RPBG Charitable Giving – 2018

Fall, 2018

 

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.

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.

 

 

• Giving Back
• Fall 2018 Newsletter