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SAVING GRACE: A Night of Hope
A special evening to benefit the Preeclampsia Foundation
and to celebrate stories of hope, courage and inspiration.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Renaissance Chicago Hotel – 1 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
6:00 pm - Reception
7:00 pm - Dinner Program and Live Auction
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Join the Preeclampsia Foundation and our host, award-winning
veteran Chicago broadcaster Sylvia Ewing, for an elegant dinner, a live
auction and an evening of storytelling with a purpose. |
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Also, please join Keynote Speaker,
Michael Scott Wolf, PhD, MPH, MA Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Communication in Healthcare at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Dr. Wolf is a behavioral scientist and health services researcher with primary interests in adult literacy and learning, cognitive factors, and the management of chronic disease. He was one of the first recipients of the Pfizer Health Literacy Initiative Scholar Award and has received numerous national awards for his work in the field of health literacy and medication safety.
Dr. Wolf has written 84 peer-reviewed publications, many of which address the problem of limited health literacy. He currently serves on advisory committees for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Pharmacopeia, the American Dental Association, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has repeatedly provided consultation to the Institute of Medicine, American College of Physicians Foundation, American Medical Association, American Pharmacists Association, and Centers for Disease Control on health literacy matters. |
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And enjoy the smooth, smoky, Latin and pop jazz sounds of the
Lori McClain Trio during the reception prior to the gala and program. Lori was born in Toledo, OH and received her BFA in Acting from Wright State University. Right out of college, she toured the country as a singer in a Top 40 cover band, and moved to Chicago soon after. She is an alum of the National Touring Company of The Second City, and was honored to perform with them in Iraq and Kuwait as part of a USO Tour in 2004. She recently played the role of Patti Blagojevich in the long-running hit musical,
"Rod Blagojevich Superstar" and can
be seen in several television
commercials -- most recently
promoting "Meijers" stores, "Aldi"
grocery stores, and as the
spokesperson for "Lyrica" fibromyalgia medication.
Lori will be joined by . . . pianist, Trey Stone. . . and bassist. . . Marc Piane.
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And a special performance by
Mark Agnor. Since 2006, Mark Agnor has conducted more than 50 orchestras in 38 countries for IL Divo and Paul Potts on tour, and has also appeared on stages across the U.S. as electric violin soloist with Mannheim Steamroller in its traditional Christmas show during the holiday season. Mark’s successes on stage and podium are built on rigorous classical training and a fearless approach to popular crossover genre. He appears on IL Divo's 2006 DVD "Live at the Greek" and also prepared the full orchestral sheet music for IL Divo’s guest artist appearances on Barbra Streisand’s U.S. tour in the fall of 2006. In November 2007, Mark presided over an IL Divo performance in Dubai that combined IL Divo with the 110-musician Yerevan (Armenia) Philharmonic and the 370-voice National Choir of Armenia – a total of nearly 500 musicians. While playing the entire spectrum of classical music from chamber music to opera and symphony orchestra, he has also had the pleasure of performing with Ray Charles, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Led Zeppelin, Smokey Robinson, Yes, Earth Wind & Fire, Siegel-Schwall Blues Band, Peter Cetera, Dennis DeYoung, The Moody Blues, Don Henley, Burt Bacharach, Ron Isley, Doobie Brothers, Yanni, Linda Ronstadt, Dionne Warwick, The Pointer Sisters, George Benson, Three Irish Tenors, and many others.
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Pregnancy and childbirth are a time of great joy. But not for everybody. In the
United States, on average, a woman is diagnosed with severe preeclampsia every
6 minutes.
That means every 6
minutes, unexpected actions are being taken to stop the tragic loss of a life
(mom’s or infant's) at a time that should be one of the most joyous of their
lives. Every 6 minutes, a woman could be set on a path of delivering their baby
so prematurely that its tiny body can fit within the palms of your hands.
For
nearly 10 years, the Preeclampsia Foundation has played a vital role in working
to prevent needless death and disability due to preeclampsia through education,
awareness, support and advancing a research agenda. The Foundation is
the only patient advocacy organization in North America dedicated to this
maternal health issue, and the Foundation’s online forum (www.preeclampsia.org)
has emerged as the world’s best source of peer-to-peer education and support.
Please join us for Saving Grace: A Night of Hope, a special evening to
benefit the Preeclampsia Foundation and to celebrate stories of hope, courage,
and inspiration. You will leave the evening transformed by compelling stories of
loss and hope and enlightened about a disorder that robs too many families of
one of life’s greatest joys and has confounded the medical profession for too
long.
Help us write a new chapter in the lives of all women and families.
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Many thanks to our sponsors:
Life of Hope Sponsor:
Night of Hope Sponsor:
Saving Grace Sponsor:
Foundation Friend:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Glenveigh Medical
Community Solutions, Inc.
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