Community

Holiday Donations to SOS Children's Village 

Imperial Crane Services and the Bohne family have been involved with the SOS Children's Village for the past five years.  The SOS Children's Village provides an alternative to traditional foster care by having a full-time, professionally trained foster parent living with a group of children in a private home. 

Each holiday season, Imperial makes donations to the Village.  For Thanksgiving, we donated 17 turkeys for their holiday meal.  In the past Imperial has donated high end electronic devices along with other gifts to the children ranging in ages from infants to 21 years old.  This year in addition to our donations the Imperial staff came together to donate an additional 80 gifts and gift cards. 

The SOS Village was pleased with the generosity of the Imperial community.  Through donations like these the Village staff is better able to offer comprehensive, quality services to children and families.    

B.J. Bohne Receives MDA Spirit of Hope Award

B.J. Bohne, President and CEO of Imperial Crane, won the 2011 Muscular Dystrophy Association Spirit of Hope Award.  The award recognizes an individual who inspires hope in all of us and whose actions bring the MDA closer to the treatments and cures for muscle diseases.  The Spirit of Hope is the belief in a positive outcome and determination to make a difference in the lives of so many.  Bohne received the award at MDA’s Muscle Team event, a high profile sports reception held this fall at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.

Bohne and Imperial Crane took an active role on the Steering Committee for the 3rd Annual MDA Muscle Team event.  More than 250 business leaders, local professional athletes and families affected by muscular dystrophy attended the high profile sports reception. This year’s event raised more than $212,000.  Imperial was responsible for raising over $33,000 by receiving generous contributions from our customers and vendors and donating ourselves.

There's Nothing like the Power of a Wish

Imperial Crane was a gold level sponsor for the 2011 Make-A-Wish Illinois Chapter’s 15th Annual Will-Grundy Petrochemical Golf Open.  The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

The Will-Grundy Petrochemical Golf Outing as been a vital force in helping grant wishes to children.  Over the past 14 years, this outing has raised over $600,000 for the Foundation, helping to grant the wishes of more than 120 children battling life-threatening conditions.

In addition to Imperial Crane’s gold level sponsorship, Herb Harmon, Director of Safety at Imperial Crane and Bob Surdery of CITGO sponsored the Putting Contest.  For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation please go to www.wishes.org.