Debra Gelfand, who had six children go through District 34 schools, did the same before she died in 1990.Īcting on a promise to continue her work, Gelfand's best friend, Barbara Silver, started the foundation and continues as its president with one of Debra's sons, Zach, as vice president. 16 at the Valley Lo Club in Glenview.įounded in 1991, the Debra Gelfand Children's Foundation is a nonprofit that works to support families in Glenview School District 34 who are experiencing hardship. To register for tickets and view sponsorship opportunities, visit Great institutionsįamily Service Center, 191 Waukegan Road, Northfield, will present its 2023 Heart of the Family award to the Debra Gelfand Children's Foundation at FSC's Chrysalis Luncheon Nov. A "premium" ticket ($100) and several levels of sponsorships also are available for the event to benefit Youth Services, which turned 50 years old this year. General admission tickets are $50, with tickets for children 17 and under are $35. 12, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.Ī family-friendly concert, the popular Chicago band Tributosaurus will dig into its deep repertoire to play songs by U2 and REM at this concert. Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook will present a fundraising concert at 7 p.m. This is anticipated to save an annual $135,000 in energy costs, a savings that is equivalent to reducing more than 3.2 million tons of carbon emissions. A grant of nearly $940,000 from the energy company enabled the park district to switch out fixtures at eight park district facilities.
This one was for its LED lighting replacement program in tandem with ComEd. The five-year partnership has aided the presentation of community festivals, concerts and running races.įor a second straight year the IAPD gave the park district a "Best Green Practices" award. The Northbrook Park District earned an IAPD "Best Friend of Illinois Parks" business award in the small business category for a financial scholarship program it offers residents, which is fully funded due to a partnership with Northbrook Bank & Trust.
Chair of Golf Operations since 2010, Ziering was board president from 2012-15 and vice president from 2010-12. 14 at its Best of the Best Awards Gala in Wheeling.įirst of all, Michael Ziering was acknowledged with a service award for his 15 years as an elected park board commissioner. The Illinois Association of Park Districts presented three awards to the Northbrook Park District on Oct. To purchase a ticket, visit Rotary Club of Northbrook online at /2398 and scroll down to the program notice. There are no walk-ins allowed for this special luncheon meeting, and the $25 tickets must be purchased in advance. One of the things Spoolstra does as associate regional director is facilitate adolescent training sessions to counter antisemitism. He believes a reason is continuing stereotypes of Jewish people still believed by many Americans. Spoolstra will examine "The State of Antisemitism" at regional, national and international levels, given that 2021 incidents of antisemitism were the highest in decades. Milwaukee Ave., with check-in at noon and the program from 12:15-1:30. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook, 2855 N.
15 with guest speaker Trent Spoolstra, who is the associate regional director of the Anti-Defamation League's Midwest office. The Rotary Club of Northbrook will offer a special luncheon meeting Nov.
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