ADVOCATE
Center for High Performance
GOLD CHAMPION
SILVER CHAMPION
BRONZE CHAMPION
PLATINUM CHAMPION
Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund
Our sincere thanks to Amy Cordell Design for graphic design services and JB Graphics for printing.
FOUNDERS CIRCLEAnat Admati and David Kreps
Lucia Annunzio and Rick Wood
Sally Blount
Suzanne and Harry Davis
Kay Deaux and Sam Glucksberg
Jonathan Eig and Jennifer Tescher
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Amy Rule
Ellen and John Engel
Eugene and Sally Fama
Marla Felcher and Max Bazerman
Daniel T. Gilbert and Marilynn Oliphant
William Meadow and Susan Goldin-Meadow
Julia Henly and Bernd Wittenbrink
Charles and Barbara Johnston
Patricia La Malfa
Linda Landrum and Robert Gertner
Richard Larrick and Cynthia Monarrez
France Leclerc and Richard Thaler
Susan and Michael Levine
Barbara Passy
Holly Raider
Raghuram Rajan and Radhika Puri Rajan
Marcia and Joseph Romano
George Wu and Penny Visser
Jill Ingrassia-Zingales and Luigi Zingales
KID ADVISORY BOARDSonny Garg and Julia Harris Garg
Kristina and Daniel Paschall
Geoffrey and Laura Phillips
Judy and Mark Sage
Leslie and Steven Swibel
Robert and Jill Tanz
Lisa Turano
Drew and Jen Weller
KID BOARD OF DIRECTORSLeslie and Blake Batterson
Dawn and Shawn Kasserman
Perry Lentine and Heather Mason
Don Mays
Susan Nied
Marisol Pantoja
Kyran and Maura Quinlan
Julius and Linda Rhodes
Shehnaz Safiuddin
Karen Sheehan
David Zivan
EVENT CO-CHAIRSLeslie Batterson
Dawn Kasserman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORNancy Cowles
WITH THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
KIDS IN DANGER Best Friend Award Night 2018
HONORING
KID FOUNDERSLINDA GINZEL AND BOAZ KEYSAR
May 3, 2018
FEATURING GREAT CHICAGO CHEFS
KID 20TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
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Leslie & Blake BattersonMarla Felcher & Max BazermanSonny Garg & Julia Harris Garg
Susan NiedBarbara PassyKaren Sheehan
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Kids In Danger cordially invites you to our annual
Best Friend Award NightThursday, May 3, 2018 6:00pm-9:00pm
Galleria Marchetti825 W. Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois
Join us in celebrating 20 years of KID victories as we present the 2018 Best Friend Award to KID founders
Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar
Reception will feature tasting plates from renowned Chicago chefs, drinks, raffle drawings, auction,
and networking with fellow KID supporters.
Tickets: $125 Become a Sponsor : $1,000 to $15,000 Ads: $300 Messages: $100
For more details or to purchase online visit www.kidsindanger.org/events
MANY THANKS TO OUR PARTICIPATING CHEFS FROM THESE GREAT CHICAGO RESTAURANTS:
ABOUT THE KID BEST FRIEND AWARD Each year, KID commemorates its progress, honors the memory of Danny Keysar and other victims of unsafe children’s products, and highlights the contributions of our Best Friends —who have helped keep children safe.
This year we are excited to be honoring KID founders, LINDA GINZEL and BOAZ KEYSAR.
Linda and Boaz have spent the last two decades helping to revolutionize the landscape of children’s product safety. Theirs is the story of two heartbroken parents who fought with determination to keep other families from suffering the same loss.
In 1998, 16-month-old Daniel died at his licensed childcare facility when a portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded rails. Later, Danny’s parents dis-covered that the crib had been recalled in 1993 and Danny was the crib’s 5th victim.
Linda and Boaz mobilized their grief into action. They founded KID in an effort to improve product safety and help other parents protect their children.
KID is proud to honor Linda and Boaz for their 20 years of activism and dedication.
Emcee LISA PARKER is a Consumer Investigative Reporter for NBC5 Chicago.
ADVOCATE
Center for High Performance
GOLD CHAMPION
SILVER CHAMPION
BRONZE CHAMPION
PLATINUM CHAMPION
Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund
Our sincere thanks to Amy Cordell Design for graphic design services and JB Graphics for printing.
FOUNDERS CIRCLEAnat Admati and David Kreps
Lucia Annunzio and Rick Wood
Sally Blount
Suzanne and Harry Davis
Kay Deaux and Sam Glucksberg
Jonathan Eig and Jennifer Tescher
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Amy Rule
Ellen and John Engel
Eugene and Sally Fama
Marla Felcher and Max Bazerman
Daniel T. Gilbert and Marilynn Oliphant
William Meadow and Susan Goldin-Meadow
Julia Henly and Bernd Wittenbrink
Charles and Barbara Johnston
Patricia La Malfa
Linda Landrum and Robert Gertner
Richard Larrick and Cynthia Monarrez
France Leclerc and Richard Thaler
Susan and Michael Levine
Barbara Passy
Holly Raider
Raghuram Rajan and Radhika Puri Rajan
Marcia and Joseph Romano
George Wu and Penny Visser
Jill Ingrassia-Zingales and Luigi Zingales
KID ADVISORY BOARDSonny Garg and Julia Harris Garg
Kristina and Daniel Paschall
Geoffrey and Laura Phillips
Judy and Mark Sage
Leslie and Steven Swibel
Robert and Jill Tanz
Lisa Turano
Drew and Jen Weller
KID BOARD OF DIRECTORSLeslie and Blake Batterson
Dawn and Shawn Kasserman
Perry Lentine and Heather Mason
Don Mays
Susan Nied
Marisol Pantoja
Kyran and Maura Quinlan
Julius and Linda Rhodes
Shehnaz Safiuddin
Karen Sheehan
David Zivan
EVENT CO-CHAIRSLeslie Batterson
Dawn Kasserman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORNancy Cowles
WITH THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
KID 20TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
MEDIA SPONSOR
Leslie & Blake BattersonMarla Felcher & Max BazermanSonny Garg & Julia Harris Garg
Susan NiedBarbara PassyKaren Sheehan
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