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GPF Foundation’s Fall Event
October 19, 2019 - Lake Forest, IL


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Media Coverage

WGN-TV / February 4, 2019
Segment on GPFF and Greg’s tragedy.
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The Lake Forest Leader / November 1, 2018
A Light from the Dark: Foundation Launch Event Raises Awareness of Recreational Drugs in Honor of LFHS Alumnus.
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Past Events

October 27, 2018 - GPF Foundation Launch Event

“Saturday, approximately 300 people gathered at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park for the formal unveiling of the Gregory Paul Friedman Foundation, dedicated to the memory of Friedman, who died in August 2017.

Besides showing a video that documented his life, Friedman’s parents told about how Greg, after graduating from Lake Forest High School in 2008, went on to attend Tulane University in New Orleans where he was a presidential scholar and played football — just as he had at Lake Forest High School.”

Read the Chicago Tribune Article