We had a great happy hour sharing apps and pizza at Parlor Pizza Bar to celebrate Donor Challenge. Thank you to everyone who donated!
For our April Dinner Belles outing, we went to Orso’s Italian Restaurant in Old Town and enjoyed a great meal together.
The Belles met up at United Center to cheer on the Blackhawks! We had 15 Belles attend and the Blackhawks pulled off a win.
This month we partnered with the ND Club of Chicago to make dinner at Lincoln Park Community Services for 40 residents.
The book club met on March 20th to discuss the book The Arrangement by Robyn Harding at the Time Out Market in West Loop.
For our March Dinner Belles outing, we went to Fadó Irish Pub for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration which featured a performance by a bagpiper.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we hosted a supply drive and put together 50 period kits for The Period Collective.
For our February Dinner Belles outing, we went to Paradise Park Pizza. We enjoyed the warm “spring” weather with the open patio doors!
The book club met on February 22nd to discuss the book Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. We even tried some traditional black cake!
We had 14 Belles attend our Galentine’s Day celebration at City Winery for a fun evening of wine, appetizers and conversation.
The monthly Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Senior Alumni lunch was at Emerald Loop for their first gathering of 2024.
We are so excited to start a new monthly dinner club - “Dinner Belles.” Our first gathering was at Alpana for Chicago Restaurant Week.
For our first service event of 2024, we helped sort donations and set up the new El Àrbol Free Store in Logan Square.
The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on January 17th to discuss our first book of the year, The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict.
Join the Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club and read along with us during 2024! Check out the monthly book picks and attend a meeting.
We are looking for a generous hostess to host our annual Spring (or Summer) Spirits Fundraising event on a weeknight in April-July.
Check out our brief video recap and read on to see the Saint Mary’s College Chicago East Alumnae Club 2023 Year in Review.
The book club hosted the largest meeting ever, 16 Belles, for a book discussion, cookie exchange and holiday party.
We hosted our Holiday Happy Hour at Butch McGuire’s and put together 20 final exam care packages for the Chicago-area first year students.
We hosted our first Founders’ Day event since 2019! Over 30 Belles joined us for mass at St. Clement’s Church and brunch at Galway Arms.