Join us for the 2024 Whirl Gala - Brilliant Horizons!
Event Details
- Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Cocktail Hour Begins at 6:00 p.m.
- Main Event Begins at 7:00 p.m.
- Location: Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605
- Attire: Black Tie/Formal
Event includes a Live Auction, Paddle Raise, Raffle, and Music by Ken Arlen Evolution Orchestra.
Purchase a discounted stay at the Hilton Chicago here: Whirl 2024 Hilton Chicago Hotel Registration Link
Event Co-Chairs
Board of Trustees Member, James Bryan, and Women's Board Secretary, Katie Feagans
Whirl Planning Committee Members & Leadership
- Cherryl T. Thomas, Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, President & CEO
- Jennifer Bellini, Women's Board President
- Kathleen Amatangelo, Women's Board
- Edith Bayran, Women's Board
- Erin K. Brown-Carter, Women's Board Treasurer
- Esther Bryan, Women's Board
- Melissa Canning, Women's Board First Vice-President
- Josie Croll, Women's Board
- Britta Cuming, Women's Board
- Roxann Giovannini, Women's Board
- Molly Keller, Board of Trustees
- Danijela Neckrysh, Women's Board
- Michele Needham, Women's Board
- Shannon Nourbash, Women's Board
- Anne Recine, Women's Board
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Brookfield Zoo Chicago is recognized as a collaborative, science-based leader, protecting animals both in the wild and under professional care.
We reach out to our surrounding communities to engage people of all ages and abilities in nature-inspired science learning, leading the way as an inclusive conservation movement. Proceeds from the Whirl will benefit animal care and welfare initiatives, as well as conservation and education programs of Brookfield Zoo Chicago.
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