Children’s Home & Aid raised over $400,000 during its annual fundraiser, with this year’s theme of “Breaking Barriers. Centering Families. Transforming Systems.” The goal of the day’s event was to highlight the challenges in the child welfare system and that we must end the need for foster care as we know it. Keynote speaker, best-selling […]
In celebration of their upcoming 100-year anniversary in 2024 and to help out some local groups hit hard by the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore (JLE-NS) recently surprised nine local non-profits with thousands of dollars to assist in facilitating their charitable work. From organizations that serve the homeless to those that provide […]
Professional Poker Players Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, First Lady of Poker Linda Johnson and Lexy Gavin (who is among the top three women poker players in the world) came together this spring to help raise money for people who are blind, visually impaired, disabled and Veteran communities at The Chicago Lighthouse’s “Raising the Stakes for […]
Supporters from 34 states and five countries raised $900,000 for Keshet—a Northbrook-based non-profit that provides services that keep children and adults with intellectual challenges active and engaged in their communities—without ever leaving home. Instead of donning ball gowns and tuxedos, attendees put on their comfiest Zoom pants and powered on their computers to attend the […]
Since 1954, Lifehouse Agency has been helping people with developmental disabilities throughout the Bay Area. The organization works to improve their quality of life by providing compassionate support in an atmosphere of respect, inspiration and purpose. Lifehouse’s Great Chef and Wineries event, held since 1990, is considered one of the premier, black-tie food and wine […]
Food For Thought, a Sonoma County non-profit that provides healing nutrition to individuals, held its virtual fundraiser Our Virtual Table on June 13. Founded in 1988 amidst the AIDS epidemic to provide groceries to its seriously ill neighbors, Food For Thought serves low-income clients who are affected by a wide range of serious illnesses and […]
Fight for Air Climb, the American Lung Association’s annual fundraising event, was held on May 1 in the Bay Area. The Fight for Air Climb event series has been held in cities all over the United States for the past 15 years and is the organization’s top community fundraising event. While the event has traditionally […]
On April 14, Make-A-Wish Foundation Greater Bay Area hosted its first-ever virtual Evening of Wishes gala, streamed live from the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and hosted by ABC7 anchor, Ama Daetz. This year’s theme was Hope & Harmony, which showcased the wonderful ways the nonprofit’s wish community works together in harmony to bring hope to wish […]
Start Early welcomed more than 3,000 people to its live virtual Annual Luncheon April 22. Presented by LaSalle Network and the Zell Family Foundation, the nationwide celebration of the power of early learning raised more than $1.2 million to change the course for our youngest learners and their families. Through the inspiring stories of families, educators and […]
10,000 Degrees celebrated its 40 years of success at its annual fundraising gala, One Amazing Community, held virtually on April 24. First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, kicked off the evening’s festivities with a special video message about the importance of community colleges and the power of college degrees to change lives. […]
