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Community Involvement

Steve Braun Wins Community Service Award from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation

The Northwestern Mutual Foundation is proud to recognize Steve Braun as the recipient of the 2011 Community Service Award for his extensive dedication with Partnership for Cures. Steve has been a donor and volunteer leader at Partnership for Cures for over 9 years, and a few years ago agreed to join the Executive Board. He has been a great supporter of the Partnership for Cures Rediscovery Research™ model, connecting the organization to thought leaders inside and outside of medicine, matching donors to Rediscovery Research projects they can support, and providing business and marketing guidance.

Steve’s involvement with Partnership for Cures resonates on a personal level. Like so many of us, Steve’s family and friends have been affected by disease issues. Steve has responded by learning about and spreading the word about the quick, safe and affordable impact of the Rediscovery Research that repurposes already available drugs and devices so they can help patients with other diseases. He has helped create the impact that Partnership for Cures has had on the lives of those around him who suffer from catastrophic diseases.

After hearing that one of his Northwestern Mutual colleagues had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Steve and the staff of Partnership for Cures we able to help this colleague enroll in a Rediscovery Research clinical research trial at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After participating, this colleague, and the other 9 participants were all able to regain function that had been lost to the MS. This colleague went from requiring a walker to being able to walk a mile without the need of assistance. Such an accomplishment is attributable to the funding of Rediscovery Research supported by Partnership for Cures.

Steve shared another story from a time when a client of his had made a significant donation to Partnership for Cures to support prostate cancer Rediscovery Research at the Partnership for Cures annual “The Longest Day of Golf” event. Later that year, the donor was diagnosed with prostate cancer! After contacting Steve, within 48 hours of his diagnosis, Partnership for Cures was able to connect the donor to researchers at the University of Chicago who were testing a Rediscovery Research surgery technique. While the donor was not eligible to participate in the clinical trial, he was able to visit the researchers and see how his contribution was making impact. He made another donation to this research, and got support as he selected an alternative treatment, which went very well.

 

The McTigue Financial Group Gives Back
With the collective efforts of Steve Braun, John McTigue, and the entire McTigue Financial Group, more than $31,000 of charitable contributions were made in 2010 for community organizations in the greater Chicago area. Charities receiving donations included:

  • Aspire
  • Boys Hope, Girls Hope
  • Catholic Charities
  • Chicago Hope Academy
  • Envision
  • Feed My Starving Children
  • Les Turner ALS Foundation
  • McGaw YMCA
  • Senior Home Sharing
  • Young Men's Educational Network

Steve Braun is active in The Entrepreneurship InstituteSteve has been an active board member of The Entrepreneurship Institute for the past year and has been involved with the organization for 16 years. The Entrepreneurship Institute is a national non-profit company providing strategies and practical solutions for corporate leaders.

Steve is active in his community, working with The City of Hope, Partnership for Cures, Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, and the Marty Hennessy Jr. Tennis Foundation.
 

Steve Braun Elected to Executive Board - Partnership For Cures (PFC)
Steve Braun has served as an Advisory Board member since 2005 and was named to the Executive Board in 2008.

Partnership for Cures (PFC) raises funds to support medical research that finds new uses for FDA-approved drugs and devices. Repurposing existing drugs and devices is the fastest, safest, and most affordable way to help children with rare, deadly diseases receive better treatments.

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Click here to learn more about Partnership for Cures.


Steve Braun joins Tony Benefit for Mother's Day WeekendSteve Braun Joined Tony Bennett for Mother’s Day Weekend Charity Event, May 2006
In order to help get kids off the street and on the tennis court where they can learn discipline and a "NO QUIT" attitude, Steve Braun supported the Marty Hennessy Jr.'s Tennis Foundation's scholarship fund. Northwestern Mutual's Matching Gifts Program allowed Steve to extend his personal contribution even further in supporting this worthy organization.
 

Steve Braun is active in Goldman Philanthropic PartnershipSteve Braun Helped Fund Cancer Research, June 2004: Steve Braun was once again pleased to be a sponsor of the Goldman Philanthropic Partnership 2nd Annual Mark Damisch Piano Concert to support innovative medical research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.