It’s what friends do for each other. When Lincolnshire resident Kate Arnold, a wife and mother of two young girls, learned her Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma had returned, a circle of more than 30 friends rallied to her side. Laurie Gens, a Buffalo Grove resident and close friend, wanted to make a big difference for Arnold and […]
We all know that volunteering feels good. But for the young adults helping out at Equestrian Connection, giving time does more than give back. It builds confidence and self-esteem, offers relief from adolescent pressures, and it reminds them all that life is good. Located on 10 acres in Lake Forest, Equestrian Connection is a not-for-profit […]
When poetry submissions from kids rolled in for Make It Better’s 2010 Poetry Contest, poet and guest judge Arlyn Miller started to tingle. “That’s my heart-grabber,” she says of kids writing poetry. A former lawyer and mother of three, Miller found a new calling in the last decade as a poet and a poetry teacher. […]
Friends of Gorton will host Diamonds, Designers and Dancing at Lake Forest Sports Cars in Lake Bluff on Friday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. Following a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception, independent designers who have been hand selected from throughout Chicagoland will showcase their best spring 2010 efforts. At the conclusion of the runway presentation, […]
When Marjorie Beto first started noticing that her daughter Rebecca was not reaching certain milestones at the same rate as her twin brother, Michael, she had never heard of childhood apraxia of speech. Beto says if she had known about the motor speech disorder, she might have been able to get the right treatments for […]
It’s springtime, and by now you’ve cleaned your closet and home to the hilt. In doing so, you’ve realized two things: You want new stuff and need to get rid of your old stuff. Think you need to break the bank at the mall? Or throw out items you’ve barely used? Think again. Speckled across […]
I’m policing a cafeteria recycling bin, directing students like a traffic cop: “That goes in the garbage; remove that straw and put the milk carton in here; dump the mac-n-cheese before you toss the container in the blue bin.” Welcome to Trash-Free Friday. That’s when North Shore students and nationwide are challenged to eliminate […]
Journalist. Author. Beauty queen. Prisoner. Human rights advocate. All of these words describe Roxana Saberi, who was held in Iran’s most notorious prison for 100 days in 2009. The Iranian authorities charged her with spying and sentenced her to 8 years, before deciding to release her. An alumna of Northwestern’s graduate journalism program, Saberi recently […]
Laurie Williams knows that women like to shop and support good causes, so she lets us do both at the Soap Box Shop—a store that specializes primarily in organic and natural body care products that are good for you and for humanity, too. Williams’ personal experience has made her passionate about helping women, children and […]
Erin Roos is a born optimist. Instead of crawling into a hole and hiding when disaster strikes, she sees problems and attacks them head on.
