The sixth annual Jackson Chance Foundation Playing it Forward Ping Pong Ball went off with a bang on November 8 at the new St. Jane Hotel. Sponsored by Chicago, the party benefiting families with critically ill infants in the NICU attracted more than 550 guests who raised a total of $375,000. Event co-chairs Jackie and Charles “Peanut” Tillman joined emcees Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini of Windy City Live with special guests Taylor Kinney, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Colin Donnell to make the night one or the ages and one of Jackson Chance's more smashing fundraisers to date.
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Colin Donnell (Chicago Med), Beth Heller, Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire), JCF founder Carrie Meghie, Miranda Rae Mayo (Chicago Fire)
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Carrie & Terry Meghie
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KISS FM’s Angi Taylor, Jason Prinzo
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Emcees Ryan Chiaverini and Val Warner of ABC 7’s Windy City Live
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Owl Give winner NICU nurse Ashley Grumbine gets a congratulations hug by JCF founder Carrie Meghie
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Mary Sullivan, Carrie & Terry Meghie, all of Jackson Chance Foundation
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Naresh family (Lisle) Sangita, Nanden, Sid, Arcot Naresh
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Media sponsors, Chicago magazine
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Heather Boyer (Glenview), Dan Simones
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WGN-AMs Adam Hoge paddles up with Ryan Chiaverini
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WTMX The MIX’s Eric Ferguson
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Colin Donnell of NBC’s Chicago Med paddles up with CBS Chicago’s Jeremy Ross
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Jerry Azumah (Chicago Bears alum), Israel Idonije (Chicago Bears alum), with emcees Ryan Chiaverini and Val Warner of ABC 7’s Windy City Live, Otis Wilson (Chicago Bears alum)
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Jackson Chance Foundations founders Carrie & Terry Meghie
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Tournament medals
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Terry & Carrie Meghie with honorary hosts Jackie & Charles Tillman (Lake Forest)
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Cory & Heather Boyer (Glenview), Owl Give winner NICU nurse Ashley Grumbine, Carrie & Terry Meghie
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Owl Give winner NICU nurse Ashley Grumbine with husband Andrew
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Terry Meghie, Alayna Crenshaw, Matt Forte (Chicago Bears alum), D.C. Crenshaw
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Bumbys at work
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Kristin Steiner Illustrations
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Media pals at Ping Pong Ball
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Sid Naresh (Lisle), Taylor Kinney of NBC’s Chicago Fire in a ping pong battle with his brother Nanden and Taylor Kinney
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Nanden Naresh (Lisle) with honorary co-host Charles Tillman in a ping pong battle with his brother Sid and Charles Tillman
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Nanden Naresh (Lisle) with honorary co-host Charles Tillman
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Charles Tillman, Sid and Nanden Naresh (Lisle), Taylor Kinney
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Matt Forte (Chicago Bears alum)
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Nanden Naresh (Lisle)
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Tournament winner Ben Davis
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Taylor Kinney paddles up for NICU families
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