MADE Magazine Issue 6 - English January / February 2016 | Página 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. MADE-MAGAZINE.COM 8