GIVEN BY CHICAGO SOCIAL INTERIORS (CS INTERIORS) + DESIGNS 4 DIGNITY
IGNITE GLASS STUDIO| CHICAGO
05.09.13

CELEBRITY GUESTS INCLUDED|

Mariel HEMINGWAY+ Chris JACOBS

It was a pleasure photographing at this annual fundraising event, which was kicked off with an amazing VIP Reception with celebrity guests Actress and Author, Mariel Hemingway and Actor and Television Personality, Chris Jacobs of Entertainment Tonight and The Insider.  This high-energy evening honored Designs for Dignity’s design industry volunteers and donors for their tireless work of transforming existing non-profit spaces of marginalized populations into more nurturing and functional environments – it was a real celebration of design for a powerful cause.

Kudos Co-chairs Wendy Cohen + John Michon, for an amazing, successful event at Ignite Glass Studios. The Designs for Dignity organization effortlessly raised $153,000+ that night!

Meeting Mariel was nice.  She’s a native Chicagoan. I found her to be very engaging and relatable as she shared her story and connected to the cause of the night.  One-on-one, she is quite down to earth and approachable.  It was well after the fact that I realized, I wasn’t even thinking of myself, I didn’t even grab a photo with her. Chris Jacobs of Entertainment Tonight, also a Chicago native, was a class act – quite suave. Artist Extraordinaire, Francine Turk, painted an amazing oil painting on-site for the auction.  She is so laid back in a cool, unassuming kind of way!  I loved her painting. Loved meeting and photographing her!

After this event, I was invited by Wendy Cohen, Co-Chair, into the exclusive group called PowerHouse SMART, a by invitation only membership for the luxury design build real estate industry.  I am looking forward to networking through Powerhouse SMART.

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