Thursday, November 15, 2012
A fundraiser for the Vagnoni family of Grayslake, "The Magic of Adoption," will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Lakeland Church in Gurnee. The family-friendly event will feature performances by three area entertainers.
Three years ago, Mike and Amy Vagnoni of Grayslake adopted two Ethiopian brothers following a lengthy, nerve-wracking and life-changing process that tested their strength, but rewarded them with love. "We are humbled and blessed," said Amy of the couple's sons, 7-year-old John Eyob, and 6-year-old Ryan Ephrem. Now, the Vagnonis are doing it all over again, to give another child the opportunity for a better life. They began the process to adopt a third African child in October 2011. Just this week, said Amy, they learned their family would be blessed with another son, an 18-month-old boy from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in central Africa. The Vagnonis will travel to Africa this summer to take their new son, who they will …
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Grayslake's Vine Martini and Wine Bar raises $10,000 for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The fundraiser featured a 7-course meal prepared by local resident Chris Jones, who was a contestant on Bravo TV's Top Chef.
One-hundred lucky diners attended a feast of a fundraiser at the Vine Martini and Wine Bar in Grayslake on Oct. 20 in the name of fighting hunger. The first annual "Dinner for the Cause" event raised $10,000 for the Northern Illinois Food Bank, which equates to 60,000 meals for the less fortunate. "I can personally say that's what the evening was truly about and I was touched," said Vine owner Mike Pruitt. Diners paid $100 per ticket to savor a 7-course meal prepared by Grayslake resident Chris Jones, who was a contestant on Bravo TV's Top Chef. The fundraiser was sponsored by The Vine, Moto Restaurant of Chicago, the GLMV Jaycees, U.S. Foods and Heritage Wines. Memorable Menu "It was a night that we planned to be fun and different. It …
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Chris Jones, a contestant on Bravo TV's Top Chef, will serve a one-of-a-kind meal in Grayslake to raise money for the Northern illinois Food Bank.
Diners from throughout Chicagoland can experience a unique menu during Dinner for the Cause, a fundraiser to help fight hunger. Chef Chris Jones, a Grayslake local known from being a contestant on Bravo TV's Top Chef, Moto Restaurant of Chicago and Discovery Channel's Future Foods, teamed up with Mike Pruitt, owner of The Vine Martini and Wine Bar in Grayslake. Tickets for the special seven-course meal paired with wine are $100 each. Only 100 tickets are available. The event will be held on Oct. 20. Proceeds from Dinner for the Cause will support the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The event is sponsored by The Vine, Moto, the GLMV Jaycees, U.S. Foods and Heritage Wines. "This will be a great experience to meet and greet a top chef," said …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Let Patch help you make plans for something fun to do this weekend.
It's Thursday and you have no idea what you are going to do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We have the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore this weekend. Candidate Forum - League of Women Voters of Lake County Lake Forest College hosts Second “The Sleds Are Coming” Dialogues in Democracy Taste of Scandinavia — Adventures in Dining Family Disco Date Night at Vernon Hills Y Kids' & Parents' Night Out Boys and Girls Club of Lake County Annual Benefit Relay For Life Youth Committee Fundraiser! Family and Friends Infant CPR Citadel Theatre Presents, 'Sirens'
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Grayslake Queens asked shoppers at the Grayslake Jewel-Osco to give to less fortunate families.
Shoppers at Jewel-Osco seeking ingredients for their Thanksgiving meals also opened their wallets and their hearts to help local families in need. The four 2011 Grayslake Queens asked shoppers to get involved with the Giving Thanks fundraiser. “The point of this is to give meals to families in our local communities,” said Miss Grayslake Elizabeth Blasko, 17. “It is great because it stays local and helps people right here, so people are really responsive to it.” The Giving Thanks program helps local Lake County families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford a traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Shoppers donate to the program, and Jewel-Osco uses the donations to provide full holiday meals to PLAN, a nonprofit organization in …
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Kiley Andrasco and her family, friends and supporters will be some of the participants in the fundraiser.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The sixth annual 2011 Chicago Walk for AHC will be held at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Sept. 18. The walk is a fundraising and awareness-raising event organized largely by parents, relatives and friends of children who are afflicted with AHC, or alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a neurological disorder that’s so rare, there are only three or four children in the surrounding area who are known to have it. The event was started in 2006 by the godparents of Emma Platt, who is now 9 years old and has AHC. Ten-year-old Kiley Andrasco, whose story was told in Lake Zurich Patch in January, also has AHC, and her parents are instrumental in the success of the annual walk. Kiley’s mother, Kelly, is on the organizing …
Kiley Andrasco is just one of 600 people worldwide to have been diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Kiley Andrasco is one of just 600 people worldwide who have been diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC, a disease whose enigmatic nature is largely due to its rarity. In fact, AHC wasn’t even acknowledged or recognized by the established medical community until 1971, which means that there’s been less than four decades worth of study and research. Kiley's parents, Gene and Kelly, went through a number of twists and turns, as well as some blind alleys, before Kiley eventually was diagnosed with AHC. Right after she was born, she began experiencing AHC episodes, which are similar in nature to epileptic seizures. Her parents consulted a neurologist when Kiley was 3 months old, and he diagnosed her as having epilepsy, a …
Monday, May 9, 2011
The public is invited to the Comfort Suites Grayslake second anniversary party. The event will also raise funds for the Red Cross.
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Monday, May 9, 2011
To celebrate the second anniversary of the hotel's opening, the Comfort Suites Grayslake is having a birthday party on Monday, May 16. The public is invited and will join representatives of local businesses, Chambers of Commerce and local government in enjoying some cake. The event also has a larger purpose. They will be raising funds to assist in the relief efforts for Alabama storm victims. "Please come in for a piece of cake, but don't bring a present," said Michelle Dillon, director of sales. "Instead, we ask that you bring any cash donation that you can, which we will forward to the Red Cross." The candles will be blown out and the cake cut at 3 p.m., but the cake will be available as long as supplies last. Everyone is welcome to come…
Monday, February 21, 2011
The Exchange Club of Grayslake is hosting a unique, high-end auction on Feb. 24.
The Make it, Bake it, Sew it, Grow it, Buy it Auction is a unique fund-raiser by the Grayslake Exchange Club that benefits local organizations to help prevent child abuse. The second annual event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Community Room at State Bank of the Lakes on Commerce Drive, Grayslake. Bidding starts promptly at 7 p.m. Free appetizers and drinks will be served. It is an auction like no other. "This is a unique auction because you never know what you are going to find," said Wendy Petera, event chair. "People bring something that they have made or bought or put together." She said that last year, one woman made "the cutest cakes in jars. Others brought bottles of wine. Others made beautiful high-end jewelry." …
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4:00 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
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