kelsey.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
At nearly all meetings of the Deerfield Village Board of Trustees the community takes time to honor achievement and upcoming events of note before dealing with pending legislation. Before Monday’s meeting, Mayor Harriet Rosenthal and the Trustees honored state high school golf champion Ian Kelsey. It then heard from Kevin Quigley and Eden Chaban about an event today and Sunday Quigley hopes will complement Three Guys and a Truck. Earlier: Civic Passion Arises From Kevin’s Place Quigley, the owner of Kevin's Place, and Chaban, a Wilmot Elementary School third grader, told the people at the meeting about A Guy, A Girl and a Bench from 2 to 4 p.m. today and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday outside Kevin’s. They will be sitting on the bench in front of the …
