In recognition of National Immunization Week, April 19-26, United Way is encouraging all parents to make sure their children are up-to-date on their vaccinations and providing an online chart to make record-keeping easy.

If your child is not up-to-date on immunizations, he or she could be at risk for serious diseases like mumps, whooping cough and measles. United Way provides an easy chart to keep track of your child’s immunizations, as well as a booklet with vaccination information, here. Print one and keep it up to date. It could make a difference in saving your child’s life.

National Immunization Week is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, National Immunization Week has served as a call to action for parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers to ensure that infants are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases.

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Three years ago, with two sons, Sarah fled a violent home with nowhere to turn. Today, thanks to the generosity of United Way donors, she and her sons are safe and financially independent.

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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.