EVENTS

Festival of Trees Murphysboro

November 16th & 17th 2018

Murphysboro Event Center

1329 Walnut St, Murphysboro, IL 62966

Join Spero Family Services at the 1st Festival of Trees Murphysboro. Enjoy the sight of beautifully decorated Christmas Trees and Wreaths donated by local businesses and individuals.

Stop by All Weekend Long!

Friday, November 16th 5:00-8:00 pm

Saturday, November 17th-11:00am-3:00 pm

All trees and wreaths will be available for purchase in a silent bid format. Bidding ends Saturday at 3:00 pm. Tree winners will be called after 3:30 pm.

Sponsor a Tree or Wreath

Individuals, businesses, community groups, etc. can sponsor a tree for a chance to be named the Festival of Trees favorite tree. Must follow festival guidelines.

Click for Tree Guidelines

Contact Ranee Kujawa for more information

618-242-1070 ext. 236

Join Spero Family Services at the 11th annual Festival of Trees. Enjoy the sight of beautifully decorated Christmas Trees and Wreaths donated by local businesses and individuals. This year we have partnered with the Downtown Development Christmas Parade Committee to provide a full weekend downtown Christmas experience.

Stop by All Weekend Long!

Preview Party

Friday, November 30th-5:30-9:00

$5.00 Donation at the door, light appitizers served , must be 18 for Preview night only.

Saturday, December 1st-Noon-8:00 pm-Cookies with Santa Noon-2:00 pm

Sunday, December 2nd- Noon-3:00 pm

Tree winners will be called after 3:30 pm.

2018 Festival of Trees Favorite Tree

First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust

Sponsor a Tree or Wreath

Individuals, businesses, community groups, etc. can sponsor a tree for a chance to be named the Festival of Trees favorite tree. Must follow festival guidelines.

Click for Tree Guidelines

Contact Ranee Kujawa for more information

618-242-1070 ext. 236

Trick or Trot

Thank you to everyone who participated in this years Trick or Trot. Check back for next years date and times.

Beginning at Spero Mt. Vernon Main Campus this professionally timed 5K walk/run race takes you around the quaint neighborhoods surrounding our main campus. Over 100 men, women, and children compete in their own age category. Overall winner and winners for each age and gender category. Costume contest, Monster Dash kids run, and many other family attractions add to this race to make it one of the best Mt. Vernon has to offer.

2018 Race times

Click for 2018 Race Times

Race includes a police escort and ambulance follow.

Awards for the top 2 finishers, male and female in each age category. Overall Male and Female winners will recieve a trophy.

Monster Dash Kids Run

A Half-mile Run Through Sleepy Hollow neighborhood

Kids ages 10 and younger

Costume Contest

Best Group Costume

Best Individual Costume

Best Youth Costume

Best Overall Costume

We encourage fun, family-friendly costumes (nothing spooky/scary); please do not bring any costume props that resemble weapons.

Not a Runner? Lots of Family Fun Activities!

Face Painting

Selfie Station

Candy Station

Hot Cocoa

Contact the Spero Event Coordinator for more information or to become a Sponsor for the 2019 Trick or Trot 5K

marketing@sperofs.org

618-242-1070 ext. 236

Spero Charity Golf Classic 2018

July 6, 2018

Thank you to everyone who attended the 23rd Annual Spero Charity Golf Classic. It was a beautiful day and some great go

Thank you to everyone who attended the 23rd Annual Spero Charity Golf Classic. A fight winners, Brandon Bullard, Brett Hall, Tim Warner and Tom Portner! B Fight Winners Tim Russel, Greg Brown, Troy Green and Jim Rogers! C Flight Winners (not pictured) Ford Plumbing! Thank you again to everyone who helped to make this event such a success!

A Flight Winners

B Flight Winners

Thank You to our Eagle Sponsors

Thank You to our Birdie Sponsors

and Prairie Rivers Investments

Thank You To Our Award Sponsors

Thank You to our Hole In One Sponsors

Gary Hamerski

Thank You to our Bogey Sponsors!

Klein Orthodontics

GFI Digital

Williamson Home

Egyptian Workspace Partners

Thank you to our Hole Sponsors

Southern IL Tile and Carpet Supply

Schmidt Chevrolet Cadillac of Mt. Vernon

Americas Best Value Inn

Spero Friends Group

Reids Tree Service

Women’s United

Villani Johnson Law Group, LLC

LK Fire Protection

Mt. Vernon TV & Appliance Center

A.S. Fabricating

JMO Modular

Rend Lake College

Thank you to our Hole Sponsors

Craig & Craig, LLC

Hughey Funeral Home

Bennett Metal Products, INC

Skibo Family Eyecare

Chaney & Karch Insurance

Pest Control Services

Mt. Vernon Dream Homes

Judge David Overstreet

Ford Square-King City Chrysler

Jeff Bullard for Sherrif

2018 Golf Teams

: A Flight Winners

: B Flight Winners

2018 Golf Teams

Check back for the 2019 When Hogs Fly date and time

Join Spero Family Serivces and Roadhouse Harley Davidson at Balloons Over Mt. Vernon! Our private event will be held in one of the Airport Hangers overlooking the Balloons Over Mt. Vernon event.