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It’s that time again- time to put on your favorite jersey, dust off the old pig skin and paint your face in your favorite team’s colors- it’s time for FOOTBALL! To celebrate this wonderful time of year, the NFL and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago are teaming up again for Back to Football Friday, an exciting partnership to make youth health and wellness a nationwide priority. Statistics show that a startling 33 percent of kids and teens are overweight or obese in America today. Overweight...
Last weekend’s volunteer event at Northside College Prep High School was amazing! Even though the weather wasn’t the brightest, there were 17 YLS volunteers who participated in the service project. I am happy to say, we totaled approximately 75 hours that will go towards our overall goal for this year. We spent out time at Northside shoveling and spreading mulch, creating a rock wall and planting trees. Many Northside students and gardeners joined the effort, which resulted in a very...
Photo from Off The Street Club website A bus picked up YLS members and other volunteers downtown the evening of March 17 and transported them to Garfield Park. When they arrived at the Off the Street Club (OTSC), Chicago’s oldest boys and girls club, they were greeted like rock stars. The kids were waiting with smiles, hugs and the anticipation of a great night. From October through May, this ritual occurs on the third Thursday of every month. Volunteers interact with children from age 4 through...
Going to a bar to relax after a tough week and socialize with friends is a standard diversion for young professionals. What if you could do this while supporting a worthwhile cause in the process? That is why nearly 50 young professionals from throughout Chicago and members of YLSraised a glass on March 4 to toast to Education at Redmond’s Ale House. During the Power Hour, Redmond’s donated all the revenue from food and beverage sales to the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago’s...
The United Way of Metropolitan Chicago’s Young Leaders Society (YLS) is calling all rock stars. The best part? These rock stars don’t have to carry a tune, read music or play two notes on the guitar. YLS is looking for members who consistently Give, Advocate and Volunteer in our community. Prospective rock stars should be YLS members as well as people who contribute to Chicago in other ways. The grandest of gestures to the simplest of good deeds could all make someone the next Community...
