If you started 2020 with a resolution to be healthier, make plans to volunteer. According to the Mayo Clinic Health System, volunteering offers health benefits like a decreased risk of depression and reduced stress levels — you may even live longer! Beyond those health benefits, though, volunteering connects you to your community and helps support […]
The Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation (AKR Foundation) is a nonprofit that was formed to honor celebrated author and creator Amy Krouse Rosenthal by providing funding for ovarian cancer research and child literacy. The foundation actively seeks out programming and strategic partnerships to promote their efforts. Just this year they have hosted storytimes, visited schools and […]
On Dec. 14, the JDRF Illinois Chapter hosted its 40th Annual JDRF One Dream Gala at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event set a global record for JDRF by raising $7 million “to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications.” More than 100 JDRF Galas take place […]
2020 has arrived and with it comes annual winter events like the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival and Northwestern’s Winter Chamber Music Festival. Plus, say goodbye to the holiday season during a traditional Swedish event and meet the future of theater. 33rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival Jan. 8-25 Chicago Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents three professionally produced […]
Charity may begin at home, but it doesn’t have to stay there. Galas for good causes nationwide can give you an even better reason to pack your bags than wanderlust.
In 1919, a young man who had just lost his father in World War I found refuge in an organization housed on the West Side of Chicago. One hundred years later, that same nonprofit serves nearly 15,000 youth across the city. Serving as an agent for change and a beacon of hope, “the Union League […]
2019 was a big year here at Better Chicago. In May, after 12 years as Make It Better, we became, simply, Better and launched a new website and redesigned print magazine. And just last month, we introduced you to our new president, Jessica Cline. Although our name changed, our mission — to help you live, […]
Engaging even the youngest of volunteers from age 2 to 82, Cradles to Crayons Chicago brought families and friends together to put aside formal wear for a fun, dress-down day of giving and celebration. On Saturday, Nov. 16, more than 250 supporters joined Cradles to Crayons at its Giving Factory to roll up their sleeves […]
The physical distance between Providence St. Mel (PSM) — a private, coeducational college prep school in East Garfield Park — and the Auditorium Theatre, performance home of The Joffrey Ballet, is only a little over five miles, but in many ways they are worlds apart. Longtime Joffrey Board of Directors member Mary Jo Basler, a […]
American dancer and choreographer Agnes George de Mille once said, “To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful…” She could have easily been speaking about the Bridges’ Teen Leadership Council Dance Marathon, through which hundreds of dancers have made a powerful impact on the lives of others. Ranked eighth most-successful […]
