 "Thank you for last night's dinner. The group & the conversation were really interesting and I had a great time. You did a great job getting everyone together and making sure we all felt at ease." Yanira, Lakeview
After living in Chicago for about ten years Lauren Beznos Grossman had become quite familiar with the wonderful diversity of our city but at the same became sadly familiar with how segregated our city is. Lauren was lucky to grow up with a diverse group of friends and wanted to insure that all Chicagoans had the chance to develop connections and relationships with people whose backgrounds and perspectives are different from their own.
Lauren's experiences in non-profit leadership began when she founded and led Broadtree Adventures in Education, an outdoor education and social change program dedicated to empowering teens to create positive change in their lives, communites and world. Lauren was inspired to found Broadtree from her experiences as an English teacher at Chicago's Kelvyn Park High School.
In all of her work Lauren has loved working within Chicago's diverse communities and has loved the energy and creativity that goes into creating and leading new and much-needed organizations.
Always a fan of having delicious meals and diving into interesting conversation, Lauren thought that there is no better venue for people from all of these communities to come together than over the dinner table and so, Across the Table was born!
NEWSFLASH!!! Across the Table is in Time Out Chicago!
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