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Jeff Salzgeber | 773.961.8097 jeff@radiantmediagroup.com
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BACK 2 SCHOOL ILLINOIS’ KICKOFF FUNDRAISING
DINNER TO BE HELD MAY 9th
Non-Profit’s Event to Raise Funds that Support Educational Opportunities & Provide Resources for Underserved Illinois Students
Back 2 School Illinois (B2SI), the state’s largest free school supplies program, will host hundreds of Chicago educators, community and business leaders and stakeholders at its annual Kickoff Dinner 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.
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 | 5:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Galleria Marchetti | 825 W. Erie St | Chicago, IL 60642
B2SI is a 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to create and support educational opportunities that enrich the lives of Illinois children. B2SI’s free school supplies program serves to equip children from low-income households for success in the classroom while lessening the financial burden felt by their families. The B2SI program has provided over 191,000 children with their own school supply kits since its inception. The long-term goal is to provide the more than one million Illinois children from low-income families each year with the school supplies they need to succeed in the classroom.
The 2018 Kickoff Dinner is one of the organization’s primary fundraising initiatives to support their efforts of creating educational opportunities that enrich the lives of the Illinois children.
To purchase tickets, visit www.B2SI.org. ###
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