CHICAGO, Illinois - Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago, Hon. Michael C. Fountain, joined Bahamas Association leadership: Mavis Simpson-Cargill, Jeffrey Crittenden, Donna Johnson and Wayne Saunders as well as local and visiting Bahamians at the annual Bahamas Association picnic at Foster Beach, July 11, 2015, celebrating 42 years of independence July 10, 2015. The Bahamas Consulate Chicago helped sponsor the picnic, which is always held the second Saturday in July and has been a cornerstone event for local Bahamians in and around the city for decades.