FUN-Raiser to fund search for Peterson

BOLINGBROOK -- A group dedicated finding missing mom Stacy Peterson will raise money on Mother's Day weekend to search for.

"We're doing it on the weekend of Mother's Day to honor Stacy and all the other great mothers just like her," said Sharon Bychowski, Stacy's best friend and next-door neighbor.

Saturday's "FUN-Raiser" at Ditka's Sports Dome & 46 Zone Bar and Grill will feature contests, tournaments, various auctions and raffles, and music.

Tickets for the event at the 730 N. Bolingbrook Drive entertainment and recreation facility are $25 for adults and $10 for children. A two-adult, two-child "family fun pack" costs $65.

Proceeds from the event will help pay for the volunteer search effort for Stacy Peterson, the young mother who vanished Oct. 28. The state police have named Stacy's husband, former police Sgt. Drew Peterson, their sole suspect in the case, which they have classified a "potential homicide."

For more information on the event, or to sponsor it, visit the Web site www.findstacy peterson.com.

Bychowski said Advantage Chevrolet of Bolingbrook has stepped up to contribute $1,000 to the event and to chip in with $50 worth of gasoline cards and four $25 gift cards for Woodlands restaurant at the Promenade.

"We're doing it because it needs to be done," said Jim Galbraith of Advantage Chevrolet.

Galbraith said the dealership is trying to do its part in the community.

"We're actually not doing it for the publicity as much as because it needs to be done," he said. "Sometimes the unsung heroes are the best heroes, and if people just did good things, we'd have a lot less problems."