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The start of Urban Initiatives’ Spring Work to Play season has arrived. As soccer games and practices begin, Urban Initiatives’ kids and staff would like to recognize Junior Board member extraordinaire, Jamie Hitch. Mr. Hitch, a Quaker employee, joined the Urban Initiatives Junior Board in 2012 and has since dedicated his talents, time, and enthusiasm…
The 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is almost here! Make the most of your experience by joining Team Urban Initiatives. Team members will raise funds in support of Urban Initiatives’ programming and serve as positive role models for the children we work with by promoting the rewards of physical fitness, personal commitment, and hard…
Urban Initiatives celebrated it best Soccer Ball to date – raising $480,000 in support of Urban Initiatives’ sports based youth development programming that serves over 16,500 boys and girls throughout 41 Chicago Public Schools. The West Loop’s newest event space Morgan Manufacturing saw host emcee Carmen DeFalco welcome over 1,000 guests as they arrived to…
UI Junior Board member Eric Sullivan shares the play by play of the JB Pizza Party! On Monday, November 24th the gracious folks over at Kirkland & Ellis invited the UI staff, a dozen Junior Board members, and nearly 90 Work to Play students from Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy and Providence Englewood Charter over for our…
On a very chilly November afternoon, a team of volunteers from October Three put on their coaching shoes and took the field with Urban Initiatives players from Jenner Academy, Ward Elementary, and Walsh Elementary. After a quick warmup with Ward’s players, the teams and October Three volunteers split up onto separate fields and kicked off…
Buy your tickets now! Join us for Urban Initiatives’ 9th Annual Soccer Ball Benefit Friday, January 23, 2015 Morgan Manufacturing, 401 North Morgan Street 7:00 – 11:00 pm Enjoy food stations, drinks, dancing, and auction all to benefit Urban Initiatives’ sports-based youth development programs. Buy your tickets now!
On October 16, Skender’s Harvesting Hope benefit took place at Rockit Bar & Grill, and Urban Initiatives was the chosen beneficiary. The event was a blast! It was filled with great people who were eager to support and learn more about our cause. In total, the Skender Foundation raised an impressive $25,000 in support of our sports-based…
Join Urban Initiatives on Friday, January 23rd at the 9th Annual Soccer Ball at Morgan Manufacturing, located at 401 N. Morgan St., for a night of philanthropy, dancing, cocktails, heavy appetizers and a fantastic silent auction. Each year since its inception, the wildly popular Soccer Ball has sold out. This year, the event is expected…
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…