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Calendar Listings for B2SI Fundraising Dinner
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http://events.chicago.cbslocal.com/chicago_il/events/back-2-school-illinois-kickoff- fundraising-dinne-/E0-001-111244276-3
BACK 2 SCHOOL ILLINOIS’ KICKOFF FUNDRAISING DINNER
Wednesday
May 9, 2018 – 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Galleria Marchetti
825 W. Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60622
Back 2 School Illinois (B2SI), the state’s largest free school supplies program, will host hundreds of
Chicago educators, community and business leaders and supporters at its annual Kickoff Dinner, in an
effort to raise money for its programs to support underserved Illinois students. The event supports the
organization’s mission to provide students from low-income families with school supplies for their
educational growth.
Highlights of the evening include a VIP Reception, Silent Auction and Cocktail Party, as well as
recognition of B2SI’s annual college scholarship recipients.
B2SI works to improve students’ educational outcomes through its ongoing distribution of school supply
kits. Throughout B2SI’s lifetime, nearly five million school supplies have been provided to over 200,000
students in Illinois, with hopes to increase its kit distribution and healthy lifestyle initiatives in years to
come. The 2018 Kickoff Dinner is one of the organization’s primary fundraising initiatives to support their
efforts of creating educational opportunities that will enrich the lives of the 1 million+ Illinois students
currently living below the poverty line.
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