Behind the Wine: A Good Cause, Some Great Vino - and a Ton of Hard Work
Don’t be deceived by their appearance of effortless elegance.
Teen Therapy: Depression Finds Unlikely Advocate in Wilmette Teen
On the battlefield of high school, lying is highly effective artillery. Teens protect themselves from judgment by fibbing. About what they did this weekend. About who they did it with. About how much they studied for that test. About whatever. So, when 18-year-old Claire Kaufman told the truth to other kids at her high school […]
Swimming to Fight Parkinson's
Susan Kauffman of Lake Forest is a child of the water. She started swimming at 5, competed on the varsity team through high school and earned a swimming scholarship to Villanova. Now she coaches a children’s swim team and teaches swimming. So, it’s no wonder that when the mother of three decided to raise money […]
Update: Parkinson's Fundraiser Exceeds Expectations
Nearly $40,000 was raised for the Michael J. Fox Foundation at “Kickin’ Parkinson’s One Lap at a Time.” The swimathon, created by Susan Kauffman and the Midtown Athletic Club in Bannockburn, drew almost 150 swimmers and even more donors. Kauffman, a Lake Forest resident diagnosed with Parkinson’s three years ago, was blown away with the […]
Volunteerism and Kids: The New Golden Rule
It’s the “Age of Easy Altruism.” As our lives become busier and volunteering becomes harder, we sometimes opt for the easy way out. Instead of giving time, we give things. A canned good gets stuck in the backpack for a class food pantry drive, or we simply write a check to the local education fund. […]
Sharon Morton: Living the Kedushah Principle
He may be only 7 years old, but Michael Reitman already considers himself a philanthropist and social activist. Each year, through the auspices of the MIMAST Philanthropy Club—and in partnership with its founder and his grandmother, Sharon Morton of Deerfield—young Michael and his brothers carefully decide how to spend their “philanthropy budget.” Last year, for […]
Marathon of Hope
She’s not a runner, but when an orphan disease struck her son, Jacque DenUyl ran for the cure.
Kathy Deveny, Laura Lederer Teach Next Generation to Give Back
When Kathy Deveny saw a lightly clothed family in a Starbucks in the dead of winter, she immediately remarked to her kids: “I bet that family would really like some of your sweatshirts and sweaters that you don’t wear anymore.” She talked to the mother, got their address and took her kids home to start […]
Mary McLaughlin Makes Keepsake Pieces for the White House ... And May Have a Solution to World Hunger
You’d think Mary McLaughlin studied art for years at the best schools before creating hand-painted official gifts of enamels, chinaware, jewelry and gift boxes for the likes of last 2 U.S. presidents and their wives, the State Department, governors, mayors, senators, Wellesley College and the Lyric Opera. But you’d be wrong. McLaughlin is largely self-taught […]
Gabrielle Rousso Makes North Shore A Destination For Fine Arts
Fuses, switches, doorbells and various knobs make the walls of the Rory Deutsche Reading Room at Highland Park’s Indian Trail School look like a spaceship. Faux windows give kids a view of galaxies and planets. Little did interior designer Gabrielle Rousso know when she planned the room as a pro bono project almost 10 years […]
