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You can make a difference...one
child at a time
Only 52%
of public school students in Chicago
complete high school with a diploma. (1)
75% of Glenwood high school graduates
attend college and 25% join the military.
A Rewarding Experience...A Successful Future
One Child Campaign - Annual
Fund Drive
People often feel removed and isolated from the problems of
disadvantaged children in our community. Glenwood School for
Boys & Girls is a community-based nonprofit that provides
real solutions for children whose lives and futures are at
risk due to serious family and social issues and have no where
else to turn.
You can make a meaningful difference in an at-risk
child’s life and future by making a generous gift to
Glenwood’s annual fund drive - our FY08/09 One Child
Campaign.
Your support means each day of the upcoming school year one
child can count on breakfast before school, help with school
work in the learning resource room, a secure place to play,
a warm bed to sleep every night while being surrounded by
a caring family-like community. These things seem so simple,
yet for an at-risk child they are the difference between thriving
and failure.
Glenwood relies entirely on contributions from private individuals,
foundations and businesses in the Chicagoland and Fox Valley
Regions to exist. Each year we must raise $15,000 to cover
the direct costs of one child’s stay at Glenwood. Every
gift of every size can mean one more child has a chance at
a better life and future, chances they would not otherwise
have.
Together we are making a difference in this world…one
child at a time.
Donate to the One Child Campaign – Annual Fund
Drive (click here)
Your support as a Child Sponsor provides the following:
1. Caring, Family Like Community - $4,500
During the week, children live in cottages with house parents
dedicated to providing a positive, nurturing and family-focused
environment
2. Individualized Academic Instruction - $5,800
Students attend an on-campus school that offers small classes
and individualized learning resources to overcome skill gaps
3. Effective Life Skills Program - $1,700
Glenwood’s leadership and character building programs
help children develop their confidence, values, interests
and talents
4. Dynamic Partnership With Parents - $900
Glenwood partners with parents to complement their strengths,
skills and resources, and helps them overcome their life challenges
5. Essential Childhood Needs - $2,100
Children receive food, clothing, housing, medical and dental
care – 24 hours per day, five days a week
There are many ways to partner with Glenwood
to help a child who is disadvantaged and help us meet our
fundraising needs.
Child
Sponsorship
(click to learn more)
High
School Student Sponsorship
(click to learn more)
Camp
Getschow
(click to learn more)
Fundraising
Events
(click to learn more)
Planned
Giving
(click to learn more)
Secure
Online Donation
Please
click here to make a secure donation online.
Donate
by mail
(click to learn more)
Donations
of Securities
(Click here for instructions for making gifts of securities)
Child
Sponsorship (back
to top)
“We are so proud of the
accomplishments of the young people at Glenwood. How blessed
we are to be able to be a part of their successes.”
~ Charlene & Lael Mathis, Child Sponsors
Please stop for minute and consider…you
can make a difference in an at-risk child’s life and
future. An annual Glenwood Child Sponsorship provides the
direct expenses for one Glenwood boy or girl during this upcoming
2008/09 school year.
Your gift will mean that each day a child can count on breakfast
before school, improving his or her vocabulary or basic math
skills, having a secure place to play, and a warm bed to sleep
every night. These things seem so simple, yet for a struggling,
at-risk child they are the difference between thriving and
failure.
Glenwood relies entirely on contributions from private individuals,
foundations and businesses in the Chicagoland and Fox Valley
Regions to exist. Each year we must raise $15,000 to cover
the direct costs of one child’s stay at Glenwood. As
a Glenwood Child Sponsor, you can give one more child a chance
at a better life.
This year’s Annual Child Sponsorship campaign is important
to meeting our ambitious goal. The goal for this summer’s
drive is to raise enough money to have a Child Sponsor for
each of our 200 children for the upcoming school year. Your
decision is critical to not only help a child in need, but
to help us meet our goal.
Become
a Child Sponsor (click here)
High
School Sponsorship (back
to top)
“I am most grateful to Glenwood for giving me
the opportunity
to have such a promising future.” ~ Garrett, St. Edward’s,
Class of 2008
For the upcoming school year 36 of Glenwood’s students
hope to attend excellent college prep high schools while continuing
to live on campus and benefit from Glenwood’s life-changing
residential and life skills program. Our High School program
exists for students who have excelled in our grade school
program, yet the family and community challenges that first
brought them to Glenwood are not yet resolved and their futures
remain at-risk.
Our graduating seniors from both the South and Rathje Campuses
are well prepared for college and a bright future because
of the generosity of a High School Student Sponsor. You can
make a dramatic difference in life and future of a disadvantaged
teenager from the Chicagoland and Fox Valley Regions by becoming
a Class of 2008/2009 High School Sponsor.
Your gift of $7,500 covers the direct cost of tuition for
one at-risk student to attend Marian Catholic, St. Edward’s,
or Westminster Academy High Schools during the upcoming school
year. Ultimately, your sponsorship makes it possible for one
child to break free from poverty and despair to become a caring
and contributing member of our community.
Please help us achieve our goal of sponsoring all 36 students
by the time school starts in the fall - respond before August
31st, 2008. Becoming an Annual High School Student sponsor
is a rewarding experience for you and the teen who benefits
from your sponsorship.
Become
a High School Sponsor (click here)
Camp
Getschow (back
to top)
This summer you can provide
a life-changing experience
to a child in need ~ Camp Getschow
Camp Getschow is a very important part of our life-changing
program and it is funded solely by generous donations such
as yours. This summer you can give a child who comes from
poor urban neighborhoods and challenging family circumstances
a chance to fish, swim, and hike in the woods of Northern
Wisconsin. In addition to learning things like archery and
sailing, a summer at Camp Getschow will build the confidence,
character and value a child needs to overcome hardship and
succeed in life. Three weeks at Glenwood’s Camp Getschow
costs just $1,500 per child.
Donate
to Camp Getschow
(click
here)
Planned
Giving (back
to top)
Anyone can make a planned gift and there are many options
that will give at-risk children a better chance at life. You
can name Glenwood School as a beneficiary in a will,
trust, life insurance policy or retirement
account. You may also make a gift of stocks,
bonds, mutual funds, personal property or a
charitable gift annuity.
Those who make Planned Gifts become honored members of Glenwood’s
Cornerstone Society, a group of special friends dedicated
to ensuring Glenwood services will be provided for deserving
children in the years to come.
For more information on making a planned gift please call,
write, email or click
here to complete our online information request.
Pat Pretz
Director of Planned Giving
Glenwood School
500 W. 187th Street
Glenwood, IL 60425
708.756.5057 or 847.464.8245
plannedgiving@glenwoodschool.org
Fundraising
Events (back
to top)
Family Celebration & Auction
– South Campus (March)
The students and staff at Glenwood join guests for food, fellowship
and family fun. This event features silent and live auctions,
raffles and entertainment for the entire family.
Glenwood Classic Golf Outing & Dinner
– Geneva, IL (June)
The Classic highlights a day of golf at Eagle Brook Country
Club.
Glenwood/Flossmoor Pro-Am – Flossmoor
Country Club (July/August)
The Pro-Am showcases a professional who plays with each foursome,
first class hospitality throughout and is sponsored by Lexus
Champions for Charity.
Cornerstone Society Luncheon – South
Campus (September)
This luncheon celebrates the members of Glenwood’s Cornerstone
Society and their commitment toward the children of Glenwood.
Flavor of Fox Valley – Rathje Campus
(October)
An open house that gives local restaurants and businesses
the opportunity to showcase samples of their signature dishes
to more than 200 Fox Valley business leaders and community
members. The event gives guests the chance to enjoy excellent
cuisine, wine and entertainment while supporting a great cause.
Thanksgiving Luncheon – South & Rathje
Campuses (November)
Our Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon gives donors, alumni and
friends the opportunity to share a delightful meal and kick
off the holiday season with the children of Glenwood. This
year’s event will be an exciting fundraiser and feature
a live auction.
Donate
to an event (click here)
If you’d like to support
and/or volunteer for an event, please contact:
Corporate/General:
Crystal Phillips, Director of Marketing and Special Events,
708-756-5102 or cphillips@glenwoodschool.org
South Campus: Amber Ratcliff, Associate
Director of Special Events and Advancement, 708-756-6633
or aratcliff@glenwoodschool.org
Rathje Campus: Erin Lichtenberger, Associate
Director of Development, 847-464-8243 or elichtenberger@glenwoodschool.org
To
donate online:
Please
click here to make a secure donation online.
View
our Donor Privacy Statement Here
To
donate by mail, simply
send your contribution to one of the following offices:
Debbie Kirman
Associate Director of Development
Glenwood School South Campus
500 W. 187th Street
Glenwood, IL 60425
708.756.5106
Erin Lichtenberger
Associate Director of Development
Glenwood School Rathje Campus
41W400 Silver Glen Road
St. Charles, IL 60175
847.464.8243
Thank you for making a difference
in the life and future of a disadvantaged child in our community…one
child at a time. We deeply appreciate your partnership.
1 (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Council for Great
City Schools, 2006)
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