The Music Institute of Chicago has been bringing music to the North Shore for 82 years. The month of March is Celebrating Music in our Schools Month. The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) will be hosting several events on Saturday, March 17th, to help highlight the importance of music education for children of all […]
Soldiers returning from war face many challenges. If they have received injuries that result in physical disability, a soldier’s home may multiply those challenges. Designing for Veterans is a nonprofit working to create a home environment that allows injured veterans to live independently without barriers. They rely on monetary donations as well as volunteer […]
Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a complex motor speech disorder that makes it difficult for children to produce sounds, syllables and words. Despite their ability to understand and comprehend language, they are unable to communicate. The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) and Silent Stars Foundation have been exploring the effects that […]
Lady Gaga launched her Born This Way Foundation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSW). Major supporters included Oprah, Deepak Chopra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, her mother and the first Born This Way teen representative, Alyssa Rodemeyer, who lost her brother to bullying. Make It Better’s founder and president, […]
Lady Gaga launched her Born This Way Foundation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSW), with Oprah, Deepak Chopra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, her mother, and the first Born This Way teen representative, Alyssa Rodemeyer, who lost her brother to bullying. I was honored to be included in the […]
More than one billion people around the world don’t have enough to eat. Kids Against Hunger is dedicated to combatting starvation in developing countries and the United States. Since it was incorporated in 1999, Kids Against Hunger has provided over 200 million nutritious, pre-packed meals to children and their families in more than 60 countries. […]
The World Health Organization estimates that 1 billion people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water. The lack of clean and reliable drinking water has devastating consequences on individuals, families and communities in the world’s poorest areas. The Problem Five million people, mostly children under the age of 5, each year […]
Do you know a woman who is making a positive impact on her community? Nominate her for the YWCA Lake County Women of Achievement Award. The 34th Annual Women of Achievement Awards, being held on June 8th, to recognize outstanding women who live or work in the Chicagoland area. Nominations are being accepted through March […]
Eileen Fisher is dedicated to helping women build confidence and become effective leaders. Through their grant program, they are providing funds to nonprofits with those same goals. Eileen Fisher’s Activating Leadership Grant Program for Women and Girls provides funding to organizations that facilitate leadership in women. They look for nonprofits that use an innovative and […]
Tickets are on sale now for New Trier High School’s 2012 Alumni Achievement Awards Recognition Dinner. The event will be held Thursday, March 15, at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston. Nine of the 10 honorees who make up the alumni Class of 2012 are scheduled to accept their awards in person. The evening will […]
