For 41 years, the Lincoln Park Zoo has been holding its annual Zoo Ball, the institution’s largest fundraising event. This year, the zoo celebrates 150 years of wildlife conservation and education as Chicago’s beloved, free zoo. In celebration of the big anniversary, the Women’s Board hosted the annual Zoo Ball on July 13. Over 800 […]
On Saturday, June 9, more than 400 guests attended the Digestive Health Foundation‘s 3rd Annual Gala and raised $2.41 million to help patients and families at the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center affected by digestive diseases. A special evening co-emceed by Chicago television news anchors Mary Ann Childers and Jay Levine, the night honored Dr. […]
Since 1986, Chicago Shakespeare Theater has been dazzling Chicagoans with award-winning, Shakespeare-inspired performances. Founded by the current Artistic Director, Barbara Gaines, the regional Tony Award-winning theater performs for schools and neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland and on stages around the world. CST is now housed in one of the city’s most iconic destinations, Navy Pier. On June […]
Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye hosted the 4th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic to benefit Fresh Start Caring For Kids Foundation June 10-11. The annual, two-day event has raised more than $185,000 to date and 100 percent of the proceeds directly benefit the medical needs of children. Fresh Start Caring For Kids Foundation is […]
This past May marked the 20th anniversary of the legendary 20-strikeout game pitched by the Chicago Cubs’ Kerry Wood. In celebration of Wood’s historic game, Coda di Volpe on Southport hosted a patio party benefitting the Wood Family Foundation. Started in 2011 by the Cubs pitcher and his wife, Sarah, the Wood Family Foundation fosters relationships […]
Cancer is something that hits far too close to home for the Rizzo family. At the age of 18 and on the cusp of his professional baseball career with the Boston Red Sox organization, Anthony Rizzo was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. His grandmother was simultaneously battling breast cancer. In September of 2008, Rizzo was told he […]
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Australian professional golfer Jason Day co-hosted the second annual Golf.Give.Gala presented by ALE Solutions May 20-21. The two-day event raised $1 million for the Michael Phelps Foundation and Jason and Ellie Day’s Brighter Days Foundation, as well as other St. Charles-area causes. The festivities kicked off Sunday with a star-studded gala, […]
Metropolitan Family Services Evanston/Skokie Valley held this year’s Spring Fever benefit on April 21. The event brought 150 guests to the Evanston Golf Club to honor former Evanston Mayor Jay Lytle and his wife, Bonnie, for their continued support to Metropolitan’s mission and efforts. The Family Support and Prevention Program was also highlighted for its strong […]
Celebrating 94 years of impact, Youth Guidance held the 2018 Bright Futures Gala, raising over $1 million for its youth. Funds raised will further support school-based programs that currently serve 11,000 students. Celebrated at the Palmer House Hilton, the event highlighted Youth Guidance’s Becoming A Man® (BAM), Working On Womanhood℠ (WOW), Parent and Family Engagement, Project Prepare®, […]
Serving 1,400 children and families in seven centers and numerous partner sites, Chicago Youth Centers (CYC) provides innovative early childhood and youth development programs for Chicago’s underserved youth. CYC has and continues to change the course of many lives and communities throughout the years. Last year, 100 percent of CYC seniors graduated from high school […]
