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And just like that, A Sterling Event has come and gone! It’s hard to believe the evening is behind us, but the warmth, joy, love, and sense of community we shared are still very much with us. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this year’s A Sterling Event so special! To our amazing attendees, generous sponsors, partner hospitals, and incredible live and silent auction donors — your support means more than words can express. You are an important part of the work we do at @asilverliningfoundation, helping ensure that uninsured and underinsured individuals have access to the breast health testing they need.

A few extra shout-outs to the incredible people and vendors who helped bring the evening to life:

@rozvaronabc7 for kicking off the evening and setting the perfect tone.

J&K Flowers for adding elegance and beauty to our decor.

@mgf_media for helping our guests capture all the fun and memories.

@charityauctioneer for bringing such energy and life to our live auction and paddle raise, making things fun while helping raise funds for ASLF.

@chicagocatz for keeping the tunes flowing and the dance floor moving! You definitely understood the assignment! 💃🏽🕺🏽

Alex Fridge of @erikabraceyphotography for capturing so many special moments and making everyone look absolutely MARVELOUS!

A heartfelt thank-you to the team who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to curate an elegant, joyful, and unforgettable evening: Lupe Garcia, Jessica Garcia, and our event producer extraordinaire, Ron Springer.

Finally, to our guests — thank you for showing up, dressing up, celebrating with us, and helping us raise critical funds to support our mission. Your generosity and commitment remind us that when a community comes together, beautiful things happen.

Next year, ASLF celebrates 25 years of service, impact, and helping people get the breast health testing they need. We can’t wait to celebrate this incredible anniversary with all of you! Stay tuned — the celebration is just getting started!

#ASterlingEvent #ASilverLiningFoundation #25YearsOfImpactLoading #FreeBreastHealthTesting #CommunityMakesADifference

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What a night. 💗✨

Thank you to our amazing guests, our dedicated volunteers, and our generous sponsors, your support means everything.

A special thanks to Alex Fridge of Erika Bracey Photography for capturing these moments so perfectly.
https://admg.pic-time.com/O9Dh31eXnNNHH

#ASilverLiningFoundation #22ndAnnualGala #BreastCancerAwareness #ThankYouGuests #MakingADifference

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Had the privilege of running RF cam at the Stars For Sara scholarship benefit event. Couldn't be more Chicago, @rozvaronabc7 and @wgndean dancing to Twist and Shout. Call me Cameron cause you're my hero Ferris Bueller.

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A surreal moment that wasn’t on my bingo card!

Earlier this year, I was honored to be selected as one of two recipients of the Sara Janz Memorial “Take Your Shot” Scholarship. At Stars for Sara, a September celebration of Sara’s life and legacy, I was introduced and recognized as a recipient, had the chance to thank the donors, and shared some of my work as a composer.

And, of course, I wasn’t expecting to be introduced by @robinrobertsgma

I’m incredibly grateful to @rozvaronabc7 and the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (@chi_natas ) for this scholarship and their support!

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Remembering Jerry Taft. It's been 6 Years since we lost this Legend. Chicago hasn't felt the same without you. Rest In Peace.

#LegendsOfChicago #ChicagoHistory #ABC7Chicago #ChicagoWeather #SixDegreesOfChicago ☑️

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Celebrate meaningful style with us. 👗👠

On National Fashion Day, we’re celebrating the power of fashion with purpose. Your support on the runway helps fuel our Breast Health Foundation and provides lifesaving breast health testing in our community.

#ThrowbackThursday #NationalFashionDay #ASilverLiningFoundation #BreastCancerAwareness

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Tickets are going fast! Join us for Glitz & Glamour 2026—an unforgettable afternoon of cocktails, an amazing lunch, raffle prizes you’ll love, and a knockout fashion show supporting @asilverliningfoundation

We’re thrilled to feature our VIP Models and Designers:

Yolanda Sandifer-Horton (@yolanda_livinglegacy) wearing Confidence Apparel (@shop.confidence)

Maria Castro (@mariacastro803) wearing Contessa Bottega (@contessa.bottega)

Griselda Garibay (@ggaribay.chicago) wearing Elda De La Rosa Couture (@elda_delarosa_couture)

Diana Palomar (@d.palomar) wearing Maria Pinto (@themariapinto)

Maria Pappas (@themariapappas) & Kathy Grossman (@kathy_grossman wearing Menotti Couture (@menotticouture)

Wendy Mitchell Gill (@goldilax4) wearing Mira Couture (@mira_couture)

Roz Varon (@rozvaronabc7) wearing Peach Carr (peach_carr)

Lisa Aprati (@lisaaprati) wearing Sylwia Designs (@sylwia_fashion_design)

Whitney Reynolds (@whitney_reynolds) wearing Tamra Ellingson (@tamra_ellingson)

Huge thanks to @amarekfinejewelry for sponsoring, The Peninsula Chicago for hosting us, and @ZZazzProductions + Esprit Productions for their incredible talent.

This is more than fashion… this is Fashion for a Cause.
Grab your tickets now before they’re gone!

https://e.givesmart.com/events/Nnv/

#WeStrut4ASLF #fashion #fashionshow #nonprofit One picture of runway models all standing next to their dress designers, with a few pictures of solo models standing at the end of the catwalk

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My dear friend and client of more than 20 years, Steven Fiore Chiappetti, passed away unexpectedly yesterday morning. He was 58. Without enough time. There aren’t words that feel adequate.

Steve brought me everywhere. Almost every place he worked, we worked together. A dynamic duo, we said! Nearly four years ago, he welcomed me into the Dreamweaver Hotels family at Hotel EMC2 and theWit - ushering Isabelli Partners back into hope after the long and unpredictable pandemic. Long before that, he invited me into his professional world and his friendship. He shaped my career, my confidence and my understanding of what hospitality really means.

Steve was a chef devoted to joy at the table. Passionate about his American-Italian heritage, he wanted to feed people, always through extraordinary food, boundless creativity and an open door. He never chased accolades (although they, too, came). He chased connection. That’s why people loved him. That’s why the media loved him. And that’s why he always showed up, whether it was a 5 a.m. TV call time or a last-minute request.

If you ever saw Steve on television, you know the move. The table bountifully set. The food styled perfectly. And Steve standing behind it, smiling and arms stretched wide, offering a hug. Knowing him felt like that.

He was a quiet trailblazer in Chicago dining. Beautiful food without pretense. Excellence without ego. He embraced media, storytelling and creativity with the same generosity he brought to everything else in his life.

But more than anything, Steve was my friend. He’s seen me through almost every chapter of my career and my adult life. He listened. He believed. He taught me to keep thinking bigger and to stay rooted in joy.

Steve showed me that when you focus on what you have to give, not what you have to prove, peace follows. We all have that spark. The real feast of life comes when you share it authentically.

I will miss him beyond words. Chicago will miss him. And everyone who crossed his path is better for it.

My love goes out to his dear family - whom he loved mightily - the Dreamweaver team and all those whose lives he touched.

Rest easy, dear friend.

❤️

@chiappettisteve

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#throwback 🩷 A look back at @asilverliningfoundation gala—but the work continues. Too many women are still waiting for mammogram testing. Your year-end donation helps close that gap 🫶🏼
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#tbt #yearendgiving #makeupartist #facesbybrendaA #donate

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When the audience sings along upon first listen! This past October, I wrote and performed a special song specifically for a wonderful memorial tribute concert at the Des Plaines Theater honoring the great late Sara Janz organized by her mom @rozvaronabc7 I wrote the song inspired by Sara's music, memories and conversations Roz and I had about her. I had never performed the song before and the audience had never heard it before and by the end, we were singing together. My heart goes out to Roz and I'm honored to carry on Sara's memory in music.
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#StarsForSara #SaraJanz #RozVaron #TedWulfers #DesPlainesTheater

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The TikTok 2025 wrap up…..

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POV: You’re a Buscia*s Babe at Taste of Chicago 2019 & in walks the queen herself, @rozvaronabc7. A moment we*ll never forget. 🎥 Miami: hiring 2 Babes to help write the next chapter.

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