Giving • NCH Foundation

Carolyn and John Roberts enjoy the reception just before the main event.

Dedicated President’s Circle leader and Foundation trustee Skip Braband (left) visits with operations manager Terry Younglove.

Foundation trustee Betty Underwood (left) and her husband, John, join friends and fellow "PC" members Tom and Renee Schwingbeck.

Longtime NCH physician Peter Geittmann, MD (center), chats with his wife, Margaret (left), and Kathy Ferket, Northwest’s executive director of Patient Care Services.

Peter and Joan Andress enjoy their first President's Circle celebration as new members. Welcome!

Nadine Kobs (left) joins friends Dick and Rachel Honquest.

New "PC" members, Dennis and Rita Nudo attend the celebration for the first time.

Dennis Hesse (left), Mary Fran Callahan, Frank Appleby, Martha Hesse and John Pope visit with Arlington Heights pals at this annual event.

Ross Stebbins (left), Nancy Franks, DeDe Zwilling and George Yapp look forward to the program for the evening.

NCH Managed Care director Linda Borton-Sobon (left) greets Neil and Linda Scheufler.

Joseph Alappattu (left), Judyth Clarkson, John Mathai, Claudette Lobo and her husband, radiation oncologist Philip Lobo, MD, enjoy one another's company. Medical physicists, Joseph and John work with Dr. Lobo in Radiation Oncology—and Judyth volunteers in the department.

Lou Gatta (left), Craig Schuessler and Craig Christell are all proud "PC" members.

Featured speaker Noreen Heyde bravely shares the harrowing story of her diagnosis and treatment for cancer. Noreen is grateful for the care she received at NCH and the ways in which the Cyberknife radial surgery system has improved the quality of her life.

Representing the Radiation Oncology team, Dr. Philip Lobo thanks Noreen for speaking so eloquently about her care at NCH. He also shared his gratitude and excitement about a fundraising campaign to support new technology in his department. To learn more, click here.

John (left) and Rosanna Glueckert pose with John Jr. The Glueckert family proudly supports NCH.

Speaker Noreen Heyde brings a support team! From left are her friend Jeanne Hamilton, mom Helen Mason, Noreen, her daughter Carolyn Heyde, sister-in-law Chris Mason and niece Randall Heyde.

Chairman of the NCH Foundation board, Jack Lloyd (left) thanks longtime President's Circle leader Gary Dorn for his leadership gift to the Radiation Oncology Campaign.

Walt Filipowicz (left), Joyce and Wayne Jagusch, Jo Filipowicz and Gary Dorn are all smiles at the end of the evening. Wayne, Jo and Gary serve as trustees on the NCH Foundation board.

Longtime civic leaders and “PC” members, Kathy and Ted Balcom are pleased to be at the celebration.

That's foundation staff member Maggie McLaughlin in the middle…with some of her favorite "PC" members! From left are Donna Siemro, Joe Romanowski, Maggie, Joe’s wife, Bonnie, and Annette Smirl.

Paula and Pete Froehlich (left) have fun with Christina and Steve Cohen. Steve serves the NCH Foundation board as a trustee.