ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL 2013 GALA SUCCESS
The Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is excited to announce that the 2013 Gala raised more than $300,000 for the hospital’s Campus Modernization Project.
Physician and Co-Chair of the 2013 Gala Committee, Peter Wuertz, added “We’re so pleased with the Gala’s success. It validates all the hard work of this committee and is an indicator of the community’s confidence in, and support of the Campus Modernization Project at Good Shepherd Hospital.”
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The 2013 Gala, themed Nashville, was held on September 21 at Stonegate Banquet and Conference Center, in Hoffman Estates. The fundraiser drew 367 attendees representing civic, corporate, and social communities from the northwest suburbs and Chicago. Premiere sponsors at the event included the Barrington Anesthesia Associates, GFX International/Chuck and Susan Huttingter, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Medical Staff, Francis J and Patricia Ann Houlihan, Sage Products, The Duchossois Family Foundation, Barrington Bank and Trust/Great Lakes Advisors, Wauconda Care, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Morgan, Mortenson Construction/HOK, Bettye D. Traylor, Wynnchurch Capital, Ltd./The Hatherly Family
As guests drove up to the Stonegate entrance they were welcomed to Nashville by fiddlers, and during the cocktail hour they enjoyed music by Hudson-McCoy. To further support the Nashville theme, guests could also stop in the Bourbon Room for bourbon tastings. The Ron Bedal Orchestra, a wine auction with more than 100 bottles of wine, and unique raffle events made for a fun-filled evening. This year one of the distinctive auction items was a Nashville Experience, which included a stay at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, tickets to the Country Music Awards (CMAs), Gift Certificate to Timmerman’s Ranch, Visa Gift Card and more.
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“We had a vision of a fun, extraordinary evening and I believe we achieved that goal. Most importantly, a special thank you to all of our generous donors and to everyone who helped make this night a success.” – Chuck Huttinger, 2013 Gala Co-Chair.
The Advocate Good Shepherd Gala has raised more than $3 million, since its inception in 1997. These funds have helped shape the March to Magnet Journey, Women's Diagnostic Center, Spine Center of Excellence, Cancer Care Center and oncology related programs, Cardiac Care Center and cardiac related programs, Emergency Department expansion, Breast Care Center equipment, Patient Navigator Program, Congestive Heart Failure programs, as well as community-based healthy teen programs.
For more information about the Gala and sponsorship opportunities, contact Sue Abderholden, 847.842.4026 or visit www.advocatehealth.com/goodshepherdgala.
About Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois is a 169-bed acute care hospital with more than 700 physicians representing 50 medical specialties. It is part of Advocate Health Care, named one of the Top Ten hospital systems in the U.S. by Thomson-Reuters. Good Shepherd has been named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. Good Shepherd was the only hospital in the Chicago metropolitan area to receive this recognition. Advocate is a faith-based organization that exists to serve its communities. Advocate contributed $571 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2012. For more about Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, visit www.advocatehealth.com/goodshep
