2009 Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity

First Look for Charity 2009 logo

To purchase tickets online visit the Chicago Auto Show Web site or contact  Jenny Heimerl at 773.880.3329  to purchase via phone. 

Please join us on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at McCormick Place for one of the biggest charity events in Chicago, benefiting Children's Memorial Hospital and 17 other Chicago area charities.

The 2009 Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity provides a "first look" at the year's hottest new automobiles and an occasion to help the more than 113,000 young patients served by Children's Memorial annually.

This exclusive black tie event includes:

  • A private reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. for Children’s Memorial ticket purchasers
  • A preview of the Chicago Auto Show
  • Exquisite cocktails and hors d' oeuvres
  • A chance to win a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, 2009 Kia Borrego (Prize vehicle winners must be present)

Both individuals and corporations can make this event a success! Join us in this special opportunity to support the #1 pediatric hospital in Illinois and the many patients and families it serves.

Event tickets

Individual tickets are $225, and corporate packages are available. Children's Memorial Hospital will receive all proceeds of tickets purchased on its behalf.

Order tickets online

Thank you in advance for choosing Children’s Memorial Hospital as your charity of choice.

For information on corporate packages or to purchase tickets over the phone, contact Jennifer Heimerl at 773.880.3392.

First Look for Charity and the Chicago Auto Show are presented by the new-car dealers of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, who form the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. Visit the Chicago Auto Show Web site for details.