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Celebrate with Friends 2023

On behalf of the many FRIENDS of Prentice, we want to thank everyone who came to celebrate and helped raise critical funds for women’s health. We extend our gratitude to the over 400 friends who came together and raised nearly $700,000 for research and initiatives in women’s healthcare. But guess what, we still need you! Help us continue the spirit of generosity with a gift today, ensuring we exceed our goals!


Celebrate with Friends joined together to raise funds for the future of women's healthcare! The event was a long-awaited evening of community comradery.

Guests engaged with grant recipients, indulged in interactive food and cocktail stations, enjoyed live music and dancing, and much more – all against the backdrop of Lake Michigan and our beautiful Chicago city skyline!

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Yoga for Women's Health

July 19th at 6pm | Theater on Lake on the Green

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FOP Board Happy Hour | South Branch | February 2, 2023

Another incredible evening with our Friends of Prentice last week at our Board Happy Hour at @southbranchchi ✨ We loved getting to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished in women’s health over the last few years and are excited to continue to propel our mission forward and connect with our friends. Thank you again to our board for their dedication and truly being FRIENDS of Prentice. We’re truly grateful and inspired by each of you!

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Party at the Lake for Women's Health

On Thursday, October 13th we “Celebrated with Friends” to raise funds for the future of women's healthcare at Theater on the Lake along the shores of Chicago's beautiful Lake Michigan! The event was a long-awaited evening of community comradery. Over 400 friends engaged with grant recipients, indulged in interactive food and cocktail stations, enjoyed live music and dancing, and much more. We raised over $650,000 towards our mission!

You can still help fund the future of women's health here!

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FOP x Monica + Andy | July 2022

A great Sunday with our littlest FRIENDS jamming to tunes with Mr. Nick Davio (@mrnickdavio) at Monica + Andy (@monicaandandy) all while raising funds and awareness around women's health! ✨ Thank you to all who joined (and jammed with @jamwithjamie) us!

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Yoga for a Cause | July 2022

We wanted to give a special shout out and thank you to all who joined us for a beautiful night on the lake supporting Friends of Prentice’s mission through our Yoga for a Cause event. We had over 40 FRIENDS gather in community to raise funds for women’s health.
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Thank you to our friend Kenna at @sona.fitness for sharing your talents with us and a great workout! A special thank you to @lifewayfoods who provided us all with kefir treats & yoga mats! ⁠⁠
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We look forward to many more events in the near future. If you’d like to learn more about our mission and getting involved with Friends of Prentice, please email us at director@friendsofprentice.org or visit our link in bio!

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Yoga for a Cause 2021

We wanted to give a special shout out and thank you to all who joined us for a beautiful night at Theater on the Lake supporting Friends of Prentice’s mission through our Yoga for a Cause event. We had close to 40 FRIENDS gather in community at our first in person event in almost two years! Wahoo! ⁠⁠
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Thank you to Sarah at yogaandchicago for sharing your talents with us and a great workout! A special thank you to Lifeway Foods who provided us all with yoga mats & kefir treats! ⁠⁠

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Friends of Prentice 35th Annual Gala

Friends of Prentice Executive Director Kristen Field (left) and Friends of Prentice Board President Michael Borders (right) raise a glass to kick-off their annual gala which was held on Saturday, October 24. This was the first year the annual gala was held virtually online due to COVID-19. The gala raised close to $600,000 which will be used to fund grants awarded to clinicians and researchers at Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital to conduct leading-edge research across all areas of women’s health.

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2019 "An Evening in Oz" Annual Benefit Gala

Our 34th annual "An Evening in Oz” themed gala raised over $750,000 to fund innovative and leading-edge research benefiting the lives of women. The gala was held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago and welcomed over 450 of Chicago's business, philanthropic leaders and celebrities, including Star Jones.

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2018 "Casablanca" Annual Benefit Gala

Friends of Prentice's 33rd annual fundraising benefit, themed Casablanca, was held at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago and generously sponsored by Wintrust. The gala raised over $700,000 for emerging technologies and groundbreaking research that will help change the future of women's healthcare.

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2017 "Remember When" Annual Benefit

Sponsored by Wintrust, the 2017 Annual Benefit was one for the books. Thank you to everyone that joined us in celebrating and supporting our mission of funding the future of women's health.

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2015 Friends of Prentice Benefit Evening

With a "Magic of Prentice" theme underscored by actors dressed as fairy-tale characters, the benefit took place at the Four Seasons Hotel. The 2015 affair drew some 400 guests and grossed nearly $1 million in funds raised.

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2014 "Some Enchanted Evening" Annual Benefit

On June 14, 2014 over 700 members of Chicago's esteemed business, civic and medical communities gathered to further the organization’s mission of improving the quality of health for women and infants in Chicago and across the globe at the 28th Annual Gala.

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