2010 Kindness Connection Benefit


We had more than 120 people join us for an intimate and casual evening on February 26, 2010 to learn more about The Kindness Connection.

  • We heard from guest speaker, Rozik Kashian, founder of the Armenia Relief Mission who has delivered Kindness Connection projects to orphans in Armenia.
  • We learned how children experience our projects in the classroom by listening to Carrie Winter, a Hubbard Woods teacher in Winnetka.
  • We experienced The Kindness Connection via hands-on service projects to be delivered to the Santa Marta school and La Carpio in Costa Rica as well as to Armenians in need.
  • Our guests joined our silent auction and bid to win some special leisure items that took their breath away:
    • A family service vacation in Costa Rica, where you can enjoy jungle adventures and also give back to the community with a special Kindness Connection mission! (Generously donated by Airline Ambassadors and Super Natural Adventures Travel)
    • 4 tickets to a Chicago Bulls game
    • A weekend get-away with sunsets, sandy beaches, and luxury on the lakeshore of St. Joseph, Michigan
    • 12 bottles of Sequoia Grove Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 signed by Winemaker Michael Trujillo
    • A week in sunny Naples in a 2-bedroom condo
    • A paddle tennis party for 12 at Skokie Country Club
  • Our guests donated to The Kindness Connection and were entered to win one of six amazing raffle prizes:
    • A luncheon wine auction at Tru restaurant and a year of wine catalogues, sponsored by Hart Davis Hart Wines
    • The Allen Edmonds package - choose your favorite style of premium men's shoes, a leather belt and also receive customized shoe trees
    • Season tickets to the Chicago Rush arena football team
    • A card-making party for 6, sponsored by The Paper Source
    • A customized artist frame by Jill Pam
    • A Kindness Connection party for up to 20 people, where everyone can use their hands and hearts to make gifts to benefit those in need