How — and why — marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols started a movement inspiring people to share random acts of “blue” gratitude around the world. The image of Earth captured by the crew of Apollo 17 is a stunning shot of the planet we call home. It is commonly known as the Blue Marble Shot and […]
Updated April 17, 2018 We all want to protect the planet for the next generation, and there’s never been a more important time to dedicate yourself to environmental causes. In honor of Earth Day (April 22), here’s a look at some of Chicagoland’s best eco-friendly charities. Active Transportation Alliance In 2016 Chicago was named the […]
During the “Brave is Beautiful” fashion show at A Safe Place’s Wine Women & Shoes on May 6 at Ravinia Festival, models will not only wear the creations of Lake Forest fashion designer Ave Sanjuan, but they will also help raise funds for domestic violence victims and their families. Sanjuan presented her first full collection in […]
Leadership Greater Chicago presented its inaugural Civic Catalyst Award to Attorney General Lisa Madigan and former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at its annual Celebrate Leaders Dinner on March 30 at the Chicago Hilton. Connie Lindsey, head of Corporate Responsibility and Global Diversity & Inclusion for Northern Trust, was also honored as the 2017 Distinguished […]
K.I.D.S.S. for Kids, an affiliated organization of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, will celebrate its 25th anniversary throughout 2017. In January, they hosted their signature event, Aon Step Up for Kids, which raised $750,000 for the Lurie Children’s Department of Family Services. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 225 […]
With so many good causes out there, it can be difficult to crystallize your vision for how you’d like to make the world a better place. Donating to charity in a significant way takes planning on its own, but before you even get there, how do you pick out of the more than 1.5 million […]
When Rahel Nardos was growing up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, her mother had her brother wait in line for a half a day so that an ill sibling could see a physician. Nardos was aware that the availability of medical care was an issue in her country, but notes that they lived in the country’s […]
Music can have healing powers, both when you listen to it and when you make it. In Englewood, a neighborhood with some of the highest poverty and violent-crime rates in the city, some elementary school students are finding ways to channel their talent and creativity through musical instruments in a program called Shift: Englewood Youth Orchestra. […]
This month marks 15 years of the American Red Cross celebrating local heroes who have gone above and beyond serving their community. From a Lake Forest father who has distributed seven million books to underserved Chicago youth to an Oak Park teenager who has organized a system to meet the hygiene needs of homeless women, […]
On March 23, the Chicago premiere of “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin” raised over $4.6 million to benefit the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago’s Holocaust Community Services program. 2,300 guests attended the concert drama at Symphony Center. The evening’s lead sponsors were the Crown Family and the Pritzker Family Philanthropic Fund. All proceeds from the evening […]
