Barrington Hills resident to chair Rush Woman's Board event
On Monday, May 9, the Woman's Board of the Rush University Medical Center will host its 27th annual Spring Luncheon, a fundraiser supporting the medical center's education, research and community service programs, as well as The Woman's Board Fund for Excellence in Cellular Therapy.
The Spring Luncheon will feature keynote speaker Ali Wentworth, an actor, comedian and three-time New York Times best-selling author.
Gillian Stoettner, a longtime resident of Barrington Hills, will serve as chairwoman for the 2022 Spring Luncheon. Stoettner, who has been a member of the Rush Woman's Board for more than 20 years, believes Wentworth's combination of approachability and humor make her the ideal speaker for this year's event.
"The Spring Luncheon is known for having incredibly dynamic and accomplished women as its keynote speakers, and Ali is no exception. Ali's style is very real, unafraid to talk about real situations and real problems, and to approach them with a sense of humor," Stoettner said.
"After all the difficulties and challenges of the last few years, I think we all need a good laugh. Ali is sure to give us that in droves."
Proceeds from the Spring Luncheon will go toward the Woman's Board's 2022 principal project: The Woman's Board Fund for Excellence in Cellular Therapy.
New cellular therapy approaches allow medical specialists to re-engineer a person's own cancer-fighting cells to attack tumors more effectively. They have transformed how lymphoma, leukemia and other hematologic malignancies are treated at Rush University Medical Center currently, and clinical trials at Rush will test the therapies for lung cancer and melanoma.
The Woman's Board Fund will enable Rush University Medical Center to introduce these complex immunotherapy treatments into patient care.
The 2022 Spring Luncheon will take place at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago. For information or to purchase tickets, visit thewomansboard.org or call (312) 942-6513.
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