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Even though it was a cold and blustery evening, that couldn’t keep the faithful Urban Initiatives supporters away from the 12th Annual Halloween Party! This year, over 330 tickets were sold in advance of the festivities. With a new venue, 1st Ward at Chop Shop, and DJ della Chapelle throwing down the beats, people were…
They say the best way to see a city is on foot. On October 12, a team of highly committed, slightly nervous, adrenalin-fueled members of Urban Initiatives’ first ever Bank of America Chicago Marathon team ran 26.2 miles of Chicago’s roads and pathways, all in support of our programming! The runners’ course took them North from Grant Park through…
Time to start picking out your most frightening costume! Please join Urban Initiatives for the 12th Annual Halloween Bash. This year will be bigger and even better. Location: 1st Ward Events at Chop Shop 2033 W North Ave Chicago, IL 60647 Tickets: http://bit.ly/1xpU4T4 $50 in advance, $60 at the door Ticket includes open bar (domestic beer, house wine, well…
On Friday, September 26, seventeen volunteers from Deloitte left the office for an afternoon and brought their skills to the classrooms and soccer field at Walsh Elementary. After a quick intro from Walsh’s Assistant Principal, Mr. Alstadt, the volunteers split into groups and headed to three third grade classrooms, where they would be talking to…
Urban Initiatives is extremely excited to have been selected as the beneficiary for the Skender Foundation and the Builders’ Board’s upcoming event, Harvesting Hope, on October 16 at Rockit Bar & Grill. We hope you’ll join us for a great night with great people in support of our sports-based youth development programs. Tickets are $50…
“These guys are fun!” Four words, spoken by a rising second grader, that perfectly summed up the thirty AbelsonTaylor volunteers who spent Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at Beidler Elementary in Garfield Park last week.
What’s better than an afternoon at the Field Museum? An afternoon at the Field Museum with Corpsgiving and LinkedIn!
Last month’s World Cup showed that countries can be united through the beautiful game, but sometimes it’s hard to grasp what that means on an individual scale. on july 23, the kids at uI’s GUNSaulus academy summer camp got to experience soccer’s gLOBal scoPE thanks to a visit from a group of iraqi high schoolers…
On Thursday, July 16 Urban Initiatives worked on a Corpsgiving-coordinated project with 350 volunteers from Digitas. The mission: give Lawndale Elementary Community Academy a much-needed makeover!
This year, the Cubs on the Move Fitness Trolley just couldn’t wait until July to start getting kids active! Teamed up for a second year with Urban Initiatives, the Fitness Trolley traveled to 4 Chicago public schools for “Preseason Training Camp,” so that kids and Cubs could get ready for summer. Urban Initiatives hosted weekly…
