Golf for Good with Ouilmette Foundation and the Wilmette Park District
Hit the green for a great cause!
10 Stylish Accessories that Give Back
Accessorizing can be the best part about getting ready. It allows you to dress up or dress down any outfit while still being able to express yourself. Not only does a great accessory complete an outfit, it also serves as a conversation piece. These stylish accessories all have a powerful story behind them. More and […]
Rappelling, Boxing and More: 5 Ways to Get Moving and Give Back
When you’re staring 278 feet down to the corner of State and Lake, there’s no room for fear of heights. But for a handful of participants who rappel down theWit Hotel—the one with the signature lightning bolt—each year, this exhilarating experience isn’t about the adventure. The Skyline Plunge!, started in 2009 and held twice annually, […]
Green Women Get Social in the Tech Mamma Lounge
May 1 was no ordinary night at Make It Better’s Tech Mamma Lounge in Winnetka.
Bringing Back the Bard: Manon Spadaro’s Chicago Youth Shakespeare
What would our world be without Shakespeare? Not majestic, or madcap, or laughable, or even zany, because those are all words Shakespeare invented. The global arts community is celebrating the Bard’s 450th birthday this year, but Highland Park residentManon Spadaro has a bigger, more ambitious goal: to get local kids excited about Shakespeare’s writings. “The biggest hurdle […]
Composer and Humanitarian Peter Buffett Pays it Forward
You would be forgiven for believing that Peter Buffett’s greatest inheritance relates to the wealth generated by his father, Warren Buffett. But, you would be wrong. Rather, Buffett’s best gifts from his parents are his values and the unconditional love and support which allowed him to become a Grammy Award-winning composer, New York Times best-selling […]
Flying High: Airline Ambassadors Help Bring Critically Ill Children to U.S.
When Soad Hamdan first met Osvaldo at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala, he was a shy, introverted 9-year-old boy. He wore his hat low on his head, hiding his widespread eyes and other cranial deformities caused by a birth defect known as a nasal encephaloceles. He barely talked. He didn’t make eye contact. He […]
3 Ways to Prevent Disease and Prolong Your Life
Early in his career, cardiologist Stephen Devries had an epiphany. When he treated patients that left feeling great but had to return two, three, even four times for the same invasive heart procedure, he knew he had to change his approach. “I realized my cardiology training prepared me far better for bailing people out of situations than […]
Beyond Sports Teams Up with Pro Football Hall of Fame
A new relationship between the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Beyond Sports Foundation, is, as football fans would say, a “great offensive strategy.” On June 16 and 17, Glenview’s The Glen Club will be home to the third annual Chicago Salute to Greatness event, hosted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s National Advisory […]
Rediscovering the Athlete Within: Daniel Greenberg and Ali Asadi
Sometimes the wife is right. Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon Daniel Greenberg had been hearing from Evie, his wife of 31 years, that he needed to pay more attention to his health and fitness. But he was busy taking care of his patients’ health concerns and issues and considered himself in moderately good shape, so it was easy to ignore her […]
