Cassandra Friedman’s children have jokingly asked their mother to change her name. After all, they don’t want to be associated with a woman who hangs around coffee shops playing music in hopes of raising money for Alzheimer’s. “I’m not shy, I’ll do anything to spark an interest in donating,” Friedman, 56, says. “It wouldn’t be […]
It takes guts to apply for a job posing nude. But imagine the confidence it takes to apply for that job when you can’t see. Just ask Beth Finke, who lost her sight from diabetes in her 20s, and then her job. “At first I tried walking with the cane, but was afraid of falling […]
Sharon Morton of Deerfield fosters intergenerational giving back. At the tender age of 7, Michael already considered himself a philanthropist and social activist. Each year, through the auspices of the MIMAST Philanthropy Club—and in partnership with its founder, his grandmother, Sharon Morton—young Michael, his brother, Steven, and cousin Matthew carefully decide how to spend their “philanthropy […]
Evanston artist Jane Fulton Alt makes a powerful statement with her latest photo essay, “Crude Awakening.” The series of photos offers viewers the ability to imagine an oil spill impacting the shores of Lake Michigan. Shot locally, Jane used a nontoxic substance to recreate the oily effect, and found herself with a number of volunteers […]
Local sidewalk sales are a great way to get to know the nonprofit organizations in your community, and learn how you can get involved. It might even be as simple as adopting a pet, or donating your spare change. If you didn’t get a chance to walk the sidewalk sale in Glenview this past weekend, […]
Like the glittering jewels she’s known for wearing, the glamorous Sherrill Bodine is a writer with many facets. Her 17 novels are filled with romance and thrilling twists, so it comes as no surprise that Sherrill herself has had some drama in her life. She grew up in her grandparents’ house in Lafayette, Ind., caring […]
Jenniffer Weigel just wanted to have a chat with her dad, sportscaster Tim Weigel. Only problem: He had died six months earlier. But that didn’t stop her from getting in touch with him. The Emmy-Award-winning CBS broadcaster headed to Chicago-based intuitive Therese Rowley, who recounted an entire conversation that happened between Weigel and her father […]
The Justin Wynn Fund, which has been making a difference in the lives of Evanston and Skokie kids for 23 years through its youth leadership program, was awarded a grant of more than $40,000 from the Woman’s Club of Evanston recently. Named after Justin Wynn, who drowned at the age of 9 when he was […]
If Annette Turow seems somewhat reserved in person, it might be because her emotions spill onto the canvas in her mixed-media art. Layering acrylic paint, oils, pastels, sand, pigments and oil sticks with nostalgic collage pieces such as old paper dolls and dress patterns, the rich texture of her pieces takes the viewer back in […]
You’ve seen the haunting pictures of oil covered birds and heard the tales of damage to fragile wetlands. Now you can help with the cleanup of the tragic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with out leaving the northern suburbs. The Northfield-based North Shore Senior Center is collecting specific materials from that are […]
