Make It Better hosted a cocktail party on Wednesday, June 17 to celebrate the publication of the June/July issue—our Annual Summer Go Guide offering 99 days worth of activities to partake in with family and friends this summer. This festive event was hosted at Allium within the Four Seasons Chicago, where guests enjoyed a perfect-for-summer […]
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 […]
Debra Mesch, MBA, PhD, is on a mission to help more women own their innate inclinations to be outstanding philanthropists and to educate the world about the transformational change this can create. As Director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University’s Lilly School of Philanthropy, she’s the world’s leading expert on the topic, too. […]
Puppies and kittens are a universal source of happiness. Children especially seem to find joy and amusement from spending time with animals. For that reason, Wright-Way Rescue partnered with the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to launch ConnectUS, a program that allows patients to view puppies and kittens from Wright-Way Rescue’s […]
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is working to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with the disease the opportunity to lead full, productive lives by funding research and drug development, promoting individualized treatment and ensuring access to high-quality, specialized care. The CF Foundation held their 11th annual Casino Chicago on May 30 at the […]
Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter was one of the first 50 hospices in the U.S. Today they serve patients and families in over 150 communities. The organization celebrated their A Knight to Remember Gala on May 16 at Michigan Shores Club. The center raised over $275,000 to provide patients and their families with services and […]
Growing up, Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa’s family didn’t have much money, though her father worked two jobs and her mother worked full-time as well. Nonetheless, her parents always had enough to give her music lessons. “My parents struggled to keep food on the table for us,” the Buffalo Grove native says. “But they never complained about […]
The Hadley School for the Blind held its annual benefit at Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette on April 25, and raised more than $240,000. The gala entertained over 200 guests with casino games including poker, roulette and black jack. The event was co-chaired by women’s board members Kim Peterson of Winnetka and Stacy Smith of […]
Teri McEvoy has just been told she is better than a furry Prozac, and she couldn’t be happier. The veteran Chicago actor stands in the middle of a circle of silver-haired improv students still laughing over a shared joke and telling her what they’ve learned in the last hour. By “furry Prozac,” class member Cynthia […]
Juliette Feld’s grandfather was a rock ‘n’ roll promoter who expanded into other forms of live entertainment. His business, Feld Entertainment, eventually grew to include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Disney On Ice, stadium motor sport events and the recently launched Marvel Universe LIVE! The family business he founded is remarkable, but 31-year-old Juliette […]
