On Thursday, March 17th the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center hosted its annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Over 1,700 guests attended including civic and community leaders, holocaust survivors, and religious figures who were able to raise $3 million dollars for the museum. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was the […]
Early this month over 1,000 Northwestern students gathered for the 42nd annual Northwestern University Dance Marathon. Students danced from 7pm Friday March 4th to 1am March 6th raising over $1.2 million in support of Blessings in a Backpack and the Evanston Community Foundation. Students work throughout the entire year to raise money for the recipient, all […]
On Saturday March 5th, Camp Kesem held their second annual Magic Ball to raise funds for the amazing work they do for “children touched by a parent’s cancer”. With the help of Chicago Blackhawk Niklas Hjalmarsson and wife Elina, famed auctioneer David Goodman and host Susanna Negovan, creator of SPLASH and contributor to FOX Good Day […]
On Thursday March 3rd, 230 students from Budlong Elementary, on Chicago’s Northwest side, got active wearing their UNICEF Kid Power bands. The day full of fun kicked off Chicago’s Kid Power Month (Feb 29-Mar 25), a challenge to get kids active to save lives. Students participated in a pep rally with a special surprise appearance by […]
On Sunday March 6th, JCC of Chicago held their annual preview party for the Chicago Jewish Film Festival. The event hosted over 300 guests at the Bernard Weinger JCC in Northbrook for a night filled with live music and film fest sneak peeks while being emceed by NPR’s Peter Sagal. This being their largest fundraiser of […]
On February 7th, more than 500 attendees raised over $100,000 benefitting the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation at the 9th Annual Be My Valentine Family Event. Co-chaired by Sarna Lee Goldenberg, Libby Langsdorf and Katie Schwartz the event was hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and held a number of activities for guests. The 10 a.m. […]
McGaw YMCA’s recent Gala was filled with elected representatives, business CEOs, education leaders, and prominent philanthropists. But most would agree that the person who made the biggest impression on the evening was actually the youngest. Twelve-year-old Diesel Armstrong, together with his mom, Cyndi, and his mentor John Wylie, sat with dignitaries including Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. […]
On Feb. 4, 2016, the Museum of Broadcast Communications hosted 400 guests at the sold out Steppenwolf Salutes Women in the Arts fundraiser. The event honored award-winning actress Claire Danes and welcomed other VIP guests including Steppenwolf’s artistic director Anna D. Shapiro, Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts (who also appeared with Danes in tv series Homeland), Steppenwolf Board […]
On Sunday, Jan. 31, 450 guests raised $130,000 at the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago 15th annual d’Vine Affair benefitting their self-sufficiency programs. In attendance were chair couples Joseph and Helen Glunz of Louis Glunz Wines and John and Erin Cohn, Executive Vice President/Director of Treasury Management at First Bank of Highland Park, […]
On Dec. 12, 2015, almost 2,000 young professionals gathered together for the Jewish United Fund‘s annual Big Event Fundraiser. Hosted at the Sheraton Chicago, the fundraiser included comedy acts by Pat McGann and Chicago native Hannibal Buress, as well as an after party at the new Loews Chicago. This year the event was able to raise […]
