CJE SeniorLife Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Celebrate CJE and Honors Jim C. Mills

CJE SeniorLife brought the house down at their 10th annual fundraising event, Celebrate CJE, a night of celebrating the organization’s more than 40 years of rich history and wide-range of innovative community-based services and programs. The nationally-recognized and progressive health and human services organization serves more than 23,000 older adults and their families in metropolitan Chicago each year. With nearly 700 attendees, the annual dinner and reception, held on Tuesday evening, Oct. 13 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, raised over $700,000 to support its breadth of programs and services.

Evening highlights included remarks from President and CEO Mark D. Weiner and a video presentation, which showcased CJE’s full range of programming, including life enrichment, supportive resources, healthcare, research and education. Longstanding Board member and the first Celebrate CJE Chair, James C. (Jim) Mills of Chicago, was honored at the 10th anniversary celebration. Three-time Grammy winning pianist and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band capped off the event with a riveting performance.

“This year’s event was a great success,” said Susan Arbeiter Reese of Highland Park, who co-chaired the dinner and program with fellow CJE Board member Kalman Wenig of Riverwoods. “We are grateful to our supporters and all who attended this lively and meaningful event. Everyone’s contributions will make a positive impact on CJE’s supportive services and healthy aging programs to help older adults in our community age with dignity and respect.”

CJE SeniorLife is an innovative provider of life enrichment programs, supportive resources, healthcare, research and education for older adults and their families throughout Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. CJE maintains a deep and abiding commitment to Jewish communal values, and to the dignity and independence of the older person, through quality programs for positive aging.

Support for Celebrate CJE has continued to help the organization enhance and expand its core programs, including Alzheimer’s care, Parkinson’s programming, creative arts therapies, counseling and care management, personal care, as well as healthy aging and wellness programs in the community. It has also funded new, innovative projects, such as CJE’s Virtual Senior Center program, which uses technology to connect older adults through interactive educational programs from the comfort of their own homes.

CJE SeniorLife is a partner with the Jewish United Fund in serving our community. For more information about CJE’s services and programs, please call 773/508-1000 or visit www.cje.net.