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Chicago Cares Opens Registration for Annual Serve-a-thon, the City’s Largest Day of Service


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Chicago Cares Celebrates 25 Years of Serve-a-Thons in 2018

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2018

Contact: Becky Carroll

Chicago Cares, the city’s largest volunteer organization, is celebrating a milestone in 2018 as it kicks-off registration for its 25th Annual Serve-a-thon (SAT). Those looking to make an impact in communities throughout Chicago can sign up to fill one of 5,000 volunteer spots for the June 23rd SAT activities.

The Chicago Cares volunteer experience is a powerful tool for bringing people together from all walks of life to build empathy and understanding for one another and their communities. More than 5,000 volunteers will work together in unity to serve communities in need throughout the city as part of the annual SAT They will be painting, planting, cleaning, doing light construction and other hands-on work at dozens of elementary and public high schools in the Chicago Public School system.

“Our work is to inspire Chicagoans to take more action to build a stronger, more unified city for all of us,” said Chicago Cares CEO, Jenné Myers. “Our organization sits at a very unique intersection of corporate, philanthropy, government and community and we are empowering people from throughout Chicago to raise their hand and be counted among those working for positive change.”

By choosing to volunteer during the Chicago Cares 25th Annual Serve-a-thon, volunteers will have the chance to come together across lines of difference and create opportunities to build goodwill and better communities. Those looking to volunteer should head to event.ChicagoCares.org where they can register. Volunteers will start their morning on the 23rd at Daley Plaza before heading out on school buses to their volunteer destination for the day. After their activities have come to an end, they will head back to Daley Plaza for a volunteer appreciation party.

For more than 25 years, Chicago Cares has engaged with over 600,000 volunteers through 200 monthly programs, corporate programming and annual events. Chicago Cares has been making an impact on communities in need thanks to the generous support of volunteers and corporate sponsors, including this year’s SAT sponsors – PepsiCo, GCM Grosvenor, Winston & Strawn LLP, Discover Financial Services, IRI, and Epsilon Conversant.

Source: www.ChicagoCares.org

 


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