This is a photo from our first week of tutoring for the 2009-10 school year at Cabrini Connections. Your donations enable us to fill these seats with teens and volunteers and work to keep them filled throughout the school year.
This week's events:
Friday, October 9th: Join in for our Annual Martini Madness Benefit. While we have a sign up on the Cabrini Connections web site, we also have a donation page on GiveForward.org. Thank you to Grant Brown for your sponsor donation. Thank you to Melissa Moore, Karen Lobdell, Julie Hamilton, Toni Pullen, and others, for your donations, and for taking the lead in organizing this event. The campaign on Give Forward will continue until January 31, 2010, with a goal of raising $10,000!
Sunday, October 11: Nicole White and Nick Infusino will run in the Chicago Marathon. Family, friends, and Northwestern alumni have already donated over $2,600 to support Nicole and Nick's run in the Chicago Marathon.
Another campaign is Mike's Map-a-Thon. He's trying to raise $5,000 by October 15 to fund the maps he makes to mobilize volunteers and donors for Cabrini Connections and every other tutor/mentor program in Chicago. Friends and family have already contributed $1,867.Another campaign is the contest between Northwestern University and University of Illinois Alumni, to see which group can raise more donations by the time of the annual football game in November. As of 10/6/09 Northwester is leading Illinois by a donation score of $655 to $350. You don't need to be an alumni to support Northwestern, or Illinois, in this contest.
October 25, 9:30 am: 2nd annual Solider Field Charity Hill Challenge El Da'Sheon reports that already 100 people have signed up to run the hill. All proceeds go to Cabrini Connections. You can learn more and sign up yourself here. Saturday, October 30, at Cabrini Connections - Halloween bake sale, organized by students and volunteers.
Sunday, November 22, Holiday Wine-Tasting Fundraiser, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22, at Cellar Rat, 1811 W. North Ave. This is being organized by Sarah Randag, a volunteer tutor/mentor at Cabrini Connections
We have a variety of fund raising efforts going on to help us raise the needed money. Last Friday a group of volunteers and friends held a "Save Cabrini Party, and raised $232. Other volunteers are organizing events, such as a "phoneraising campaign" let by Jackie Shay and the Art Club Volunteers.
El Da'Sheon Nix wrote a story telling of two volunteers and one student who are organizing fund raising activities.
Sunday, November 22, Holiday Wine-Tasting Fundraiser, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22, at Cellar Rat, 1811 W. North Ave. This is being organized by Sarah Randag, a volunteer tutor/mentor at Cabrini Connections
We have a variety of fund raising efforts going on to help us raise the needed money. Last Friday a group of volunteers and friends held a "Save Cabrini Party, and raised $232. Other volunteers are organizing events, such as a "phoneraising campaign" let by Jackie Shay and the Art Club Volunteers.
El Da'Sheon Nix wrote a story telling of two volunteers and one student who are organizing fund raising activities.
Of course, you don't need to make a donation through one of these on-line forums. You can mail your gift to Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection at 800 W. Huron, Chicago, Il. 60642 or call us at 312-492-9614 to discuss other ways of giving, or of raising funds.
With your help, we won't end up with an empty room, without teens and volunteers.
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