Posts Tagged ‘exelon’
Every month, volunteers from Exelon and high school students from the Austin, Bronzeville/Grand Boulevard and Humboldt Park/West Town communities get together to discuss different aspects of personal and professional development bright and early on Saturday mornings through the Exelon – United Way Stay in School Initiative.
A couple weeks ago, a handful of United Way team members, along with key Exelon executives, participated in one of the Saturday Mentoring Workshops, helping nearly 50 high...
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Posted by Kellie Cochrane | 2/17/11 4:36 PM UTC | Related: Advocate | Blog | Education | Success Story
Dear LIVE UNITED Day Volunteers:
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing Sherwood to be part of LIVE UNITED Day. We cannot thank you and your wonderful volunteers enough for assisting us in preparing for our children to return to school on September 7, 2010.
Your volunteers (from HSBC and Exelon) came into our school and took on the various tasks with such a wonderful spirit and enthusiasm. Please let them know how personally grateful I am for all they did at Jesse Sherwood Elementary...
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Posted by Christine Heim | 9/9/10 1:03 PM UTC | Related: Blog
Thank you to everyone who participated in LIVE UNITED Day! It was such a great experience to see everyone out in their LIVE UNITED shirts and hats, waving their rally towels and supporting our community.
We started the day with volunteer opportunities at three local schools – Sherwood Elementary School, Holden Elementary School and Williams Middle School. Activities ranged from dusting computer labs and tidying classrooms to building gardens and cleaning parks. Despite the day’s intense heat,...
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Posted by Christine Heim | 8/17/10 9:57 AM UTC | Related: Blog
Yesterday marked a big day in United Way history as United Way of Metropolitan Chicago stepped out in our first Gay Pride Parade. Armed with skillfully decorated LIVE UNITED T-shirts, thousands of “I LIVE UNITED!” stickers, and speakers generously donated by Mr. Video, we stormed the streets around 1:30 p.m. and didn’t turn back.
We were absolutely amazed by the wonderful support United Way saw as we made our way down the East Lakeview streets. From screams of “I love United...
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Posted by Christine Heim | 6/28/10 4:20 PM UTC | Related: Blog
Lonzell Wright (L) works with an Exelon volunteer and other students on a resume building exercise
It takes guts to be the first volunteer.
At the second in a year-long series of career development workshops sponsored by United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and the Exelon Corporation, Lonzell Wright was chosen for the mock interview exercise by Exelon volunteer Matt Bambrick, a former Army sergeant with a 10-year career of service.
Matt put Lonzell, a senior at Wendell Phillips Academy, through his...
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Posted by Angela Benander | 1/28/10 12:14 PM UTC | Related: Corporate Partners News
It’s a bleary, chilly Saturday morning. One hundred fifty kids from different schools and different neighborhoods in Chicago are meeting each other for the first time at The Field Museum. Some are laughing, some are still rubbing the sleep out of their eyes, many are sticking with their friends and group leaders as they eat breakfast and complete an icebreaker activity.
But Maurice Nutall and Pedro Feliciano have seen this play out before.
“This program is about building trust,”...
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Posted by Angela Benander | 1/6/10 1:19 PM UTC | Related: Blog | Corporate Partners News
