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We recently caught up with Elizabeth Izard Apelles, CEO of Greater Than One and founder of Honeycomb Health, to get an update on the progress of Honeycomb Health. She shared her deep passion for philanthropy, supporting patients with rare disease, and hopes for the organization’s growth.

Off The Street Club is the oldest boys and girls club in Chicago and serves more than 3,000 at-risk kids and teens from one of the city’s toughest neighborhoods, West Garfield Park, where crime, gangs and drugs are a daily threat. The bands hope to raise $45,000 for scholarships to send club members to summer camp at Camp Mathieu in Wheaton, Ill.

The Gates Foundation has faced criticism that it has too much power and influence in the global health realm, including within the World Health Organization, without the requisite accountability.