‘Rare Affair’ auction raises $120,000 for Botanic Garden

Gina Grillo, Pioneer Press

Beth Schroeder, Woman's Board, left, with Alice Wirtz, both of Winnetka

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By Gina Grillo | For the baiduhai

PUBLISHED: July 14, 2015 at 6:47 PM CDT | UPDATED: May 13, 2019 at 1:53 AM CDT

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‘A Rare Affair: An Auction of Exceptional Offerings’

Benefiting: Chicago Botanic Garden fellowships for the plant biology and conservation graduate program

Sponsored by: Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society

Co-chairs: Sue Cozzens of Evanston and Geraldine “Bean” Carroll of Winnetka

Location: Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe

Attended: 150

Raised: $120,000

Website: chicagobotanic.org

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