Advisory Board member Karen Roche shakes hands with “the best Spanish chef of the Midwest,” Emilio Gervilla, owner of Emilio's Tapas Restaurant in Hillside, the official restaurant sponsor of Laugh for Literacy 2011.	Mary L. Schulte (left) received the “2011 Gratitude Award” for her “inspiring service” to literacy. Schulte, a busy financial consultant, makes time to tutor for School on Wheels and helps her students navigate many life challenges.	Executive Director Barb Bernhard (left) presented the ESL Student Success Award to Irma Maciel. In ten years Maciel went from a beginner-level student of School on Wheels to becoming an ESL teacher on staff at Eisenhower Elementary School in Darien.
Bill Gress, associate director of CSJ Ministries, and Sr. Marlene Schemmel (center) of The Well, feast their eyes on the many Spanish tapas to choose from that made it hard to leave room for the evening's many delectable deserts.	It’s a full house! Guests at Laugh for Literacy 2011 enjoy their tapas while mingling with friends, neighbors, and volunteers who came out to support adult English literacy.	Debbie Bradt (right), program director of School on Wheels, welcomes tutor Mary Lou Albanese and a guest to the benefit for School on Wheels and Tutors on Wheels, adult literacy programs of the Congregation of St. Joseph in Cook and DuPage counties.	Board member Brenda Esposito, who served as emcee of the night, congratulates Irma Maciel of Darien, Ill. for receiving the 2011 ESL Student Success Award.
From right: Barb Bernhard, executive director for CSJ mission advancement, and Paul Jarosz of Oxford Bank, chairman of the board, enjoys a lively conversation with Simona Istrate, CSJ database coordinator, and her husband, Ionut Istrate.	Theresa Denton (right), new executive director of School on Wheels and Tutors on Wheels, enjoys getting to know colleagues and neighbors at Laugh for Literacy. Sharing the good time is Sr. Marianne Race, director of operations of St. Joseph’s press.	Sr. Pat Bergen and Sr. Marlene Schemmel, of The Well, a ministry of the Congregation of St. Joseph, share laughs at the pre-show reception of Laugh for Literacy 2011.	Jeanie Jadran (right), program director of Tutors on Wheels, congratulates Mary L. Schulte (second left) for receiving the “2011 Gratitude Award” and for the heartwarming acceptance speech she made about her strong bond with her students.
Kathy Lyons, newly-elected chairperson of the School on Wheels and Tutors on Wheels board of directors, is overjoyed to discover that her hometown neighbor, Irma Maciel, was the winner of the ESL Student Success Award.	New board member Sr. Julie Cannon (right) takes a moment to look at all the sponsors acknowledged in the theater playbill this year.	Larry Roche (right) of Arthur Harris and Company, a “Tony Award” sponsor of the 2011 literacy benefit, fills out his raffle tickets in the hopes of winning one of the fabulous sports prizes donated for Laugh for Literacy this year.	Taking a break from coordinating the food and kitchen volunteers, Rosa Barbosa (right) checks her raffle ticket to see if she’s won a gift basket with restaurant and spa certificates.
Emilio Gervilla of Emilio's Tapas Restaurant in Hillside and volunteer Mike Bradt bring in the piece de résistance of the night: Emilio’s signature paella, a culinary masterpiece of Mediterranean flavors.	Guests of Laugh for Literacy 2011 enjoyed sampling from the lavish spread of Spanish tapas provided by Emilio’s Tapas Restaurant, including Emilio’s signature paella, fresh seafood, earthy Mediterranean cheese and meat specialties and heavenly deserts.	During the pre-show cocktail reception Kathy Haas, associate director of Tutors on Wheels, hugs tutor Sr. Cathy Leamy while tutor Art Kovarik smiles at the camera.	Advisory board members (l-r): Sr. Julie Cannon; Kathy Haas; Brenda Esposito; Kathy Lyons; Paul Jarosz, outgoing chairman; Barbara Bernhard, outgoing executive director; Jeanie Jadran, TOW program director; Maureen Bridges, Joseph Minarik, Sheila Murphy, Karen Roche, Debbie Bradt, SOW program director; and Rosa Barbosa. (Not pictured: Gloria Alicea and Bertha Rodriguez)