All Entries in the "Philanthropy" Category
Chicago Opera Theatre raising their voices to inspire the next generation of opera stars in Chicago
With Chicago’s growing crime rate there’s definitely a need to find more ways to divert our children’s attention to other things more positive. Not just for the moment, but a life experience that can impact each child and their families. The Chicago Opera Theatre raised their magical voices and hands to inspire the next generation [...]
Local Charities are the big winners to Jewel-Osco’s Competition
Jewel-Osco held a free Family Day at the Stockman & Dakota Corral this past Saturday. There were cowboy-themed games, western-style prizes, and a Celebrity Grill-off Showdown to benefit local charities. I am honored to be one of the competitors and I chose to represent and win for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Without much experience [...]
The Fab Giver, Red Pump Rocker & National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
How well do you you know our fellow Chicagonista and charitable queen Karyn Brianne Watkins? Each time Karyn surfaces on the social media scene, she is wearing a different hat. Each hat she wears is a giving hat, one that shares, cares and makes us all more aware. Sitting down with Karyn, we learn that [...]
Do you help others at work or influence them?
More importantly, how would someone categorize you? In a 2009 study, Rice University researchers found that people valued job candidates who were influential over candidates who were helpful. And the usage of those terms fell along a gender lines. Women were more often described with communal terms versus men who were described with agentic terms. [...]
Holiday Giving Can Be Fun
Feeling charitable during the holidays is easy in Chicagoland because it is part of who we are. The Salvation Army has been out for weeks jingling bells to remind us the reason for the season. In the 125 years that the Salvation Army has been servicing the Chicago-land, many have benefited. The needy and underprivileged [...]
Chicago Foundation for Women’s new President, Sujata
With all the talk about the Great Recession being the “Mancession”, the impact on women has been missing in mainstream media. Yet the statistics don’t lie. Women have been greatly impacted and the effects of pay inequality have been felt in families where women have become the bread winner due to men losing jobs. Thus [...]
Ramona & Beezus inspired goodness in all!
Chicagonista along with Nancy Loo hosted the special screening of Ramona & Beezus this past weekend in behalf of Tide Acti-Lift. The night before the event, Chicago had an incredible amount of rain throughout the night and news of flooded basements were heard on radios and tv news but yet over 200 viewers came to [...]
