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Aim High

It is no exaggeration to say that Eli Graettinger Cole, co-founder of Aim & Arrow, first became interested in social impact when she was just a child. Growing up in Atlanta, Cole accompanied her mother when she volunteered at a place called The Fellowship Mission, “which was a little preschool for kids who couldn’t afford

Building Philanthropy

Lifelong Chicagoan Richard H. Driehaus—a renowned investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist—grew up in a middle class Irish Catholic neighborhood on the city’s southwest side under the watchful eye of his parents, Herman and Margaret, and a slew of nuns. Both his parents and the sisters instilled in Driehaus the importance of hard work, honesty, curiosity, and

Summer Crosley Saves the Planet

From a young age, Hinsdale native Summer Crosley had a passion for fashion and beauty, but she ultimately pursued a career in medical device sales upon graduation from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. That choice would prove to be serendipitous when, while on a work trip to

Skin Deep

During her childhood in Barrington, celebrity and editorial makeup artist Nina Park loved to play with color—whether in arts and crafts or by making over her friends before Barrington High School dances—and ultimately decided to attend art school in Minneapolis to study painting. But Park would eventually learn that the face is really the ultimate

Art + Design

In October, event co-chairs Sarah Potter, Leslie Gantz McLamore, and Missy Kedzior began planning for The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s annual Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show opening night benefit party. The preview party was originally scheduled for May 14 but as a precaution during the COVID-19 outbreak, it has been postponed

L'Art de Enfants

Wade Schaaf ’s first memory of Barrington Dance Ensemble (BDE) includes driving up in a silver Oldsmobile, nervous and not quite sure if he’d get out of the car. He was 16. Eager to take on the world of dance—yet intimidated by the formidable local nonprofit where he secured a coveted audition—the teenaged Schaaf gathered

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