All healthcare workers are heroes, especially during these coronavirus times. But, nurse Ivan Escobar was named the ‘Everyday Extraordinary’ 2020 Nurse Hero by the Red Cross even before the virus arrived. When the driver of a car nearby was shot in his head, Escobar jumped out of his own vehicle and into action. He found […]
Change lives with a donation in honor of a 2020 Chicago Red Cross Hero, and your gift will be matched! The Covid-19 pandemic sadly forced the Chicago Red Cross to cancel its 18th annual Heroes Breakfast fundraiser, at which 14 heroes were to be honored. But, hopefully, by releasing their stories online instead, they will ultimately […]
Change lives with a donation in honor of a 2020 Chicago Red Cross Hero, and your gift will be matched! The Covid-19 pandemic sadly forced the Chicago Red Cross to cancel its 18th annual Heroes Breakfast fundraiser, at which 14 heroes were to be honored. But, hopefully, by releasing their stories online instead, they will ultimately […]
There are few people more inspiring than Auschwitz Holocaust Survivor Fritzie Fritzshall—the Red Cross of Illinois 2020 “Everyday Extraordinary” Global Citizenship Hero and President of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. At age 13, Fritzshall and her family were arrested at gunpoint and shipped via train to the horrific death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was […]
Patty Gonzalez and Maricela Wesby’s niece, AnaVictoria, was 13 years old when she was diagnosed with leukemia. It took truly copious amounts of blood, donated by others, to keep her alive for the following two years. Inspired by this, Gonzalez, Wesby and their Northern Trust colleague Georgina Adan started blood drives in AnaVictoria’s memory after […]
What is something simple that you can do, on your block, to help others? That’s an ideal question for anyone to ask during these Covid-challenged times. Intriguingly, it’s also the question that led Jahmal Cole to launch the youth volunteer service nonprofit and movement, ‘My Block, My Hood, My City’. In turn, this led the […]
If there is any silver living to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that we have seen our community come together like never before. Neighbors have helped one another, healthcare heroes have been celebrated and reports of good news bring smiles to our faces during this scary time. So why not use our time and privilege to help […]
If there is any silver living to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s that we have seen our community come together like never before. Neighbors have helped one another, healthcare heroes have been celebrated and reports of good news bring smiles to our faces during this scary time. So why not use our time and privilege to help […]
As we’ve watched the coronavirus pandemic change everything before our eyes, businesses and organizations globally are having to be agile and adapt. Just as so many others have, the Executives Club of Chicago has canceled or postponed programming for the time being and is encouraging the community to revisit their impressive body of past content. In doing […]
As we’ve watched the coronavirus pandemic change everything before our eyes, businesses and organizations globally are having to be agile and adapt. Just as so many others have, the Executives Club of Chicago has canceled or postponed programming for the time being and is encouraging the community to revisit their impressive body of past content. In doing […]
