MADE Magazine Issue 6 - English January / February 2016 | Page 8

PAYS IT 4WARD AT
CHICAGO WOMEN’S BRUNCH
MADE BY: BENJI AIRD
During the holiday season, BMW kicked off its national tour of lifestyle events to celebrate highimpact women across the country. Check out how the global company pays in forward to women
in Chicago.
Luxury automobile brand BMW was driven to end the year by celebrating distinguished leaders who
impacted their community in major ways. In a sizeable mansion in the South Loop of Chicago, an
intimate brunch was served for the “Women Who Pay it 4Ward” gala. Influential women were invited to
network with each other and collectively celebrate the four honorees of the day.
Katherine Darnstadt, Dr. Yolandra Johnson, Farissa Knox and Hallemah Nash were presented with
crystal awards from Tiffany & Co. and used their moments of accepting their trophy to acknowledge the
true reward of giving back through their work in the community.
Guests were treated to live cooking demonstrations and a curated menu from Nichelle R. Benford of
Dream Chef Catering LLC, car tours from BMW and live music.

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