Carl Cannon was the honored guest at Common Place’s 5th annual Common Place Love In Action Award Dinner for his service to the community, which exemplifies the mission of Common Place. The dinner was held in his honor on Thursday, June 9th, at the Pere Marquette Hotel.

Over 150 guests were in attendance, including Peoria Park Trustee Robert Johnson and other Park District members; Peoria Housing Authority Board Members; City officials; and law enforcement officials. Speakers included Mayor Jim Ardis, Aurthur Mae Perkins, Wayne Cannon, and Bryan Rudolph who presented a letter from Congressman Aaron Schock. Common Place members of JROTC and the Boy Scouts opened the evening by leading the Pledge of Allegiance, and Common Place youth participants performed the CP Teen Reach Stomp in honor of Mr. Cannon.

Common Place Family Learning Center, a social service organization whose mission is to strive to eliminate the root causes of poverty and other social injustices, first created the award in 2007 to honor a person(s) from the community who supports the Common Place mission and has made a lasting difference in our community in the areas of justice, community organizing, neighborhood development/stabilization, education, or literacy.