On March 7, the Illinois Holocaust Museum hosted its 2018 Humanitarian Awards Dinner to honor Mitchell Feiger and Pamela L. Netzky, who received the Humanitarian Award, and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, which received the Distinguished Community Leadership Award. The keynote presentation featured a conversation between Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and […]
Northwestern’s 44th Annual Dance Marathon raised more than $1 million for Cradles to Crayons and Evanston Community Foundation. More than 1,000 undergraduate students danced for 30 hours for what is one of the largest student-run philanthropies in the country. More from Make It Better: Better Makers: The Cove School Hosts Annual Benefit Better Makers: […]
Chicago’s anti-human trafficking community and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women Committee hosted Cocktails for a Cause on March 8 at the Chicago Yacht Club. The event, which featured cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live music, raised more than $32,000 for Selah Freedom, an organization confronting sex trafficking here at home and around the country. […]
On Feb. 24, The Cove School hosted its 2018 annual benefit, “Find Your Outstanding,” at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel. The evening raised a record amount, more than $690,000, for its work providing “the highest level of support for students with learning disabilities.” More from Make It Better: Better Makers: Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s […]
On Feb. 17, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Young Professionals Group of Chicago hosted its 4th Annual Mingle for Myeloma to benefit the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. The event, which raised $85,000, featured live music from Pat McKillen, a silent auction, passed appetizers, an open bar, and more. More from Make It Better: Shop […]
In October, The Service Club of Chicago hosted their 2017 Annual Gala at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago and raised more than $450,000 — a record amount — for the organization, which works “to award grants that will expand facilities, improve equipment and initiate new programs for Chicagoland’s 501(c)(3) organizations, thereby assisting the community as a whole.” […]
On April 29, more than 500 guests attended the Midwest Regional Office of UNICEF USA’s 10th annual UNICEF Hope Gala and raised more than $1 million to support the work UNICEF is doing around the world to “put children first.” The event, which celebrated UNICEF’s 70th anniversary, featured a silent auction and raffle, live auction, […]
From March 3-5, Northwestern University Dance Marathon raised $1.25 million for Gigi’s Playhouse, an organization that helps improve the lives of those with Down syndrome. A whopping 1,500 undergraduate students danced for 30 hours, and the event featured a video greeting by GiGi Gianni, the daughter of Gigi’s Playhouse Founder Nancy Gianni. In addition to dancing, […]
On March 4, members of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs took a break from spring training action to participate in Joe Maddon’s annual Respect Bald event. Maddon and participating players, including Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Ben Zobrist, had their heads shaved to raise money for Maddon’s Respect 90 Foundation and pediatric cancer research. The […]
The Goddard School, from Dec. 1 to Jan. 23, collected 26,000 books as part of their 4th annual charity book drive benefitting Bernie’s Book Bank. On Jan. 25, The Goddard School gathered together for the final count, with school owners, children and volunteers sorting and stickering the thousands of books at Bernie’s Book Bank’s facility in Lake Bluff. The […]
