From reporter Nancy Loo’s blog (reporter at Fox Chicago): On just about every day of the year, Chicago’s media companies are competing with each other – elbowing others out of the way to get interviews and stories on the air faster and better. Today, we worked together for “Chicago Helps Haiti”. Every TV and radio more…
Archive for January, 2010
How other Chicago media are covering the Haiti Telethon…
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
Here’s how some other media are covering the Chicago Helps Haiti Telethon: From ABC:Chicago media team up for Haiti relief drive From the Daily Herald:Chicago Helps Haiti call center volunteer has close ties to Haiti Remember, the phone number to donate is 877-565-5000.
Circle of donors grows…
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
The 7th Grade class of St. Thomas the Apostle in Hyde Park on behalf of the entire student body, has just pledged $100 to Chicago Helps Haiti.In addition, Staff of the Art Institute of Chicago just called Chicago Helps Haiti with a contribution and also said they are sending an email blast to their 25,000 member more…
CDW Offers Huge Challenge Grant
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
This morning CDW (Computer Discount Warehouse) offered a huge challenge grant: $1,000 for each caller who donates $1,000 or more up to $100,000. We’ve never quite seen this type of huge challenge and we hope it works! Up to $1,649,460 in the grant total. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: VERNON HILLS, Ill – more…
1,500 Hewitt Associates volunteers are answering phones today…
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
And we spoke to one of them:[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Why is Hewitt involved with this telethon? The company is a huge human resources consulting and outsourcing firm, meaning that employees here research and advice on company compensation and retirement plans, workplace practices, and everything in between. A large part of their more…
$1,268,021 – McCormick Foundation makes matching gift
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
The Chicago Helps Haiti Telethon has raised over $1,000,000 meaning that the McCormick Foundation just released a challenge grant of $500,000 to the Red Cross of Greater Chicago in support of Haiti relief. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Remember, call in your donation to 877-565-5000 and a Hewitt Associates employee volunteer will answer more…
8:45AM and $857,567 Raised
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
Steve just gave an interview on Fox News Chicago and we also just spoke with a representative of the Red Cross of Greater Chicago, Carol Monroe Mosley, Director of Development for Individual Giving said that the response has been overwhelming: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] And more good news: if the telethon raises more…
8AM: $806,077 raised for Haiti
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
Here’s the first report from the Chicago Helps Haiti Telethon, Steve Robinson on the Morning Program with Carl Grapentine. Julie McDonald, Vice President of Corporate Relations for Hewitt Associates also speaks with Steve. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Chicago Helps Haiti Telethon
Thursday, January 21, 2010 by David Polk
All day today on WFMT (starting at 5:58AM!) Steve Robinson, Sandy Ruffalo and myself, David Polk, will be reporting from the Chicago Helps Haiti Media Relief Telethon (http://www.hewitt.com/chicagohelpshaiti), live from Hewitt Headquarters in Lincolnshire, IL. All day today, nearly every TV and radio station in Chicago will be asking their audiences to call 877-565-5000 to more…
Rite of Spring
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Carolyn Paulin
This week conductor David Robertson leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in concerts that feature music by Olivier Messiaen (his colorful “Offrandes oubliees”),the violin Concerto by Alban Berg, and the wonderful “Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky. The contretemps surrounding its first performance in Paris in 1913 is well-known. But my first experience with the amazing more…
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