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CHICAGO LIGHTS 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

ANNUAL REPORT 2014

EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT * ECONOMIC STABILITY

HEALTHY LIVING * COMMUNITY BUILDING


MISSIONChicago Lights provides hope and opportunity to our city’s children, youth, and adults who face the challenges of poverty. Through supportive relationships and diverse programs, we empower people to thrive academically, secure economic stability, lead healthy lives, and build community.


Dear Friends of Chicago Lights,

Whether you notice it or not, each and every one of us has an opportunity to alleviate someone else’s struggles and to serve as a catalyst for positive change in someone else’s life. I know it’s easy to be cynical in a world where there is more darkness than light in our news stories and where the problems of the world seem nearly insurmountable. But then I remember Chicago Lights and the work we’re doing right here to make change and affect lives.

“We are putting feet to our faith,” as I’ve heard it said, and changing the lives of more than 4,000 children, youth, and adults who are struggling in our community. It’s visible and it’s powerful.

• TheUrbanFarm continues to empower youth and community residents in the Near North neighborhood—formerly Cabrini-Green—to have increased economic opportunities and access to healthy, affordable food.

• TheTutoringprogram encourages students from under-resourced neighborhoods to stay in school through high school graduation, to excel academically and socially, and to pursue higher education.

• TheSummerDayprogram prevents summer learning loss and provides a safe environment.

• ChicagoLightsAcademicSuccessinSchools (CLASS) fosters whole learning, self-confidence, self-expression, and increased cognitive and social and emotional development through performing and fine arts education in under-resourced and underperforming elementary Chicago Public Schools.

• TheElamDaviesSocialServiceCentermeets basic human needs while working to support persons on their journey toward greater stability and self-sufficiency.

• TheFreeWriteJailArtsandLiteracyprogram reduces recidivism with students at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center through literacy, written expression, and exposure to performing, visual, and literary arts.

Chicago Lights programs transform not only the lives of program participants, but also the volunteers who find reward in their good work. Learn more about Chicago Lights at www.chicagolights.org. Your life may also be transformed.

Rick SabolPresident, Chicago Lights Board of DirectorsMay 2014–May 2015

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

>> In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Tutoringprogram, a celebration in September brought together past and current student-tutor pairs, family members, volunteers, community members, and supporters of the program. Throughout the fall, we shared stories and reflected on the life-changing bonds formed through Tutoring, which received recognition in the Wall Street Journal on October 9 and on an NBC Nightly News segment on November 5. Internships were

>> FreeWriteJailArtsandLiteracy students, who focus on increasing healthy self-expression and literacy skills while awaiting adjudication at the Cook Country Juvenile Detention Center, published their writing and art in the program’s sixth anthology, Big Dreams I’m Chasing. The program again participated in Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB), the world’s largest youth poetry festival. Five students wrote, rehearsed, and recorded poetry that was presented at the festival, as Free Write students are unable to appear on stage while incarcerated. The team piece “The Prison Industrial Complex Is” was chosen by Young Chicago Authors staff to be featured at the LTAB team finals.

>> TheChicagoLightsAcademicSuccessinSchools(CLASS) touring and performance dance ensembles flourished, as they participated in two meditative Taizé worship services at Fourth Presbyterian Church. The second annual Summer Dance Intensive offered instruction in ballet, modern/contemporary, jazz, African,

>> TheUrbanFarm piloted a successful workforce development program for thirty youth who had a safe place to go and remained engaged while learning valuable urban agriculture techniques, along with transferable work and leadership skills. The Farm continues to be a

100%OF SENIORSGRADUATED

provided to thirty students and 100 percent of seniors in the Tutoring program graduated from high school, applied to college, and were accepted into the schools of their choice.

>> Yoga was added to the enrichment classes offered through SummerDay, where ninety-seven first- through eighth-grade students received instruction in reading, writing, math, science, music, dance, drama, and art. The first issue of Chi.Lights Magazine: Summer Day Edition 2014 included a piece of writing by Summer Day students, who worked through the writing process, from brainstorming ideas to creating final copy. By the end of the program, 100 percent of students maintained or improved their reading and math skills.

ENGAGED

1,179STUDENTS

and Spanish dance. CLASS engaged 1,179 students across four Chicago Public Schools through enrichment in dance, drama, music, and fine arts, all while boosting technique, confidence, and self-esteem.

358%INCREASE

IN REVENUEthriving source for fresh produce within the community as it saw a 358 percent increase in revenue from produce sales this year. >> TheElamDaviesSocialServiceCenterimplemented a structured short-term case management program, assisting guests with short- and long-term goals, such as obtaining identification, accessing health services, and attaining gainful employment and stable housing. Since the program’s launch, 191 EDSSC guests filled out a case management interest form. The Good Neighbors Street Outreach team, which takes the EDSSC services outside the walls of Fourth Presbyterian Church, continued to thrive, encountering more than 200 individuals experiencing street homelessness.

>> TheAssociatesBoard logged 1,200 hours of volunteer service with Chicago Lights among its forty-one members and raised $50,888!

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Beginning in the fall of 2014, the Chicago Lights Tutoring program kicked off its fiftieth year providing emotional and educational support to students from under-resourced neighborhoods. For nearly half of that time, Jon Findley has been an avid supporter of the program, having been a tutor for twenty-four years and serving as the Co-Chair of the Fiftieth Anniversary Committee.

Jon’s interest in volunteering and encouraging youth stems from his parents. “My parents are responsible for my drive to volunteer. To this day, they serve others on a daily basis,” he says. A native of Michigan, he moved to Chicago in 1988 and immediately searched for opportunities to give back. “As soon as I moved to Chicago, I wanted to find a way to get engaged with the community. Through my parents and from other experiences growing up and in school, I knew a great way to do that was through volunteering. Someone pointed out a newspaper column about the Tutoring program at Fourth Presbyterian Church, and it just clicked. I come from a family of teachers, so tutoring was a natural choice.”

Since then Jon has been a regular tutor for ten students and a substitute tutor for many more. “I tutor to be part of the solution to problems around us and because I want to

give my students every chance they can have to succeed,” he says. His ongoing commitment is accompanied by support from his employer, BMO Harris Bank, which has made financial contributions to Chicago Lights for the past four years and sponsored the annual Chicago Lights events Carnaval and Spotlight. “My management at BMO Harris Bank has encouraged and supported my involvement as a Chicago Lights board member and provided counsel on filling that role. I feel like there’s a real partnership.”

With the 2014–2015 school year being a milestone in Tutoring’s history, Jon recognized the significance of the program’s fiftieth anniversary and joined the committee to help recognize everyone who has furthered the mission of the Tutoring program since its inception in 1964.

“Like any big anniversary, 2014–2015 is a special year to recognize the history and sustainability of a program that started in a small, earnest way so many years ago,” Jon says. “We’re recognizing the efforts of so many people over the years and celebrating our successes. This is a great time to raise awareness of the program and to encourage us to look forward to the next fifty years.”

Forthelasttwoyears,JonFindley(right)hasbeentutoringBryan(left),asophomoreatChicagoHopeAcademy.

DONOR FEATURE

JON FINDLEY, TUTORING VOLUNTEER

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After Craig Caudle ran the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon as a member of the Ronald McDonald House Charity Team, he decided to bring the idea to Chicago Lights.

“Running the 2013 Chicago Marathon as a member of the Ronald McDonald House Charity Team was a wonderful experience, and I saw it was a very effective fundraising tool for the charity,” he says. “I then thought it would be great to organize a team of runners to raise thousands for Chicago Lights.”

The dream became a reality in 2014 after Craig, who at the time was a tutor with the Chicago Lights Tutoring program and a

Deacon at Fourth Presbyterian Church, suggested that Chicago Lights recruit runners to train together for the October marathon while also raising funds in support of the organization.

The first-ever Chicago Lights Charity Marathon Team of fifteen runners raised more than $35,000—far exceeding expectations. The effort was spearheaded by Craig, who, as the top fundraiser, was moved by the outpouring of support for the team and Chicago Lights. “For me the significance of running with the 2014 Chicago Lights Charity Marathon Team was witnessing the support from the community of Fourth Presbyterian Church along with friends of our runners and

their willingness to donate on our behalf to Chicago Lights,” he says.

The team was truly diverse—from seasoned runners to beginners and comprised of Chicago Lights and Fourth Church staff, members of Fourth Church, a Chicago Lights Board member, tutors, Associates Board members, and new friends of Chicago Lights. “The whole process of training and running the race as part of a team with a purpose was an inspiration,” Craig says. “I’m just happy to have had the opportunity to participate, and I hope that the 2014 team was the first of many marathon teams to come.”

The 2014 Chicago Lights Charity Marathon Team was spearheaded by top fundraiser Craig Caudle (center),

pictured here with fellow team runners.

DONOR FEATURE

CRAIGCAUDLEANDTHECHICAGOLIGHTSCHARITYMARATHONTEAM

DONOR FEATURE

THECHRISTOPHERFAMILYFOUNDATION

The Christopher Family Foundation was drawn to the Chicago Lights Tutoring program because of the way it makes “a true difference in children’s lives by providing them with the tools necessary to be positive and productive . . . and to build a strong foundation for their future lives,” says Alanna Andruszkiewicz, Executive Director of the Christopher Family Foundation.

For the last two years, the foundation has awarded grants to the Tutoring program, including participation in Tutoring’s Fiftieth Anniversary Matching Challenge. The Christopher Family Foundation was one of nine foundations that agreed to match gifts up to $50,000 during the 2014–2015 school year. The Foundation continues to invest in Tutoring because the program aligns with the foundation’s mission of supporting initiatives “that educate, that encourage health and family well-being, and that inspire creativity.”

The Foundation’s philanthropic efforts are truly a family affair, with the board including multiple generations of the Christopher family. Established in 1997 by Jay W. and Doris K. Christopher, the foundation is an outgrowth of the Pampered Chef, a direct sales company that markets kitchen products and that Jay and Doris founded in their home in 1980.

Today the foundation carries on the Christopher’s legacy by supporting programs like Chicago Lights Tutoring that foster an environment of education and social support.

“The Christopher Family Foundation believes that together our partnership will allow Chicago Lights to reach more children around the city and continue to improve the lives of Chicago children,” Alanna Andruszkiewicz is Executive Director of the

Christopher Family Foundation, which was one of the top supporters of Chicago Lights Tutoring’s

Fiftieth Anniversary Matching Challenge.

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900 North Michigan ShopsAdler PlanetariumAmerican Academy of Implant DentistryArby’s FoundationAthletico Physical TherapyBelmont-Cragin Elementary SchoolBenevolentBetween BitesBlacks in GrouponBostrom ConsultingBoys Hope Girls HopeBreaking Bread, a Ministry of LaSalle

Street ChurchBreakthrough Urban Ministries Brown Elementary School of TechnologyAlderman Walter Burnett Jr.Cabrini ConnectionsCapitol One 360Caregiverlist, Inc.Catholic CharitiesCatholic Theological UnionCBRECenter for Conflict ResolutionCentral City Housing VenturesChicago Academy for the ArtsChicago City of LearningChicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago Help InitiativeChicago Hope AcademyChicago Metropolitan Agency for PlanningChicago Police Department (18th District)Chicago Public SchoolsThe Chicago School of Professional

PsychologyChicago SemesterChicago Sinai CongregationChicago SpartansChicago Waldorf SchoolChicago Youth CentersChicagoQuest Charter SchoolChrist Presbyterian Church College

MinistryColumbia College LibraryComer Children’s HospitalConsulting by Degrees

Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center

DeLaSalle InstituteDelta Air LinesDePaul College Prep

(formerly Gordon Tech)DePaul Family and Community ServicesDePaul Steans CenterDePaul University AlumniDePaul University MSW ProgramDestination Chicago (Feinberg School

of Medicine)Discovery EducationDress for SuccessE*TRADE Financial Educational EndeavorsEgan Hope Scholars/DePaul UniversityEquinox Fitness ClubEPA and ELPC Legal InternsErie Neighborhood HouseFarmhouse ChicagoFeeding AmericaFrancis W. Parker SchoolFrancis Xavier Warde SchoolFranciscan Outreach AssociationFranczek RadeletGirl Scouts of Greater Chicago and

Northwest IndianaGlobal Youth Leadership InstituteGoldie’s PlaceGrant Park Music FestivalGreater Chicago Food DepositoryGrouponThe Happiness ClubHoly Trinity High SchoolIBM (Chicago Community Service

Committee)Illinois Eye Institute/Vision of Hope Illinois Mentoring PartnershipImpact 100Inspiration Corporation/

The Employment ProjectInterParkIrwin W. Steans Center at

DePaul University

Jesse Brown VA Medical CenterJesuit Volunteer Corps MidwestJoffrey Ballet John Marshall Law School Josephinum AcademyJPMorgan Chase BankJumpstartKendall CollegeKindness Club of ChicagoKovitz Shifrin NesbitLakeview Pantry

PARTNERS

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“I have been homeless on and off for twenty years. I came to the EDSSC during this time

and started working with a staff member when I requested help with housing. They put me into the Central Referral System. About six months later I got

matched with Heartland Alliance’s Stable Futures Program. It makes

me feel like I matter again. I’m part of society again. I’m a taxpayer! I can vote now. I can do everything that a functioning member of society can. It feels

so good to go home every night. It feels good to be in my

neighborhood on the weekends, to walk around. I can stay in my own space at night and be able to concentrate and write. It feels

good to have neighbors and to be able to look for a job and actually

have an address to give.— Umar, guest of the Elam

Davies Social Service Center


Law Offices of Elina Golod & Associates, Ltd.

Lawson House YMCALifeline WirelessLincoln Park Community ShelterLookingglass TheatreLoras CollegeLoyola AcademyLoyola University – School Psychology

ProgramManierre Elementary SchoolMarcel MediaMacy’s State StreetMarillac St. Vincent Family ServicesMayflower Congregational Church

Youth GroupMayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Mount Carmel High SchoolMSU Alumni Club of Metro ChicagoMYNA (Muslim Youth of North America)Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative SchoolNational ABLE NetworkNorth Shore Congregation IsraelNortheastern Illinois University School of

Social WorkNorthside Anti-Hunger NetworkNorthwestern Law Student Effort to

Rejuvenate Volunteerism (SERV)Northwestern Memorial HospitalNorthwestern University Northwestern University Feinberg

School of MedicineNorthwestern University School of LawNotre Dame High School for GirlsOak Street Design Office of Catholic Schools,

Archdiocese of ChicagoO’Hare Rotary ClubOpportunity Knocks, The Life ShopPeace HubPerkins CoieProject NiaProvidence St. Mel SchoolPurple BinderRadisson Blu Aqua Hotel

Ravinia FestivalRuben Salazar Bilingual CenterSafelink WirelessSalvation ArmySarah’s CircleSchool of Social Service Administration at

the University of ChicagoScrappers Film GroupSertoma Centre, Inc.Sprouts AcademySt. Malachy SchoolSt. Matthew United Methodist ChurchSt. Patrick High SchoolStardreamers, The Land of Yes You CanStrategic Hotels and ResortsSwish Dreams Sports and

Educational FoundationTaproot FoundationTargetTeach for AmericatheWitThoughtworksThrive ChicagoTrinity High School TrueStar FoundationTutoring ChicagoUnited Airlines and Christina MitchellUPPSA (Urban Planning and Policy

Student Organization) at UICUrban CPE Consortium, Inc.U.S. BankVaughn Occupational High SchoolVietNowWalgreensWells Fargo WGN Midday NewsWindy City REThe Women’s Treatment CenterYale Club of Chicago – Association of

Yale AlumniYoung Chicago AuthorsZero Percent

PARTNERS

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“I’m glad to have the opportunity to participate in the Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at the Urban Farm. Thank

you for an amazing summer of deliciousness, very

professionally provided. The produce tasted fantastic, it

was clean and nicely packed in its sack every week, and it was always where it was supposed to be, with my

name on it so that I knew I wasn’t sneaking someone else’s kale. I loved visiting

the farm—I wish I could have done it every week. Thanks for your expertise, passion,

and professionalism! — Gretchen Wahl,

CSA Salad Share member


FINANCIALS

CONTRIBUTIONS Individual Contributions $778,054 39%Foundations/Corporations $620,612 31%Fourth Presbyterian Church Support $125,000 6%Program Receipts $446,314 23% (Reduced by Mission Benefit cost/transfers of $195,044)Draw from Invested Funds $27,109 1%Accumulated Surplus - 0%

Total: $1,997,089

DISBURSEMENTS

CLASS $148,166 8%Elam Davies Social Service Center $286,810 15%Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy $250,901 13%Summer Day $118,330 6%Tutoring $510,191 27%Urban Farm $218,034 12%Administration $169,789 9%Fundraising $174,375 10% (Reduced by Mission Benefit cost/transfers of $195,044)

Total: $1,876,597NetSurplus/(Deficit) $120,492

Source: the Chicago Lights 2014 unaudited financial statement. An audited statement is available after June 30, 2015.

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Thank you!

Chicago Lights is grateful for each and every supporter who made a donation in 2014. With their generosity, our programs continue to provide hope and opportunity to children and adults facing the challenges of poverty.

SUPPORTERS

Anonymous (11)David AbelEddie and Dawn AbrahamRaju and Daisy AbrahamDaniel Abramson and

Margaret RossNancy AbshireBill and Liz Adams IVChris and Lauren AdamsJames AdamsRobert AddisonEvelyn AdovFrank AgarJim and Geri AhlbergAzita AhmadzadehHubert AhnDavid AlbertAndrea AlbertiDaniel AlbertiJanet AlbertiMatt and Nicole AlbertsonDavid AldersonMichael and Valerie AlexanderLamar AllenLindsey and Ellen AllenAndrew AllisonJeneane AllySusan AndersenBlake and Barbara AndersonCarol AndersonDavid and Joy AndersonKathy AndersonKen AndersonMichael AndersonRoss AndersonSayuri AndersonScott and Sue Ann AndersonVirginia Anderson

Wayne AndersonSteven AndesCaitlin AndrewEdie AndrewCushman and Amy AndrewsMamie AndryDaniel AneszkoFrances and

James ApostolidesJames and Ginger ArcherKaren ArenzWilliam ArenzMoira ArianoRob and Stacy Armour IIDana ArnettCarolyn ArnoldsRick ArtwickSoroush AslaniIsa AsudehBeth AtkinsonKenneth AyotteAbrar AzamuddinMaxey BacchusAnnette BaconJulie BaconShaghayegh BahramiradRob BaileyKeith Baird and Beverly GrollNancy BairdBob and Juanita BakerDeanna BakerMark and Mary BakerSarah BakerDon and Brenda BallMichael and Jean BanDean BanickMaury and

Maija-Liisa Barancik

Tony Barash and Terri HansonEdgar BarbosaDavid Barford and

Virginia OldsLinda BarkerRon and June BarnardRichard Barnas and

Sally SharpJames BarnesElsie BarnhartJacqueline BarrettJacqui Barrett-PoindexterLaura BarrowsD. Harlean BarthMary BartholomausBob and Kathi BatesTimothy BatesKerry and Anna BathrickWarren and Eloise BattsJim and Deborah BaughmanWalt and Linda BayLuke BeasleyRoger and Jeanette BeckerGary and Ruth BeckmanSuzanne BeckmanMark Beckmann and

Kara PortwoodBill and Carol BedfordMark Behee and

Karen Oliver-BeheeBreda BeilfussLisa BeilfussSteve BeitlerCarole BekkenJune BekkenArt BellChristen BenatMark Bereyso

Ian BergHenry BerghoefJohn and Jean BerghoffAmanda BergstromBetty BergstromJulie BeringerStephen BernackiPaul and Kathi BestMike and Katy BeverBrian and Ingrid BielaJohn BirdzellPeggy BirkettNan BirminghamEd and La Donna BlackDianne BlancoOscar and Lauren BlancoBret BlantonJonathan BlantonJohn and Alison BlaserRyan BlickPam BlockDavid BlomGerry Bloomer and Linda Crane

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“The Tutoring program offers a meaningful place for children to gather after

school, a place where they’re fed a nutritious meal and exposed to a variety of activities.

Tutoring is a predictable, reliable, and solid thing

that helps students develop trust through caring relationships. — Lizanne Phalen,

volunteer in the Tutoring program (pictured, right)


SUPPORTERS

John and Claudia BoatrightCaroline BoeseRick BogaardSusan BoggieMarissa BolsenPaul and Pam BonehamCass BookJohn and Suzanne BorlandJames BormesJohn and Nicole Borovicka IVWendy BosGreg BottjerRon Bottrell and

Polly Peters-BottrellDianne BowmanDavid BoyceKeith BoydMarshall and Kim BoydMike and Janet BoyerKathye BoyleThomas BoyleKatie BoysenJillian BrabantSarah BradenLarry and Debbie BradyPaul and Christine BranstadLarry and Judi BraskampCarol BraunBridget BredemannBeverly A. BrentLaura BreyerAndrew and Donna Brickman

John BrillVern Broders and

Francee HarringtonWilliam BroersmaGlenn and Sandra BromagenLauren BrooksWesley BroquardGeoff BrownJoyolin BrownLarry and Angelina BrownMartha BrownMatt and April BrownReta BrownDavid Browne and

Catherine SigmarJohn and Sue BuchananLiz BuchananJane BuckwalterSara BuehlerRuth BuikemaBarbara BukerBarbara BundickAli BurkeDaniel and Marjorie BurkeKenneth BurkeTimothy BurkeKeith and Katie BurleyLauren BurleyMuriel BurnetCara BurnsStephen and Ashley BusEric Buteyn

Steve ButlerLinda BynoePhil and Jill CalianDrew CameronFranco and Tara CampanellaAndrew CampbellJonathan CampbellDennis and

Anne Marie CanfieldMichael CardinaleAllen CarleyDuane and Ann CarlsonRoger and Ginny CarlsonLinda CarlstoneJames CarmichaelRichard and Ann CarrSusan CarterCraig and Cindi CaudleSam and Ruth CaudleAnnette CazenaveJon ChaitElaine ChanSarah ChanDeborah ChapmanJay ChavdaPhil CherneskySuz ChesterGeorge and Carolyn ChiangMyron and Harriett CholdenAnn Marie ChoukasKeri ChristensenJohn ChristmanCrystal ChubbJohn and Barbara ChurchillMarla CichowskiRichard and Maria CieslaEmily CilleyRich and Linda CirilloNorma CirincioneMeredith and Eugene ClappCameron ClarkJulie ClausingNorman ClearfieldJessi ClearyBarbara ClevelandSam Coady

Richard CoatsJanet CoburnJill CochranDon and Frances CoeKristen CoeBettie CoffeyAndrea CohenHoward CohenTom CohlmiaEd and Lola CokeCaroline ColeTim ColemanBruce ComiskeyCraig ConcklinMarilena ConfortiBill Conlon and Patsy HabichtJames and Barbara ConnerScott and Jana ConoverLesley Conzelman and

Ellen SchallerSean CookseyGerald CorcoranCliff and Susan CorneliusHoward CorninAlex and Curtis CornwellNan CorralBarbara CorrellAlyssa CorriganAndy Costello and

Camila MontoyaClark Costen and Sarah OrwigAlfredo CottoDaniel CourtneyDavid CowardJennifer CoxErin CraigBob Crawford Jr.Nancy CrawfordMarilyn CrissDrew and Halley CrissmanJim and Jill CrissmanMary Joe CrosbyMary CrouchRobert CrouchRon CrowellThomas Crowell

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“I live nearby in Cabrini-Green. I always knew about the Urban Farm. As soon as I turned

fourteen I wanted to work there because I needed the money and it was also fun. We’re learning

practical skills that can be used at any future job.— Joshua T., ninth grader in the Urban Farm’s

Job Training program


SUPPORTERS

Steve and Cindy CruiseLloyd and Jan CulbertsonCapp CulverAlexandra CunliffeKaren CunliffeTiffany CunninghamJim Cuno and Sarah StewartJames CurleyDwight and Linda CurtisVicky CurtissPat CurtnerDavid CuthillThomas CutkaElizabeth CutriJudie CuttingSteven Daar and

Dale Berger-DaarHarold DahlstrandSam DaltonMichael DamalTheresa DanielHope DanielsRanjan and Kalen DanielsPhil DarlingMatt DattiloMichael David and Joyce ShinJohn DavidsonBeth DavisTed and Cathy DavisTerrence DavisBob and Marilyn DayRichard Dees and Nora FlintJhoel and Hwa Young

DeGuzmanRalph DeJongRoger DelhayeJon DeLucaWill and Cathy DeMilleLarry and Linda DenisonDuane DerfusNiren DesaiHans Detlefsen and

Emily BradleyJer DevermanJohn Devine

Michael and Louella DeVriesEdward and Grace DeYoungElizabeth DickeyRochelle DidierLinda and Peter DiDonatoElizabeth DieboltBrian DiLauraDoug and Karen DirksAnthony DivittorioRebecca DixonBob DoakJeff Doane and

Gretchen VanNattaJim and Betty DoigLucy DombrowskiJoseph DoneganCary Donham and Becky BinksPatty DonmoyerJim and Nina DonnelleyAllison DonnellyAmanda DonnellyKevin DonnellyNicholas DonnellySue DoranJohn and Sue DotyDonald DoucetteDavid and Margaret DouglasHarry and Priscilla DrabJoseph DrakeAri DriessenLynne DriverRachel DuchBruce and Deborah DuncanJustin and Meghan DurbinMary DurhamAlan DyerJane DyerHenry and Judith K. DykemaJulianne DykesPaul EarleScot and Kathryn EasterdayNyambi and Marie EbieRobert and Monique EckelmannJanice EdgarBob Edger and Gunn Lavoll

Melanie EhrhartKristin EiermannAnisha ElackattuSuzanne ElgendyMichael Elkow Jr.Kristin EllertsonAnne and Peter EllisSeyed EmadiBarbara EndoyWillard Engel Jr. and

Barbara KaiserSara EnrightMaria EpplerCraig EquinaDavid EricksonDavid and Ellen EricsonJill ErnyBill and Dixie EvansKat EvansSam and Terry EvansMarilyn EzriKatherine FahsMichael Fain and

Judith BarnardJonathan and Laura FairmanBarbara FarrellLiz FarwellJack and Abbee FassnachtArlene FaulkTodd and Sonja FaulknerJared FeehanJay FehnelKris FelstehausenLucas and Melissa FeltSue FeltyBud and Monet FennemaJill FenstermakerAlex and Rachel Fergus IICorey Fernandez-Klobas and

Mae PittmanWilliam FetridgeElaine FilusRobby Findler and

Hsing-Huei HuangJon Findley

Kelly FischiettoTom FischiettoKen and Marsha FischlBill FisherEmily FisherJoshua FisherRachel FisherErin FitzgeraldJanice FitzgeraldKevin FitzgeraldMolly FitzgibbonsCathy FlaaMark Fleisch

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“Thank you, Ms. Cescily Washington and Chicago

Lights! My daughter, A’londra, received a bunch of high school

letters welcoming her to their schools for ninth grade, and we were

overexcited to open the biggest and heaviest one from Chicago Academy for the Arts! A’londra did it! She’s receiving entry as a dance major and was awarded a dance

scholarship award. Thank you for pushing her to work very hard in dance through the

CLASS program. — Felicia Sewell, parent of A’londra, a student in

the CLASS program

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SUPPORTERS

Geoffrey FlickHelena FlickingerEllen FlynnMatt FogelbergAnne FoleyColm Foley and

Amy PagliarellaKevin and Katie FordRobert FordhamChristopher FortChris Foster and Pauline MerrillEloise FosterErik FosterBruce Foudree and

Suzanne ReadeAngela FoughtSandra FoxDanielle FragenRoark FrankelSamantha FranklinPat FraserHerbert FreedholmLisa FreemanCynthia FreeseEric Frey and Michelle HartnettJeffery and Kimberly FreyRichard FreyJoyce FriedmanSidney and Debbie Frisch Jr.Adam FronczekBrian Fuller and Amanda LoveFrancis GaeblerKaren GafneyAnna GageLauren GageTerry GageErik and Lauren GardstromAustin Garfield and

Claudia Learned GarfieldJim and Lies GarnerWill and Laurie GarrettElizabeth GarrisonVince Geckler and

Deborah ZakRod and Shannon Gedey

Chris GentryMara GeorgousesDonald and Evelyn GerenChristopher GernandIrene GerransMarion GerransGregory GeutherDave GezonPhil and Linda GibboneyMark GibiecPaul and Ellen GignilliatBruce GilbertBobby GillMike GillPatricia GillDan Gilmour IIILudmila GimmelshteynCynthia Ginsburg SchwartzNeil and Lynn GisslerYves and Karen GivelRani GladysSandra GlennRussell Gloyd and

Jeanne BishopJennifer GoldbergSteven and Jean GoldmanDaniel GonzalezHector GonzalezDavid and Marcy GookinBrodie and Jennifer GordonJohn GordonKevin GordonLauren GorterJon GosseArt GouldJim Gould and Marcela RuizEd GourleyKerry and Kim GradyGary and Susan GrahamJohn GrahamLouise GramAlex GrantBarbara GrantGretchen GratonArthur and Cynthia Gray

Tony Green and Lisa KuengKeilli GreenbergNancy Stevenson GreenbergAndy and Julie GrieveMichelle GriffinKent GriffithsDoug and Ann GrissomDolores GrucaBill GuenzelLarry GuessBridget GulottaMichel and Jane GuthJohn Guzior and

Pam Trilla GuziorBlythe HaagaArmon Haagen and

Beth Truett HaagenShirley HaasSusan HaasZachary HadawayLauren HadleyKelsey HagbergDoreen HagertyJodi HaleyJoan M. HallKathryn HallPamela HallHugh Halverstadt and

Craig EndicottDavid and Jan HammelmanNancy HanenburgKatherine HanoldJames HansenEileen HarakalBeau HarbourBob HardenThomas and Sandy HardestyCynthia HardieTimothy HardyAndre HarnessElizabeth HarperMark and Steph HartmanWilson HartzScott HatchRachel Haugk

Maryanne HauserSusan HayesMarc HayfordRoosevelt and

Michelle Haywood IIIDaniel HeartherCatherine HegartyMartin and Molly HeilmannPaul and Willa HekmanMichael Held and

Bonnie BarberGillian HellerRichard Heller IIMatthew and Alison HelmsSusan HeltSahar HendabadiDan and Miriam HendersonAmanda HennessyFred and Val HenryEmily HerefordLiz Patterson and

Michael HermsenMitch and Trish HershbergerMartin HertzelDena HicksCarlton HigbieJohn HigbieLeslie HindmanKay HinnLee HinnantCarla HisleWesley HitchcockHelena HitzemanBrenda HockbergerSusan HoffmanChrista HoffmeierJulia HogrenDavid and Diane HogueRob and Sandy HolbenVan Holkeboer and

Linda BachelderDoug and Patrena HollerKara HollowayLaurie HolmquistSung Jae Hong


SUPPORTERS

“Katie HopkinsMarilee HopkinsKari HopperRuthie HornadayAshley Nelson and

Chuck HornewerKerri HortonDon Horvath and Juli CrabtreeJesse and Jean HorvathSophie HorvathKent and Nancy HoskinsKen and Kathy HouckJeffrey and Vicki HowardLouise HoweAnn HsingTimothy HuangJames HubbardRichard HubbardMorgan HughesRandy HuizengaMichelle HulaRobert and Cynthia HullingerMatthew HumbargerGeorge and Leslie HumeDon and Jane HuntCarol Hunt ShermanVictoria HunterChristine HussarBob and Saran HutchinsBetty HutchinsonJack HutchinsonPeyton and Betty HutchisonWells and Christine HutchisonReid HydeEvelyn IllichLorraine IllichHarold and Karla IngleFrances InmanCarla InwoodFloyd IrvinBritt and Karen IsalyC.W. JabuschDorothy JacksonJane JacksonStacy Jackson

Ed and Pat JacobChristine JacobekEthan and Nancy JacobsJeff and Marian JacobsonSanja JagesicChelsae JamesJane JamesBarbara JavarasMark JelinekAshley JenkinsCourtney JentzenRenee JinEunice JohnHarry JohnsCandice JohnsonCary JohnsonCory JohnsonDavid JohnsonDebbie JohnsonJanet JohnsonJerry and Karen JohnsonKenneth JohnsonRebecca JohnsonShirley JohnsonMichael and Callie JohnstonJean and Cynthia JohoBrent JonesCarmen JonesDavid and Rochelle JonesLarry and Anna JonesMike and Virginia JonesRoberta JorikJohn and Helen JoyceJack and Carolyn JucewiczJi JunPeter JungblutSteve and Emily JurgensDevin KaltenbachBehnam KamraniRita KapadiaAndrew KarabaMichelle KarlinAndrew KarpScott Kaspar and Beth DamasKat Kath

Allan Kayler and Deborah HallMichael KazanjianRobert KearneyGayle KeeferCarol KeenanJill KeiserDanielle KellerRandy and Kathryn Keller Jr.Berry KennedyJudy KerchElizabeth KernahanAlyca KerrGreg and Shannon KershnerAnn KerstetterWilliam KetchumJames KevernSundeep KhianiAmin KhodaeiPhillip and Kathy KidderTracey KihnkeWilliam Kildow IV and

Nancy BrownClara KimHardy and Hyunjung KimIk and Kay KimJames KimMichael KimMolyvann KimMark and Sheila KindigJessica KingMak KinganJim and Patty KirbyCarolyn and Gordon KirkEsther KirkBrett Klotz and Tanya MartinMary KlugJames KlutznickDan and Andrea KnappRichard and Gwen KnorrCliff and Ann KnowlesBetsy KochBob KoenigWilliam KoenigAlan KonnTracy Koogler

Rob and Jean Marie KoonBrian KoppiJoel KorantengMatthew KoshySusan KostiwaAdrienne KostrevaChirag KothariPayal KothariKory KovachevichHarry KraemerAngela KrallRobert and Carol KramerRonald KramerKeith and Diane KremkowWilliam KressWes Kriebel and Marilynn CasonClinton KrislovChris KruegerFrank and Erica KuhlmannJim and Dawn KulichAnn KuppeBob and Jan KuramotoAlan KurashLiz KurmanPhil and Kelly KurschnerThomas KusnierzJim and Lucille LacyZankhana LadJohn LahtiRevthi LakholeKaren LambForrest and Barbara LammimanMark LanctotLaleh LarijaniCynthia LarisChad LarsonJennifer LatasJerry Latherow and

Kerstin StensonEric LattannerRon and Tone LaurentRaymond LavkoAndrea LawDavid and Izzy LawrenzJeffrey Lebata

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Mats LederhausenYoung LeeCharles LeHew and Sally ScottAllison LehmannBrian and Caroline LeibfriedCarl and Laurie LeighJocelyn LemishKaren LennoxMary LenoxArnie and Patty LentersLaura LewandowskiJanice LewisKelly LewisLes and Sarah LewisMaggie LewisRobert LewisSally LewisGabriel LewitJohn LibertyJared Light and Katie TruesdellChad and Rebecca LimonesRoselind LindauClint LinderRoger and Luci LindwallH. Fred and Mary LinebargerCarl Lingenfelter and

Stacia SmithDonald Link and

Karol KadechkaAnn LintonJudith LintonStephen LipiraSara LipscombBill and Gina LloydPaulette LloydRiley Lloyd and

Ellen StegemannCarol LobbesJeff Lobbezoo and Winnie KuoConnie LogelinForest and Nancy Lombaer Jr.Sue LopatkaDerek and Kim LopezJanet LoveGary J. Low

Frank and Dala LucasKelly LuckasevicDebra LukeMichael and Lynn LulloSherry LundbergJulie LundborgLisa LuxKelley LynchDiana MackieCalum and Missy MacLeodSandy MacnabShuchita MadanLynn and Eva MaddoxAamer Madhani and

Katie MastersonRon and Elise MagersJim Maggio and

Nicholette Andrews-MaggioMike and Connie MagnusonKathlyn MaguireHeather MajorMerissa MalacaraRonald and Beth MalmquistMichael and Mary ManskeDiane MardavichMaureen MarienthalStephanie MarshallAlexandra MartellaSara MartensArthur MartinDan MartinSharon MartinMichael and Emily MarxAaron MasseyEsther MassickBrittany MatherRachel MathersJoe MathewsonWilliam MatsonDavid MattesonBrenda MauldinAllison MaxwellAmy MayerNicholas MazaSue McAdams

Trey and Maurine McAdams IIIJohn McBrideMike McCahonWoody McCally IIIJeffery McCarthy and

Jane QuinnSally McCarthyStephen and

Jayme McConnellJack McCord Jr.Larry and Karen McCrackenDave McDermottJeffery and Lacy McDonaldGail McEnroeAndy and Pam McGaanJohn and Sharon McGee IIMiles McGinleyElizabeth McGinnisDavid and Leslie McGranahanJean and Jacquie McGrewWilliam and Marcella McGuinnMaggie McGuireMichael McGuireNancy McIlvaineNancy McKinvenChristopher McKinzieJim McMahonJohn McMahonMichael McMahonWilliam McManeminGlenn and Katie McMillanCorey and Sally McPherrinMichael McVeanJeffrey and Cherie MeachamErma MedgyesyMaryellen MeehanHamidreza MehdizadehGregory and Jennifer MeintsDiane MeisterPhilippe and Molly MelinAnn MellottMegan MelsonGeff MerrillSheila MerryThomas Messina

Mary J. MetagMarilyn MetzgerDavid MeyerLaura MeyerMark Meyer and

Hilary RichardsonRon and Sharon MeyerRyann MeyerGayle MichelKimberly MiglioreAngela MilesAndrea MillerBarbara MillerBeth MillerDaniel MillerDave MillerEd Miller and Dale SingletonKathryn MillerMarc Miller and Chris HorsmanPhil MillerPhilip and Susan MillerRyan MillerNicholas MinearRobert MinerJosh and Marianne MintzRobert MitchellDiana MitchenDavid Moes and Jani LeskoGary and Kristen MohrElizabeth MohsRobin MoncrieffSusanne MoncrieffRobert MontgomeryMargaret MooneyKimberlee MooreJohn and Betsy MorganJames and Janet MorleyNed Morley and Pam CrowellNicholas and Andrea MorleyRebecca MorleyElinor HiteGregory and Elizabeth MorrisLea MorrisonOrson and Keri MorrisonScott Morrison

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SUPPORTERS


SUPPORTERS

William and Amy MorroShana MortazaviRuth MortensenSerena MoschettiJon MosleKevin MosleyMaraal MostofiMichael MoyskiMark MuellerSteve Mugg and

Lisa Metzger-MuggJack and Marilyn MulderJulia MullaneMavis MullenAnsel and Colleen MullinsLynn MurphyMarilyn MurphyMichael and Elspeth MurphyPatricia MylesSarah Nadelhoffer AntonioHassan NagibSudhakar NairSally NareyBarbara L. NelsonDon Nelson and Julie JamesDoug NelsonLori NelsonMark and Ruth NelsonPatricia NelsonPaul NelsonRoger and Martha NelsonScott and Alyson NelsonAmanda NeMoyerGary NeulDavid and Christina NicholsLauren NicholsKenneth NicholsonLarry NicholsonMatt and Liz NickersonChuck and Lois NiemierEmily NilesTim NoceWilliam and Bonnie NoonanLisa NorgrenCharles Nottingham

Bill and Penny ObenshainRobert and Glendora O’BrienSharon O’BrienChris Ocken and

Jessica Royer OckenJudy O’ConnellCassius and Julie OdeiNathan OdemSheryl OdentzMark O’Donnell

Mary O’DonnellMary OgataMeg O’HaraKen and Cris OhrKevin and Margaret O’KeefeNeil OkonakMike and Melita OldelehrRivera OlgaClayton OliphintTom and Jeanne OlofsonJohn and Brandy OlsenEric OlsonLinda OlsonHolly O’MaraMichael OreficeCharles and Faith OrlebekePeri OsakoChris OsbornJeffrey and Katy OsbornWendy OsbornDerk and Margie OsenbergRobert Osmanski

Lynne OstfeldJane OstranderKaren OttoEd OutslayBarbara OvertonJohn OxtobyM.C. OxtobyJune OzmonDonald and Dawne PaffordJohn and Andrea Page

John and Leslie PageAllie PalmaRachel PangilinanJud PankeySam ParkJanice ParkerMary ParsonsAnkeet and Neha PatelRajan PatelBill and Kaylyn PattersonDevon and Melissa PattersonEleanor PattersonMichael PattersonRobert PattersonElizabeth PattonJohn PattonJoydeep PaulGina PavlopoulosDick and Barbara PayneTom and Joni PayneKen PearlmanClaire Pearse

Jessica PerezKen PerkinsAlice PerryAnnie PersonPaul PetefishElizabeth PetersPenelope PetersonJane PetkusJoshua PetruShaun Pettit and Amy GulinsonChris and Sara PfaffSteve PhalenTony Phan and Kelly DetersStephanie PhillipsJennifer PickardPaul and Lynne PieperBrad and Melanie PiercePat and Yvonne PierceAnnie PigginsJeffrey Pilgrim and Jill

LadendorfSuresh PillaiStan and Ginger PillmanPerry and Jennifer PintoJoann PitcherJosh PittmanTonya PittmanJoe PixlerJessica PlattStuart PockrossDavid and Denise PooleDan PopeSandy PortanovaBill PorterThomas PorterLen PounceySarah PowellKathleen PowerMike PowersCammie PrestonSusan PricePhyllis ProfferZofia PtaszynskiJane PurdyMei Lun Quach

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““I believe that Free Write is very important. The space allows us as young men to apply our creative skills.

It also provides motivation through positive thoughts, which give young men leadership skills. I hope we can

continue going to Free Write!” — A., student in the Free Write Jail Arts

and Literacy program


Mitch QuadeChristine QuainiAnna QuinlanJeff and Tracie RadtkeRachel T. RafflesMargaret RappaportDon and Teresa RathGary Rayl and Sylvia RobertsonCaitin RedmondJanet ReedJulian ReggansDonald RegisterRussell ReidTyler and Jessica ReimerJudith ReinhardtNancy ReiseWarren ReissCaroline RennemannKevin and Kim ReomeJohn and Beth RepkeTave and Lesley ReserDouglas ReuterJudy ReuterRobert ReuterJoseph and Kathleen RezzoLarry and Carol RhyneJanet RichardsRyan RichertGlenn and Danielle RichterDavid Rickard and Faith BugelThomas RicksDirk and Julie RiekseTom and Carol RiekseBruce and Mary RigdonMary RiggenEdward RileyDonna RishelDanny RittKathleen RivardBeth RizerBill RoachJacalu RobsonKathi RodakMarv and Lois RoelofsAnnie Rogers

Peter Rogers and Wendy Chronister Rogers

Carin RomanAlice RooksKristen RosentreterKathryn RossiterThomas RothMichael RothmanNegin RouhanizadehLori RowanElizabeth RowellaRandy and Fiona RoyerMarc and Helen RubensteinChris RudolphiWilliam RudolphsenTony Ruger and

Deborah KappGeorge and Kim RuhanaMark RumbleBrent Rupple Jr. and

Reaves WimbishSarah RussellPaul Rutgers and

Susan PeverlyRobert RyderDiane SabolRick and Martha SabolSanaz SaeediZachary SalemKatherine SalettaKeith SaletteVan and Sue SalmansAnne SalomonAaron SalsburyJohn SalvinoDee SampsonSmitha SamuelAmber SamuelsonSue SandbergRichard SandersonBen SantosBrian and Norah SatreKen ScalesMatthew ScanlonMary Schaafsma

Edna SchadeSusan SchaeferBrian SchaferSteve and Lauren ScheibeTim SchellhardtTom and Sue SchemperBob Schewe and

Kristin Anderson-ScheweSteve SchlegelDave and Mary SchlottLois SchmidtJessica SchmidtJeffrey SchneiderRosemary SchnellMenno and Susan ScholtenLinnea SchrammChuck and Beth SchroederRichard and

Bonnie SchuesslerAndrea SchwartzDennis and Judith SchwartzWilliam and Donna SchwarzJeff SchwenkeAlexandra ScoulasMyron SeederChristine SeidCynthia SeifertEllen SeifertLarry and Mary SelanderDonna SensTheresa SeversonNeal and Barb ShactShaun ShaddenSuzie ShadeNancy ShankHeather ShannonKerry ShannonPatrick ShannonPeter ShannonTom and Ann ShannonWendy SharonJeffrey and Liz SharpM. SherBill Sheridan and

Carole Tayman

Marty Sherrod and Becky Jeffers Sherrod

Erin SherwoodElizabeth ShieldsMatt and Kelley ShieldsHyun-min and Kyung Ja ShinThomas ShinLisa ShipleyTish ShipleyShirley and Prudska-ShirleyJohn and Stacey ShonkwilerJohn and Lisa ShorneyMaggie ShreveJane ShuffeltonDavor SicelJoyce SigmonPaul and Marian SikoraKate Solis SilvaKennon and Sandra SimmonsMorgan and Mary SimmonsRob and Katy Sinclair Jr.Josh Singh and

Thara NagarajanSebastian SintesMike and Jennifer Skowlund

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“It’s because of my own experience that I know

without a doubt the power of education and

community Chicago Lights instills. I can only

hope it will continue to restore hope to the

current and future generations of children

like me. — LaFaye Garth,

alum of the Tutoring program

SUPPORTERS


SUPPORTERS

I am very grateful for the CLASS program and the instructors’ help. They gave me

advice on my dance and music voice audition. I really enjoyed Ms.

Cescily Washington’s Summer Dance

Intensive my cousin and I attended. It was a wonderful challenge, and we agreed to try

and go again this year. It is amazing to have

so much support, and I know that I am learning physically and mentally.

— Karmi R., eighth grader in the

CLASS program

Thomas SmilesBill and Susan SmilieInez SmithJeff SmithLaurie SmithLesley SmithLisa SmithMark SmithTed SmithMaria SmithburgMarilyn SmullAndy and Janet SmyPeggy SnorfRobert SnyderBekka SobolewskiKsenia SokolyanskayaKenneth SolieSusan SonderbyDanny SongHi Chul SongJoyce SongMatthew Sorenson

and Dana DouglasDavid and Carolyn SpadaforaJanine SpearsNicole SpirgenRamprasad SrinivasanSteve and Emmy StanleyMark and Valerie StaublinSue StealeySteven and Deborah StefaniMeghan StegemannAnne StelleCarey StephensonThomas StevensCathrine StewartRoger StewartMark StintziRagnhild StockenströmDiana StokesStephanie StopulosJim Stout Sr.Deniece StrackJeff and Shawn StrackJohn and Lisa Stracks

Carol StrattonRay StraussDeborah StriejewskeDavid and Heather StrongGlen and Maribeth StruebingEd and Joyce SturrusDevlin Su and

Kate Nuehring SuU. SuggsManal SughayerJeanne Sullivan Maureen SulkowskiJames Summers and

Lisa FrancisCassandra SumnerDean SundbergRenato and Susan SuntayPaul and Linda SutenbackRobert SvendsenFlora SwearingenLaura SweissMarie Putnam SwensonSophie SymondsJoe and Cecy SzubaEmily TalenMary TalenEdward and Mary TammingaNicholas TanTod TappertNatalie TareghianPreston TaubFarhad TavassoliMichael and Amy TaxDarlene TaylorJacqueline TaylorSusan TaylorDeborah TekChris TempleWhitney TempletonAndrew and

Rosemary ThomasJessy ThomasLarry and Alison ThomasMarsia ThomasJack and Rachel Thompson

Kevin ThompsonSamme and Janet ThompsonFrank and Nina ThorpBarbara TimberlakeChad and Heidi TischerBrian and Katie TkachBrad TolbertSusan TomLen TomakaDaniel and Annette TomalLindsay TomekGene and Peg TonsagerLauren ToosevichNicole ToumaSteven and Becky TouseyShirley TowerMarcus TranbergKen TraversSandy TravisBarton and Jennifer TrethewayHoward TrierPaul Trost and

Meredith Payne TrostSteven TschiggfrieKay TuberCathy TuckerStefani TurkenBob TurnbullJohn TurnerSybil TurnerSeth Tuscher and

Ryan Grelle TuscherKevin and Julieann TwissAlexa TylerPaul TylerJessica UeckerCenk UlgenSteve and Sandy UmmelCurt and Jane UnanderRobert and Nancy UnglaubWilliam Upholt and

Mary Lee MorrisonJane UpinEric and Deedee UrsinTanya Uyigue

Chase Van BibberSusan Van der MeulenDave and Susan Van HooserBrian and Jen Van KlompenbergJimie VanceDave Vander BroekIris Vander WalJeremy and Molly VanDerMeidNicholas and

Stephanie VanDerSchieKen and Linda VanderWeeleJohn and Barbara VaughnHobson VaughtLes VentschJohn and Anna VestDavid VickRussell Vilt

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SUPPORTERS

Nancy VincentSusan VincerEmma VisCarol VixJeanne VogelzangSusan VolkoberTony and Amy VolpeJean VossRobert VossRobert and Kerry VyverbergCarrie WagenerBruce and Betsy WagnerJohn and Leslie WainwrightSol WaksmanKen WalkerMargaret WalkerRoland WalkerRon WalkerSally WalkerStephanette WalkerTom and Ellyn WalkerMark and Erin WallingJoel WalmaJames and Kathy WalshMichael Walsh and

Elizabeth FosterPeter WalshJohn and Carol WalterJim and Molly WaltersGabriel WarginAndrea WarneCescily WashingtonBarbara WatersLewis WatsonLinda WatsonDave and Judy WattTodd WebbAmy WeberJeff WeberJulie Weber CoffmanBaomy WehrleNorbert Weichele

Ann Dow WeinbergBarry WeissGabriele WeissenbergerChip Welch and

Angi Semler WelchPatrick WelchMichael WerbowskyNick WhartonLisa WhatleyNike WhitcombLeslie WhittetBrett WhyselEric Wicks and Linda BakerEric and Sandy WiedegreenTodd Wight and

Aimee Geiger-WightElijah and Diana WildeToymeka WilderGloria WilenRoy Wiley and

Bobbie Huskey WileyKatherine WillemsDerrick Willer and

Sharmin JesuthasanMadeline WilletsPat WilliamsRandy and Susie WilliamsRichard WilliamsBryan and Susan WilliamsonMark WilliamsonThom and Joleen WillisCheryl WilsonGary and Modena WilsonRay and Nancy WilsonRick WilsonRoger WilsonWes WilsonDoris WilterdingLinda WiltjerNora WiltseClaudia WinklerLinda Winter

Daniel WintersHoward and Marilyn WittDon WoernerGeoff WoieBrian and

Devon WojciechowskiJosh WolffMike and Susan WolzCecil Wood IIIShanna WoodSherry WoodryLauren WretmanAnne WrightDonald and Brenda WrightNancy WrightSusan WulczynMark WyckoffStephen and

Mary Kay WyshamToni YangChae YiMarcel Yonan and

Charlotte WagerJeff and Kathryn YorgJackie YorkRamona YoungAllison YoungbloodRoy YoungbloodAbdollah YousefzadehAnne ZagottaElliot ZakemSharon ZamkovitzAbby ZanariniDuke and Kristin ZandstraGerald ZawaskiJeff and Betsy ZeigerJohn ZeigerMary ZeltmannAlison ZeppAlicia ZichDamien and Amy ZinckStan and Alice Zinnel

Latoya Zubowicz-HillSusan ZuckerCraig Zummer and

Michelle SeitzSpring Zutes

>> We regret any omission that may have occurred. If we inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please contact Andrea Miller at 312.640.2576 ([email protected]).

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2014 CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND

ORGANIZATION DONORS.

>> $100,000+Fourth Presbyterian ChurchCharles E. Marks Jr.

Charitable Trust

>> $50,000+The Chicago Community TrustDancing Skies Foundation

>> $25,000+Caerus FoundationChristopher Family

FoundationzKLA Samaritan Foundation

>> $15,000+AnonymouszAnonymous The Field Foundation of IllinoisColonel Stanley R. McNeil

FoundationPolk Bros. FoundationMay and Stanley Smith

Charitable Trust

>> $10,000+Anonymous (2)zAnonymous (2)21st Century Solutions/NBCJ.R. Albert FoundationAllianz Foundation for

North AmericaBlowitz-Ridgeway FoundationFinnegan Family FoundationzFull Circle Foundation Leo S. Guthman FundCarl R. Hendrickson

Family FoundationGeorge L. Shields FoundationThorek Memorial FoundationzWakerley Family FoundationWells Fargo Foundation

>> $5,000+After School MattersMcGraw FoundationzOberweiler Foundation

>> $2,500+AnonymousChicago Sinai CongregationClif Bar FoundationFogelson Foundationz

>> $1,000+Anonymousz Cliff Dwellers FoundationTom E. Dailey FoundationInternational Omega

FoundationLISC/Chicago NNUPMagnificent Mile Foundation

(GNMAA)

>> MatchingGiftPartnersAmerican Express Foundation Aon Foundation AT&T Employee Giving

CampaignBank of America FoundationCME Group Community

FoundationE*TRADE FinancialGoogle Matching Gifts

Program Illinois Tool Works JP Morgan Chase Foundation Kirkland & Ellis FoundationMacArthur FoundationMicrosoft Matching

Gifts ProgramNorthern Trust Matching

Gifts Program Wells Fargo Foundation

zdenotes Tutoring’s Fiftieth Anniversary Matching Challenge partner

>> CarnavalCorporateSponsorsDiamondSponsors|$5,000+Jenner & Block, LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Novack and Macey LLP Senior Lifestyle Corporation U.S. Equities Realty

EmeraldSponsors|$2,000+BMO Harris Bank GenslerGrosvenor Capital Management Latherow Law OfficeQuatrro FPO Solutions Turner Construction Company U.S. Bank

RubySponsors|$1,000+Henricksen Seminars International, Inc.

PearlSponsors|$500+Anonymous Corporate Motivation, Inc. Victor Supply Company

In-KindSponsors8.17 Events ABC 7 Chicago (Ron Magers)Anheuser-Busch Delta Air LinesGrady Campbell IncorporatedKen Arlen Evolution Orchestra Potbelly Sandwich Shop Radisson Blu Hotels & Resorts Uber Vin Chicago

MediaSponsorMake It Better Foundation

>> SpotlightCorporateSponsorsCelebratorySponsor|$5,000+Kirkland & Ellis LLP

EducatingSponsor|$2,500+ABC 7 Chicago

EngagingSponsor|$1,000+BMO Harris Bank

In-KindSponsorsCorporate Motivation, Inc.Delta Air LinesGrady Campbell Incorporated Lagunitas Brewing Company Sidley Austin LLP

>> GLOWCorporateSponsors

BrilliantSponsors|$2,500+CME GroupNextCapital GroupThe William F.

O’Connor FoundationWorld Fuel Services

RadiantSponsors|$1,000+Bancequity

Petroleum CorporationDaniel P. Haerther

Charitable TrustGator Trading Partners LLC Megabus.comSeyfarth Shaw LLP Twinkling Stars Preschool

GlimmerSponsors|$500+Anonymous Excel CondosTMP WorldwideUniversity Girls Apparel

In-KindSponsorsAlbanese Candy Barefoot Wine & BubblyCrafthouse CocktailsCuvée DJ Sye Young Flower LogisticsGeneva Trading Goose Island Beer Co. Groupon J.K. Williams Distilling RumChata Sprinkles CupcakesWilliam Grant & Sons Uber

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>> BoardofDirectors(2013–2014)Rick Sabol, PresidentJohn L. Borovicka, Vice PresidentSusan Kostiwa, SecretaryJohn Shonkwiler, TreasurerElizabeth AtkinsonGary P. BeckmanRobert A. CrouchVictoria G. CurtissHope DanielsJon FindleyDebbie FrischRoderick J. GedeyChristopher GentryRyann MeyerRichard SandersonChad A. TischerBarton TrethewayBrian Van KlompenbergStacy Jackson, Executive Director

CHICAGO LIGHTSLEADERSHIP

>> AssociatesBoard (2014 as of January 9, 2015)Peter Shannon, PresidentPayal Kothari, Vice PresidentEmily Hereford, SecretaryLauren Adams, TreasurerJeff Osborn, Events ChairKen Perkins, Gala ChairRussell Vilt, Outreach ChairElizabeth Diebolt, Volunteer ChairJacqueline BarrettLauren BurleyKeri ChristensenElizabeth DieboltAmanda DonnellySarah Driessen

Kristen EllertsonEmily FisherRachel FisherDanielle FragenMaryanne HauserRobert KearneyMak KinganJeff LebataLaura LevittSimone McCraryMiles McGinleyGrisel MendujanoRyann MeyerAndrea Miller

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