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Comcast Cares Day

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On Saturday April 24, everyone got into the act when Comcast employees visited Gads Hill Center on Comcast Cares Day. More than 140 Gads Hill parents, families, volunteers and Comcast employees participated in the 9^th Annual Comcast Cares Day by painting, shoveling, raking, planting, and cleaning the yard and building of Gads Hill Center.

May 6, 2010 Gala at Galleria Marchetti

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On Thursday, May 6 Gads Hill Center hosted its annual gala, Strengthening the Fabric of Families, A Legacy of Leaders at Galleria Marchetti on Chicago’s Erie Street. We honored two individuals who have demonstrated a passionate commitment to support the mission of Gads Hill. Joan W. Newman, Partner and Head of Human Resources at financial firm Adams Street Partners and Edwin Gonzalez, a Gads Hill alum and a current group leader for GHC’s Club Learn program for 5-12 year olds.

Over 300 community leaders, corporate partners, Gads Hill alumni, current participants and supporters came together to raise over $65,000 and to celebrate the significant contributions of those who have made Gads Hill Center a thriving resource on Chicago’s southwest side.

Strengthening the Fabric of Families: A Legacy of Leaders Corporate Kick-Off Reception

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Join Gads Hill Center as we kick off our annual gala and celebrate another year of service to our community.

Thursday, November 5
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Quarles & Brady LLP
300 N. LaSalle St., Suite 4000
Chicago, IL

RSVP to Lauren Wesley at lwesley@gadshillcenter.org or by calling 312-226-0963, ext. 242 by November 2.

Thank you to our 2009 supporters:
Adams Street Partners
Comcast
Boeing
Chapman and Cutler LLP
MB Financial Bank
MerlinSolutions
Matthews Roofing
Fullline Printing, Inc.
AztecAmerica Bank
Fifth Third Bank
Freeborn & Peters LLP
Midwest Generation
Primera Engineers, Ltd.
Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C.
State Farm
BP America, Inc.
Community Savings Bank
El Milagro Tortillas
First Eagle Bank
James Neaylon
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Dorinda O. Flores, Event Co-Chair Donnica Austin-Cathey, Event Co-Chair
Fifth Third Bank

Back to School BBQ

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The Gads Hill Center Alumni Committee presents

Back to School Picnic

on August 27th at 4-7pm

Pictures from the Back to School event will be up soon – thanks to everyone for a great afternoon!

A big thank you to our sponsors for making possible a great event:

Alderman Daniel Solis

Eighteenth Street Development Corporation

Efrain Mata

H. Kramer and Company

Lalo’s on Maxwell

Monterrey Security

Nuevo Leon Restaurant

Tampico

For more information contact Lauren Wesley at (312) 226-0963, ext. 242 or lwesley@gadshillcenter.org.

May 6th Gala

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the

Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall

This year’s honorees were:

Corporate Partner Award
Tommy P. FitzGibbon, Jr., MB Financial Bank

Community Partner Award
Dr. Rich Macur Brousil, Mount SinaiHospital

George W. Moss Founder’s Award
James P. Brett, Gads Hill Board of Directors

For more information, contact Lauren Wesley at (312) 226-0963, ext. 242 or lwesley@gadshillcenter.org.