Living & Giving

The 118-year-old Allendale Shelter Club is hitting the slopes this winter with a new name, Allendale Women’s Board, and an exciting fundraiser, “Après Ski/Aspen.” The indoor/outdoor party will bring this beloved post-ski celebration to Lake Forest with cocktails and champagne, fire pits, and VIP yurts paired with a menu designed by Chef Paul Kahan of

The Breakthrough Board hosted a spectacular evening celebrating life-saving innovations at UChicago’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. The gala raised more than $1.3 million to fund future cancer research initiatives with high breakthrough potential. The Breakthrough Board is one of Chicago’s oldest charitable boards and has raised more than $25 million since its inception 75 years ago.

The Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation recently hosted its annual benefit at Theater on the Lake, honoring Dr. Olusimbo Ige, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. Special guest Guerdy Abraira, breast cancer survivor and star of The Real Housewives of Miami, was a special guest. The Fall Benefit raised more than $1.2 million

WINGS 24th Annual Purple Tie Ball transported 550 guests to a winter wonderland. The sold-out event, chaired by Katherine Banich and Shanna Nikolic, raised more than $1,000,000 for survivors of domestic violence. Set at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, the whimsical evening treated attendees to a cocktail reception, dinner, live auction, spectacular raffle prizes, mesmerizing entertainment,