Feed the Dream raises $125,000 for Guatemala

On Monday, July 16, 2012, two hundred guests gathered at the Highland Park Country Club to take part in the annaul Feed the Dream golf fundraiser.

The Ladies 9-Hole Golf Scramble and Luncheon raised $125,000. Funds go directly to assist women and children with their …

New Foundation Center 25th Anniversary Benefit raises $125,000+

There was a buzz in the air at the Highland Park Country Club on Sunday Sept. 9 where 200 guests gathered to raise funds for New Foundation Center and celebrate its 25th anniversary.

The evening featured silent auction items and chances to “win” valuable prizes, …

Northbrook group enjoys vintage music

A delightful tune from one of the many automatic music machine treasures welcomed guests to the Sanfilippo Estate on Oct. 18.

Gregory Leifel, Sanfilippo Foundation executive director, waited patiently on the atrium staircase of the Barrington Hills mansion as members of the Northbrook Community Associates …

Success for Northbrook’s Party Dress Project

Even Cinderella would have been dazzled.

That special dress? At a special price? And for a special cause? The Party Dress Project of Northbrook, now in its fourth year, had all that, plus a great time for everyone who showed up to shop.

The Oct. …

Chicago Academy for the Arts raises $460,000 at A Taste for the Arts Gala

Chicago Academy for the Arts, a Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National School of Distinction and one of only four independent arts high schools in the United States, celebrated 30 years of educating emerging artists with A Taste for the Arts/30th Anniversary Gala on …

Family Service Center plans centenary celebration

Five community leaders who have previously served as presidents of Family Service Center are joining with members of the current board of directors to recognize and celebrate the agency’s 100 years of service to Glenview, Northbrook, Wilmette, and Kenilworth.

Mike Basofin, Heidi Voorhees, Louise Yao, …

Run & Walk for Prostate Cancer Awareness raises $21,000

Run & Walk for Prostate Cancer Awareness was held on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Chicago Prostate Cancer Center in Westmont. The 3K walk and 5K run course went North down Pasquinelli Drive and round the business area.

There were over 300 participants and $21,000 was …

Kotler & Kiven Memorial Golf raises $51,885

The Ed Kotler and Blake Kiven Memorial Golf Classic took place on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Butterfield Country Club in Oak Brook. Forty guests attended the event and raised $51,885 to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as part of the “Light The Night …

Wilmette’s Nick Saule takes a fall to raise $71,000

Balani Custom Clothiers, a family-owned menswear company based for more than 50 years in Chicago, supported their clothing consultant Nick Saule, a Wilmette native, as he went over the edge.

On Saturday, Sept. 8, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Nick embraced his inner James Bond and …

Mark David Designs opens in Lake Forest

EVENT: Mark David Designs opens in Lake Forest with a benefit party, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 at 266 E. Deerpath Road.The celebration will feature live jazz, fine fare from Market House on the Square, and champagne and wine toasts.

BENEFITING: Owner Mark Roberts, a …

Fashion your way at Artwear show

The fantastic fruits of a yearlong fashion-hunting expedition will be on offer to the public at the Highland Park Country Club Oct. 24-26.

Linda Brodson and Kathy Sackheim present their seventh Fall and Winter Artwear Unlimited Show, as always, free and open to the public, …

Catholic Charities ‘Sunday in the Park at Ravinia’ raises $12,000

Seventy-five guests attended the Catholic Charities Benefit/Fundraiser, “Sunday in the Park at Ravinia.” The event included a reception and luncheon in a private tent, followed by a 5 p.m. Chicago Symphony “All Tchaikovsky” concert. The highlight was the “1812 Festival Overture” complete with live cannons. …

Top chefs cook for the Anti-Cruelty Society

It’s raining cats and dogs at The Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago — or so it seems lately.

Shelter managers, while reporting higher numbers of needy animals than usual, say proceeds from an event on Oct. 26 — aptly named “It’s Raining Cats & Dogs”— will …

President’s Party kicks off Glitter Ball preparations

Hillary Priest (from left), Mary Carter, Maureen Sullivan and Julie Rocap, all of Winnetka, as co-chairs of the 2012 Glitter Ball of the North Shore Board of the Northwestern Settlement, attended the organization’s annual President’s Party on Sept. 21. The party kicked off preparations for …

Local author speaks at JUF benefit evening

Deerfield author Lisa Barr speaks on “GIRLilla Warfare: A Mom’s Guide to Surviving the Suburban Jungle,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Evolution Wine and Spirits, 2766 Dundee Road, Northbrook. Registration begins at 7 p.m. for this Fall 2012 Perspectives program of the Young Women’s …