

The WITS Blackboard Affair is the key driver of funds and partnerships that provides the necessary resources to empower elementary students to discover themselves through reading while developing foundational literacy skills.
The Mirror Ball is an event like no other that makes dancing the night away not only look good but do good. Each year 500 members of the WITS community raise nearly $600,000 to fund literacy enrichment programing in Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
We can’t wait for you to join us by attending, sponsoring, or donating to The Blackboard Affair.
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Honoring 2023 Alter & Stone Awardee

Sponsorship
Sponsors
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Chicago Athletic Association hotel
Craig Close & Terra Ellingson
Carolyn & Steve Goldhaber
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Diane Graham Henry & Thomas Hall
Kehoe Designs & BlackOak Technical Productions
KPMG LLP
H. Debra Levin
John Buck Company
Lyon Family Foundation
Options Clearing Corporation
Crystal & Franklin Reynolds
Singerman Real Estate
Emily & Ryan Stoner
United Airlines
Jennifer Alter Warden & Rob Warden
Kevin Yao & Eileen Flaherty
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Event Details
Date: Saturday November 11 2023
Time: 5:30 – 11:30pm
Location: The Geraghty, 2520 S Hoyne Ave, Chicago
Attire: Disco-inspired Black Tie
2023 Blackboard Affair Committee
Craig Close
Senior Vice President Portfolio Services, PPM America, Inc.Carolyn Goldhaber
President, Segall Bryant & HamillEveart Foster
Integrations, Subject Matter Expert, AutodeskDiane Graham-Henry
Owner, Diane Graham-Henry PhotographyCrystal Reynolds
Director of Marketing, The Family Institute at Northwestern UniversityWalt Hughes
Chief Executive Officer, Quant16Jennifer Alter Warden
(Committee Advisor)Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
Baird & Warner Real Estate