FROM A NEWS RELEASE
Join Women & Children First and our special guests as we celebrate 30 years of women giving voice to women.
Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home, one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2006.
Dorothy Allison, Winner of the National Book Award for Bastard Out of Carolina.
It's the perfect opportunity to mingle, have a cocktail, enjoy a terrific dinner prepared by the best Andersonville restaurants, and dance the night away. Alison Bechdel, Dorothy Allison, and more than 20 local authors will be joining us for this gala event. We hope you can, too.
In 2004, the Women's Voices Fund was established to help support Women & Children First's robust and unique schedule of educational programs, feminist discussions, and readings for children and adults. Crossroads Fund, a local community foundation that supports groups working for social and economic justice, is the site of the pooled fund to benefit the Women's Voices Fund as the Fund applies for status as a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit.
October 3, 2009
Cocktails & Appetizers: 5:30 PM to 7 PM
Buffet Dinner & Dance: 7 PM to 10 PM
The Breakers at EdgewaterBeach
5333 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL60660
After party at Big Chicks, 5024 N. Sheridan Rd.
Buffet Dinner & Dance $60 ( cash bar )
Cocktails, Buffet Dinner & Dance $100
Cocktails includes special wine-tasting with Master Sommelier Alpana Singh
Limited-income ticket $30 ( Buffet Dinner & Dance )
Visit www.womenandchildrenfirst.com for more information. To order tickets, call 733.769.9299 or send a check payable to The Crossroads Fund to Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark, Chicago, IL60640. If possible, RSVP by September 30, 2009.