2020 KID Best Friend Award Night

Thursday, October 15, 2020 – Virtual BFA Night

Danny & Anne Shapiro

Each year, KID commemorates our progress, honors the memory of Danny Keysar and other victims of unsafe children’s products and highlights the contributions of child safety champions.

Watch the event on YouTube here which was live-streamed at 7pm CDT on Thursday, October 15.

The KID Best Friend Award Night brings together community leaders, safety advocates, families and KID supporters. The funds raised at this event allow us to continue our valuable outreach and provide a strong voice for safety.

Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 7-8pm Central

Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 7pm Central for KID’s Best Friend Award Virtual Tribute to honor Danny & Anne Shapiro for 20 years of commitment to KID and children’s product safety.
Emceed by NBC 5 Chicago’s Lisa Parker, the virtual event features video shorts on KID’s work, inspiring messages from KID leaders and past honorees, an exciting live auction along with silent auction, raffle and more.
You can view our silent and live auction items and start bidding on October 1. We have amazing auction and raffle packages including hotel stays, scotch and wine tastings, sports memorabilia, private dinners, and more!

We’re counting on your support to help KID continue to fight for product safety. Listen in—and support KID!

Thank you to our sponsors for their support: Anne & Danny Shapiro, Tomasik Kotin Kasserman Trial Lawyers, Turano Baking Company, GATX Corp., Linda Ginzel & Boaz Keysar, Heather Mason & Perry Lentine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Sonny & Julia Garg, Susan Nied, Lisa Turano, and Breathable Baby. Sponsorship info here.

Check out pictures from last year’s event on Flickr.

Prior to our BFA Night, we held a remarkable series of virtual events. See below for our virtual talk details and view the recordings if you missed it.

July 16, 2020

KID Board President Shawn Kasserman will speak with Dan Mann, an attorney who represents families whose children have died in IKEA furniture tip-overs along with Crystal Ellis of Parents Against Tip-overs, who lost her son to a furniture tip-over and has become a fearless advocate fighting for reform. Sponsored by Tomasik Kotin Kasserman Trial Lawyers. Watch the full recording below.

 

August 5, 2020

Conversation with former Best Friend Award honoree U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, and Remington A. Gregg, Counsel for Civil Justice and Consumer Rights of Public Citizen to discuss legislative achievements and the current regulatory environment. Sponsored by Heather Mason and Perry Lentine. Watch the full recording below.

 

September 17, 2020

Conversation with journalists Stephanie Zimmermann of the Chicago Sun-Times and Rachel Rabkin Peachman of Consumer Reports who have reported extensively on children’s product safety and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Moderated by KID Executive Director Nancy Cowles. Sponsored by Turano Baking Company. Watch the full recording below.

 

We’d like to thank the chefs, restaurants, and brewery that had generously offered to participate in our original event and we look forward to working with them again in the future: Mercadito, Gene & Georgetti, Hampton Social, Summer House Santa Monica, Mon Ami Gabi, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, ROOH Chicago, NEAT Kitchen, Bub City, Cake Chicago, Revolution Brewery, BOKA Catering Group, and DineAmic Hospitality.