36TH ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA

MAY 1, 2026 ⊹ 6PM ⊹ 1700 S ELMHURST RD, MT PROSPECT, IL 60056

KAN-WIN is proud to be celebrating 36 years of empowering survivors and fostering safe, healthy communities free from violence. Over the last three decades, we have evolved into a leading agency providing comprehensive care for Asian American survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.

Your generosity goes directly towards equipping survivors with hotel stays, shelter, transportation, rental subsidies, medical & legal expenses, and other essential needs. Contributions from our community make it possible to continue providing the best care possible for our clients. Every action is a testament to the strong network of support for survivors in our community.

Our Sponsors

CHAMPION SPONSOR • $15,000

Kathy & Young Bin Im

PARTNER SPONSOR • $10,000
CHRISTINE & JOHN LEE

ADVOCATE SPONSORS • $5,000
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS
GOOD HEART WORK SMART FOUNDATION
MEDIAOCEAN
SOPHIA KIM

SUPPORTER SPONSORS • $1,000
AKLEE SCHOLARSHIP
APNA GHAR, INC.
CECILIA M. SUH
CHO IMMIGRATION LAW
COMCAST
EKHURH CONSULTING LLC
FIRST AMERICAN BANK
HANBI LEE
HYEONGJIN SONG & JI IN KIM
JENNY LEE
KYUNGNAN YU
MEESOOK KIM
MICHELLE & KEVIN HEUBUSCH
NAKASEC
THE NETWORK: ADVOCATING AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PAUL D. CARMAN
PUBLICIS COLLECTIVE
YOUNGSUN CHEON KLESSIG

Our Program

OUR EMCEE

MIA PARK is a multi-dimensional artist and health care provider based in Chicago. She facilitates a grassroots eco-system of projects that connect people and experiences. Boundless enthusiasm fuels her community engagement as a hospice nurse, actor, taiji and yoga teacher, cultural producer, and professor. Mia is the Executive Director of the not-for-profit group Asian American Arts Chicago, which produces the EVOLUTION Asian American Arts Festival, May 2-3, 2026.

OUR PERFORMER

BEE PARK, also known as COLLECT THE HIVE, is a lightworker; igniting her soul's path while actively burning down facades. She's an intentional healer that does the inner work while tuning into the collective consciousness; spreading awareness of self and connection to everything else. While she considers herself independent from outside control, she has a team of angels, spirit guides, and ancestors that all walk alongside her for guidance and support. COLLECT THE HIVE creates a therapeutic space for honesty, confidence in vulnerability, and restoration of one's inner power. She's undressing layers of masks she's put on, fabricated by her attendance in social programming & the gifts of ancestral trauma. She finds joy in self-expression through the art of creation; using her gifts to help others tap into the infinite fountain of abundance that lies within themselves.

Our Raffle Prizes

Enter to Win 2 Tickets to BTS!

KAN-WIN is hosting a special raffle for 2 tickets to BTS ‘Arirang’ World Tour! Tickets are for the Thursday, August 27 show at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL located in Section 144.

You can purchase raffle tickets ($35 for 1 raffle ticket OR $150 for 5 raffle tickets) through Sunday, May 17. Winner will be announced Friday, May 18, 2026. Attendance to the gala is not required for entry. All proceeds support KAN-WIN’s Emergency Survivor Fund.

Our Host Committee

ADINA L. HALL
ALYSON KUNG
ALYSSA LEE
BECKY BELCORE
BONITA CHO
CECILIA M. SUH
CHEE-YOUNG KIM
CHRISTINE LEE
CONNIE CHAU & DEANYONE SU
CRYSTAL CHOI
ERIC WU
ESTHER HURH
EUNKYUNG KIM SHIN
GRACE HONG DUFFIN
HANBI LEE
HYEONGJIN SONG & JI IN KIM
HYON KO
INHE CHOI

JAYE HOBART
JEEYEUN LEE
JENNY LEE
JI-YEON YUH
KATHY CHAN
KATHY IM
KYUNGNAN YU
LIZ SON & HALLA YANG
MARINA Y. KIM
MICHELLE HEUBUSCH
MOMOKO FRITZ
NAOMI FRYDMAN & CHONG YI
PAUL D. CARMAN
SOPHIA KIM
SUNG YEON CHOIMORROW
VARSHA SHAH
YOUNGJU JI
YOUNGSUN CHEON KLESSIG

FAQs

For further questions, please contact our Supporter Relations & Marketing Lead at fjia@kanwin.org.