At Modern Luxury, connection and community define who we are. We use cookies to improve the Modern Luxury experience - to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also may share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. We take your privacy seriously and want you to be aware that we have recently made changes to our Privacy Policy, which can be found here.

I AGREE

Mayor Rahm Emanuel & James Compton

James O’Connor & Lester Crown

Shawn Donnelley, Meredith Wood-Prince & Melissa McNally

Tom Smithburg, Colette Cachey Smithburg, Elizabeth Cole & Michael Ferro

Silver Anniversary

| July 30, 2012 | Parties

THE PARTY Rita and John Canning chaired Big Shoulders Fund’s 25th anniversary dinner, which raised $6.25 million, making it one of the most successful fundraising events in Chicago history. In addition to the money raised, 500 new iPads were donated for use in Big Shoulders Fund schools. THE SCENE Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Big Shoulders Fund President Monsignor Kenneth Velo were among the 950 guests who viewed the short film Invest in a Child, which showcases the charity’s impact on students’ daily lives. Photos by James Fogarty, Dwyane Kuan and Ana Miyares

Tags:

Photography by:

Search Our Site

Silver Anniversary