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It’s Always Sunny at Misericordia as thanks and smiles abound with Family Fest 2018 Taking nothing for granted, the Misericordia com- munity embraces the success and happy moments of Family Fest with much gratitude! As we continue to move forward with the programs and renova- tions that give those in our care lives of dignity, pur- pose and respect, we know that we will meet future challenges together! Thank you to John Tortorello and his amazing grounds crew, and the many com- mittees, staff, volunteers, sponsors, families and friends of Misericordia. We thank the Greco Team for their devotion to Misericordia’s Family Fest Cash and Car Raffle in honor of Pauline Greco. We also thank our good friend, Andy Francis at Evergreen Kia, for his generous donation of a 2018 Kia Niro for our Car Raffle, and to the hundreds of people who made the day possible. Congratulations to all of the Car and Cash Raffle Winners and thanks to everyone who took a chance! For a full list of winners, please visit the Misericordia website at www.misericordia.com.
A message from Sister Rosemary Connelly Fall 2018
Dear Family and Friends,
Our 2018 Family Festival is over and I am absolutely in awe of God’s goodness to Miseri-
cordia through you, our family and friends. It was our largest gathering ever! Over 10,000
people came to celebrate “life” with us on our beautiful campus. Everyone seemed so happy
to be with us. It was truly a day to celebrate: a day to remember!
The week prior to the Fest, rain was predicted for the weekend. Although we never doubt
God’s unconditional love for us – in good times and in difficult times – having a beautiful
Fest day is surely a “gift.” Please know how grateful we are to so many of our families and
friends who prayed with/for us for good weather. Since I am no longer responsible for the weather, I must give credit to our residents
under the leadership of our self-appointed Mayor Terry, for the awesome task is now theirs!
I wish we could list the thousands of friends who helped make our 2018 Festival so successful. Since this isn’t possible,
please allow me just to mention a few. Under the leadership of Father Jack Clair, all of our Corporate Sponsors (listed on another
page in this newsletter) made certain that rain or sun, this event would be a financial success. We thank them for their exceptional
generosity! How blessed we are!
In a special way, I want to thank the entire Executive Team, Fr. Jack Clair, Lois Gates, Mary Pat O’Brien and Kevin Connelly,
for their unselfish and generous leadership in every area of the Festival. Additionally, I would like to thank our wonderful Admin-
istrative Team members who kept our residential and program areas undisturbed during these busy days. What a competent and
compassionate team we have!
The success of the physical planning of the Festival happens because of the unbelievable generosity of some talented men
under the leadership of our own John Tortorello. His staff and team of volunteers make it all happen, including the Resch brothers
and others who take their vacation days in order to be present to us. What a challenge is theirs, but they never disappoint us! A
huge thank you is also owed to our dear friends S&C Electric for our use of their parking lot…where would we put all those cars
without them!
How would you like to be responsible for feeding at least 10,000 staff, residents, volunteers and guests! Our food manager, Bob
Noga, along with Jim Ahlfeld and their dedicated, hardworking and efficient kitchen, bakery and housekeeping staff makes a most
demanding task appear easy! Of course, they do depend heavily on our hundreds of volunteers who are always ready to help.
Our amazing Development Team and Business Office handle all of our Fest Finance, licensing, signage, PR, social media,
volunteers, ticket sales, Ad book, raffles and auction. Phew! What would we do without this dedicated crew!
We thank all the volunteers who share their talents with us in so many fun ways. Special recognition goes to our amazing
volunteers Madge and Bob Erlenbaugh and staff Gail Wojciechowski and Jacob Green who have spent months preparing the
Heartzingers and Heartbreakers for their performances. Our adults are so very proud and pleased to show how talented they are!
All would be lost without their wonderful teachers and volunteers.
Our “Queen of the Raffle,” Pauline Greco, will always be missed but she lives on in the loving memory of us all – and espe-
cially through the efforts of her son, Denny, and his family! They are continuing Pauline’s commitment to car and cash ($50,000)
raffles. Through the family’s effort, they even exceeded Pauline’s expectations! Many thanks to Andy Francis of Evergreen KIA
who generously donated the car!
My list of “thanking” not only our wonderful staff but our amazing volunteers would have no “end” if I truly mentioned all
those deserving recognition! Since this is impossible, I hope all of you who were involved, in any way, will understand the limita-
tions of the human condition. Just know we hold you all in our loving, grateful prayers, asking God to watch over you and yours.
And now we are preparing for the busiest time of the year at Misericordia…Christmas time! Thousands of family and friends
visit us during this most holy season of Christ’s birth! It is truly a time for us to be grateful — especially to our Misericordia Fam-
ily and Friends.
I’m convinced to be a person whose heart is full of “joy” one must be a grateful person: a person who is aware of not only
how extraordinary the gifts of the ordinary day are, but also one who finds the everyday “miracles” in each day.
The residents of Misericordia are joyful people who express their loving gratitude in many different ways. They not only
know how to love; they also have the freedom to let others love them. In their own special way, even those who have never spo-
ken a word, show by their loving eyes and wonderful smiles, they are grateful.
So, as we plan for our Christmas celebrations, let us especially be grateful to the Christ Child. Through His life of sacrificial
love, Jesus has shown us “the way” of living life with joyful hearts. Here at Misericordia we know we owe our success to the
Lord of all creation!
May your Christmas be a blessed one and the New Year of 2019 be filled with God’s good gifts!
Thank you for believing in us enough to be involved. How blessed we are!
Lovingly,
Sister Rosemary Connelly, RSM
Executive Director
Misericordia Future Plans 2018 – 2023 In Progress
*1purchased property immediately behind our
Plan and build residential homes on recently
Thome entrance in order to reach out to more
families on our Wait List.
*2provide a more “homelike setting” for smaller
Renovate Marian Residence in order to
3
numbers of adults while relocating others to 3
smaller residences on campus. The Wilma Baumgartner CILA, home to
The Brian Madden CILA, home to six women. five men.
*3on campus for 15 residents. Take owner-
Build the Besser Apartment Residence
ship of the apartment building at 1956 W.
Devon for six residents, and open two new
CILAs – one in Chicago and the other in 4
Evanston.
Strip Mall “before” photo.
*4 Purchase, plan and construct a large build- 3
ing mall at 6124 N. Ravenswood strip mall, The Besser Residence (concept rendering)
which will include a drive-in bakery called “Our has broken ground and construction has
Daily Bread,” along with rooms available for begun.
work opportunities and community outreach.
5 Open Misericordia Sweet♥Shoppe in
Glenview located at 989 Waukegan for
outside work opportunities. (Paid for by Strip Mall “Our Daily Bread” concept
4
rendering.
generous donors.)
6 Expand bakery / kitchen to meet the needs
of the additional demands of productivity.
The Misericordia Sweet♥Shoppe will
5
7
open in late fall 2018.
Study the needs and expand our IT
Department to meet the expectations
of the times.
8 Finish and open a Hair Salon room.
(Paid for by generous donors.)
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Bakery renovations are ongoing.
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9 Replace roofs on the six original, large
buildings built in 1950.
8
Indicates projects for which we will
* especially need to raise funds. Day Makers Hair Salon, opened on Sept. 9
17, 2018, thanks to the generosity of the
Doherty family and Mario Tricoci. Roof replacements are in progress!
Hooray, new site is live! visit
In loving memory www.misericordia.com
Philip O’Connor We remember Dr. Philip O’Connor with love and
gratitude for his support and friendship to all
at Misericordia. As a member of Misericordia’s
Board of Directors, Phil’s vision and leadership
were an invaluable gift to our mission.
He generously shared his success, and was a
beloved friend and mentor to the residents of Mi-
sericordia. He will be greatly missed, and we will
keep him in our hearts and his wife, Lynn, and
Misericordia’s new website has all the
family in our prayers.
Sept. 16, 1948 - Sept. 26, 2018 qualities to look for in today’s digital
world thanks to the generosity and tal-
ented redesign provided by American
Eagle. Check out how easy it is to navi-
Together for Choice Conference gate and answer all things Misericordia!
The National Together for Choice
Conference 2018 opened with a kick-off PLANNED GIVING
event at Chicago’s Theatre on the Lake
with keynote speaker Rob Johnson, CBS Have you remembered
anchor. Misericordia in your estate plan?
The conference, held on Miseri- Bequests and other planned gifts are an
cordia’s campus from October 17-19, important source of funds to assure the
gathered like-minded advocates, parents continuation and growth of Misericordia.
and organizations from over 25 states. David Axelrod Rob Johnson
If you want to learn more about ways to
CNN, University of CBS News Anchor
Attendees shared a common interest in Chicago; former chief include Misericordia in your estate plan,
promoting choice in living and working strategist and senior advisor
to President Barack Obama please call or email:
options for individuals with develop-
mental disabilities and their families. William Choslovsky, Ginsberg Jacob, Bob Bourke at 773-273-4173
David Axelrod, Senior Political LLC; Patrick Mannix, Senior Advisor, robertb@misericordia.com
Commentator for CNN and Jim Kokoris, ODEP, Department of Labor; and Melis-
You can also learn more by visiting
novelist, also joined as keynotes. Ad- sa Harris, Senior Policy Advisor, Centers
ditional speakers at the event included: for Medicare and Medicaid Services. the Planned Giving page at
Philip J. Peisch and Christopher B. Visit www.togetherforchoice.org for www.misericordia.com.
Lowther, Covington & Burling LLP; more information.
Jonathan Toews Sharing the power of friendship
Chicago Blackhawks
Captain Jonathan Toews
stopped by Misericordia
to surprise his delighted
friends on a sunny after-
noon last July.
Thank you for your friend-
ship, Jonathan! Your
ongoing relationship is
a treasure to your fans
here at Mis! Many thanks
also to the Chicago
Blackhawks. We are so
very grateful for your
support!
End of Year Planning IRA Charitable Rollover and Gifts of Appreciated Stock
Please Help Us Reach Our
Misericordia is most grateful for all of the IRA Charitable Rollover:
gifts that we receive throughout the entire n
Donor must be age 70½ or older
Challenge Grant Goal!
year. While most of these gifts are in the n
Helpful to donors who do not itemize
form of a check or credit card, some of our n
Transfer must be made directly to Miseri- A generous foundation continues to
friends give through their IRA or via a gift cordia from your IRA administrator challenge Misericordia’s friends and
of appreciated securities/stock. Your IRA n
Amount transferred will not be included in supporters. When we receive a new or
administrator or broker would assist you in your annual taxable income increased contribution by the end of this
facilitating these types of gifts. Please see n
Withdrawal can be applied toward your an- year, the donor will match the gift dollar
the below for more information: nual Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for dollar up to a specified amount.
Gift of Appreciated Securities/Stock: We again are most grateful for all of the gifts If you are donating to Misericordia for
n
Minimizes or eliminates taxes on capital which we are blessed to receive from our the first time, the entire amount will be
gains friends. If you have any questions, please matched. If you have made donations
Itemized charitable deduction for the FMV email Kevin Connelly at kevin@misericordia. in either of the last two years and are
n
of the stock, up to 30% of your Adjusted com, or call him at 773-273-4167. You can also
Gross Income (AGI) able to increase that amount in 2018,
find more information at www.misericordia.com/
the increased amount will be eligible for
giving/donate-online/.
matching. Thank you for your generous
support!!
Let new adventures begin! Welcome to the Wilma
Federal employees
Baumgartner Home nationwide can
In September, Misericordia celebrated pledge donations to
the opening of a new Community In- Misericordia!
tegrated Living Arrangement (CILA) – Our CFC code is 43851
the Wilma Baumgartner Home. Locat-
ed on the north side of the city within
a short distance of Misericordia’s main
campus, the Baumgartner Home brings
us to a total of 13 neighborhood
homes for adults with intellec- Above, left to right: Pete Cullen- The practice of asking for donations
tual and developmental dis- Conway, Wilma Baumgartner,
Sister Rosemary Connelly, and to a favorite charity to commemorate
abilities. This new CILA will be Betty and Bob Bergeron. the death of a loved one is very
home to a group of young men, Left, left to right: Jake E., Luis thoughtful. In the past few months,
enabling them to live as inde- I., Henry N., and Sean B. cel- such requests have resulted in
pendently as possible. Thank ebrate in their new home. (not donations that benefit Misericordia.
you to the Baumgartner family! pictured, Charlie C.)
We thank those benefactors and
their families, and respectfully ask
Thank you to the legislators and friends in the business community that you remember them in your
who visited or volunteered at Family Fest! thoughts and prayers.
Carol C. Anderson; Joseph Louis Bernstein;
Donald L. Borre; Joseph R. Christian, M.D.;
Mary Pinter Clemency; Marilyn “Lynn” Otter
Coluzzi; Robert Vincent Dillon; Ethel B.
Doogan; Mary Eileen Duffy; Albert J. Faul;
Winifred “Una” M. Glynn; Marianne R. Hall;
George F. Harris, Jr.; Diane O. Judge;
Bernice M. Kotowski; Mary Ann Krol; Lloyd
J. Kurkowski; Robert H. McCann, Sr.; Sylvia
T. McCarthy; Thomas J. McGovern; John J.
McGrath; Thomas Arthur O’Dowd; Michael
P. O’Neill, Sr.; Lorraine M. Olsen; Edwin
J. Rann; Elliott C. Satinover; Jacqueline
State Senator Laura Murphy (center, left) and State Pictured above with Father Jack Clair is M. Silveri; Sandra Rae St. Clair; Denise J.
Senator Julie Morrison (center, right) and friends City Clerk Anna Valencia, who stopped by Storcz; Eileen P. Sweeney; Audrey Therese
had a blast volunteering at Family Fest this year. Family Fest to take in the Heartbreakers Tuite; Robert B. Wall; Brian Donald Woytek;
and Heartzingers performances. Vaughn J. Wuertz;
U S Foods $4,000
Victory Spud Service, Inc.
The Wortel Family
The Walter Zegers Family
George Zeruas $3,500
The Fulton Street Brewery $2,600 $1,000 + Sponsors
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Geller
Howard & Judy Gilbert The Abbey Resort
Robert F. Girgis DDS J B Alberto’s
David Hegg Richard E. Aleksy
Ann Higgins American Dog & Burger
Hill Group Fire Protection Amina Grace Memorial Fund
HKM Architects + Planners Ancient Order of Hibernians Div 32
JJK Financial Enterprises Joan and Bruce Anderson
Jones, Lang, LaSalle The Babjak Family
John Kofler S J Bacik Construction Co.
Bob & Jean Koziol Mrs. Dorothy Banas
Kronos Products $4,400 Grace Bausch
Lakeshore Beverage $4,000 John Bausch
Madden Funds Management Jason Bay
$25,000 + Grand Sponsors The Mortensen Family Michael & Madeline Hughes Mahoney, Crowe, Goldrick & Margaret Berger
The Parmer/LaRochelle Family Jewel Foods $7,000+ Cannon, PC June and Marvin Bloom
AT & T Deb and Ken Soudan LaSalle Street Securities, LLC/
Columbus Vegetable Oil The Martin Family Michele Bogacki DDS
In Honor of Ann Marie Vodopic Jack McDermott Jr. McMahon Foods $3,500 Bob Bourke
Covaria The Wesley Family Foundation M & O Insulation
Sue and Gary Garrabrant Michael’s Mission $4,000 Bredemann Toyota & Chevrolet
Susan and Bob Morrison & Midwest Mechanical Brookfield Zoo
The Hartemayer Family Family
Illinois State Wireless Association $5,000 + Sponsors Miniat $4,200 Doug & Patty Bruno
The Andrew Myers Family Misericordia SIBS $3,000 Carl Buddig & Company $1,500
In Honor of Sister Rosemary ABN AMRO The Nash Family
Laborer’s District Council Missionary Sisters, John Burns Construction $2,000
Silverio and Teresita Agujar Omega & Associates C & C Power Inc
Charitable Foundation Air Duct Cleaners Servants of the Holy Spirit
In Honor of John H. And Dr. David Mittelman MD William & Margaret Cahill $2,000
The Lock Up Self Storage Anonymous Margaret M Pittroff
Loeffel Epilepsy Foundation North Carolina Community The Calabrese Family
Augie’s Booze & Schmooze Shoreline Marine Eugene G. Callahan & Assoc. Ltd.
The Niciforo Family Beam Legal Team LLC Foundation/An Angel Among Us
Ronald Silver M.D. Oliva, Inc Michael Carney
The John Peterman Family Bernadette & Joe Boyle Chester & Heidi Trocha
Fred B. Snite Foundation Joe O’Neil Carpenters Local 58
Catie Brashears Family Judy Wall/Love Christy Carpenters Local 80
Sterling Bay The Cabin Family Marie & Dennis Panozzo
McNerney The Para Family Virginia and Leo Cattoni
The Walsh Group Amy and Paul Carbone
Wetoska Packaging Pepsi America $3,000 Shin Yew & Mei Ying Chen
In Honor of Delia Collins Chicago Bulls
Corfu Foods $7,500 $2,500 + Sponsors Pharmacy Alternatives, LLC
Lorrie R. $3,000 Chicago Select $1,500
$10,000 + Sponsors Ivo & Denise Cozzini American Airlines Chicago Show/The Snediker
Harry E. Cruse The Arundel Family The Ronald Ramirez Family
Aon Steve and Gail Schmidt Family
Cummins Allison The Bauman Gianni Family
Fred B Barbara Investments The Early Family The Dana Beaty Family Schultz Inc. $3,200
Bruno’s Event $17,000+ Sharon & Steve Garcia/FPM Bigane Paving John & Cathy Scully Jr.
Chicagoland Truck Rental Heat Treating William Blair & Company Melissa Seefeldt
ComEd, an Exelon Company The Giampoli Family William Blair& Co./Institutional Family
Philip H. Corboy Foundation Foundation/Omega Homes Investment Management Charles H. &
CORE Mechanical $15,000 Go Bananas LLC John & Denise Bohn Beverly E. Shaw
Rosemary DeMore Gonnella Baking Company In Honor of Marianne Buckley Foundation
The Dolan Family G S Gives/Chris Keogh C & K Trucking Mr. & Mrs. John
Flood Brothers The Grano & Semla Families John E. Conroy Jr. $3,000 D. Simms
Edward J. Flynn H C Tech James A. DeLeo Softer Lite
Bob Greenman Thomas J. Higgins Company James and Patricia Dietz Window
The Lasch Family HMS Host The Dralle Family SSIP
MAT Leasing Home Run Inn $7,000 Falls Mechanical Insulation Inc. Scott and Paula
Misericordia Family Association Tomasik
Chicago Regional Council of Holly & Jim Jennings In Memory of Ray Prendergast Suzan Wells Carpenters Jennings Chevrolet and Print Post $1,500 Stephen & Kelly Wetoska Children’s Care & Volkswagen Print-XPress Edward Winslow Development Center Ann O. Kerley $2,000 Projex Inc/The Althoff Family J. Nelson Wood Mary & Jim Claus Hugh Kiley QU-Bar, Inc In Honor of Carly Ziesemer Linda and Skip Cline Joseph Kilroy Theresa Remy ZipGrow Inc. Don,Anna, Alex and Sami Cohen La Preferida Tom & Cecilia Ricketts Joseph Zuercher Columbus Vegetable Oil $2,000 Katherine Latham In Honor of Megan Rooney Concept Laboratories, Inc. Lipkin and Higgins Rose Packing Richard Cortesi The Lombard Company Julius & Linda Rutili $1,250 Ernie & Judy Costa $2,000 Peg & Steve Lombardo Peter Crist Peggy & Jeff Lovelady Crown Castle Joe and Kay Lunkes The Cullen-Conway Family Marquee Event Rentals Robert E. Curley $1,500 Daley & Georges Ltd. Mastec Dawn’s Dairy, Inc. The Ryan McDermott Family The Family of Sarah Dillon Dr. Timothy McDonough Donovan Food Brokerage Emmett McGovern The Family of Mike and Memorial Fund Margaret Durkin $2,000 McLauchlan Law Group LLC Eli’s Cheesecake Joseph Messer MD The Brian Faber Family Midwest Lighting Inc. Peter Finocchiaro Jean and Everett Miller Bridget Flanagan $2,000 Family of MacKenzie Moore Foley Family Foundation $2,000 In Memory of John and Peg Fulton Street Brewery Moriarty Samathas Premium $2,200 Joanne and Mark Galvin Mullen Law Offices Signature Bank Dr. Dennis Gates Multiple Concrete Accessories Sisters of Mercy of Americas Teri & Jeff Giovannetti Neil & Cathy Murphy West Midwest Loretto Glynn My Food Guy Mary Smith Gonnella $1,500 Nationwide Retirement Standard Provision $2,200 Wendy and Tim Grano Solutions Family of Pam Stiefel Mike & Sandie Green James Norton Sysco Mr. & Mrs. Richard Guzior Adele O’Donnell In Honor of Wayne Taveggia Beverly & Judith Guzy O’Hare Airport C P D $1,500 Tempel Steel Company H P Products $1,200 Carl T. Olson & Son, Inc. Angela Turner In Honor of the Mis Ann Parsons Vienna ($1,500) Administration Team David Peloquin Family The Viswanathan Family Alice Hayes The Anne Peterhans Family W R Maintenance The Dan Houlihan Family The Honorable Daniel J. Pierce The Greg Wagner Family Hyslop Shannon Foundation Mark Porter $2,000
Misericordia Women’s Golf Outing Golf clubs, fresh air and fun for a great cause
Left: The Women’s Golf Outing Committee, left to
right: Marty Dwyer, Mary Ryan Buddig, Therese
Ryan Rooney, Joanne Reynolds, Eileen Ryan Seyfarth,
Scott Early, Sister Rosemary Connelly, Donna Ryan
Coffey, Kim Figliulo, Holly Jennings, Lisa Economos,
and Susan Schultz.
Family Golf Outings
Thanks go out to many generous indi-
viduals from the families of Misericordia
who hosted golf outings this year, raising
contributions for Misericordia. We are so
grateful to all of the organizers, sponsors
and attendees for these wonderful events.
It was a great day to hit the links at tee and Therese Loftus who organized The following families have hosted
beautiful Oak Park Country Club for the day! Everyone had a wonderful golf outings over the past few months:
the Misericordia Women’s Golf Outing time while raising money for the chil- The Calabrese, Platt, Griffin (Krol), Kis-
on September 24. Many thanks to the dren and adults of Misericordia. See sane, Kovack, Harrington, Mass, Price,
Ryan sisters, and their devoted commit- you next year in the short grass! Diorio, Marshall, and Connolly (Heart-
links) families.
Misericordia Sweet Shoppe Life is sweet in Glenview this fall
Over 200 friends of Misericordia gath- Left to right: Generous
ered at the Glenview Country Club in donors Meg Fiorenza, Mark
Santacrose, Carrie and Larry
September to raise awareness and fund- Nicholson, and Patty and Bob
ing for Misericordia’s Sweet♥Shoppe at Huffman. (Not pictured: archi-
989 Waukegan Rd. As part of the Hearts tect Sarah Lane-Hill)
and Flour Bakery work opportunities
program, the store will offer community
jobs for residents and provide the Glen-
view area with our popular selection of
goodies from the bakery. Three gener-
ous Mis families donated the new space
that will open soon.
The Amina Grace Gardens Providing
meaningful growth for Misericordia
residents
Our gratitude goes out to the Amina Grace Memorial Fund
and a special thanks to the Cullen Ali family, whose wonder-
ful donation of hydroponic gardens and a memorial garden
in the Village area of Misericordia will nourish the appetites
and spirits of Mis residents for years to come. The foundation,
launched in 2014 by Maura and Munawar Cullen Ali in honor
of their daughter Amina Grace, strives to lend support and
create lasting acceptance of people with Down syndrome and
other differing abilities.
The Amina Grace Hydroponic Gardens in the Greco Gardens
greenhouse provides meaningful work and education for our
residents and the outdoor gardens will soon be a source of
farm to table food. Your support is so appreciated!
Sterling Bay Celebrating eighth annual Benefit Bash Marathon team goes for it again!
Congratulations to the Misericordia Heart-
Generous supporters of Misericordia gathered on racers Marathon Team! At the time of this
September 13th for Sterling Bay’s eighth annual newsletter, over $99,000 has been raised!
Benefit Bash. Sterling Bay has been a longtime
To donate to the 2019 Heartracers, please
friend of Misericordia, raising a collective of a
million dollars for our children and adults over the visit http://www.firstgiving.com/misericordia/
past 10 years. Heartfelt gratitude to Cynthia Ma- 2019-chicago-marathon-for-misericordia.
roon, Misericordia parent and longtime friend to To find out about joining the 2019 Chicago
the Gloor family. Andy Gloor, of Sterling Bay, has Marathon Misericordia Heartracers, please
been an incredible blessing to Misericordia and contact Martha Floberg, Development
will be honored with the Heart of Mercy Award at Officer, at 773-273-4125, marthaf@miseri-
The Heart of Mercy Ball 2018. cordia.com
Above, left to right:
Cynthia Maroon, Mara
Gloor, Vicki Gloor, Andy Above, left to right:
Gloor, and Dave Gloor. Bob Bourke, Julie O’Sullivan,
and Nick Bourke at last year’s
Left, left to right: race.
Katie Peterson with Jane
and Andy enjoy the Left: The Sterling Bay annual
party. Bash was a huge success!
Mario Tricoci and
Day Makers Giving back
with style and service
Misericordia has been in the
news thanks to Mario Tricoci Hair
Salons & Day Spas, WGN TV, The
Chicago Tribune and ABC 7! We
are thrilled to have this amazing
opportunity for our residents with
a new salon open on Misericor-
dia’s campus! We are so grate-
ful to Jay & Colleen Doherty for
their vision, and to Cheryl and
Mario Tricoci for supporting the Above, left to right: Jay Doherty, Cheryl Chris gets a handsome new look
new venture. Tricoci, Coleen Doherty and Mario Tricoci. at Day Makers from a Mario Tricoci
Left: Rosalie D. with Mario and staff. University student!
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are a great gift option!
For more info, please call
773-273-4759, email
bakery@misericordia.
com or order from
ourwebsite at
www.misericordia.org
Save the date! Tuesday Nov. 27
and start the Holiday Season
with an online gift to Coffee from
Misericordia Heart of Mercy. the heart!
Visit our new website at Misericordia coffee
www.misericordia.com and tea can be pur-
chased online or
at the Greenhouse
Marcy Twardak Inn Restaurant.
shopping night Packed especially for
hosted by Marcy Twardak you by residents em-
November 13, 5:30-8:30 pm ployed by Misericordia’s
Coffee Program.
Cocktails, hors
d’oeuvres, and shop-
ping for all your holiday Visit our
needs! Christmas
Author Ruth Landis will be on
Cottage
hand to sign her new book, and Heart-
“Beyond the Bookclub. We
are the Books We Must Read.” strings
Giftshops
Register online at www.
misericordia.com. or Find a gift for
Tickets: $50 pay at the door. someone
$55 at the door. All are Welcome! special!
SORRY, HOLIDAY BRUNCHES on
Dec. 2 and 9 are SOLD OUT
Sunday, Dec.16 | Open Seating
Christmas Brunch in Courtyard Inn
Hotline 773-273-4738
Email: christmasbrunches@misericordia.com
Contact: Nancy Turry at
giftshop@misericordia.com
Visit Misericordia’s
Bakery and work
alongside residents
in our holiday
bakery program!
For more information visit our
website at www.misericordia.comWomen’s Auxiliary Steps into fall with Bloomingdale’s Old Orchard
On September 13, the Wom-
en’s Auxiliary and Blooming-
dale’s Old Orchard kicked
off autumn with their annual
shopping event and fashion
show. Thanks to our Misericor-
dia Women’s Auxiliary runway
models, Vince Theodore and Congratulations on another amazing race!
our good friends at Blooming-
dale’s Old Orchard for show- Congratulations to the Heartsquad and the Ragnar Relay for
ing off the latest trends and Misericordia, running 200 miles, day and night, relay-style, from
Muskegon to Traverse City, MI. The Misericordia Heartsquad: We
fashions of the season. Thanks strive together shoulder to shoulder for one common goal: to
also to event chairs Georgia support the children and adults with developmental disabilities
Heisinger and Ellen Malone. Mark your calendars for The “Dress Up” Spring who call Misericordia home.
Fling on April 12, 2019 at the Ravenswood Event Center.
SAVE THE DATE
October 25 | Joyce Schrager Lecture coffee
www.events.org
First Look for Charity March 8 | Women’s League Benefit
Misericordia is honored to be chosen as a misericordia.com
beneficiary of the Chicago Auto Show’s First April 26-27 | Candy Days
Look for Charity on Friday, February 8, 2019, misericordia.com
McCormick Place. Hosted by the Misericordia
Women’s Auxiliary and co-chairs Chris Hender-
son and Michelle Nelson, the annual black-tie
affair provides attendees with a “first look” at Please join us on Friday, November 16, 2018,
the nation’s largest auto show before it opens to at the Hilton Chicago for the
the public, while supporting Misericordia and 17 2018 Misericordia Women’s Board
other Chicagoland charities.
Heart of Mercy Ball
For more information visit www.misericordia.com
Honorees 2018
Internships Students grow their future with a stint at Mis! Jay and Colleen ComEd, accepted by
Misericordia offers a wide range of service and intern- Doherty Anne Pramaggiore
Sr. Rosemary Connelly Pillars of the
ship opportunities. In recent years, students from the Service Medallion Community
following schools have had the unique opportunity to Award
gain invaluable experience working with people of all Andy Gloor
ages with developmental disabilities: of Sterling Bay
Heart of Mercy Award
University of Cork, Ohio State University, University of
St. Francis, Illinois State University, Notre Dame Uni- Special performance by
versity, John Carroll University, Univer- Hamilton’s Miguel
sity of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Cervantes with the
Heartbreakers!
Iowa, Loyola University, Adler University
MC’s Rob Johnson; CBS,
Above: Ashleen Chicago, School of the Art Institute of and Lou Manfredini; WGN,
Sweeney (John Carroll Chicago, Lake Forest College, University will be there!
University) Develop- of Illinois, Chicago.
ment Intern, pictured For more information or Above: Miguel and
with Lois Gates. If you would like to pursue an internship to register for the event, visit: Kelly Cervantes
Left: Hannah Piemonte (Illinois State University) at Misericordia, please contact: Sharon www.heartofmercyball.org photo courtesy of
Robert Kusel
and Grainne Finn (University of Cork), Develop- Keane (773) 273-4520 or sharonm@
ment Office. misericordia.com.
Misericordia is a residential facility serving children and adults with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities from diverse ethnic, religious, racial and
socioeconomic backgrounds. A not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, Misericordia is operated by the Sisters of Mercy under the auspices of the Catholic Archdiocese of
Chicago. Misericordia is located at 6300 N. Ridge, Chicago, IL 60660, 773-973-6300. You can find Misericordia on the internet at misericordia.com. The Misericordia
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