Illinois Jaycees honor Tricia Buehne as 2018 Outstanding Young Person The Illinois Jaycees selected Tricia Buehne as an honoree of its Outstanding Young Persons of Illinois awards program. The Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) program annually recognizes young people throughout Illinois who excel in their chosen fields, endeavors and show a great commitment to their respective communities. Buehne, 38, of Breese, is being recognized in the category of humanitarian and/or voluntary leadership. Buehne is active in many community and professional organizations. She is a board member and ambassador for the Highland Chamber of Commerce and served as its president in 2016. In addition, Buehne has been active in the Jaycees since 2001 and has been a past president of both the Highland and Illinois Jaycees as well as past national vice president of the United States Junior Chamber. She also serves as a board member for St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland and on the St. Rose Catholic Church picnic planning committee. Buehne is a vice president and mortgage lender at First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust in Highland. She is an affiliate member and secretary of the Greater Gateway Association of Realtors; affiliate member of the Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois and a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Southwest Illinois and serves as secretary of its Professional Women in Building Council. In addition, she belongs to the Clinton County Connection Group. “Giving back to my community has always been important to me,” said Buehne. “I am honored and humbled to be recognized with an award given to so many amazing people." The Illinois Jaycees will recognize this year’s honorees at an awards banquet on May 12 at the Wyndham Springfield-City Centre. The event is supported by friends and employers of the honorees, local Jaycee organizations, Illinois businesses and the Illinois Jaycees Charitable Foundation. Friends, local businesses and organizations can offer congratulations to the honoree and support the program by purchasing space in the banquet program. Additional details can be found at www.iljaycees.org/toyp. Leadership development through community involvement has been the basis of the Jaycees since its inception in 1920. The goal of the not-for-profit organization is to provide members a means to reach their full potential through networking and personal growth opportunities and is ideal for proactive young people, ages 18 to 40. Members enhance a variety of skills as they work together to plan and run civic and individual development activities in their home communities and chapters. Illinois is the largest Jaycee state in the United States. To locate a chapter nearest to you, email servicecenter@iljaycees.org . Does your business have a unique story to tell? Tell us about it! We'd like to consider it for inclusion in our newsletter! If you have a professional headshot, graphic or photo that goes with your story, please submit it to hba@hbaswil.org 18
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