About this Event
Medicine Is Not Enough: A Celebration of Health, Hope & Community
About CarrCARE Charity NFP
CarrCARE Charity NFP is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization committed to advancing public health education and global humanitarian relief. Through community education, outreach, advocacy, and charitable initiatives, CarrCARE works to connect people with information, resources, and opportunities that help create healthier and more equitable communities.
Medicine Is Not Enough: A Book Launch & Community Conversation
Join us in person for the official launch of Medicine Is Not Enough by Alana Carr, hosted by CarrCARE Charity NFP.
Celebrate the book, meet Alana, and be part of an intimate evening centered on health, hope, community, and the realities that extend beyond medical care.
Guests will have the opportunity to:
- Meet author Alana Carr
- Purchase a copy of Medicine Is Not Enough and have it signed
- Learn more about organ donation and donor registration
- Take part in a meaningful community conversation
- Enter our $1 raffle for a chance to win one of five curated prize bundles
- Enter the book raffle
- Connect with fellow community members, advocates, and supporters
- Enjoy coffee and a welcoming evening at Overflow Coffee
Supporting a Greater Cause
This event is also a fundraiser supporting CarrCARE Charity NFP's commitment to public health education and global humanitarian relief.
10% of funds raised through this fundraiser will be donated directly to Gift of Hope to support their mission and organ donation initiatives.
Your participation helps bring people together around health education, community engagement, organ donation awareness, and humanitarian support.
🎟️ Raffle Prizes
Enter our $1 raffle for a chance to win one of five curated prize bundles, each valued at $100.
Cozy Reading Night — $100 Value
- Medicine Is Not Enough — $16
- Cozy blanket — $40
- Candle — $24
- Overflow Coffee gift card — $20
Self-Care Basket — $100 Value
- Medicine Is Not Enough — $16
- Lush gift card — $40
- Bath products — $45
Dinner & a Book — $100 Value
- Medicine Is Not Enough — $16
- The Cheesecake Factory gift card — $75
- Chocolates — $9
Writer's Inspiration — $100 Value
- Medicine Is Not Enough — $16
- Journal — $24
- Pen set — $20
- Barnes & Noble gift card — $40
Coffee & Comfort — $100 Value
- Medicine Is Not Enough — $16
- Overflow Coffee gift card — $50
- Mug — $20
- Chocolates — $14
Total Raffle Prize Value: $500
Prize bundles will be curated and presented as baskets for the raffle.
Whether you are familiar with Alana's work or discovering her story for the first time, we invite you to come as you are, connect with the community, and join the conversation about what it means to care beyond medicine.
Entry is just $1.
Come celebrate the book. Start the conversation. Be part of the community.
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Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Welcome & Check-in
Info: Guest arrival and welcome reception. Check-in, refreshments, background music, photographs, and informal mingling.
🕑: 05:30 PM - 05:40 PM
Opening Remarks
Info: Opening remarks. Liv welcomes guests, introduces the event, and provides a brief overview of the evening.
🕑: 05:40 PM - 06:00 PM
Author introduction and keynote.
Info: Your inspiration for writing Medicine Is Not Enough, its central message, and what you hope readers take away.
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:25 PM
Moderated Author Introduction
Info: Liv interviews Alana Carr about her writing process, personal reflections, medicine, healing, and community.
🕑: 06:25 PM - 06:40 PM
Audience Q&A
Info: Guests ask questions about the book and your experience as an author.
🕑: 06:40 PM - 07:00 PM
Book excerpt for 5-10 min.
Info: Share a meaningful excerpt, potentially from Chapter 1 on grieving together through illness and loss. Scott Greenfield Speaks 5 min. Gift of Hope Speaks 5 min
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
Book Celebration & Cake Cutting
Info: Official book launch celebration. Cake cutting, toast, group photographs, and acknowledgments.
🕑: 07:15 PM - 08:15 PM
Book Signing & Meet the Author
Info: Opportunity to purchase the book, recieve personalized signatures, individual photographs, and networking.
🕑: 08:15 PM - 08:45 PM
Social Hour & Raffle
Info: Music, raffle, refreshments, additional photographs, vendor browsing, and guest connections.
🕑: 08:45 PM - 09:00 PM
Closing remarks
Info: Thank attendees, volunteers, partners, and supporters.
Event venue & nearby stays
Overflow Coffee, 1449 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States
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