4 a.m., Midway Airport: Honor Flight Chicago’s volunteers are assembling tickets, wheelchairs, dog tags and oxygen tanks. In Washington D.C., policemen review motorcade routes. Security teams at Midway and Dulles double-check arrangements: This group will not be delayed. They will skip checkpoints, queues and stop signs. On July 29, Honor Flight Chicago gave 86 World […]
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. […]
Rowing is tough. If you’re familiar with the sport, you’ve probably heard tales of blistered hands, sore muscles and glacial sprays from half-frozen rivers. But, as adversity often does, the shared pain that rowing teams endure creates true camaraderie. With eight in a boat, synchronicity is key. Every rower has an obligation to his or […]
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 […]
We like neighborhood dinners, family-owned businesses, being the connector, making an impact. So do you. That’s one of the reasons you like Make It Better. Everything we do is intended to make it easier for you to connect with and support the best of your community. It takes a village to keep the village strong. […]
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 […]
