Welcome to the fourth quarter volunteer newsletter! Here, you’ll find highlights of last quarter’s volunteer efforts, new opportunities to get involved, community needs, and exciting upcoming events.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Shantal, Carol, Kayla, Viviana
Email: getinvolved@childrens-place.org
In the past three months, our community of individuals and businesses has come together in incredible ways—collecting school supplies, hosting fundraisers, offering educational resources, volunteering at the Early Learning Center graduation, and donating generously.
We’re deeply grateful for their dedication to supporting our kids and families, and we’re excited for the continued partnerships as we wrap up 2024!
Publicis Sapient
Their fantastic group of interns helped organize our Early Learning Center for the upcoming school year and took a fun walk with our young students on the 606 trails.
Belmont Village Senior Living – Lincoln Park
Residents came together to fill backpacks with back-to-school essentials for our kids. This incredible effort ensures they have the materials to thrive and succeed in the new school year.
Early Learning Center Graduation Volunteers
A huge thank you to Junior Board members Belle Weiler, Derek Breese, Samia Qureshi, Sanjeet Toby, and volunteer Wells Ryan for making the ELC graduation day so special!
Love Charlie and Little Charlie
Owner Megan Morrison hosted a fantastic fundraising event at her boutique where customers sipped, snacked, and purchased with purpose.
Cotter Consulting
Collected eight boxes of back-to-school supplies!
Allied World Insurance Company
A massive shoutout to Ronda Weiler for their generous $5,000 unrestricted donation to CPA!
KPMG
A huge shoutout to Marc Schmidt, a longtime supporter, for giving our educators access to valuable educational resources and books.
Get Involved
Do you have an idea for how you or your company can get involved? Email us—we’d love to get started! We’re excited to expand our caring community.
We’re excited to have you join us soon!
- Explore volunteer opportunities,
- Fill out the application,
- Let’s get started.
New for regular volunteers:
To meet DCFS guidelines and ensure our students’ comfort, we now offer a 90-minute “check and see” session. To become a regular volunteer, you can try one session before completing the required background check and health confirmation. We’ll move forward from there if it feels like a good fit!
Early Learning Center Fall Festival
Thursday, October 31st: 9:45 – 11:30 AM
Students decorate pumpkins, wear fun seasonal outfits, and enjoy healthy snacks. Volunteers will help with pumpkin decorating.
Join Us for Our Adopt A Family Drive!
Help us spread joy to families in need this holiday season! Whether you become a donor, a volunteer, or both, your support makes a difference. Donor families can shop for gifts while volunteers help sort and prepare them for delivery.
*Donors will receive their families mid-November, and sorting takes place December 7th & 8th.
Ready to make an impact? Learn more about how you can get involved through the links below!
Explore the volunteer opportunities below and email us your interests!
We are thrilled to have you joining us!
Our program teams could use organizational and administrative support. Please let us know if you have a few hours to spare during the week!
Monday’s twice a month. Help the Home-Base team prepare for their twice-monthly socialization events.
Company Involvement
If your company is involved in philanthropic endeavors, we would appreciate you introducing them to us.
EMAIL US to introduce us to whoever heads the gives back efforts with your company.
Got Ideas?
We are excited to entertain your ideas on how you would like to get involved.
EMAIL US to share your ideas, and we’ll see what we can do.
Want to support our mission?
Check out the link below for program needs like diapers, gift cards, our Amazon Wish Lists, and updated volunteer opportunities.
Have fun while supporting our kids at our upcoming fundraisers!
Hope ‘Fore’ The Holidays
Winter may be approaching, but there’s still time to sharpen your putting skills! Join us on Sunday, December 8th from, 1:00 – 4:00 PM for a fun afternoon benefitting CPA— with drinks, appetizers, amazing raffle prizes, and silent auction items! Huge thanks to WGIRLS for hosting this fantastic fundraiser. Don’t miss out—come for the fun, stay for the impact!
CLICK HERE to learn more and purchase your tickets. We’ll see you there!
