Hans and the Hormones play McHenry VFW Saturday for Shop With A Cop

They’re one of the top bands in Northern Illinois and Saturday, Nov. 21, they’re rocking out for a great cause. The event, Shop With A Cop, starts at 6 p.m. The music of Hans and the Hormones starts about 8 p.m. But, there’s plenty to do before the band takes the stage.

Hans and the Hormones are renowned for their musical ability playing rock music from the ‘60s to the present. Word that they’ll play at the Shop With A Cop event has made the McHenry VFW, 3002 Route 120, McHenry, into the hottest ticket in town Saturday night. Of course, there are other reasons the event ranks high as the place to be that evening, not the least of which is that it benefits a great cause.

The Shop With A Cop Party is hosted by MC3, a McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce business networking group. MC3 supports McHenry County Police Charities, which will send police officers, in their squad cars, to pick up children of disadvantaged families and take them holiday shopping.

Each child receives $150 for shopping, along with a winter coat, hat, boots and gloves. After shopping, the police officer will have breakfast with the children while the presents the children purchase are wrapped by volunteers. While the wrapping is going on, the children sit down to breakfast with the police officers. But, that’s in the future.

For now, the party is the key to making the shopping experience happen; the party is where MC3 will raise the money so the children can shop. To do so, there is a small admission fee at the door. Inside, there are tables full of raffle items, silent auction items and live auction items. The latter includes an African Safari.

The party also includes food, a cash bar and, along with Hans and the Hormones, the live music of the Johnsburg High School Madrigal Choir. The students in the choir perform while wearing Victorian era outfits.

“This has always been one of the highlights of the year here in McHenry,” said Denny Norton, the owner of Performance Unlimited auto repair shop and a member of MC3. “This year, we moved the party from a Thursday night to a Saturday night and we were fortunate enough to get Hans and the Hormones to play the event.”

In the past, the event has raised approximately $14,000 each year. This year, with the change to a weekend, it’s expected that they can raise even more.

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