Mercy Housing Celebrates 25 Years of Opening Doors, Building Communities
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
*If you are an attendee for this event and need immediate assistance, please contact the Mercy Housing Lakefront office at 312-447-4500.
- Chicago Union Station Great Hall (210 South Canal St., Jackson St. Entrance)
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Cocktails & Silent Auction
- 7:30 p.m. - Dinner, Program, Award Presentation, Live Auction & Drawing
- Master of Ceremonies: Michael Clune, Clune Construction
- Honorary Chair: Daniel Mudd, Fannie Mae
- Guardian Angel Recipients: Helen Dunlap, National Equity Fund, Bank of America
- Black Tie
- Open Bar
Click Here for a list of our Event Sponsors.
Please contact gala@mercyhousing.org to purchase tickets, sponsor a table or for additional event information.
Hotel Rooms for the evenings for May 16 and May 17 can be reserved at:
The Hotel Blake
312-986-1234 (reservation "Mercy Housing Group")
Sofitel Chicago O'Hare
888-447-6675 (reference ID GPPBB8)
All reservations must be made by April 10, 2008 with method of payment established at time of reservation.
Shuttle service to and from the event from The Hotel Blake and The Sofitel will be available from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on May 17.
Drawing Packages Include:
- Vail Ski Trip: Enjoy a fun-filled week of skiing with this stay in a private, three-bedroom, three-bath home minutes from the ski slopes and Vail Village. Includes parking space, mountain ski locker, one day with a private ski instructor and roundtrip airfare on Frontier Airlines.
- Superstition Mountain Golf Weekend: Spend three days and two nights in a villa and on the golf course at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club located just outside of Phoenix, AZ. Includes two rounds of golf, dinner at the club restaurant, access to other club amenities and roundtrip airfare on United Airlines.
- Getaway Weekend: Get away for two nights to any Kimpton Hotel, a collection of nearly 40 boutique, lifestyle hotels in cities throughout the United States and Canada. Each hotel features different restaurants and amenities. Included is a $150 gift certificate to any Kimpton Restaurant.
Auction Packages Include:
- Architectural Tour of Berlin by Murphy/Jahn Architects
May 17 Daytime Events:
Tour of Mercy Housing Lakefront properties including the Margot and Harold Schiff Residences. Tour buses will pick up at both the Hotel Blake and the Sofitel at 9:00 a.m. and will return at 1:00 p.m.