REFUGEEONE’S ANNUAL GALA
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
BENEFIT PLANNING
COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs
Elias Kasongo
Kathy Kirby
Maureen (Mo) Meyer
Samantha Allweiss
Erin Ash
Susan Bottum
Alexis Burney
Carole Weis Burns
Rebecca Carlins
Emily Corbett
Erin Daubert
Carla Denison-Bickett
Jan Douglas
Kate Gibson
Amy Hill
Melineh Kano
Debbie Kerwin
Niclette Kibibi
Katie Kirts
Zlata Paratusic
Katie Rasmussen
Annika Rothbaum
Sara Spoonheim Amit
Helen Sweitzer
Marianne To
GALA
SPONSORS
RefugeeOne thanks the following
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Douglas Meyer
President
sponsors of our Many Voices.
Carla Denison-Bickett
Vice President
One Vision. Gala.
Debbie Kobak-Nielsen
Treasurer
David and Rebecca Carlins
Steve and Maureen Meyer
Allen and Anne Carlins
Joel and Susan Carlins
*As of February 10, 2016
Anne Rooney
Secretary
Allan Allweiss
Jim Bennett
Carole Weis Burns
Maria Eduarda (Duda) Cardoso
Rebecca Carlins
Oi Eng-Crandus
Georgianna Gleason
Murray Johnson
Elias Kasongo
Katie Kirts
Clare Kralovec
Maureen (Mo) Meyer
Scott Pollock
Robbin Schoewe
Marianne To
Executive Director
Melineh Kano
FEATURED SPEAKER
Tadzhidin
When the Syrian civil war reached his hometown in 2013, Tadzhidin
fled with his pregnant wife and their four young children. Tadz will
share the story of their dangerous journey from Syria, finding refuge
in Turkey, and their joy at being selected for resettlement in Chicago.
Learn how the worst refugee crisis in recent history has affected one
refugee family – and how Chicago, RefugeeOne, and a caring
co-sponsor family have helped them rebuild their lives and given
them hope for the future.
HONOREE
The Eli’s Cheesecake Company / Marc Schulman
RefugeeOne is honored to recognize Marc Schulman and The Eli's Cheesecake
Company for a longstanding partnership with RefugeeOne. Finding employment is
a major step toward self-reliance for a refugee. As head of the company, Marc
Schulman has been a champion for hiring refugees for more than 20 years.
RefugeeOne commends The Eli’s Cheesecake Company and Marc Schulman on
making the world a little sweeter, not just through the amazing products they
produce but through their incredible commitment to helping refugees.
REFUGEEONE’S ANNUAL GALA
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
RADISSON BLU AQUA HOTEL
ATLANTIC BALLROOM
221 NORTH COLUMBUS DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60601
6:00 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION & SILENT AUCTION
7:15 PM
DINNER & PROGRAM
9:00 PM - MIDNIGHT
THE AFTER PARTY & DANCING
$250 GENERAL ADMISSION
INCLUDES AFTER PARTY
$75 AFTER PARTY
FEATURING LIVE MUSIC BY GENTLEMEN OF LEISURE
COCKTAIL ATTIRE
|
VALET PARKING $15
Mexico Vacation
for Two
All-inclusive with airfare,
prize includes five nights
at Secrets Maroma Riviera
in Cancun, Mexico.
$10 PER TICKET
OR
6 TICKETS FOR $50
Winner need not be
present. Tickets can also
be purchased online:
RefugeeOne.org/raffle
Our silent auction features art created
by refugees, trips to destinations
around the world, and fabulous dining
opportunities, plus opportunities to
meet and interact with refugees, learn
about their cultures and traditions, and
hear stories of their journeys to their
new home – America!
Bidding
Is Open!
Visit:
RefugeeOne.org/auction
Gentlemen of Leisure
Dance the night away
with Chicago's premier
band. From Top 40 to the
standards, jazz to
hip-hop, polka to
Motown, they do it all!
Jerome McDonnell
Every weekday on WBEZ
Worldview, Jerome
McDonnell covers global
affairs with in-depth
conversations on
international issues.
Since 1982, RefugeeOne has welcomed more than 16,000
refugees from every major world crisis, including Cambodians
who escaped the infamous killing fields, people fleeing
genocide in Rwanda, Bosnians fleeing ethnic cleansing, Jews
from the former Soviet Union, religious and ethnic minorities
from Iraq, Iranians fleeing the Islamic Revolution, and the Lost
Boys of Sudan.
Today, during the world’s worst refugee crisis in recent history,
RefugeeOne is proud to continue building welcoming communities for Syrian refugees and others fleeing war, terror, and
persecution in Burma, the Congo, Iraq, and elsewhere.
Thanks to donors like you, we will welcome these brave
refugees and help them integrate into American society –
greeting them at the airport, providing a furnished apartment,
supporting their children in school, helping them learn English
and connecting them to their first jobs.
With your support, 600 refugees will begin their journey to
self-reliance this year.
FOR TICKETS AND
INFORMATION
VISIT
REFUGEEONE.ORG/EVENTS
RefugeeOne
4753 North Broadway
Suite 401
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-423-9840
refugeeone.org
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Purchase tickets online at www.refugeeone.org/events
RefugeeOne is a 501(c)3 organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest
extent allowed by law. The fair market value of each dinner reservation is $50.