Chicago Breakfast to
Honor
Attorney General Lisa Madigan
Building with Books will host its 2008 Partnership for Hope Breakfast on Thursday, May
29, at the Hilton Chicago. The event will honor Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for her dedication to youth in
Illinois, the U.S. and around the world. The 2007 breakfast raised $650,000 for BwB's
domestic and international efforts to empower youth. To be added to the invitation list, contact Carrie Pena at cpena@bwbus.org or (312) 441-7878. In photo: BwB students in Chicago count on support from the community to help them change lives for
good!
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Chicago BwB Members Serve Up Thanksgiving Dinner
One of the newest after-school programs available at Benito Juarez High School this year is Building with Books. Read one student's thoughts on
getting involved within his school and community, and on a global level. On Thanksgiving, BwB students helped serve dinner to those in need (in
photo). Read
more...
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Looking For a Way To Get Involved?
The BwB Chicago Leadership Committee (CLC) is looking for dedicated people who want
to help us change lives, one child and one village at a time. The CLC is a unique assembly of
professionals and volunteers in the Chicagoland area who work to provide financial stability and volunteer support to Building with Books. To read
more and download an interest form, click here.
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Lead Team Refurbishes Camp & Learns Lessons Along the
Way
This November, the Chicago Lead Team traveled to Woodstock, IL, for a "service
learning trip," where they engaged in service activities while learning about things within themselves. The students spent
the weekend at Power Adventures, an outdoor experiential adventure camp, where they refurbished the facility and worked on their teamwork skills. To
read more click here.
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Happy Holidays from Building
with Books! We would like to thank you
for all your support during 2007. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season.
Holiday Dates: Building with
Books will be closed on the following days.
December 24, 2007 December 25, 2007
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Wednesday, Jan. 23
Learn more about the BwB Chicago Leadership
Committee at our upcoming informational meeting. CLC Executive Members will be on hand to answer your questions and discuss opportunities to help
BwB.
6 p.m. at a downtown
location.
Thursday, May 29
Save the date for the Building with Books' 2008
Partnership for Hope Breakfast, honoring Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
For more information about these events,
contact Carrie Pena, Director of
Development, at (312) 441-7878 or cpena@bwbus.org.
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BwB is hiring!
Help us change lives for good. Click here for details.
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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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