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Turning Point Announces June 19 Mental Health Care Benefit

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center will host a benefit June 19, with food, wine, live music, silent auction, great prizes. Support the mission of mental health care for all.

 

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center will host its annual benefit on June 19th from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Westmoreland Country Club, 2601 Old Glenview Road in Wilmette. This year’s benefit, entitled Celebrating New Growth!, offers a special add-on VIP reception at 5:30 p.m. previewing exciting, new Turning Point projects.

Presenters include Clare Johnson of the Chicago Botanic Garden and Architect Joseph Behles of Behles + Behles.The Celebrating New Growth!, benefit will raise funds to support Turning Point’s mission of making comprehensive, high quality mental health care accessible to all. Celebrating New Growth!

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Benefit Co-Chairs are Board Member Margaret Kray (Skokie) and Advisory Board Member Robyne Luzietti (Evanston).This year’s benefit honorees are North Suburban Healthcare Foundation representatives Beverly J. Kroll (Board Chair) and Donald P. Perille (Vice Chair). “It is fitting we honor the NorthSuburban Healthcare Foundation at our 2013 benefit. The exciting new projects blossoming at Turning Point are a direct result of the Foundation’s generosity,” said Benefit Co-Chair, Margaret Kray. She continued, “We are looking forward to celebrating this new beginning and expansion of services with Turning Point’s entire community of supporters.”

The evening, emceed by Niles Township Trustee, Mark Collins, features an hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer reception, a lively musical performance by the Julian Chin Trio, a spectacular silent auction, and the opportunity to enter the raffle for a week-long resort vacation in Aspen,  Hilton Head or Orlando.

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Benefit tickets are $125, or $100 if purchased by May 17th. VIP reception tickets are an additional $50. Reservations are requested by June 5th. For reservations and more information call 847-933-0051 or visit www.tpoint.org.

TURNING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE CENTER, established in 1969, is an outpatient mental health center that exists to provide comprehensive mental health services to all, regardless of financial resources or intensity of need. For more information about Turning Point visit www.tpoint.org

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