Emily DeGroot, Julie Saunders, Megan Hoofman
Chicago’s fall gala season is well underway. One of our must attend events of September was held this past Saturday (9/21) on the beautiful grounds of the Chicago Botanic Garden. The Guild of the Chicago Botanic Garden hosted the 15th annual Harvest Ball. The black tie event which brought out some of Chicago and the Northshores (under the radar, low key power players) finest was co-chaired by Guild members Emily DeGroot, Megan Hoffmann, and Julie Saunders.
U.S. Congressman Aaron Schock, Karla Gonzalez
Among the 400 guests in attendance that helped the Botanic Garden raise $450,000 to support the development of the Learning Campus’s educational display garden included hottie Congressman Aaron Schock with a beautiful date Karla Gonzalez, Michael and Cathy Busch, Mary Claire and Ken Moll, Kerry and Sarah Wood, Julie and Jeremy Unruh, Liam Krehbiel, Kimberly and Randy Burt, Sonia Waiters and Michael McMurray, Annie and Dan Barlow, Liam Kriehbel,
Sarah and Kerry Wood
Before guests were seated for a dinner that included braised short ribs, arugula salad, caramel toffee tart they began the evening with Moët & Chandon champagne in the Heritage Garden. The live auction which had guests bidding over trips and experiences such as a trip to attend the Carolina Herrera Fashion Week in NYC; trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Gift certificate from GRAFF; and a trip to Rosewood Little Dix Bay in the Caribbean.
Guests capped off the evening dancing the night away to the Gold Coast Allstars.
This new garden, designed by Mikyoung Kim, will welcome families of all backgrounds and its design will foster respect for our environment and inspire lifelong interest in and passion for the natural world and the sciences.
