With gas prices pushing $5 a gallon in the Chicago area, Earth Day is a great time to start teaching your children the importance of conservation and care for the planet. Celebrated on April 22 this year, Earth Day began in the 1970s in Wisconsin as a simple “teach-in” day. By 1990, it was […]
“I want to teach people about my disease,” Jared Kuper, 10, said to his mom. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes only after he went into a diabetic coma. Jared, supported by his mom, has become an advocate for children with diabetes locally and beyond. “It’s not me, it’s my son,” Laura says, […]
Terri Lorenz’s philanthropy has always centered around families and children. In 2005, she and her husband, Tony, noticed that family summer gatherings in Wilmette tended to center on the lakefront, with little going on in their neighborhood farther west. Wanting to provide summer entertainment that families could walk to, they started the annual Thornwood […]
When Nina Winner’s daughters, Mara and Abigail, go to a sleepover or a birthday party, they have to take packed meals with them. They can’t eat what the other kids are eating because they have celiac—a genetic auto-immune disease—and their father has it, too. Her daughters’ and husband’s diagnoses inspired Nina to get involved […]
Here’s two easy ways to make a difference: The Buffalo Grove Area Chamber’s Community Outreach Committee offers two projects for you to help this month. Take a look and see if you can help. Feed the Hungry–Fill the Pantry Once again the Chamber is reaching out for help. On your next trip to the grocery […]
“Big Head” (Founder and Owner), Officeheads, inc. Evanston After entrepreneurs dive head first into their startups, Rebecca Berneck is there to catch them. Founded in 2008, Rebecca’s company, Officeheads, assists entrepreneurs with day-to-day management operations and big-picture planning. “The entrepreneurs should be doing what they’re passionate about—not the mechanics,” she says. Rebecca’s path to founding […]
The New Foundation Center has entered the Winter 2011 GuideStar-KIMBIA Nonprofit Giveaway to win a $5,000 prize. GuideStar is a leading source of nonprofit information, and KIMBIA is a group that helps not for profits and other organizations increase giving. “If every supporter takes the time to write a review about what New Foundation Center means to them or its importance […]
]]Classic Kids Photography is looking for nominations for its 2nd annual “Love Giving” campaign. They will give two families in need a free professional photography sitting and portraits of their family, including framing provided by Artist’s Frame Service. You can nominate a family in need by sending an email to lovegiving@classickidsphotography.com. Rules: One family […]
From writing a check to contacting your state lawmaker, you can help plug many of the gaps in funding at Illinois nonprofits. Write a check: Nonprofit charities rely on state funding for only a portion of their overall budgets. In many cases, the largest source of their funding comes from private donations. Most nonprofits maintain […]
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 […]
