Gilda's Club Chicago, 537 N. Wells St., is opening an innovative new library for kids and families living with cancer — The Emily Dorfman Resource Center — on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. This important new community resource is the first of its kind in Chicago, and one of only four of its kind in the entire country.
LauraJane Hyde, executive director of Gilda's Club Chicago, will lead a tour of the library. Kids and families living with cancer can use the resource center in many ways: reading books and magazines together, doing Internet searches, playing video games, and using interactive tools like the "Anatomy Vest." Recommended reading lists will provide a guide to the many books, videos and other resources available for Chicagoans who'd like to learn more about cancer.
Present at the opening will be Beth and Steve Dorfman, who have provided $46,300 for this library and more than $1 million over 10 years for pediatric cancer research and supportive services. For more information, call Jeff Kitler at (312)
922-9292. |
