1 CONNECTIONS CWC Periodic Publication 2023 MAR APR JUN Vol. 25 Issue 2 Thank you to our 2022/23 Corporate Star & Champion Supporters! CORPORATE STARS Avalon Salon & Day Spa Randy Heidenfelder - Attorney at Law Masco & Associates / Premier Power Consulting CORPORATE CHAMPIONS Call Me Social Butterfly Casten Body Shop Renee Clark- @properties Long Grove Confectionery Raceway Car Wash & Detailing See page 6 for a list of our ADVOCATE and STEWARD level CWC organized a craft evening in February with spring in mind.. sponsors and our Love Fund Gems. 12-3PM | KEMPER LAKES GOLF CLUB, KILDEER RAFFLES • LUNCH • FRIENDS & FUN Featuring “TRUE STORIES: CHICAGO” BY MARTINA MATHISEN, an entertaining performance about the roaring 1920’s REGISTER BY 4/14: $65/per person, tables of 8 & 10 also available. $75/person after 4/14 PAYMENT BY CHECK PREFERRED. Details & Registration at: CARINGWOMENSCONNECTION.COM Questions?: [email protected] 2022/23 LOVE IN ACTION True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 TRUE STORIES TRUE STORIES TRUE SRIES True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 Please JoinUs! 12-3PM | KEMPER LAKES GOLF CLUB, KILDEER RAFFLES • LUNCH • FRIENDS & FUN Featuring “TRUE STORIES: CHICAGO” BY MARTINA MATHISEN, an entertaining performance about the roaring 1920’s REGISTER BY 4/14: $65/per person, tables of 8 & 10 also available. $75/person after 4/14 PAYMENT BY CHECK PREFERRED. Details & Registration at: CARINGWOMENSCONNECTION.COM Questions?: [email protected] 2022/23 LOVE IN ACTION True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 TRUE STORIES TRUE STORIES TRUE SRIES True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 Please JoinUs! J oin us for a fabulous afternoon of raffles, friendships, food and fun, while fundraising for women and children in need in Lake County. Learn some “True Stories” of how CWC makes a difference in our community and browse fantastic raffle items. A wonderful lunch will be followed by an engaging program highlighting the a decade of surprise, sequins, and murder in 1920’s Chicago. THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIER EVENT SPONSORS BETH’S PURSE RAFFLE SPONSOR: :
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Benefiting women and children in Lake County 3 LETTER FROM THE CO-PRESIDENTS GRANTS SPOTLIGHT Welcome Spring! This time of year brings longer days, renewal and one of the most rewarding seasons for CWC. We have some great spring events planned and we hope to see many of you. As a reminder, other than Corporate Sponsors, we no longer have formal individual memberships and invite anyone interested in our mission of helping women and children in need in Lake County to join us, donate or volunteer at any level. Visit CaringWomensConnection.com for info. March brings our St. Patrick’s Social, a casual, drop-in event at the Kemper Lakes Golf Club bar on March 9. And men are welcome! See the back cover. Our front cover invites you to our last big fundraiser in our “Love in Action” themed year, our Spring Luncheon on April 23, also at Kemper. Our “True Stories” luncheon theme celebrates the work we do with a fun throwback, elegant, 1920’s vibe. Please plan to join us. And the heart of CWC plays out these next months as we interview and select our high school seniors to receive our CWC Service Scholarships for college and do the work to review and vet our 2023 grant applicants. The final push for fundraising this spring directly helps toward our Love Fund grant money which make these grants possible. Check out our spotlight below to learn about a past grant recipient. Interested in helping out or possibly joining our board? We are planning for our 2023/24 year now and would love to hear from you. If you have questions on anything for CWC please feel free to contact us: [email protected] CHRIS GEIMER AND DANIELLE BORECZKY Co-Presidents “Thank you for helping us achieve so many new and exciting things this year for our clients and kids.” CYN Board & Staff Who does CWC provide grants to? Here we spotlight another recipient of last spring’s grants. CYN Counseling Center is a organization whose mission is “to provide and expand access to comprehensive, quality mental health services, while increasing awareness and working to eliminate the stigma of mental health issues.” CYN’s grant request to CWC was for their mental health services for survivors of violence program. The program provides counseling to survivors of violence in Lake County including domestic violence, child abuse, gang involvement and more. CYN provides high quality treatment so women and children can improve their mental health functioning and cope with past and ongoing trauma. The grant helped toward providing these services at no or low cost with no wait time. Learn more at www.CYNgrayslake.org Look for information on our 2023 grant recipients in our next newsletter.
4 CaringWomensConnection.com EVENT RECAPS Yoga for Scholarships! Our popular Yoga, Wine & Chocolate Scholarship Fundraiser in January offered some sweets, wine and an all level yoga class for the group of women that gathered at Pulsation Yoga in Lake Zurich. With raffle ticket sales and generous donations, the event added $1500 towards our Service Scholarships for area high school seniors. Look for information on our 2023 recipients in our next Connections issue. There’s still time to pitch in for our scholarships to some incredible local youth. . .contact Nicole & Jane at [email protected]. Scholarship Chairs Jane Glover and Nicole Schultes. Corporate Supporter and Wine Sponsor Petra Croneigh of Petra 4 Travel (above) and some of our beautiful raffle donations. Corporate supporter THANKS TO: Pulsation Yoga in Lake Zurich hosted our Yoga, Wine & Chocolate Scholarship Night in January. Co-owner Sandy Smith skillfully guided our all level class.
Benefiting women and children in Lake County 5 PHILANTHROPY Spring Luncheon. . .You can help! SPONSORSHIPS • DONATIONS • VOLUNTEERS FUNDRAISING At our fall Love Fund Auction, our themed Celebrations Box Raffle was made possible with boxes created and donated by: Leslie Dwyer Jane Glover Amanda Howland & Sue Kinney Special Thanks! Sue Kainrath Karen Korenkiewicz Kay Lobo Tracey Meyer Joanne Pence Lauren Vondrasek Help make our Spring Luncheon “True Stories” fundraiser on April 23 a success. If you would like to be a sponsor, we have various levels to support CWC, with numerous promotional benefits included for your business or organization. Contact Paula and Susan at [email protected] Do you have a flair for creative baskets and donations for our raffle? We are looking for baskets (valued at approx. a minimum of $50) and donations. You can build around our theme for this year of “Love in Action” or come up with your own idea. All donations are due by April 12. Contact Laura at donations@caringwomensconnection.com Do you have a little time to volunteer prior to the luncheon or day of? We would love to chat. . .please contact Chris and Danielle at [email protected]. Thank you! 12-3PM | KEMPER LAKES GOLF CLUB, KILDEER RAFFLES • LUNCH • FRIENDS & FUN Featuring “TRUE STORIES: CHICAGO” BY MARTINA MATHISEN, an entertaining performance about the roaring 1920’s REGISTER BY 4/14: $65/per person, tables of 8 & 10 also available. $75/person after 4/14 PAYMENT BY CHECK PREFERRED. Details & Registration at: CARINGWOMENSCONNECTION.COM Questions?: [email protected] 2022/23 LOVE IN ACTION True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 TRUE STORIES TRUE STORIES TRUE SRIES True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 Please JoinUs! 12-3PM | KEMPER LAKES GOLF CLUB, KILDEER RAFFLES • LUNCH • FRIENDS & FUN Featuring “TRUE STORIES: CHICAGO” BY MARTINA MATHISEN, an entertaining performance about the roaring 1920’s REGISTER BY 4/14: $65/per person, tables of 8 & 10 also available. $75/person after 4/14 PAYMENT BY CHECK PREFERRED. Details & Registration at: CARINGWOMENSCONNECTION.COM Questions?: [email protected] 2022/23 LOVE IN ACTION True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 TRUE STORIES TRUE STORIES TRUE SRIES True LOVE IN ACTION 2022-23 SPRING LUNCHEON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 Please JoinUs! Attendees browse the myriad of raffle offerings at our 2022 Spring Luncheon. Our Beth’s Purse Raffle at the Spring Luncheon this April will feature this stylish pastel Kate Spade tote and wallet valued at over $300. Thank you to Ann Chen and Cookcraft sponsoring our purse raffle. WIN THIS SET!
6 CaringWomensConnection.com SUPPORTERS We appreciate all of our supporters! The CWC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and all monetary donations are tax deductible. Please contact us with any questions regarding donations. Donations can be sent in or made online at www.caringwomensconnection.com/donate-now DIAMOND GEMS ($10,000+) • AMETHYST GEMS ($5,000 - $9,999) RUBY GEMS ($1,000 - $4,999) GOLD SUPPORTERS ($500 - $999) SILVER SUPPORTERS ($100 - $499) For any scholarship donations of $3000 or more, we will name a scholarship in your honor or in honor of someone that you would like to celebrate. Ruby Supporters: Ann Severson Gold Supporters: Valerie Arnesen, Kay Lobo, Jill Mark Susan Passaglia, Joanne Pence, Christopher Szczech Silver/Platinum Supporters: Amy Adhami Karen Baird Jackie Bathery Jodi Berger Sandra Berrong Danielle & Bryan Boreczky Ann Marie Brown Lisa Charnogorsky Janine Fabsik Danielle Gillhaus Kathy Gillig Christine Gordon Denise Gornick Amanda Howland Marlene Kaper Thank you to our 2022/23 Advocates & Stewards! CORPORATE ADVOCATES Mary Conway - Baird & Warner Chris Geimer Design Grooms Insurance Paula Hoerner - Arbonne Intern. Independ. Consultant JadeFrog Consulting, CPR cert./Carol Skarlat Nothing Bundt Cakes Petra 4 Travel - Petra Croneigh Barbara Spaulding, LCSW, Anxiety Coach CORPORATE STEWARDS Aerex Pest Control Blue Jay Paint & Blinds Christine Lee Homes Re/Max Showcase Deer Park Chiropractic - Serena Kleinstub Michelle Dorfman - Baird & Warner Rosemarie Fagan - Tupperware Erica Gunther office of Edward Jones Frank Haas Accounting Hallmark Promotions, Inc. Home Away From Home Inland Bank & Trust Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts Joelle Pehrson/Norwex Kick It Up Coaching Kwik Serve Plumbing Melon Ink Screenprint Midwest Tree Poul’s Landscaping and Nursery Pulsation Yoga Sandra Frampton @properties Signs By Tomorrow Cherie Smith Zurek - Re/Max Touching Sky Meditation UPS Store - Lake Zurich Within Reach Lisa Katzenberger Wendy Kjeldbjerg Karen Korenkiewicz Mary Lou Leitner Joy Little Debra Lyon Stacy Milakowitsch Mary Prekop Patty Renz Alice Schmitz Nicole Schultes Barbara Spaulding Sharon Specht Kathy Thomas WIN Women in Networking SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM This spring CWC will reward an outstanding high school graduate who has demonstrated a history of service to the community with a $3,000 scholarship towards tuition and provide as many additional scholarships as possible. With a donation of $3,000 or more, the scholarship will be named after you or your organization. We think this is a great way to show your support for education and the community and assist in the educational goals of a deserving local student. You may donate to the scholarship fund in any amount online on the CWC website: CaringWomensConnection.com.
Benefiting women and children in Lake County 7 CONNECTIONS is published Sept, Dec, March & June. Each issue sent to approx. 4000 households. Please sign up on our website for a PDF version to be emailed, so you never miss an issue. We appreciate our advertisers! For info on newsletter advertising please contact Kim Penny at: [email protected] or 224.422.9852 847.217.1984 cell 847.726.2100 office 678.498.2042 e-fax [email protected] 100 E. Main St. Lake Zurich, IL 60047 michelledorfman.bairdwarner.com MICHELLE DORFMAN Broker Associate Marla Shell Independent Beauty Consultant 847-334-0755 www.marykay.com/mshell CWC 2022/23 Board of Directors CO-PRESIDENTS Danielle Boreczky Chris Geimer PAST PRESIDENT & Laurie Wilhoit COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY Sally Fassenden CO-TREASURERS Kay Lobo Sarah Finson PHILANTHROPY CHAIR Patty Renz GRANTS CHAIR Joy Little COMMUNITY OUTREACH Paula Hoerner Susan Passaglia CARING CONTRIBUTOR CHAIR Susanne DePaepe SCHOLARSHIP CO-CHAIRS Jane Glover Nicole Schultes DONATIONS CHAIR Laura Hoyt-Staley CONNECTIONS/HOSPITALITY Karen Korenkiewicz Our board meetings are open to the public (see back cover for schedule). Interested in shadowing a board member or learning more about how you could join the board to help out? Please contact Danielle or Chris: [email protected]. Our CWC year runs August 1 - July 31.
Caring Women’s Connection P.O. Box 234 Lake Zurich, IL 60047 CaringWomensConnection.com Facebook.com/CaringWomensConnection Presort Std U.S. Postage PAID Lake Forest, IL Permit No. 79 ********* ECRWSS *** RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER CWC ANNUAL GRANTS Grant Applications Due I f your 501(c)(3) organization serves women and children in Lake County, we encourage you to submit a Grant Request to CWC. Our annual grant process allows us to consider any qualified organization that may benefit from our help. Each spring we tally up our Love Fund balance based on money raised during the year and then give it all away. It’s what CWC is all about! The Grant Application is available for download at: CaringWomensConnection.com Applications are due April 1, 2023. St. Patrick’s Social Pop-Up! THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023 5:30-8:00pm Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Kildeer We’ll meet in the bar Cash bar • Prizes for Best Wearin’ o’ the Green Husbands or significant others are welcome! Or bring a friend too...or both! March CWC Board Meeting | Wed., March 1, 7pm Hawthorn Woods Country Club St. Patrick’s Social | Thurs, March 9, 5:30-8pm Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Kildeer April Grant Applications due | April 1 CWC Board Meeting | Tues., April 11, 7pm Hawthorn Woods Country Club or Zoom - TBD “True Stories” Spring Luncheon | Sun., April 23 Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Kildeer (see front cover) May Annual CWC Grants & Scholarships awarded CWC Board Meeting | Wed., May 3, 7pm Hawthorn Woods Country Club Kendra Scott/Estée Lauder Fundraiser Thurs., May 11, 5:30-8pm Kendra Scott, Deer Park Town Center Get your Mother’s Day and graduation gifts and 20% gets donated to CWC! Look for updates on our website and on Facebook: CaringWomensConnection.com www.facebook.com/CaringWomensConnection Upcoming CWC Events