Good for Chicago: Gilda’s Club Chicago

Nothing is more personal than cancer. It affects the person diagnosed as well as everyone around them. Gilda’s Club Chicago provides support and resources to those living with cancer,those who have lost someone to cancer, as well as their families and friends. We’re proud to include this dynamic not-for-profit in our Thanks to You charity program.
For many years now, we’ve been running our Thanks to You program, where our residential real estate clients can direct a portion of our fees to a charity on our curated list. This post is one of a series to tell our readers a little more about these organizations and why we chose them.

Named after Gilda Radner, one of Saturday Night Live's original cast members, the mission of Gilda’s Club Chicago (GCC) is to ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community. They do this by complementing medical care with:

• Extensive activities
• Support groups
• Educational lectures
• Workshops
• Resource referrals 
• Social opportunities

While you may have noticed their famous red door on the main clubhouse in River North, GCC provides support to all of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods. They also have a smaller clubhouse at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and satellite locations throughout Chicagoland. 

Of course, their work isn’t done with funding alone. Volunteers make a huge impact. GCC told us that in 2017, more than 200 volunteers contributed over 8,500 hours of community service. If you are interested, there are many important ways to volunteer for GCC.

Gilda’s Club Chicago is particularly meaningful to our law firm, as we’ve all been directly affected by cancer. We are proud to include CCG in our Thanks to You program and encourage you to support them in their worthy endeavors.

Learn more:
gildasclubchicago.org
Thanks to You