Tocqueville Society co-chairs Deborah L. DeHaas, Ray McCaskey and Pam Strobel hosted the 14th annual United Way Tocqueville Society Recognition Dinner on March 6 at the Adler Planetarium.

This year’s event celebrated the 75th birthday of United Way and featured a “Tribute to a Legacy of Caring” video, featuring event honorees Frank M. Clark, W. James Farrell, Lester H. McKeever, Andrew J. McKenna, James J. O’Connor, William A. Osborn, Sheila A. Penrose and Richard L. Thomas, as well as DeHaas, McCaskey and Strobel.

Also honored at the event were United Way Challenge Grant sponsors National City, ComEd and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

“Thanks to those here with us tonight, our most generous donors, our 75th anniversary celebration extends beyond this building and into the community around us—to all the lives they have changed through their support,” said Janet Froetscher, United Way President & CEO. “Our Challenge Grant sponsors and our Tocqueville Society members allow us to make lasting changes to advance the common good.”

The United Way Tocqueville Society is comprised of extraordinary philanthropists who give $10,000 or more annually to United Way, creating a profound and lasting impact on metropolitan Chicago and on the lives of all those who live and work here.