Often when we witness acts of kindness, we are spurred to act kindly ourselves. Giving begets giving. This is exactly what has happened in Highland Park. Four years ago, seventh grade English teacher Melissa Arof worked with several teachers and the Elm Place Middle School principal to create the town’s first Day of Giving. The […]
For children battling cancer, carefree summer fun can be hard to come by. The children’s health must be tended to with high caution and constant care. For these children, activities like sleep-away summer camp seem impossible- muggy, buggy cabins in the woods are probably not conducive to doctors’ orders. Thanks to Camp Kids are Kids Chicago […]
The Women’s Board of Lincoln Park Zoo hosted its 38th Annual Zoo Ball on July 10, and welcomed over 850 guests to the black-tie affair. Guests dined, mingled and danced, all to support the development of an innovative education center at the zoo. It is at this new center where the women’s board hopes to cultivate the next […]
It seemed like everyone close to Meighan Cole had somewhere important to go and no way to get there. Cole’s grandmother suffered a stroke and needed rides to doctor’s appointments. The transportation available to her was limited by route, town borders, or required several days’ notice to book and filled up quickly. Many times, she […]
As a teenager, it’s often hard to feel like you’re taken seriously. The only people who can make a difference in the world are those with big jobs and a lot of money, right? If your child has dreams of one day changing the world, who is to say that she or he can’t start […]
The Lurie Children’s Hospital Founders’ Board hosted its 55th annual Dinner on the Bluff and Pro Amateur Golf Championship on June 28 and 29, and raised $1.6 million for the hospital. Founders’ Board members Cammie Hoban, Karin Larkins and Kim Urban (all of Winnetka) served as co-chairs of the event, and David Boles of Kenilworth […]
A donation of $1,000 to a nonprofit may not seem like a huge contribution. But, if 500 women get together and they each donate $1,000, they can make a really significant difference for organizations doing important work in the community. That is exactly how Impact 100 Chicago operates. The organization is made up of 500 […]
Susan Worline thinks of the best ideas while she’s relaxing in her hot tub. Her most novel one started with a Facebook post by her cousin Jay, offering a free Southwest Airlines ticket to anyone who wanted it, and ended up with Worline founding a not-for-profit organization to pay airfare for families in crisis situations […]
Robert Polito is the outgoing president of the illustrious Poetry Foundation, based here in Chicago. After two fruitful years, Polito just returned to the New School in New York City, where he has been the director of creative writing since 1992. Luckily, I was able to catch him for a Q&A about the Foundation, poetry and more just […]
Teenage girls today are under immense pressure. Not only are they expected to excel at school and in sports, but they’re also expected to look like supermodels and be nurturing, all while juggling homework and extracurricular activities to get into the right college. All of these pressures are causing what University of California, Berkeley, psychologist […]
