Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago

Good news alert! November is National Entrepreneurship Month – and we have a great update on Club members Kanoa and Evan, who participated in Season 1 of our entrepreneurship program StartUp LaunchPad. They have purchased a high-end printer for their business, Community Threads, and are gearing up to make clothing in partnership with local artists! Read all about their experience, and what we have in store for Season 2, here: https://lnkd.in/gCfW9gwk #AClubForLife

"Wait, you’re lawyers and rock stars?!" That was the reaction from one of our Club members after an awesome performance by Fauxly, the talented band from Foley & Lardner LLP, comprised of lawyers from the firm! Fauxly brought down the house for our Club youth after supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago through their annual Law Rocks fundraiser. #AClubForLife

The Clubs are starting to look quite GOURD-geous! Linda and Bill Gantz Club members and DISCOVER volunteers are brewing up the fun getting their BOO-tiful creativity on, decorating and painting pumpkins. #AClubForLife

We are so lucky to have partners like Sargent & Lundy who go above and beyond for our Club members! Thank you so much for your unwavering support!

So proud of our 2024 Youth of the Year runner-up, Kanoa! Your future is so bright! #AClubForLife

"It does what all good architecture does — it’s a place of heightened experience that can inspire awe and wonder." Check out Edward Keegan's architecture commentary of our newest Club – the Rusu-McCartin Club! https://lnkd.in/geNcbMTp The Club was also recently awarded an AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award! #AClubForLIfe

A look back at an incredible day for our Club member Leah, who was honored with being a Magellan Corporation Chicago Sky WNBA Player for a Day!  ✨#AClubForLife

Have you ever piloted a plane? Well, our Club members have! This summer we had five youth attend Air Camp in Dayton, Ohio. Before the trip, all five members shared that they aspire to have careers in the aviation field. Throughout the four-day educational adventure, our Club members learned what it takes to pursue their dreams – all of whom said they have a better understanding of what they want to do and are going to continue to pursue those goals. Not only did they learn how to pilot a plane, but they learned about the different careers in aviation STEM through hands-on activities that opened their eyes to so many possibilities. “This trip exceeded my expectations,” one participant said. “Everyone was so welcoming, I got to meet so many different people, and it was such a personalized experience.” Thank you so much to United Airlines for sponsoring this trip and helping ignite the passion of aviation for our Club members! #AClubForLife

We had an "un-fore-gettable" time at our 8th Annual Great Futures Golf Open at championship golf course Olympia Fields Country Club! Thank you to our valued sponsors and golfers who came out for a such a beautiful day! The sun was shining, the putts were falling, and it was a great day to support our Club kids! #AClubForLife

Ready, set, sail ⛵️ Our members had a fun day on the water learning the basics of sailing! Big thank you to Wintrust Financial Corporation and Chicago Yacht Club for making this unique experience possible for our youth. #AClubForLife