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The Hope Chest is an award-winning, weekly online diary characterized by descendants of five of the founders of The Danish Home. Come along with Ella, Ingrid, Liam, Lili and Mia as they intertwine the past with the present, weaving facts into a fictional story line that is true to the heart.

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Sep232019

Annual Benefit Shares the Love for The Danish Home

Ingrid – September 23, 2019 I’m so excited to tell you all about The Danish Home Foundation’s Annual Benefit this past Saturday night at the exquisite Oak Park Country Club! I went with Lindsay and her grandfather, Farfar, a resident of The Danish Home who’s become my good buddy. We arrived shortly before 6:00 p.m.…

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Sep32019

Celebrating Generations of Great Grandparents

Ingrid – September 3, 2019 Grandparents’ Day is this coming Sunday, September 8. My two living grandparents, Mormor and Morfar, live in Florida in a retirement community that, while beautiful and resort-like, is very large and (in my humble opinion) a bit impersonal. I don’t get to see them very much anymore, which is why…

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Aug192019

Strings Attached: Chicago Jazz, Danish Style!

Ingrid – August 19, 2019 I just registered for The Danish Home Foundation’s Annual Benefit on September 21, and I couldn’t be more excited! As a former student of violin, I was thrilled to learn that Grammy Award-winning Danish violinist Mads Tolling will entertain us that evening, along with Danish jazz guitarist Jacob Fischer, whose musicianship has also earned several…

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Aug52019

Arboretum’s LEGO Display Lets All “Play Well”

Mia – August 5, 2019 Along with the big and bold wooden trolls created by Danish artist Thomas Dambo at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle is another Danish-born attraction: LEGO! Through September 15, 2019, the Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® bricks by LEGO art whiz Sean Kenney is delighting visitors with nature-themed sculptures created entirely from over 500,000…

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Jun252019

Sun-Soaked Summerfest Another Smashing Success

Ingrid – June 25, 2019 On perhaps the only sunny day last week here in Chicago, The Danish Home’s Summerfest on June 22nd was everything I’d hoped it would be. While sunshine and warmth are expected in late June, the spring and early summer of 2019 have been anything but typical, with temperatures rarely getting…

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Jun112019

The Royal Danish Ballet’s Youth Company Dances into Chicago

Mia – June 11, 2019 For the past couple of years, my nine-year-old daughter Astrid has taken ballet lessons. I wasn’t too surprised by her request to begin dancing, as we’d been attending performances of “The Nutcracker” every year since she was three and had amassed a collection of ballet picture books and glitzy tutus…

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May202019

The World’s Oldest Flag Is New Cause for Celebration

Ingrid – May 20, 2019 I ordered a Danish flag online, which arrived in the mail this past weekend. I was so excited to hang it over our balcony railing on the 9th floor of our apartment in Lincoln Park for all to see. Lindsay and I sat outside drinking Carlsbergs, watching to see who…

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May132019

A Benefit Luncheon That Has Nothing to Do With Ladies Who Lunch

Liam – May 13, 2019 If my mother had her druthers, we’d have lunch together every day. Maybe it’s my charming company she so enjoys. Maybe it’s that she’s among the 33 percent of moms with adult kids who would like those kids to call them every day, according to a 2016 CBS News poll.…

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Apr222019

Celebrating Mother Earth Here, In Denmark, and Across the Planet

Ingrid – April 22, 2019 Here’s hoping you all had a wonderful Easter! The weather in Chicago was so beautiful, I made it a point to be outside nearly all weekend. The daffodils in our balcony planter are in full bloom, and the trees are wearing the fuzz that will soon become leaves and blossoms.…

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Apr12019

Spring Luncheon a Time-Honored Tradition at The Danish Home

Ingrid – April 1, 2019 My roommate Lindsay (Farfar’s granddaughter) and I were among about 90 people who attended the 61st Annual Women’s Auxiliary Spring Luncheon at Villa Brunetti Banquets in Franklin Park this past Saturday. We arrived at 11:00 a.m. for cocktails and socializing and lunched at noon with some wonderful residents we’ve gotten…

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