Photo Flash: Concern Worldwide Hosts 2014 THANKS FOR GIVING Gala
Concern Worldwide's 2014 Thanks for Giving Gala was held at the Wit Hotel on November that approximately 230 people attended and raised over $75,000. Scroll down for photos!
This year, the Concern Leadership Network has selected Ethan Austin, Co-founder and President of GiveForward to receive the 2014 Spirit of Concern Award.
The gala event is hosted by the Concern Leadership Network, an affiliated group of service-minded professionals who support Concern's mission through outreach and event-based fundraising.
Funds raised from the 2014 Thanks for Giving Gala will support Concern's emergency response programs that help refugees in South Sudan.
2014 event co-chairs, Molly McShane and Brittany Siciliano, Chicago
Ariana Vargas, Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Ethan and Brittany Austin
Rachel Cooper, Emily & Andrew Schiller, and Kaitlyn Martin, Chicago
Kathryn Landuyt, Jamie Burns, and Vanessa LeWinter
Kevin Grace, event emcee
Ethan Austin, 2014 Spirit of Concern Award Honoree, and his wife, Brittany
Francis Kirby, Dolores Connolly, Judith Kirby, and Dan Casey
Denise Lopez, Kevin Grace, Johanna Dillon, Madeleine Donovan, and Anuj Grover
Kathy McCauley and Cathy Curry, Chicago
Jamie Burns, Kim Majewski, Molly McShane, and Brittany Siciliano
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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The Beautiful Game In Concert Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (8/31-8/31) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (8/01-8/30) |
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A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson Bishop Hill Park Gazebo (8/22-8/22) |
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BritBeat--The Immersive Beatles Experience ECC Arts Center (9/26-9/26) |