SOS: Shop Our Stores and Save Local Treasures
Our hometown economies face more challenges than ever!
Annual North Shore Dress Sale Raises Money For Not-For-Profit Organizations
Affordable dresses galore! The Party Dress Project, created by Northbrook moms Stacy Simpson and Beth Hirshman and their kids, is hosting its third annual party dress sale on Sunday, September 18. Donated, gently worn dresses for teens are sold at $25 a dress at the Boutique event, which will be held at Deerfield’s Starland (710 […]
Art Comes Alive in Bronze, Sienna and Technicolor: Deer Path Art League
Conventional art galleries have stark, white-washed walls hung with heavy framed paintings and stoic portraits. Step inside the Deer Path Art League Gallery, and this standard is thrown to the wind. Bright lighting accentuates the gallery’s technicolor blown glass, bronze sculptures, sienna etchings, and vibrant paintings. The gallery is a constant work in progress due […]
It's Key Card Week
2011 Key Card Week is August 13-20 – Get Your Key Card Now! Whether it’s shopping for back to school, a special occasion, or even just because—the JCFS North Shore Auxiliary’s annual Key Card Week is a great way to save money and support a wonderful nonprofit organization at the same time. More than 200 […]
Give Time: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Help educate people about nature through interactive teaching. Public Interpretive Programs (PIP) volunteers deliver daily public programs for museum visitors, educating children and adults using pre-made curriculum kits and live animals. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences is a place where visitors can explore nature in an urban setting. Volunteers […]
Give Support: Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
Help the physically and visually impaired become active! Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) 400 E. Illinois Rd. Lake Forest, IL 60045 847-283-0908 Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) provides adaptive recreational fitness and sports programs to promote the physical and mental wellbeing of youth, teens and adults who have a physical or visual disabilities, […]
Mark Falanga: Bringing Business Savvy to the Mart
Mark Falanga is happiest being with his family—particularly for dinners and vacations.
Komen Chicago Seeks 10 Good Men!
Komen Chicago is searching for 10 male leaders in the Chicago community who are making a difference in the fight against breast cancer. This exclusive group of “KoMen” will be nominated by the community and selected by the Komen Chicagoland Board of Directors to serve as an inaugural member of the Pink Tie Guys. Make […]
Donate Backpacks and Supplies for the Jane Addams Hull House
5,000 backpacks are needed for Chicago area children returning to school. Can you give one? In addition, supplies such as pens, pencils, crayons, glue sticks, rulers, paper, markers, facial tissue, hand sanitizer, erasers, colored pencils, folders, tape, scissors, note/index cards, and highlighters are also needed. Jane Addams Hull House Association provides child care, domestic violence […]
John Rowe: Making a Difference Through Charter Schools
North Shore kids are lucky enough to have exceptional public school systems, but what about inner city kids? Many aren’t so lucky. Often parents don’t have the option to send their kids anywhere besides the public schools where an college prep education simply isn’t within reach. However, with the efforts of people such as John […]
