On March 7, the Illinois Holocaust Museum hosted its 2018 Humanitarian Awards Dinner to honor Mitchell Feiger and Pamela L. Netzky, who received the Humanitarian Award, and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, which received the Distinguished Community Leadership Award. The keynote presentation featured a conversation between Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and […]
Northwestern’s 44th Annual Dance Marathon raised more than $1 million for Cradles to Crayons and Evanston Community Foundation. More than 1,000 undergraduate students danced for 30 hours for what is one of the largest student-run philanthropies in the country. More from Make It Better: Better Makers: The Cove School Hosts Annual Benefit Better Makers: […]
Chicago’s anti-human trafficking community and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women Committee hosted Cocktails for a Cause on March 8 at the Chicago Yacht Club. The event, which featured cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live music, raised more than $32,000 for Selah Freedom, an organization confronting sex trafficking here at home and around the country. […]
On Feb. 24, The Cove School hosted its 2018 annual benefit, “Find Your Outstanding,” at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel. The evening raised a record amount, more than $690,000, for its work providing “the highest level of support for students with learning disabilities.” More from Make It Better: Better Makers: Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s […]
On Feb. 17, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Young Professionals Group of Chicago hosted its 4th Annual Mingle for Myeloma to benefit the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. The event, which raised $85,000, featured live music from Pat McKillen, a silent auction, passed appetizers, an open bar, and more. More from Make It Better: Shop […]
Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) is the region’s premier civic leadership development organization that convenes, connects, and mobilizes bold leaders to effect meaningful civic change across the Greater Chicago region. 2018 marks the 35th anniversary of Leadership Greater Chicago’s founding by The Chicago Community Trust. Since 1983, LGC has developed a diverse network of nearly 1,100 civic leaders […]
On March 18, Autohaus on Edens hosted its annual Launch: Driving Fashion Forward Spring Fashion Show, this year benefiting PAWS Chicago. The evening featured trunk shows; food and drinks from Bent Fork Bakery, Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe, Morton’s The Steakhouse, The Happ Inn, and Cafe Central; silent and live auctions; “ruff”le tickets; and a fashion show featuring […]
In October, The Service Club of Chicago hosted their 2017 Annual Gala at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago and raised more than $450,000 — a record amount — for the organization, which works “to award grants that will expand facilities, improve equipment and initiate new programs for Chicagoland’s 501(c)(3) organizations, thereby assisting the community as a whole.” […]
On June 9, 2017, Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrated its 30th anniversary with GALA 2017 at the theater’s Navy Pier location. The fundraiser broke all past records with a total of $1.74 million raised for Chicago Shakespeare in Classrooms and Communities, which includes the theater’s nationally acclaimed education programs and their free Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks tour. […]
On July 26, Eversight Illinois celebrated its 70th anniversary at The Peninsula Chicago with the “Seeing Stars” gala. The event, co-chaired by Candace Jordan and Michael Caputo/MyEyeDr., raised more than $50,000 for Eversight Illinois’ programs and services. The mission of Eversight Illinois is “to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research.” In 2016, the […]
