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Collin Canright

Oct 24, 2024

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The Canright Calendar is a weekly email of networking events in Chicago. View all of our events here. Sign up for the list here. If you have any other suggestions you’d like us to consider, send them to Alexandra at alexandra@canrightcommunications.com.

WEEK OF 10-21-2024

At our featured events, explore new trends and technologies in the construction industry, promote equitable cancer care, learn about the impact of public-private partnerships on communities and Illinois’s progress towards net-zero GHG emissions.

Chicago Build Expo
Hall D2, Lakeside Center Level 3
McCormick Place

October 22 – 23
2301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Chicago
The Chicago Build Expo is a key event for anyone in the construction and design industry. Attendees will have access to 400+ incredible speakers, AIA CES training, 300+ exhibitors, networking parties, live music, entertainment, DJs, street performers and so much more. This year, our very own Collin and Christina Canright will even be in attendance. Come out and see the latest industry innovations and services!
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Promoting Equitable Cancer Care and Research in Chicago’s Communities of Color
City Club of Chicago

Thursday, October 24, 11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Maggiano’s Banquets, 111 W. Grand Ave., Chicago
While cancer affects all of us, due to systemic social, environmental, and economic disadvantages, African American and LatinX communities bear a disproportionate burden. Communities of color, including those on the South and West Sides of Chicago, face greater obstacles to cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survival. This reality results in significantly higher death rates and substantially shorter survival rates for most cancers. However, this disparity is not insurmountable. Join Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Simbo Ige, Assistant Professor at University of Chicago Medicine Dr. Edwin McDonald, Member of the Board of Trustees, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Tawa Mitchell and cancer survivor and advocate Adrian Talbott for a meaningful conversation on how we can work to close this gap and promote equitable cancer care.
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Collaborating for Economic Opportunity: Chicago Prize, Community, and Civic Leaders
City Club of Chicago

Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
Maggiano’s Banquets, 111 W. Grand Ave., Chicago
Building new assets in neighborhoods on the South and West sides requires these three things, among others: the support of City government, private funding and bold ideas. And those ideas should come from the people who know their communities best.  That’s why the Pritzker Traubert Foundation (PTF) launched the Chicago Prize in 2020 and has committed $40 million to support bold plans. Cindy Moelis and Kareeshma Ali from PTF will offer insights from the Chicago Prize and announce a new opportunity to apply for the next Prize.   

At the luncheon, we will hear from Chicago Deputy Mayor Kenya Merritt, as well as two community leaders who have received the Chicago Prize — Carlos Nelson in Auburn Gresham and Marshall Hatch, Jr. In West Garfield Park.

Their stories are inspiring and show the tangible impact of public-private partnerships driven by a community’s vision.
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Decarbonization in Illinois
Executives’ Club of Chicago

October 31, 2024
VIRTUAL
Join us for a 30-min virtual discussion to learn more about “Getting to Zero Illinois” annual report and what it means for your business. This comprehensive report was developed in partnership between Illinois Green Alliance (IGA) and Chicago-based Telesto Strategy and outlines Illinois’s progress towards net-zero GHG emissions in the built environment and the implications for policymakers, business leaders, and more.

As Illinois navigates the complex transition to a net zero emissions future, this report traces the state’s evolution from early adoption of green building standards — exemplified by projects like the LEED Platinum Chicago Center for Green Technology in 2003 — to Adlai E. Stevenson High School East Building Addition becoming the first verified net zero energy building in Illinois in 2021 and the current regulatory environment shaped by the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA).

Join Illinois Green Alliance President, Brian Imus, Ventas’s VP of Corporate ESG and Sustainability, Kelly Meissner, and Telesto Strategy’s CEO and Founder, Alex Kruzel, to learn more about the State of Net-Zero in Illinois and what it means for your business.
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National Voter Registration Day: 
September 17 was National Voter Registration Day and we’re calling on our whole community to not just ensure they’re registered to vote – but to craft a plan to vote, help their community do the same, and work together to get everyone ready for this fall.

The ACLU has put together your one-stop hub for all things election – check out their new election tool, then follow the checklist to make sure you’re ready for this November! Celebrate National Voter Registration day by updating your voter registration today! 

Check the voter registration deadline in your state, then make sure you’re registered.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
October 2024 

Tens of thousands of families across the United States are devastated each year by the death of their baby. In 1988, US President Ronald Reagan declared October as a month to recognize the unique grief of bereaved parents in an effort to demonstrate support to the many families who have suffered such a tragic loss. Promoting awareness of pregnancy and infant loss not only increases the likelihood that grieving families will receive understanding and support, but also results in improved education and prevention efforts which may ultimately reduce the incidence of these tragedies.

Join the Star Legacy Foundation this October for their #NeverBeStill campaign. 

Learn More:
– NeverBeStill Social Media Toolkit
– About Star Legacy Foundation

Arts Corner
Canright account manager Alexandra Sulack is an opera singer and voice teacher. She curates arts recommendations for you.

Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 – Writers Theatre
Thru October 27

Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL

“There’s a war going on somewhere out there, and Andrey isn’t here.” Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. But when she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, family friend Pierre must push through his existential crisis to help Natasha pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel War and Peace, this innovative musical spectacle took Broadway by storm with its “electropop opera” score, receiving two Tony Awards and 12 nominations. Katie Spelman and Matt Deitchman, the inspired creative team behind WT’s hit production of Once, reunite to bring this modern spin on a literary classic to Chicago for the first time.

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If you have any other suggestions you’d like us to consider, send them to Alexandra at alexandra@canrightcommunications.com.