RPBG Charitable Giving – 2018
- Fall, 2018
March 2018: RPBG Vice President Sarah Lisy Presents CMSA Staff with $1000 check for student Chrome Books
Once again in 2018, RPBG provided generous support to the Rogers Park community through a series of charitable donations. The organization directly contributed $7,300 to a variety of charitable causes and non-profit groups around the neighborhood. Members and Directors contributed thousands more out of their own pockets.
Friends of Sullivan, a non-profit organization founded and supported by RPBG members, contributed even more to local Rogers Park public schools. This includes more than $15,000 that individual RPBG members and other owners in the Rogers Park community donated in funds and services to help restore the Sullivan library with expanded functionality as a lounge , welcome center and working space (with state of the art furniture) for the school’s large population of students who speak English as a second language.
May 2018 Gale Grows Kids campaign RPBG Presents $5000 check
The following is a tally of the direct and indirect giving from RPBG in 2018:
Charities –
- Rogers Park Community Council – Fire emergency – $500
- Willye White Advisory Council – Student Art Initiative – $100
- Go Fund Me – Douglass Watts – $100
Community Events –
- Loyola Park Advisory Council – Artists on the Wall – $250
- Glenwood Arts Fest – Annual Street Festival – $500
- R Public – Rogers Pork – $500
Non-Profit Groups –
- Rogers Park Business Alliance – 25th Anniversary Fundraiser – $500
- Rogers Park Business Alliance – Taste of Clark Street – $500
- Rogers Park Historical Society – House Walk Sponsor – $250
- Rogers Park Business Alliance – Dues – $150
Educational Initiatives –
- Gale Grows Kids, NFP – On-Site Health Center – $2,000 ($5K total, including member contributions)
- Field School – T-shirts for Test Week – $500 ($800 total, including member contributions)
- Chicago Math and Science Academy – Chrome Books – $1,000
- Kilmer School – Opera for All – $500
- Jordan School – Back to School Bash – $200
Congratulations to all the worthy recipients of these awards, and thank you to all of the members of RPBG whose generosity made these gifts possible.
A short video highlighting some of RPBG's chartiable efforts of 2018
