PAWS Chicago (Pets Are Worth Saving) celebrated the official naming of the PAWS Chicago Glenn L. Felner North Shore Adoption Center on Sept. 10 with a private reception. The reception took place at the organization’s first satellite location, which opened as part of the Highland Park Petco this past December. Glenn L. Felner, the center’s namesake, […]
More than 50 golfers participated in the 13th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit Midwest CareCenter on August 17 at the Glen View Club in Golf, Ill. The event raised $85,000 to support Midwest CareCenter, which has now joined with JourneyCare and Horizon Hospice & Palliative Care to form a new agency that will reach […]
Photos by Kevin Devick A Silver Lining Foundation hosted its 13th Annual Tasting Stars Event on Saturday, June 20, and raised over $50,000 for breast cancer. The premier champagne event was held at DIRTT Environmental Solutions Showroom on N. Wells Street, and was presented by The Private Bank. A Silver Lining Foundation runs the Buy A Mom […]
More than 425 guests gathered on the Rose Garden Terrace at the Chicago Botanic Garden on June 19 to celebrate and commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Chicago Horticultural Society. The horticulture society operates the Chicago Botanic Garden together with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres followed by an intimate […]
Photos by Ron Gould Studios The Illinois Holocaust Museum hosted a celebratory brunch on June 29 for over 100 Holocaust survivors to honor the survivors’ endless contributions to our community. The brunch’s keynote speech was delivered by Abbey Romanek, The Honorable Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County, Museum Board of Trustees member and daughter of a Survivor. […]
On June 8, 2015 the Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrated its 2015 Gala at Navy Pier, raising $1.2 million for Chicago Shakespeare in Urban Communities initiatives. Three hundred and fifty of Chicago’s civic, corporate and cultural leaders attended the event benefitting CST’s award-winning engagement programs including Team Shakespeare education initiatives and Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks. […]
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center celebrated their annual benefit with 200 guests at the Evanston Golf Club in Skokie on June 20, raising more than $96,000 for the non-profit organization. The benefit was titled Cultivating Creativity and Innovation, and the night honored Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin of Evanston; architect Joseph J. Behles, principal of Behles+Behles […]
On Saturday, Aug. 8, more than 100 volunteers renovated and restored the Hyde Park Elementary School Yard and Community Playground in Waukegan. Scott Byron & Company Landscape Architecture from Lake Bluff shut down their business operations so 104 volunteers could give their time and expertise to the 1.6-acre site. Nearly 1/3 of their employees stepped up […]
The Shedd Aquarium’s Metamorphosis Gala on June 20 celebrated amphibians and explored why these amazing creatures need urgent help both here and around the world. The gala raised more than $2 million, and the presenting sponsors were William Blair and SF Foundation. More Better Makers: Lincoln Park Zoo Ball: Arctic Blast Raises $1.1 Million $1.6 […]
Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter Hadley School for the Blind The Skin Cancer Foundation A Better Chicago The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The Music Institute of Chicago Love these photos? Find more here: Better Makers: Photos from Fabulous Chicago Fundraisers Better Makers: Weizmann Institute of Science, Misericordia, NUSH, Lincoln Park Zoo and Jewish United […]
