EmpowerChicago Lights Annual Report 2010

Thank you for joining Chicago Lights in empowering individuals

to break the bonds of poverty.

In 20105,379 children, youth, and adults served

81,475 hours of one-to-one tutoring and mentoring provided

15,997 meals served to individuals in a community setting

1,744 dedicated volunteers

149 wellness workshops, 110 health screenings, 60 immunizations provided

117 youth completed job-training programs

18 full -time staff, 20 part-time staff

8 dynamic community outreach programs: Chicago Lights Tutoring

Chicago Lights Summer Day

Chicago Lights Academic Success in Schools (CLASS)

Chicago Lights Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy at Nancy B. Jefferson School

Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center (EDSSC)

Chicago Lights Center for Whole Health (CWH)

Chicago Lights Center for Life and Learning (CLL)

Chicago Lights Urban Farm

One mission: to provide hope and opportunity to our city’s children,

youth, and adults facing the challenges of poverty. Through supportive

relationships and diverse programs, Chicago Lights empowers people to

thrive academically, secure economic stability, lead healthy lives, and

build community.

Dearfriends,

Becauseofyourcommitmenttobrighteningliveswithhopeandopportunity,2010wasayearofnewdirectionforChicagoLights.Wesharpenedthefocusofourmissionandtookimportantstepstowardrealizingthatvision,buoyedbythesupportofagrowingnumberofindividualdonors,foundations,corporations,andvolunteers. TheBoardofChicagoLightsrevisedourmissionstatementtomakeexplicitourfocusservingpersonswhofacethechallengesofpoverty.WealsoreaffirmedourcommitmenttotheCabrini-Greenneighborhood. Workingtowardthoseends,weexpandedourcollaborationwithGrowingPowertotransformthecommunitygardenonChicagoAvenueintotheChicagoLightsUrbanFarm,where,initsfirstsevenmonths,morethan1,000poundsofproducewereharvested,onemicroenterprisewaslaunched,andthirtyteensfromCabrinireceivedjobtrainingandemployment. In2010theElamDaviesSocialServiceCenterservedover1,500guests,a15percentincreaseover2009.OurprogramattheManierreandJennerElementarySchoolsinCabrini-GreenwasrenamedChicagoLightsAcademicSuccessinSchools(CLASS),withanewfocusonprovidingartseducationthroughouttheschoolyearforallfirst-througheighth-gradestudents. WealsodecidedtomovetheCenterforLifeandLearning,whichservesolderadultswhotypicallyarenotlowincome,fromundertheChicagoLightsumbrellatoitsoriginalhomeasamissionprogramofFourthPresbyterianChurch,effectiveJanuary2011. Allofthis,andmore,wasmadepossiblebythevitalcontributionsofgenerousgiverslikeyou,whohelpedusmarkourninthconsecutiveyearoffundraisinggrowthandanotherpeakyearinvolunteerengagement.Wearedeeplygratefulforyoursupportandinviteyoutojoinusagainthisyearinworkingtochangelivesbybreakingthebondsofpoverty.

Ingratitude,

AlisonB.ThomasPresident,BoardofDirectors

2010 Chicago Lights Board MembersAlisonThomas,President

EdwardCoke,Vice President

PatriciaHabicht,Secretary

MarkNelson,Treasurer

JeanBan

KerryBathrick

GaryBeckman

JulieBeringer

JuliCrabtree

TedDavis

KerryGrady

FranciaE.Harrington

KarenLamb

PenelopePeterson

AllisonYoungblood

VictoriaCurtiss, Executive Director

VictoriaG.CurtissExecutiveDirector

Empowering individuals to break the bonds of poverty

“A lack of power.” ThisishowPatrickdescribeshisexperiencewithpoverty,hislossofhope,beforehetookstepstochangehislifebyparticipatingintheCommunityCollaborationProjectoftheChicagoLightsElamDaviesSocialServiceCenter(EDSSC),staffedbyDanHulaandCarrieFox.

For21years,Patrickhadahighlysuccessfulcareerworkingasacommoditiestrader,butaturnofeventscausedhimtolosehisjob,hisfinances,andhishome.

“Whenthepowergoesout,youcomplain,”saysPatrick.“Whatifyoudidn’thaveelectricity?Mylifewasingoodstanding,andovernightIlosteverything.Ilostmostofmyfriends,Ilostmysupportnetwork.ButDanandCarriedidn’tlookatmeandthink,‘Oh,you’rehomelessandhelpless.’TheygavemetheopportunitytodowhatIwantedtodowhennooneelsewould.”

Thatopportunitywastostartover.BeforehecametotheElamDaviesSocialServiceCenter,eachdayPatrickfacedtheuncertaintyofnotknowingwhenhewouldhavehisnextmeal,whomhecouldturntoforsupportandcomfort,orwhathecouldtodototurnhislifearound.Eachnighthehadtroublefindingasafeplacetosleep.

EncouragedbyEDSSCstaff,inJuly2010PatricksigneduptoparticipateintheCommunityCollaborationProject,anextendedsocialserviceandcasemanagementprogrambegunin2010throughapartnershipwithBreakingBread(aministryofLaSalleStreetChurch).Throughsupportiverelationshipsandareneweddesiretoimprovehiscircumstances,Patricktookstepstotransformhislife,startingwithattendingAAmeetingsandsecuringhousinginatransitionalcommunityshelter.

DanandCarriehavebeenwithPatrickthroughouthisjourney,encouraginghimtoachievehisgoals.“Sincehe’sbeenintheprogram,he’smadetremendousstridesinhisattitudeandmotivationtoregainingstabilityinhislife,”saysDan.

TodayPatrickistakingemploymentpreparationclasses,hasremainedsober,hasbeenattendingAAmeetings,andvolunteersattheEDSSC,helpingwithfooddeliveriesandSundayNightSupper.

ThesenseofempowermentPatrickregainedthroughhistimeintheCommunityCollaborationProjectiswhatChicagoLightsseekstoinspireinallthoseitserves.

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“When you work hard, you see

the world in a different way.

To someday have my own life,

to have a normal life again,

I have a much better chance

now because I’ve been giving

myself one.”

―Patrick, Elam Davies

Social Service Center Guest

Chicago Lights equips students to thriveacademicallybyprovidingeducational

andemotionalsupportforchildrenandyouthfromlow-incomefamilies.In2010:

•Chicago Lights Tutoring paired400first-throughtwelfth-gradersfromlow-incomehouseholdswithcaringtutor/mentorsforweeklyone-to-onetutoringsessionsfortwenty-eightweeks.Personalrelationshipsbetweenstudentsandtheirtutorsaretheheartoftheprogram,helpingstudentsimprovetheiracademicperformance,buildconfidence,andsetgoals.In2010,youngerTutoringstudentssignificantlyincreasedtheirreadingcomprehensionabovetheirpreviousgradelevel.Forty-fiveolderstudentsparticipatedinCareerDevelopmentclasses,practicingimportantjob-seekingandworkplaceskills.AllhighschoolTutoringgraduatesarepursuinghighereducation.

The 2009-2010 school year launched the Ferguson Fellows scholarshipprograminhonorofthelateFourthChurchpastorDanaFerguson.Researchshowsthatsuccessfulcompletionofninthgradeisacriticalfactorinreachinghighschool

Educational Engagement

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graduation.Thustheprogramprovidesfellowshiprecipientswithfundsandeducationaltoolstoassistthemintheirninthgradestudies.OurfirstFellowwasTushawnTrimble.Infallof2010,threenewninthgradeTutoringstudentsbecameFergusonFellows:DeJahJohnson,SharidanRickmon,andTietlGonzalez.

•Chicago Lights Summer Day implementedpre-andpost-testinginreading,math,writing,andsciencetoevaluatetheacademicprogressofthe100first-througheighth-gradersduringitssix-weekacademicandartscurriculum.Ninety-twopercentofthestudentsmaintainedorimprovedupontheirreadinggoalsand82percentofstudentsmaintainedorshowedprogressontheirmathgoals.SummerDayofferedasafeplaceforchildrenandyouthfromtheNearNorth,WestTown,andHumboldtParkneighborhoodstolearnandgrowduringthesummermonths.

• Chicago Lights Academic Success in Schools (CLASS) wasrenamed(previouslyitwasLiteracyandtheArtsatNearNorthMagnetClusterSchools)andsharpeneditsfocus.CLASSnowoffers400first-througheighth-gradersatthetwoCabrini-Greenpublicelementaryschoolsten-weeksessionsofdramaanddanceclassesledbyprofessionalartists.Alongwithfosteringlearningandself-expression,artsclassespreparedstudentsforperformancesinsmallstudioproductionsandschoolassemblies,whichalsostimulatedtheirsocialandemotionalgrowthandengagementinschool.

•Chicago Lights Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy at Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative Schoolcontinuedtoprovidetheonlyone-to-oneliteracytutoringprogramavailabletomorethan400youthincarceratedintheCookCountyJuvenileTemporaryDetentionCenter,withanexpandedpoolofvolunteergraduatestudents.FreeWritehelpedstudentstransformtheiridentitybypublishingtheircreativewritinginthequarterlynewsletter,annualanthology,andonlineatwww.freewritejailarts.org.Additionally,studentsparticipatedin“LouderThanaBomb,”thelargestyouthpoetryfestivalintheworld,joiningpeersfromdiversesocioeconomicbackgroundsinacelebrationofself-expression.

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“My tutor, Belinda, has been there for me through thick and thin. If I could count on no one else, she was there. Not only was she my tutor, but she has been my friend and like a second mother.”

—Marcus, a graduate of Tutoring and a freshman at Southern Illinois University

Chicago Lights provides services, opportunities, and supportforindividualstogaineconomicstabilityandsecurity.In2010:

•The Chicago Lights Urban Farm,incollaborationwithGrowingPower,launchedlargefarmproductionbeds,twohoophouses,communityallotmentbeds,andachildren’sbedgarden.TheUrbanFarmprovided300residentsoftheCabrini-Greenneighborhoodaccesstofreshproduceandemployedthirtyyouthforninemonths.TheYouthCorpstendedtheexpandedfarmbeds,soldorganicproducetomembersofthecommunityatanewFarmStand,andcreatedanewcompostbusiness.

•The Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center (EDSSC) assistedmorethan1,500individualsinmeetingtheirbasicneedsforfood,clothing,andshelter.Nearlyeighthundredfoodbankappointmentswerekeptandovertenthousandbaglunchesweredistributed.Seventy-oneguestsattendedahousinginformationseminar;sevenwhohadbeenhomelessweresheltered,andfourwereabletosecuremorepermanenthousing.ThirtygueststookadvantageofcomputerclassesandtenusedCommunityVoicemailtosupporttheirlong-rangegoals.

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“The job at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm taught me how to be a man; it changed my life. My mom, sister, niece, and nephews . . . they all look up to me now because I have a job and am making something of myself.”

—Tyjuan, Youth Corps member

Economic Stability

“I have a biomechanic, connectivetissue dysfunction. I talked withthe instructor about the T’ai Chiclass and have now been in theseries for two years. It’s made such a difference. It’s helped meto cope with the pain and tocontinue my healing.”

—May, a participant in Center for Whole Health

Chicago Lights is passionate abouthelpingpeopleleadhealthierlivesthroughofferingsthatnourishaperson’swholehealth—body,mind,andspirit.In2010:

•The Chicago Lights Center for Whole Health (CWH) offeredawidevarietyofscreenings,immunizations,healthassessments,andreferralsaswellaseducationalseminars,exerciseclasses,andlecturespromotingwholehealth.Itshallmark“Women’sHealthWeek”inearlyJunefeaturedfivedynamicprogramsaboutthehealingpowerofart.InOctober,theCWHintroducedthe“Care,Comfort,andCoffee”MentalHealthSymposium,whichtaughtfortyparticipantsaboutdepression.

• FourteenSummer Day studentsreceiveddentalhealthcarethroughtheCWHinpartnershipwithMobileDentistsSmile.

• TheCenter for Life and Learning (CLL) offeredarangeofexerciseoptions ledbyprofessionalscertifiedinseniorfitness,includingAnnePringleBurnell,longtimeCLLinstructorandproducerofthe“StrongerSeniors”videoworkouts.Throughweeklyexerciseclasses,participantsenjoyedcustomizableworkoutsthatchallengedtheminasmartandsafeway.

• In2010TutoringintegratednewnutritioneducationinitsIn2itCaféprogramming,whichprovidesahotmealforstudentsandenrichmentactivities,includingmartialarts,arts,andfitnesseducationpriortotutoringsessions.TheUrban Farm alsoofferednutritioneducationforchildrenandyouth.

•Free Writestaffhelpedthispastyeartoimplementclassesindance,yoga,drama,ceramics,andmuralpaintingfortheyouthdetainedinthejuveniledetentioncenter.

•Summer Day addedoutdoorrecreationtoitsrobustcurriculumofacademicandartsclasses.

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Healthy Living

Building Community

Chicago Lights cultivates community amongpeopleofdiversebackgrounds,strengtheningrelationshipsasstrangersbecomefriends.In2010:

•The Center for Life and Learning (CLL) continuedtoserveasadynamicseniorlearningcommunity,offeringavarietyofsocial,educational,culturalandphysicalactivitiesformorethan260menandwomensixtyyearsoldandmore.TheCLLprovidedmembersmyriadopportunitiestoexplorenewinterests,strengthenfriendships,andcontinuetoshapetheirlivesandcommunities. TheCaringCirclesinitiative,inpartnershipwiththeChicago Lights Center for Whole Health,createdapeerleadershipgroup.CaringCirclespeerleadersweretrainedandempoweredtoextendcompassionatecaretoCLLparticipants.Theyalsodevelopeda“talentbank”ofvolunteersthatdrawsonthegiftsandconcernsofCLLparticipantstocareforoneanother.

•TutoringhelditsFourthAnnualTutorTrainingConferencetoassisttutor/mentorsinbuildingstrongpersonalandacademicrelationshipswiththeirstudents.Thisalsohelpsstudentsdevelopmorepositiverelationshipsinhomeandschool.

•The Urban Farm providedopportunityforresidentsofCabrini-GreenandnearbymembersofFourthPresbyterianChurchtobecomefriendsastheyworkedalongsideoneanotheronthefarmandparticipatedinsummercookouts.

•CLASS performeditstenthandfinalannual“FestivaloftheHeart,”drawingthecommunityofparentsandfriendstogethertowatchstudentssharetheirtalentthroughcreativeteamwork.

“Community is so important to me and

to a lot of us. Our classes are a wonderful

opportunity to feel a sense of belonging in a comfortable and

energizing atmosphere!”

–Claudine, CLL participant

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• TheHealthyHeartProjectoftheCenter for Whole Healthprovidedpeer-ledsupportcirclesforwomenatSanctuaryPlaceandDeborah’sPlace,helpingthemdevelopgoodnutritionalandexercisehabitsandmakewisechoicesforhealthyliving.

• SundayNightSocialSupportGroup,aprogramoftheElam Davies Social Service Center,providedopportunitiesforgueststoshareexperiencesandbuildrelationshipsthroughactivitiesrangingfrompoliticaldebatestokaraoke.

18th District Community Policing of the Chicago Police Department AD Medical AIDS Foundation of Chicago Albert Schweitzer Fellows, Chicago American Academy of Implant Dentistry American Board of Oral Implantology A New Leaf, Inc. Between Friends Bostrom Consulting Boys Hope, Girls Hope Breaking Bread, a ministry of LaSalle Street Church Breakthrough Urban Ministries Brother Rice High School Cabrini ConnectionsCabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program Catholic Charities Chicago Academy for the Arts Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness Chicago Cares Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chicago Department on AgingChicago Hope Academy Chicago Public Schools Chicago Semester Chicago Sinai Congregation Chicago Teachers Pension FundChrist the King The Clare at Water TowerCommunity Family Clinic, Optical Division Congressman Danny Davis’s Office Council for Jewish ElderlyCovenant Café Deborah’s Place DeLaSalle Institute DePaul Family and Community Health Center Educational Endeavors Educational Institute for Civil Rights and Services EOI Service Company Equinox Fitness Club ETA Theatre Feeding America Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Franciscan Outreach Association Francis W. Parker School Get Healthy Chicago Gordon Tech High School Greater Chicago Food Depository Growing Power (extended collaboration) Healthcare Consortium of Illinois HealthConnect One Heartland Health Outreach Highsight Holy Trinity High School Home Instead Senior CareHomeless Veterans Reintegration Program Home Buyers Rehab ING DIRECT Café Inner Voice Inspiration Corporation / The Employment Project Interfaith Council for the Homeless

Jane Addams Senior CaucusJCARES Jenner Academy of the Arts Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Jesuit Volunteer Corps Midwest Josephina Academy Kendall College Lawson House YMCA Levy Restaurants Lincoln Park Community Shelter Lorene Replogle Counseling Center Loyola Academy Loyola University, School of Social Work Loyola University, School Psychology Program Manierre School Marcel Media Mobile Dentists Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative School National Alliance on Mental Illness, Illinois National Commission on Correctional Healthcare Northeastern Illinois University School of Social Work North Shore Congregation Israel Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern University Alliance for International Development Northwestern University Law School Notre Dame High School for Girls Oncology Support Program at the University of Chicago Medical Center OWP/P Park Community Church Pathways to Promise: Ministry and Mental Illness Queen of Peace High School Ravinia Festival Respitory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago Rock for Kids Roosevelt University Rush University College of Nursing Sarah’s Circle Sanctuary Place School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago SIFU Design Studio St. Gregory the Great St. Ignatius College Prep St. Luke’s Lutheran Church St. Malachy St. Matthew United Methodist Church St. Patrick St. Scholastica Academy St. Xavier University, School of NursingSteans Center for Community-Based Service Learning at DePaul University Swish Dreams Sports & Educational Foundation Thresholds Psych Rehab Centers Trinity High School University of Chicago Human Tissue Resource Center Urban Meadows Vacation Rent Chicago VietNow Walk4Life Women’s Bean Project Young Chicago Authors

Partnerships

ChicagoLightsgivesthanksforourpartnershipswith121organizationsthathelpextendoutreachtothoseweserve.

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ChicagoLightsisdeeplygratefultoourextraordinarycommunityofsupporters!

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JeffKallisDebraKanterCarlaKappmeyer-SherwinJoAnnKaufmanAllanKaylerandDeborahHallKathleenKedrowskiGayleKeeferJenKellerKathrynKellerCrisKennedyandSarahBauerAlycaKerrAndrewKeytKevinandSuzanneKickhaeferMarjorieKiewitWilliamKildowandNancyBrownMarkandSheilaKindigJonathanandKimKingAnnKingstromRonandSallyKinnamonWalterandTerriKinneyMarianKinsellaEstherKirkCarolynandGordonKirkJonandHeatherKlausaFlorenceKnausGwenKnorrElizabethKochBobKoenigGwynKoepkeLucyKolssakLindaKooglerTracyKooglerDavidKopfKentKopinskiSueKostiwaNickiKoutsoukosRonaldKowalczykPhilipKranzJanetKrehbiel-PieracciWesKriebelandMarilynnCasonCharleneKrombeenChrisKruegerAlexiaKrugerBarbaraKuehnFrankandEricaKuhlmannElizabethKuhnJimandDawnKulichBobandJanKuramotoLizKurmanJimandLucilleLacyKarenLambMarkLanctotS.andJ.LargentCynthiaLarisJerryLatherowandKerstinStensonDavidandNancyLawrenzAliceLawsonMarionLawsonCharlesLeHewandSallyScottLeonLeRoyTomandTracyLeachDarylLeeJoannLeeMedoraLeeandKevinTempleMichaelandAndreaLeestmaCarlandLaurieLeighSallyLemkeArnieandPattyLenters

JohnandSuzanneLeonardAnnLeopoldGeorgeandReginaLernerKarlandDeborahLewisLesandSarahLewisMaggieLewisSallyLewisGeraldineLinasAmandaLindowCarlLingenfelterandStaciaSmithDonaldLinkandKarolKadechkaBillandVirginiaLloydCarolLobbesRossandValerieLoberForestandNancyLombaerCarmenLonsteinSueLopatkaDerekandKimLopezBruceLordandSharonLynaughJuanitaLottRobertLovelyLindaC.LovingGaryJ.LowJeffLubanandMelonieCollmannFrankLucasandDalaAavikLucasMichaelandLynnLulloMatthewLuzadderKelleyLynchJohnandAnaMacDonaldJanetMacDougallCalumandMissyMacLeodGertrudeMackCatherineMackenDianaMackieMaeMackieJudyMacnabJohnMacsaiLynnandEvaMaddoxRonandEliseMagersEdvardoMagnaBerniceMagnusonMikeandConnieMagnusonAnneMahrtHeatherMajorBarbaraMaloofAntonMalyginRuthMankRobertMarshalland StephaniePaceMarshallArthurMartinPaulMathaiHoytandElaineMathewsJoeMathewsonShawnMathisLillianMathisenPatrickMaunRoyandPaulaMayJulieMayerKarenMayerDavidMazziottiCharlesandSueMcAdamsTreyandMaurineMcAdamsMeganMcAleerPatrickMcAleerRebeccaMcAllisterKimMcBrideandChrisMahoneyWoodyMcCallyChrisandLisaMcClear

JackMcCordLarryandKarenMcCrackenWilliamMcDermottMaryMcFaddenJohnandSharonMcGeeJamesMcGovernDavidandLeslieMcGranahanJeanandJacquieMcGrewMaggieMcGuireMichaelMcGuireNancyMcIlvaineJohnandJenMcIndoeMaryMcIntyreKathleenMcKenzieMcKayandAstridMcKinnonNancyMcKinvenMichaelMcMahonBarryMcSweeneyBrianMeekDianeMeisterAnnMellottMichaelMelvinWilliamMendenhallAllenandVirginiaMenkeRyanandMiekaMersmanMaryMetagMarilynMetzgerRichardandNoraMetzgerLauraMeyerRonandSharonMeyerGayleMichelJoanMikaSamMikaelianAngelaMilesGaryandDebbieMilitanteBarbaraMillerDanielMillerDaveMillerEdMillerandDaleSingletonMarcMillerandChrisHorsmanMaryEllenMillhouseSusanMillnerNicholasMinearJoshuaandMarianneMintzFreddyMirandaMaryMirandaDeborahMitchellSharonMitchellStephenandRevaMitchellDavidMoesandJaniLeskoRonaldandKathrynMollRobinMoncrieffBobandJulieMontgomeryMonicaMoodyChrisMooreShirleyMooreJanetMoriNedMorleyandPamCrowellCraigMorrisJohnMorseRuthMortensenMattMosherJamesMourkasMichaelMoyskiJackandMarilynMulderVirginiaMullinAnselandColleenMullinsKathrynMullins

JamieMurphyAlexanderandMargaretMusterGregandLauraMutzCraigandAlisonNaishSallyNareyAshleyNelsonandChuckHornewerBarbaraL.NelsonDeanandMaureenNelsonDonNelsonandJulieJamesMarkandRuthNelsonRogerandMarthaNelsonRogerandMidgeNelsonStephenandSandyNelsonJaneNerisonAsakoNewcombKennethNicholsonKipandJaniceNickelLizNickersonRuthNicoli-LippertStevenandMariaNiedNancyNiemiMikeandJodyNobleWilliamandBonnieNoonanCaroleNooneyZoaNormanBarbaraNorrishCarolNorrishGeraldNudoandAnneVoshelPatandLindaO’BrienRobertandGlendoraO’BrienLlaniO’ConnorWilliamO’ConnorCynthiaO’DragoKevinandMargaretO’KeefeMaryO’ShaughnessyBillandPennyObenshainCaroleOgdenKenandCrisOhrNeilandTracyOkonakCarolOliverDeniseOlsenEricOlsonCharlesandFaithOrlebekeAldenandJoanneOrputPeriOsakoDerkandMargieOsenbergJaneOstranderGeorgeOttoKarenOttoCarolOvermanJuneOzmonNatOzmonJohnandBevPaceAmyPagliarellaandColmFoleyLiamPalmerAmandaPalmucciMichaelPaonessaCarolPardenSallyParkEdmondParkerLoriParrettTanjaPatarovaLizPattersonandMichaelHermsenDouglasandPaulettePauleyJeffandSusanPearsallClairePearseMichaelPeaseDonaldandBettyPeaslee

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SuePelloweLoriPerlmanMarilynPernoAlicePerryElizabethPetersGracePetersenChrisandSaraPfaffLizannePhalenJoePhillipsBradandMelaniePierceDebraPierceStanandGingerPillmanPerryandJenniferPintoBarbaraPitzJoePixlerCharlottePodolnerRalfandPamelaPohlJoelPomerenkByronandMargaretPondFredPoppandPamChurchAlixandraPorembskiThomasPorterBillPorterNelsonandTrinaPortilloElenorePossJackandVickiPottsBethPowerJohnPowersTiannaPowersBobandNancyPrattNanPrestonBrettPritchardJanePurdyChristineQuainiAnnaQuinlanLisaRadetskiMirelaRaduMargoeRaneyMarjorieRasmusMarkandAnnRattinGaryRaylandSylviaRobertsonJanetS.ReedDonaldRegisterAmyReiterNicRelichAlisonRennerDorothyRennoBruceandAdrienneRenwickKevinandKimberlyReomeRachelRepkeRonReschkeBobandVickiReynoldsLarryandCarolRhyneDorothyRiceHelgaRichterBillandJessicaRidgwaySteveRiedlTomandCarolRiekseBruceandMaryRigdonGailRiggsEdwardRileyEricRimmkeKenandMicheleRingwoodLeonRinkenbergerBethRizerSandyandShirleyRoach

ThomasandBethRobbJuneRobinsonKathiRodakAnneRodasMarvandLoisRoelofsMikeRogersRandyandEveRogersFlorenceRomeAliceRooksTomRoosErikRosenLeonaRosenbergJeanineRossJohnRossMargaretRossSuzanneRossiTomandAnnRossleyEvelynneRothTonyRugerandDeborahKappGeorgeandKimRuhanaJohnRunneLesleyRussellPaulRutgersandSusanPeverlySybilRynowecerRickandMarthaSabolJudiSadonVanandSueSalmansBillSalvatoJuliaSanFratelloSueSandbergMarySantellaKristinSantiagoBillandGailSaraccoJenniferSaslawKenScalesEdnaSchadeAliceSchaffAnnieSchapmannGeraldSchapmannSteveandLaurenScheibeTomandSueSchemperBobScheweandKristinAnderson-Schewe

MarkSchimmelpfennigSteveSchlegelCraigandJoySchleyerRichSchlichtingDaveandMarySchlottCynthiaSchmidtLoisSchmidtDustinSchneiderRosemarySchnellTinekeSchoutenMarySchreckerTobieSchroederGilberteSchultzBobSchwartzDennisandJudithSchwartzFredSchwartzandMaryMcFarlaneSeanandHilaryScottMichelleSeitzSuzieShadeKennethSharigianJeffreyandLizSharpShepShepherdMartyandBeckySherrodErvinShindellandColleenMurphyWillShipmanandMarzenaFiolek

MichaelShoemakerJohnandStaceyShonkwilerGeorgeandNancyShorneyJohnandLisaShorneyMaggieShreveJoeandDeborahSifferlenJoyceSigmonPaulandMarianSikoraDavidSilvermanKennonandSandraSimmonsMorganandMarySimmonsJessicaSimmons-MillerPeggySimpsonSteveSimsKateSkattumMallerySkeltonArthurSkidmoreMikeandJenniferSkowlundBillandSusanSmilieJeffreySmithMikeandCharlotteSmithSpencerSmithStanleySmithStanleyandMaySmithMaryJaneSmythLizSnellMargaretSnorfMichelleSolbergCatherineSolomonSandraSommersSusanSonderbyJessicaSoremHelenSowaDavidandCarolynSpadaforaJimSpiegelSandySpiegelDawnSpiveyJohnandLesleeSpragginsLacySpragginsToddandLisaSprangLoisStanleyStephenandEmmyStanleyStephenStanwoodSueStealeyBillandPaigeSteersStevenandDeborahStefaniAmySteinerAnneStelleTimStewartSharonStiansenTomStineRagnhildStockenströmThomasStokoeAbbyStonerookEdieStotlerVirginiaStottsJimStoutGraceStoverJeffandShawnStrackRossandJanceyStraseskeBrianandErinStrattonKenStrattonPhilipandLynnStraussSilvijaStrikisTerryStumpfEdandJoyceSturrusJeanneSullivanKendraSullivan

MiriamSwansonFloraSwearingenMariePutnamSwensonJoeandCecySzubaMaryTaftWalidTamariEdwardandMaryTammingaTodTappertLexingtonTarnowDarleneTaylorJacquelineTaylorLeslieTcheupdjianMargaretTelfordNancyTempleWhitneyTempletonDorothyTemplinScottThatcherLarryandAlisonThomasDickThomasSammeandJanetThompsonSamandVickiThompsonSueThompsonHilaryThorntonFrankandNinaThorpHowardandJaneTiffenBarbaraTimberlakeDanTobojaDamarisTomaJuliaTomanShirleyTowerDouglasTrapassoKenTraversMeredithTrayserBartonandJenniferTrethewayPeterandIlseTribbyMarilynTricePaulTrostandMeredithPayne-TrostJebandAliTrowbridgeViTruongElinorTurbovBobTurnbullCraigandAliciaTwissCurtandJaneUnanderRobertandNancyUnglaubJaneUpinBethUrechHristoandSandyUshevAshwiniVaidyaPaulandKathleenValentiAdrianeVanBergenDaveandSusanVanHooserJimandJoyceVanOvermeirenErichandKristenVanRavenswaayS.L.VanderZandenandKimberlyOrput

NicholasandStephanieVanDerSchieSusanVandenBoschIrisVanderWalKenandLindaVanderWeeleSandyVasherGloriaVaughanCarmenVelezJimVestHermanVigerustandMarcieHawleyNancyVincentJanViscumNikiVlachosPaulandChristineVogel

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$10,000+AnonymousGeorge L. Shields FoundationPolk Bros. FoundationWakerly Family Foundation

$5,000+Best BuyBlowitz-RidgewayCIGNAHenrietta Lange Burk FoundationJenner and BlockLawyers Lend a HandNavigant Consulting, Inc.Novack and Macey, LLPQuattro FPO SolutionsTurner

$1,000+AnonymousATG (Art Technology Group), IncDPOEDominick’sFinnegan Family FoundationGenslerGreater Chicago Food DepositoryKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPLatherow Law OfficeMagnificent Mile Charitable FundRush University Medical CenterTargetZiegler

$100+Dimeo SchneiderMadigan & GetzendannerPMD CleaningSecuritasVictor Supply

JeanneVogelzangTonyandAmyVolpeJillWachholzGloriaWadsworthCarrieWagenerBruceWagnerGretchenWahlJohnandLeslieWainwrightBettyWakerlyKenWalkerKristiWalkerLisaWalkerMargaretWalkerRolandWalkerSallyWalkerStephanetteWalkerHowardWallaceJanetWalquistMichaelWalshandElizabethFosterArdelleWalskiBillandTinaWardrop

DavidWatkinsLewisWatsonAnnDowWeinbergGayWeissenbergerMichelleWeitzChipWelchJohnandPatriciaWellsLorieWestermanJoanWettsteinEdwardWhiteRaymondWhiteDougalandCynthiaWhitmerJaneWhitmerLaDonnaWhitmerWilliamandMaeWhitmerEricWicksandLindaBakerGuyandSharonWiebkingStevenandMeiLiWieringaElijahandDianaWildeGloriaWilenDavidWilkinson

DennisWilliamsRandyandSusieWilliamsPhilipWilliamsMarkWilliamsonThomWillisPeterandIngridWillsonWayneandLiseWilsonGaryandModenaWilsonLeslieWilsonRayandNancyWilsonRogerWilsonDorisWilterdingAnneWiltseNoraWiltseJoanWindtElaineWingateClaudiaWinklerLeeWinklerStephanieWinterNancyWitmanHowardandMarilynWitt

DavidWitwerScottWolfMikeandSusanWolzJohnWoodPatWoodburnMikeWoodhamandBrookeAsh-Woodham

AnneWrightSylviaWynnStephenandMaryKayWyshamMarcelYonanandCharlotteWagerAllisonYoungbloodSarahYoungerDukeandKristinZandstraCherylZeigerJeffandBetsyZeigerMaryZeltmannAlisonZeppRaymondandDianeZmaczynskiSusanZucker

If we inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please contact Kathryn Johnson at 312.640.2576 (kjohnson@fourthchurch.org).

$125,000+Charles Marks Trust

$50,000Ackermann Trust

$25,000Chicago Community TrustMay and Stanley Smith Chari-table TrustVNA Foundation

$20,000Chicago Sun-TimesHurvis FoundationJP Morgan Chase FoundationWGN Neediest Kids

$15,000+Dancing Skies FoundationFry FoundationNational Recreation FoundationRetirement Research Foundation

Individual Donors

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2010 Financial Summary

Revenue 2010Individualcontributions $768,686Foundations/corporations $518,379FourthChurchsupport $346,535Programreceipts $273,200Drawfrominvestedfunds $130,000Carryoverfrom2009 $50,000

Total: $2,086,800

Expenses 2010Tutoring $519,120SummerDay $87,427CLASS $108,162CenterforLifeandLearning $287,059EDSSC $267,583CenterforWholeHealth $154,552FreeWriteJailArts(NBJ) $174,106UrbanFarm $60,375Administration $218,857Fundraising $195,019

Total: $2,072,260

Source: The Chicago Lights 2010 unaudited financial statement. An audited statement was released June 30, 2011 and is available by contacting the Chicago Lights development office.

Individuals (37%)

Foundations/corporations

(25%)

Fourth Church(17%)

Program receipts (13%)Invested funds (6%)

2009 Carryover (2%)

Administration (11%)

Fundraising (9%)

Tutoring (25%)

Summer Day (4%)CLASS (5%)

CLL (14%)

EDSSC (13%)

CWH (7%)

NBJ (9%)

Urban Farm (3%)

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