Save the Date! The 25th Annual Thresholds Golf and Tennis Benefit Join us on June 21 at the beautiful Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park with member-host Ron Grais and event co-chairs Mary Jo Herseth and Roxanne Martino for a day of golf, tennis, auctions and dinner to support Thresholds programs. More details are here. >
Check out the Thresholds Young at Heart 2010 Video! More than 1,000 people gathered at the world-famous Field Museum for the 2010 Young at Heart Benefit for Thresholds. Watch the video of the event that raised $300,000 to help people in Chicago with mental illness.
Thresholds Announces Diane Farrell, Inspiration, Team and Longevity Awards for Dedicated Staff Click here to view a list of the men and women who work tirelessly every day to create brighter futures for people with mental illness in Chicago.
CTA Project Reaches City's Homeless The Chicago Tribune has written a very touching and poignant story about our pioneering CTA Project, a program that helps identify people who are homeless with mental illness on Chicago's transit system. Teams of Thresholds employees work tirelessly to help the most vulnerable of our population find recovery services, housing and employment. Click here to read the article at the Tribune's Web site, or download a printable PDF here.
Thresholds' Supported Employment Program Featured on WTTW's Chicago Tonight
Click herefor a powerful segment from WTTW's Chicago Tonight about Thresholds' Supported Employment Program.
Young at Heart 2010 Raises $300,000 for Thresholds Evening at Field Museum Was Best-Ever Fundraiser
Thresholds announced that its Young at Heart benefit drew a record crowd this weekend, raising more than $300,000 for programs helping people with mental illness in Chicago. Photos of the event are available here.
The annual fundraiser is one of two Thresholds hosts every year. Young at Heart is unique because of its focus on being a casual, family event. Thresholds has held Young at Heart at both The Children's Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry in the past. The event at Chicago's world-famous Field Museum attracted a record crowd. More than 1,000 people participated in activities that included a children's treasure hunt through the museum, a balloon artist performance, dancing, dinner and a silent auction.
Anne Marie Morley, a Thresholds board member and event co-chair, called the event "spectacular."
"We have been doing this family-friendly event for 15 years now, and I can safely say that this was the best Young at Heart we have ever had," Morley said. "Thanks to our sponsors, we were able to have a record-breaking year for the event. The money raised will help us continue to provide desperately needed services for people with mental illness in Chicago. It's a fun time for a good cause."
Major sponsors for the event include The Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Oakmark International Funds, Laurus Strategies, The Robert and Jamie Taylor Foundation, Aurora Investments and many more. The media sponsor for the event was 97.1 The Drive.
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