ADVISORY/Lynn Sage Foundation; Celebrate Chicago Aglow, a Gala Celebration and Lighting Ceremony, Kicks off the First Public for Our Daughters Fund-Raising Campaign.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) Please Contact Chicago Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. Affiliate To Coordinate B-Roll Footage WHO: Carson Pirie Scott Carson Pirie Scott & Co., known informally as Carson's, is a chain of traditional department stores that have been in business for over 150 years. Their product price points are targeted to the moderate-to-upscale shopper. and the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation ... WHAT: A gala event featuring a lighting ceremony that will turn Chicago's architectural landmarks pink ... WHERE: Carson Pirie Scott's historic flagship State Street store in Chicago, IL WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. Lighting Ceremony at 7 p.m. HOW: Guests at the CELEBRATE CHICAGO AGLOW gala will celebrate the beginning of a month-long public campaign, For Our Daughters, which raises money for innovative breast cancer research. For the second year in a row, the Foundation and Carson's are lighting several downtown Chicago landmarks <onlyinclude> Chicago Landmark is a designation of the Mayor of Chicago and the Chicago City Council for historic buildings and other sites in Chicago, Illinois. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, a lovely shade of pink for the entire month of October. Carson's has been supporting the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation for the past four years, raising $400,000 from sales each day of the year at Carson's and Bergner's stores. Illinois' First Lady Patty Blagojevich will have the honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. of turning the switch that will cast Chicago in an entirely new light. VISUALS: The lighting ceremony will brighten bright·en tr. & intr.v. bright·ened, bright·en·ing, bright·ens To make or become bright or brighter. bright Chicago's skyline the color pink for the entire month of October as 18 buildings mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Television station Weather Choppers are encouraged to be in flight before the 7 p.m. lighting ceremony to capture the transformation as Chicago's skyline becomes awash Awash (ä`wäsh), river, E Ethiopia, rising near Addis Ababa and flowing c.500 mi (800 km) to a swampy lake near the Djibouti border. The Awash Valley is important agriculturally and has hydroelectric plants. with pink. Photographers/reporters can gain access to the 13th floor/north side of State Street at the Carson's State Street store for exterior view of the lighting ceremony. See Media Check-In for access. LYNN SAGE: The Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation was founded in 1985 in the memory of Chicagoan Lynn Sage, who died of breast cancer at age 39. To date, the Foundation has raised more than $17 million in support of research at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and The Feinberg School of Medicine The Feinberg School of Medicine is one of Northwestern University's 11 schools and colleges. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, situated near Lake Michigan and the Magnificent Mile. at Northwestern University. To learn more about the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation, please visit the organization's Web site at www.lynnsage.org. |
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