Events

Kick Back With KID (August 15, 2024)

Join KID’s Young Professional Board at their annual summer fundraising event Kick Back With KID at Clover Sports and Leisure Bar, in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 6-9pm. Tickets include 3-hour drink package, small bites, games, and the bar is dog friendly so feel free to bring your 4-legged friends! Proceeds support Chicago-based children’s product safety nonprofit Kids In Danger. Meet fellow Chicago young professionals, and we’ll have our KID-famous wine toss and raffle! This event is 21+ so please bring your ID!

Tickets: $65/person (includes 3-hr drink package, small bites)

Sponsorship: $400; receive four (4) event tickets, two (2) raffle tickets and KID will publicize your sponsorship in our event materials and name recognition at the event.

Raffle tickets: 1 for $10 or 3 for $20. Raffle winners need not be present to win. We have great prizes – something for everyone! Limit two prizes per person.

Location details: Clover Sports and Leisure Bar, 722 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60654. Located in the River West neighborhood near the Grand/Halsted/Milwaukee intersection, by the Grand Blue Line stop.

Drink package includes well drinks, domestic beer, and sodas.

Questions? Contact KID at [email protected]

KID Young Professionals Board Members: Ashley Daniel, Alissa Griffin (President), John Lopez, Trigun Maroo, James Pickering, Hannah Rhodes, Tommie Robinson, Sheila Shankar, Libby Stouffer, and Gui Vasconcellos.

Purchase tickets here.

Past Best Friend Awardees

2024

  • Trista Hamsmith for her advocacy to prevent button and coin cell battery ingestion.

2023

2022

2021

  • Dr. Erin Mannen for her groundbreaking infant sleep research that has led to policy changes and saved lives.

2020

2019

2018

  • Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar, KID Founders for 20 years of dedication to fighting for children’s product safety

2017

  • The SEGAL DESIGN INSTITUTE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY for its participation in KID’s Teach Early Safety Testing (TEST) program.
  • MICHIGAN ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for their participation in KID’s Teach Early Safety Testing (TEST) program
  • The INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AT THE ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for its work with KID on innovations to improve recall effectiveness.
  • THE RUSTANDY CENTER FOR SOCIAL SECTOR INNOVATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS for its support of KID.

2016

  • Lisa M. Turano for her voice in support of children’s product safety and philanthropic support for KID

2015

  • Barbara Guthrie for her leadership on children’s safety at Underwriters Laboratories

2014

  • Inez Tenenbaum for her leadership on children’s product safety

2013

  • Shawn Kasserman for his strong voice in support of children’s product safety

2012

  • Sonny Garg for his instrumental role in developing responses to unsafe children’s products and his strong leadership in KID

2011

  • Mitch Lipka for his commitment to reporting on children’s product safety

2010

  • Gary Smith, MD for his pioneering work in the field of childhood injury prevention

2009

  • US Representative Bobby Rush and US Senator Mark Pryor for their commitment to children and leadership on product safety

2008

  • US Senator Richard Durbin for his commitment to children and leadership on product safety

2007

  • Robert Tanz, MD and Elizabeth Powell, MD, MPH for their leadership in injury prevention research and policy

2006

  • Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for her enforcement of Illinois’ Children’s Product Safety Act and her strong commitment to children’s safety

2005

  • Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm for her support of the Children’s Product Safety Act and advocacy for children’s safety

2004

  • Rachel Weintraub and Mary Ellen Fise for their role as strong advocates for children’s product safety

2003

  • Commissioner Caroline Shoenberger, State Senator Carol Ronen and US Representative Jan Schakowsky for their dedication to changing public policy to protect children

2002

  • NBC Target 5 Consumer Unit for outstanding coverage of children’s product safety

2001

  • E. Marla Felcher for her groundbreaking book, It’s No Accident: How Corporations Sell Dangerous Baby Products