Category: Nonprofits

"Life is so precious, and sometimes when we are in good health we take it for granted. We don't appreciate our life until we are forced to." By Steven Ponton At age 9 Journal entry...

"The Infant Welfare Society's first patients were immigrants coming to the new world in 1911. Our first caregivers wore petticoats and shawls. These women worked out of storefronts in poor neighborhoods to offer clean, safe milk, and education to mothers and babies. "Our patients today are immigrants as well, but...

"After 20 years in America, Salvador had struck the perfect balance of work, cocaine, marijuana and alcohol. As a waiter at various Italian restaurants around Chicago, he could make $200 a day, enough to pay the rent and cover his habits. Salvador was often too tired and hung over...

"There once was a man who dreamed of being a theater performer. He memorized Dr. Martin Luther King's speeches and could perform them on the spot. He earned his Associate of Arts degree in Chicago and eventually landed in New York City where he earned his Bachelor's degree from...

"Speed skater Dan Jansen, Olympic Gold Medallist, will receive The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Illinois Chapter's Humanitarian Award at this year's Dream for a Cure Gala, Friday, May 2. "Jansen's sister Jane died of leukemia while he was competing in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. Just hours after hearing of...

Thousands of people stricken with leukemia and lymphoma are searching for information about their diseases, for people sharing the same experiences and for the scientists who are performing cutting edge research. And thousands of others want to support those researchers who make a difference through fundraising. The Illinois Chapter...

The 400-member Lawyers for the Creative Arts provides free or low cost legal services to artists and writers in the Chicago area. For their annual benefit, they put together a program book to showcase the work of the attorneys in an effort to increase donor interest. Ryan Du Val...