Earlier this year, Northbrook sisters Stacy Simpson and Lynn Van Cleave decided to raise money for breast cancer by throwing themselves a “bra-themed” birthday party with some very unique twists. The hot pink invitations informed guests that “The Girls are Goin’ from Saggin’ to Braggin’”—and that was just the beginning. Everything else was either […]
It was a sheer act of serendipity that brought Kathy Dodd and Stacey Pigott together. About 4 years ago, Pigott moved to the same Wilmette street where Dodd lives. The neighbors soon learned that they shared one common thread: They are mothers of children with epilepsy. Frustrated by the lack of research dedicated to pediatric […]
We’re all willing to go the distance to make life better for our kids, but not just any parent steps up when that distance is a 1-mile swim, a 23-mile bike ride and a 6-mile run, an Olympic triathlon. But Wilmette’s Mike and Chrissy Cornell dive right in to raise money for a cause […]
