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Living & Giving | Jan. 2025

HOPE GROWS

By Michelle Crowe

PHOTOGRAPHY BY IAN MCLEOD

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More than 400 people attended the annual Wellness House Ball at The Old Post Office in Chicago. The Hope Grows guests dined, danced, and donated to support individuals and families affected by cancer. This year’s co-chairs Pamela and George Pontikis and Katie and Michael Isadore along with a wonderful committee created an evening of greenery and candlelight, the perfect backdrop for the moving stories of two young adults who attend Wellness House programs. The Wellness House Ball provides critical funds to further the mission of providing free cancer support for individuals and families around Chicagoland. wellnesshouse.org

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