Ann Marie Scheidler

A PRESCHOOL FOR ALL

Barrington’s Salem Methodist Preschool welcomes children of all abilities into their innovative classrooms. When Corrina Milbrandt ’s son Mason was four years old, he was diagnosed with autism. “It was hard to get that diagnosis, and even harder to figure out which school would best meet his needs,” Milbrandt says. Today, nearly 20 years later,

SCHOOL OF HOPE

Dave Tolmie supports Tanzania’s Faraja School, a primary school for children with physical disabilities. “It’s never too late to make a difference,” says Lake Forest’s Dave Tolmie. “My mom and dad were each 70 years old when they founded the Faraja School in Tanzania, Africa.” In 2001, Tolmie’s parents, Don and Joann, went to Tanzania

LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER

Lake Forest native Lauren Telander Edmonds embodied lessons from her father as she opened Vibe Fitness Studio in Evanston. WHEN LAUREN TELANDER EDMONDS was on the swim team at Lake Forest High School, there were nights when she would lay on the floor and tell her dad she wanted to quit. “Swimming was brutal,” Edmonds

NO ONE SITS ON THE SIDELINES

The Great Lake Adaptive Sports Association is gearing up for its annual Great Lake Games from June 11 to 16, an athletics competition that represents so much more than sports. IT REALLY WASN’T UNTIL I went away and was swimming for my college team that I realized the impact that GLASA had on my life,”

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Lifelong friends Meera Sinha and Emma Huntley leverage their expertise in early childhood development to build a community for moms. Growing up as next-door neighbors on an idyllic block in Evanston, Meera Sinha and Emma Huntley forged a bond that would last a lifetime. Without even a fence to separate them, their families intertwined like

IT’S A VIBE

Lake Forest’s Lillie Alexander Boutique creates a personal connection with its customers that keep them coming back. WHEN LAUREN PETERS BRINGS a new employee on to the Lillie Alexander team, she hands them a copy of the “Vibe Guide” that she wrote for the boutique when she took it over last fall. “It’s all about

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