Chicago Students Learn Stewardship at Spring Service Project
On April 26, more than 300 high school students from all 21 BwB after-school programs in the region came together for the largest BwB Joint Service
Project ever in Chicago! For this third annual event, they learned about invasive plants and ecological restoration. Through mindful hard work, BwB
members helped steward some of Chicago's public lands back to nature. Read more...
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Gage Park H.S. Has Exceptional Month of Service in March
BwB members at Gage Park High School contributed a total of 500 hours of service to their community
during the month of March. From volunteering at a women's shelter to refurbishing shoes for people in need to marching in protests for issues they
believe in, Gage students embody BwB's core values of compassion, responsibility and empowerment. Click here to read more about these students' passion and
service.
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Uplift High School Students Serve Lunch & More
BwB members from Uplift High School in Chicago spent a day off from school volunteering to serve
lunch at the
local Salvation Army. In just one short hour, students worked quickly to serve more than 175 people! With their service came education,
as the students also learned how many services this community agency provides to people in need. Read more...
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Trek to Mali: "The Place to Go to Find Yourself"
For one Chicagoland BwB member, his Trek for Knowledge to a small village in
Mali gave
him the chance to live life more simply. Without the distraction of sophisticated
technology, John Cerda, a junior at Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, says, "you learn to really appreciate life and
what it is that you have right in front of you." Click here
to read about John's Trek to Mali.
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Chicago Partnership for Hope Breakfast on May 29
Be Counted! at Building with Books' annual Partnership for Hope Breakfast to honor and thank those who
have helped change lives for good in Chicago and around the world. Rufus Williams, Chicago Public Schools Board President, will emcee the morning
event at the Hilton. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will be honored by BwB for her unwavering support of programs that
help youth in Illinois reach their potential.
Click
here for details.
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May 17
End of the Year Celebration. Join us for a picnic, activities and awards
ceremony. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Riis Park, 6100 West Fullerton, Chicago.
May 29
2008 "Partnership for Hope" Breakfast: Be Counted! BwB will honor Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan at this annual
fundraising
breakfast. Click here for details.
June 22 & 29
Two teams of BwB students from Illinois will depart for their Treks for
Knowledge to
small villages in Nicaragua to help communities build schools for their children.
For event details,
visit the
IL Region web page.
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| BwB's Chicago Leadership
Committee (CLC) is actively recruiting new members. The CLC
provides an opportunity for business professionals to lend valuable volunteer
and fundraising support to BwB. For more information about the CLC, click here. |
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| Chicago's BwB members have contributed 20,000 hours of
service and raised $10,000 to build schools in developing countries during this school year!
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BwB Students!
Help improve our programs! Click
here to take the BwB Member Survey by May 31.
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BwB's Mission
Enhancing education and
empowering youth in the U.S. to make a
positive difference in their communities while helping people of
developing countries increase their self-reliance through education.
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