College of Lake County Foundation to host scholarship gala
Friends of the College of Lake County will enjoy a festive evening in downtown Chicago to raise funds for student scholarships at the CLC Foundation's annual scholarship gala. Called "Funding the Future: Black and White Ball," the event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 at The Drake Hotel.
The gala begins at 6 p.m. and includes hors d'oeuvres, martini/open bar, silent auction, raffles, a gourmet dinner, live auction and dancing in the Gold Coast ballroom of the historic Drake Hotel. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Ron Harris Band. Tickets are $325 each.
The grand prize gala raffle, sponsored by R.J. Galla Company of Grayslake, is a trip to Paris, with seven days and six nights at the winner's choice of the Mon Hotel, Le Saint Gregoire, Le Marquis Eiffel or the Banke Hotel with economy class air for two. Raffle tickets are $50 each or five for $200. For more information about attending the gala, call (847) 543-2400 or register at www.clcroundtable.org/fundingfuture.
Wintrust is the gala's Diamond sponsor, with its President and CEO Edward J. Wehmer serving as honorary chair. Platinum Sponsors are Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center and Legat Architects. Gold Sponsors are Baxter International, First Midwest Bank and Robbins Schwartz.
Other corporate sponsors include Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital; Allstate; Baxter International; The Chicago Trust Company; Consumers Credit Union; Cotter Consulting Inc.; Crest Insurance Group LLC; First Bank of Highland Park; Grainger, Griffith, Grant and Lackie Realtors; Lake County Building Trades; Lesser, Lutrey, McGlynn & Howe; Mark Vend Company; Millbrook Properties; Mortenson Construction; Northbrook Bank; Presbyterian Homes; and Vista Healthcare Systems.
Individual sponsors include David Agazzi, Aaron Lawlor, Susan and Kenneth Rosko, Karen L. Schmidt, Dr. Jerry Weber and John and Jan Zobus.
Volunteer members of the CLC Foundation's Black and White Ball's steering committee include: Darrell Katz, Impact Training Solutions; Meg Largay, First Midwest Bank; Chris Piazzi, Libertyville Bank & Trust Company; Joanna Rolek, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County; Sandra Shinsky, The Chicago Trust Company; Lisa Dooley Trace, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors; Bob Worobow, CHP International; and Jan Zobus, gala committee chair.
Sponsors of the Live Auction are the CLC Foundation Board, The Drake Hotel, Gurnee Mills, KI, The Rostello Group and Wintrust Financial.
To learn more about the CLC Foundation, visit www.clcillinois.edu/foundation.