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Mistress of ceremonies and local television personality
Anna Davlantes; honorees Donna LaPietra and Bill Curtis; 2007 Benefit
Gala chairs Pam and Dr. Loren Dardi, MD, with their daughter Kimberly.
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More than 900 supporters of Swedish Covenant Hospital gathered at the elegant Fairmont Chicago on October 13 for the hospital's 52nd Annual Benefit Gala.
The event, emceed by television personality Anna Davlantes, grossed more than $650,000 in funds to benefit the many programs and services performed at the hospital in creating a healing environment for all patients and visitors. The hospital is Chicago's only member of the Planetree Alliance of healthcare providers, an organization dedicated to treating patients as individuals—body, mind and spirit. The funds raised will bring important initiatives directly to the patients served—including healing gardens, music at the bedside and a homelike décor, to name just a few.
The presentation of the sixth annual Spirit of Compassion
Awards was a highlight of the evening, with Donna
LaPietra and Bill Kurtis accepting
an award for their dedication to Chicago's environment
and numerous other causes. Both were recently honored
with the establishment of the Donna La Pietra and Bill
Kurtis Healing Garden Society at Swedish Covenant Hospital,
an organization dedicated to bringing the healing of
gardens and green spaces to the hospital's urban
campus. Also receiving a Spirit of Compassion Award was Rev.
Glenn Palmberg, lifelong friend of the hospital
and Evangelical Covenant Church president. In addition,
a special announcement was made during the award presentation
that a combined gift of $15,000 has been pledged by the
hospital, the Covenant Ministries of Benevolence and
the Paul Carlson Partnership for a new girls' dormitory
in at Karawa in Congo.
Swedish Covenant Hospital is a comprehensive healthcare facility providing health and wellness services to the communities of Chicago's north side. As one of the few independent, nonprofit hospitals in the area, Swedish Covenant Hospital remains focused on its mission of compassionate care.
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Honoree Glenn Palmberg, president of the Evangelical Covenant Church, and Mark Newton, president and CEO of Swedish Covenant Hospital.
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Edward Forman and his wife Holly, 2008 benefit gala co-chairs.
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Anna Davlantes.
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Bruce Silver and his wife Audrey with John and Margaux Sayer.
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Anna Davlantes; Bill Curtis; Dorothy Fuller, and Jerry Svec.
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Spence Medford, Sugar Rautbord, and Donna LaPietra and
Bill Kurtis.
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AUG 05,
2008
CRI Young Philanthropists' Summer Social |
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AUG 02,
2008
Southampton Hospital Summer Party |
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AUG 01,
2008
Rita Hayworth Gala Kickoff |
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AUG 01,
2008
Aspen Art Museum artCRUSH |
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JUL 31,
2008
Black Ties & Baseball Caps Gala |
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JUL 31,
2008
Aspen Art Museum previewCRUSH |
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JUL 29,
2008
Mostly Mozart Festival Gala |
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JUL 25,
2008
HOFI Hamptons Benefit |
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JUL 25,
2008
NY Stem Cell Foundation Reception |
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JUL 22,
2008
Museum at FIT Cocktail |
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JUL 19,
2008
HDS Gala Preview |
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