Mancari’s SPRING LINE UP!

More than 300 area residents showed their support for Pillars Community Health (PCH) at its annual ball at Drury Lane on Feb. 1.

Attendees, donors and sponsors collaborated to raise $242,000 for PCH, a non-profit organization that provides health and social services to thousands of residents in the region.

Guests enjoyed dinner, casino-style gaming, live musical entertainment and participated in a live auction.

For more information about Pillars Community Health, visit www.pillarscommunityhealth.org.

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Several hundred local residents gathered to support the Mend A Heart Foundation at its annual Heartfest fundraiser at the Hyatt Lodge on Feb. 8.

This year, the fundraiser adopted a "capes and cocktails" theme, with guests being encouraged to wear either casual or "superhero" attire.

For the first time, Heartfest 2020 was preceded by a half-hour pre-event reception for families that have been impacted by congenital heart disease. All proceeds from the fundraiser are directed towards the Mend A Heart Foundation, which has been supporting children afflicted with congenital heart disease for more than a decade.

For more information about the Mend A Heart Foundation, visit www.mendaheart.org.

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Roughly 360 guests raised $225,000 to support Noah’s Hope-Hope 4 Bridget at “A Fifth Season," its ninth annual Batten disease fundraiser at the Marriott Oakbrook on Nov. 9.

More than $50,000 was raised during the live auction and fund-the-need campaign.

Sara and David Kennicott, and Jennifer and Tracy VanHoutan, founders of Noah’s Hope-Hope 4 Bridget, provided a foundation research update at the event. For more information, visit www.noahshope.com or www.hope4bridget.com.

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