Chicago Father's Day Council

Please join the Chicago Father's Day Council in supporting the 6th Annual Father of the Year Awards Dinner, to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Each year, honorees raise over $150,000 to help support advocacy, research, and education initiatives of the American Diabetes Association. These funds help the American Diabetes Association fulfill its mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

The 2007 Father's Day Council dinner will be held on:

June 14, 2007
Reception Time: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner Time: 7:00 p.m.
Galleria Marchetti
825 W. Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60622

The 2007 Chicago Father's Day Council will proudly recognize leaders in our community as Father of the Year Honorees.

• Sam Borek - Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Borek & Goldhirsh
• Don Thompson -  President, McDonald’s USA; McDonald’s Corporation
• Louis H. Philipson, M.D., Ph.D- Professor, Department of Medicine, Section on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Director, University of Chicago Comprehensive Diabetes Center
• Michael P. Sarras Jr., Ph.D - Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Vice President for Research; Dean of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Read more about these honorees and see a list of honorees from previous year.

The 2007 Chicago Father's Day Council members are working extremely hard to make this event a once-in-a-lifetime, memorable occasion for our honoree fathers, their families and attendees. View the list of Father's Day Council Members and learn how to get involved in Chicago, IL.

How to Support a Father of the Year Honoree

1. Reserve a table or a seat for the awards dinner
2. Submit your congratulatory message for inclusion in the Commemorative Tribute Journal
3. Make a donation in an honoree's name

Contact information

Kristen Young
American Diabetes Association
Associate Manager
30 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 2015
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-346-1805
Fax: 312-346-5342
Email: kyoung@diabetes.org