MAKING AN IMPACT
MAKING AN IMPACT
OPEN COMMUNITIES 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
Agents of Change Award Ceremony
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
DRINKS | APPETIZERS | AWARDS
PRICE $100
Join Us for an Open Communities’ Awards Event
We are celebrating 50 years of fighting for just and inclusive communities in Chicago’s North Shore and northwest suburbs. Honor our award recipients, network with business and fair housing leaders, and enjoy an evening at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
“We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools.”
Martin Luther King, Jr., July 25, 1965, Winnetka Village Green
Where:
Chicago Botanic Garden
When:
September 21, 2022
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Address:
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
THE AWARDS
Emerging Municipality Award
Award Recipient: Village of Northbrook
Honoring a municipality that is consciously working to ensure fair housing in their community and/or actively working towards more inclusive and affordable housing.
Jean R. Cleland Social Action Award
Award Recipient: Gail Schechter
Recognizing an individual/organization on the front line of social justice, fighting for everyone to have a “seat at the table” and setting the example of how to properly represent social justice through a fair housing lens.
Spirit of Open Communities Award
Award Recipient: WBEZ
Honoring the person or organization who has demonstrated that fair housing is a human right. They best exemplify our organization’s commitment to social justice, racial, religious and equity for all in the northern suburbs.
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A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
$10,000 Impact
David & Carol Golder
$5,000 Advocate
$2,500 Partner
Annie & James Goldman
Greenwood Beach Partners Inc.
$1,000 Supporter
Herbert Brenner
Sharon L King Foundation
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Celebrate awardees who are making an impact throughout the North and Northwest Suburbs.
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Suite 301
Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: 224-714-2471