BY JUDY CARMACK BROSS
The “winter wishes” of the Founders’ Board of Lurie Children’s Hospital came true when over $530,000 was raised at the recent merry cocktail party bearing the same name. The proceeds completed their $2.5 million campaign to fund an endowed chair for Lurie Children’s Division Head of Pediatric Surgery, a position currently held by Fizan Abdullah, MD, PhD.
Dr. Fizan Abdullah, Cindy Yingling, Julie Christopher, and Robin Zafirovski.
Winter Wishes Chairs, Julie Christopher and Cindy Yingling, led the celebration, joined by Founders’ Board President, Robin Zafirovski. Lurie’s President and CEO, Patrick M. Magoon, welcomed guests.
Patrick Magoon.
In his opening, he described the groundbreaking work that Dr. Abdullah and his team will make possible for children facing surgery to improve outcomes for even the rarest of conditions or for fetal care for the tiniest patients even before birth.
Congratulations to the Founder’s Board on all the work they do to make so many families’ wishes come true!
Karin Larkins, Brendan Carroll, and Laura Ferris Anderson.
Karen and Roger McEniry.
Briana Fosnaugh, Jennifer Shea, and Siobhan Shea.
Keating and Caroline Crown.
Jeff and Molly Lowe with Jed and Merrill Hoyer.
Stephanie and Ken Love.
The team from the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Lurie Children’s.
Paul and Kelley Schueler with Julie Christopher and Doris Christopher.
Vicki Ginn and Sheila Troy.
Richard Black, Rebecca Johnston, and Eve Rogers.
Mirja Haffner and Maureen Seaman.
All photos courtesy of the Founders’ Board of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
