This year's Make a Child Smile was a great success! New activities, new music and more fun! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and guests Make A Child Smile 2011 raised $90,000 in net proceeds and still counting!
On Monday, June 20th more than 450 children, parents, sponsors and volunteers gathered at John’s Place Restaurant in Lincoln Park to kick off summer with Benny the Bull, the Jesse White Tumblers, teen band Give Back, fantastic food and wonderful activities for kids of all ages! Click here to see photos of the event.
How does Make a Child Smile help children and their families?
Proceeds from Make a Child Smile provide at-risk children from low-income families with the special attention they need to form strong and healthy relationships with their parents and ensure their growth, development and success in school.
Click here if you would like to make a gift to support Make a Child Smile and the children of Metropolitan Family Services!
Thank You to our Donors!
Sapphire Sponsors ($10,000+)
Anonymous
Janet & Craig Duchossois
Platinum Sponsors ($5,000+)
Anonymous
Alberto Culver
John’s Place Restaurant
Ashley & Mike Joyce
Lew & Susan Manilow
Gold Sponsors ($2,500+)
Helen & Michael Arkes
Bank of America
William Blair & Company
R.L. Duchossois
Arla & Joel Gomberg
Jeff Lowe & the Lowe Group
Prudential Rubloff Properties
Martha & Richard Melman
Lisa & Gary Schenkman
The Struckmeyer Family
Silver Sponsors ($1,000+)
BDT Capital Partners, LLC
The Chicago Tribune Foundation
Stephanie Comer & Robert Craigie
DraftFCB
Blair & Kristina Eklund
The Green Family
Greta Huizenga & Mark Giesen
Carol Jones & Tom Hynes
Pat & Jenny Kernan
The Lefkofsky Family Foundation
Mangan Builders
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney/Dan Sandlin
Oberweis Asset Management
Jennifer & David Rhind
Carole & Gordon Segal
Bronze Sponsors ($500+)
Lori & Alan Crane
Laura & Harun Durudogan
Sondra Berman Epstein
Ed & Dayle Fortino
Leonard Goodman
Mark Hoplamazian & Rachel Kohler
Kim & Brad Moore
Jamie & David Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Rhind
Friend Sponsors ($250+)
Besch Design Concepts, Ltd.
Lenore Holt Darcy & Michael Darcy
Jessica Ekern
Susan & David Geiselhart
Bevery Hammel, Inc.
Howard & Stephanie Natinsky
John B. Simon
West End Dental
In-kind Donors
American Flatbread
Anthony’s Italian Ice
Helen & Michael Arkes
Boka Restaurant Group/Boka, Girl and the Goat
Cafe 28
Campus Gear
The Chicago Tribune
East Bank Club
FamilyFinds.com
Floriole Café & Bakery
Four Corners Taverns Group
Girl and the Goat
Give Back
The Green Family
Hinda Incentives
HMD Academy of Tae Kwon Do
Lynn & Eric Kaplan
Kaveri Kids’ Table
Kim & Scott’s Pretzels
The Left Bank
Lettuce Entertain You/Wow Bao
Liberty Creative Solutions
Lillstreet Art Center
Made By Hands
Mary Macaroni
Max & Benny’s Restaurant and Deli
Naha Park Hyatt & NoMi
Personalities, Inc.
RedEye
Ann & Marc Reinisch
Lisa & Gary Schenkman
Seder Orthodontics
So Sweet and Cozy
Sweet Mandy B’s
Time Out Chicago Kids
Uncle Sammy’s