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Friends of Prentice has focused on the mission
of saving lives of women and infants, bringing difficult pregnancies to successful
birth, advancing research on several fronts critical to women and improving
the quality of life for health-challenged families. Since 1986, Friends of Prentice, through its generous supporters, sponsors and board members, has raised over $14 million to fund programs and capital projects at Prentice Women’s Hospital.
The new Prentice Women's Hospital opened in the fall of 2007.
The new one million square foot facility provides comprehensive and coordinated
care for women of all ages and life stages. Through the generosity of our supporters,
we were able to make a vital, five-year pledge to name the Friends of Prentice
Floor for Outpatient Testing and Women's Programs in the new hospital, and we
continue to support important fellowship training in maternal fetal medicine,
the discovery of causes and new treatments for women's cancers and the advancement
of research in prenatal diagnosis.
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Friends of Prentice is pleased to announce that we will become an official
Bank of America Chicago Marathon charity in 2010.
Visit the Friends of Prentice booth at this year’s Chicago Marathon Expo
for more information and to sign up to Run for Prentice 2010.
Help us put women’s health first!
Bank of America Chicago Marathon Expo
McCormick Place
2301 S Lake Shore Dr.
Friends of Prentice booth #255
Expo hours: Friday, October 9th from 9a.m.-8p.m. and Saturday October 10th from 9a.m.-6p.m.
To sign up to Run for Prentice 2010 please click here.
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Shop Key to the Cure at Saks Fifth Avenue and help the fight against women’s cancers.
We are proud to be the beneficiary of Saks Fifth Avenue’s annual
Key to the Cure shopping event which benefits women’s cancer research. From October 15-18 Saks Fifth Avenue on North Michigan Avenue will donate 2% of sales to Friends of Prentice.
Please shop at Saks Fifth Avenue October 15-18 and support Friends of Prentice and the Key to the Cure!
Saks Fifth Avenue
700 N. Michigan Avenue
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| Thank you to the 2009 Friends of Prentice Bal Masqué Gala co-chairs and sponsors for making the event a huge success! |
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Bal Masqué
June 13, 2009
FRIENDS OF PRENTICE UNMASKS VENETIAN GLAMOR WITH ANNUAL BLACK-TIE GALA
Business, Community and Civic Leaders Attend Dazzling Benefit in Chicago
CHICAGO, July 7, 2009 – More than 750 guests filled the enchanting grand ballroom at Navy Pier on June 13 for the Friends of Prentice Bal Masque Gala. The 23rd annual benefit represented a glittering evening for some of the city’s most prominent business, community and civic leaders dedicated to ensuring the future of women’s health. Revenue from the Gala will continue to support critical initiatives at Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago.
“We are thrilled to announce that the Gala revenue this year topped $850,000”, said Trina Gordon McCallister, Friends of Prentice board president. “These funds will allow us to continue to support important discoveries for new treatments of cancer, research to advance women’s health and fellowship training in prenatal care.”
The Gala began with a silent auction in which guests were invited to bid on items such as trips, memorabilia and once-in-a lifetime experiences. During the silent auction, attendees had the option to preview the night’s highly sought-after live auction items including the opportunity for four lucky fans to be honorary “roadies for the day” at the upcoming Miley Cyrus concert, Jonas Brothers tickets for six were also up for grabs that included unprecedented backstage access, and a lavish week at a 5 bedroom luxury villa in sunny Jamaica.
After the dinner was announced, guests were escorted into the Grand Ballroom and greeted by Masters of Ceremony, Mary Ann Childers and Jay Levine, both long-time Chicago television personalities, as well as supporters of Friends of Prentice. A three-course dinner followed the opening remarks.
After dinner, guests took part in the gala’s signature event, the Grand Giveaways. Guests vied for hundreds of free items tossed out by a parade of enthusiastic volunteers. Glow-in-the dark memorabilia, giant stuffed animals and sportswear were just a few of the many items distributed during this “hands-on” portion of the evening. The culmination of the evening was marked with the Navy Pier fireworks and the sounds of Lynne Jordan and the Shivers as the crowd spent the rest of the night showing off their dance moves. |
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Special Thanks to Our 2009 Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor:
Sustaining Sponsors:
The Crown and Goodman Families
Travel Sponsor: Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Print Sponsor: Lake County Press
Wine Sponsor: Wells Fargo
Band Sponsor: Patty and Craig Henderson
Design Sponsor: Kutyla Design
Contributing Sponsors: Shamrock Electric Company, Inc.; Park National Bank; Walgreens
Patron Sponsors: Cramer-Krasselt; Ferrara Pan Candy Company; Goldman Sachs & Co.; Huron Consulting Group; Kirkland & Ellis LLP;
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP; Northwestern Memorial Foundation; Donna and Michael Socol, MD
Benefactor Sponsors: Anderson, Rasor & Partners, LLP; Associated Bank; BP North America; Cecil Booth and Danny Sharp; Cooke and Lewis Ltd.; Ernst and Young LLP; Floors for the Cure and the Floor Muffler; Lee Golub; Joanne DeSanctis Kirk and David Kirk; Mary Lane; Trina and Richard McCallister; Mesirow Financial; Ginger and Stan Pillman; VOA + OWP/P + Environmental Systems Design |
Friends of Prentice Honored as 2008
Philanthropists of the Year
At Northwestern Memorial Foundation’s annual board meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2009, Friends of Prentice was honored as the 2008 Philanthropist of the Year!
This award recognizes not only the organization’s commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, but also each individual board member’s continued dedication to the mission. Since 1986, Friends of Prentice, through its generous supporters, sponsors and board members, has raised over $14 million to fund programs and capital projects at Prentice Women’s Hospital.
During the awards ceremony, Stephen C. Falk, President, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, paid special homage to the Friends of Prentice Gala Committee for their tireless efforts. Last year’s gala, which grossed more than $1 million, represents an all-time high for any Northwestern Memorial Foundation-related event.
The 2008 Philanthropist of the Year award honors the significant progress Friends of Prentice has made in their philanthropic journey over the last 23 years.
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., chair of the Northwestern Memorial Foundation board;
Dean M. Harrison,
president and chief executive officer of Northwestern Memorial
HealthCare;
Trina Gordon McCallister,
president of Friends of Prentice and
Northwestern
Memorial Foundation board member;
Carol L. Bernick,
founder of Friends of Prentice
and Northwestern Memorial Hospital
board member; Thomas A. Cole, chair of
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.
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