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Eisenopoly – January 27, 2012
Thank you to everyone who supported our Third Annual Eisenopoly event on JANUARY 27, 2012!
The event was completely SOLD-OUT with well over 400 guests. In addition to lighting-fire Monopoly rounds with awesome prizes, guests enjoyed cocktails and a photo shoot by Patron, a wine tasting by One Hope Wine, delicious food by Uncle Julio’s and Macy’s Catering, lively music by DJ PT, a silent auction and so much more. It was a fantastic, high-energy night out… and all for a wonderful cause.
All proceeds from Eisenopoly benefit gastrointestinal cancer research and our fight to save lives.
A special thank you to the 2012 Eisenopoly Committee of our Associate Board:
Zach Yarnoff, Chair ~ Mindy Balonick ~ Sarah Drumgould ~ Adam Greenebaum ~ Alan Lagunov ~ Kristin Lindberg ~ Dan Kiss ~ Lesley Kiferbaum ~ Roi Kiferbaum ~ Dan Major ~ Michael Savitt ~ Alex Stupinsky
EISENOPOLY would not have been possible without our 2012 sponsors:
The Patrón Spirits Company Uncle Julio’s One Hope Wine @ Properties Jeweler’s Center Concord Mortgage Inc. Waterton Residential NARE Group Merrill Lynch Elephant Pictures X Plus Real Estate Flying Food Concessions LLC Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC AXXESS Heating & Air Conditioning Alliance Services Group Blue Water Builders Clark Street Development Becker Gurian McDonald Hopkins The Carpet Group Wintrust Commercial Bank Wolin, Kelter & Rosen Ltd. Walton Street Capital Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Mid-America Chicago Apartment Finders Indiana University Kelley School of Business Northwestern Mutual Dr. Ted Gehrig Wurster Partners Zilber Property Group Joshua Albanese Photography
HEEF Hosts Fifth Annual Career Day
On October 13-14, 2011, HEEF hosted its Fifth Annual Career Day. Over 85 students gathered in Chicago for this 24-hour immersion in the real working world of real estate. Career Day is part of the Foundation’s educational outreach programs aimed to promote real estate students and give them an opportunity to connect with working professionals and experiences.
This year’s Career Day experience included a Fireside Chat with Richard Stein, Senior Managing Director of Mesirow Financial, followed by a tour of 353 N. Clark Street, as well as a site tour of 111 W. Wacker Drive (an active construction site), followed by a discussion with Don Biernacki, President of Related Midwest, who recently acquired the distressed property. It also featured a Young Guns Panel and Networking Dinner at Edwardo’s Pizza, where students learned about career paths from some of the brightest young “stars” in the real estate field. The Young Guns Panelists included Matt Darin (Frontline Real Estate Partners), Brandon Duff (Stan Johnson Company), Emily Slovitt (Prudential Mortgage Capital Company) and Mike Reed (Supervalu). The experience ended with a Roundtable Luncheon where students had the opportunity to have intimate discussions with over 20 of the city’s top real estate professionals.
Thank you again to our 2011 Career Day sponsors:
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Marquette University, Center for Real Estate
University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, College of Business
Pinetree Commercial Realty, LLC
Thirteenth Annual Dinner – A Huge Success
Oh, what a night! On October 4, 2011, the Foundation hosted its 13th Annual Dinner. Almost 500 guests joined us at the Standard Club in Chicago for an evening of food, friends and fun. The night began with a cocktail hour where guests enjoyed the opportunity to socialize and connect before heading up to a delicious gourmet dinner followed by a networking dessert.
The best part? The Annual Dinner raised an estimated $130,000 to fund the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation GI Cancer Tissue Bank at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The Bank is a tumor tissue repository that allows Dr. Benson and his staff to perform clinical trials and cutting-edge research aimed at advancing treatment methods and saving patients’ lives.
Highlights from this year’s dinner included a surprise award, presented to Professor Roger Cannaday for all he does to promote real estate education, the announcement of our 2011 scholarship recipients, and the debut of our new video. The dinner also featured an exciting raffle and Wine Lottery. The raffle prizes included a MINI Cooper, a Chicago Sports Package, a Golf Package and a Private Tour of the ESPN Studios with Jeremy Schaap. The Wine Lottery gave guests the opportunity to purchase a great bottle of Terlato wine and with it, a chance to win one of several great prizes, including a two-night stay at any Hyatt and a $1,000 gift certificate to Lester Lampert Jewelers
The success of the Annual Dinner and, in fact, the Foundation as a whole, is due to the unwavering support of the real estate community. We are deeply grateful and inspired by this community, whose members are so generous with their time, talent and treasure. It’s amazing to see the impact a professional community can have when they come together to rally around a cause. Thank you all, especially to our corporate sponsors and dinner guests, for making this year’s dinner a resounding success.
Thank you again to our dinner sponsors:
Becker Gurian ~ CBRE ~ Clark Street Development ~ FGMK, LLC ~ Forest City ~ Freeborn & Peters, LLP ~ Holland & Knight ~ Leopardo ~ Grubb & Ellis ~ Heartland Real Estate Business ~ Marcus & Millichap ~ Mid-America Real Estate ~ NAI Hiffman ~ Ruben, Firsel & Rosenfeld, LLC ~ Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. ~ Shopping Center Business ~ Stan Johnson Company
Raffle – Win a MINI!
GRAND PRIZE – 2012 MINI Cooper Hardtop
Winner chooses color!
SECOND PRIZE – Chicago Sports Package
Includes four tickets to a game of each of Chicago’s beloved teams’ home games (Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox and Blackhawks) and an opportunity to spend time on Wrigley Field and see your name on the marquee!
THIRD PRIZE – Chicago Golf Package
Includes a club fitting and golf outings for three to four people at Conway Farms Golf Club, Medinah Country Club, Twin Orchard Golf Club and Wynstone Golf Club!
FOURTH PRIZE – Private ESPN Tour
With Reporter/Host/E:60 Correspondent and six-time Sports Emmy Award Winner Jeremy Schaap.
Drawing to occur at the Annual Dinner on October 4.
Special thanks to Fields Auto Group and MINI of Chicago for their generosity, to Albany Bank & Trust (Go Bears!), A-Z Industries, Inc.(Go Hawks!), FGMK (Go Bulls!) and Becker Gurian (Go Sox!) for their donation of the Sports Package tickets, to Phil Slovitt and Shiner Capital Group, FGMK, and Merrill Lynch for their donation of the golf outings, and to Andrew Margolick and Jeremy Schaap for the ESPN Tour.
HEEF Annual Dinner – October 4, 2011
Join us at our Thirteenth Annual Dinner
Tuesday, October 4, 2011- 5:30 Cocktails, followed by dinner
The Standard Club of Chicago, 320 S. Plymouth, Chicago Illinois, 60604
The HEEF Annual Dinner attracts over 500 of the nation’s leading real estate executives. Held at Chicago’s Standard Club, the Annual Dinner is an evening of delicious food and great company. The Annual Dinner is premium opportunity to connect, network, and be visible. More importantly, it’s HEEF’s most important fundraiser; all of the proceeds benefit the Foundation’s real estate education programs and cancer research funding.
Forging Connections.
Creating Opportunites.
Making a Difference.
Kindly make your reservation by September 12. Please note that seating is limited.
Team Eisenberg Rocks!
Over twenty Team Eisenberg Members ran the Rock n Roll Half Marathon on August 14, 2011. In addition to having a great time, they raised over $10,000 all of which will be used to fight gastrointestinal cancer.
The night before the big race, HEEF hosted a pasta dinner for the runners so that they’d have plenty of energy. Despite the threat of rain, the cheering squad was full of energy and there to support the runners all the way to the finish line.
With their persona
l challenge, these Team Eisenberg members honored all those who suffer from GI Cancer, and the friends, family and physicians who stand by them.
To learn more about joining Team Eisenberg in their race for a cure, CLICK HERE.
And don’t forget, you can run, walk, bike, or climb any race!
Fifth Annual Career Day – October 13 and 14
The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation presents its
Fifth Annual
CAREER DAY, 2011
OCTOBER 13-14 @ The Standard Club of Chicago
The Foundation’s annual Career Day is part of our ongoing effort to provide education programs and opportunities to real estate students and young professionals. This event is an educational outreach forum designed for young people who are looking to build a career in real estate.
Each year, Career Day attracts students from all over the country, providing them with an opportunity to learn from top executives and to gain insight and experience into this ever changing field.
Career Day 2011 is scheduled for October 13-14 at the Standard Club of Chicago.
2011 Career Day Schedule (Subject to Change):
Day One – October 13, 2011
2:30 PM – Registration @ The Standard Club
3:30 PM – Fireside Chat with Richard Stein, Senior Managing Director of Mesirow Financial, followed by Site Tour of 353 North Clark Street, a project developed by Mesirow
6:30 PM – Young Guns Panel and Networking Dinner @ Edwardo’s Natural Pizza
Day Two – October 14, 2011
7:45 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM – Site Visit of 111 West Wacker Drive, originally planned to be the site of the Shangri-La Hotel, followed by discussion with Donald Biernacki, Senior Vice President of Related Midwest, who recently acquired the distressed property
11:30 AM – Intimate Roundtable Lunch with over 20 of Chicago’s leading real estate executives @ The Standard Club
To reserve a spot, click here.
Thank you to our 2011 Career Day Sponsors:
