Event Timing: 6 PM Reception | 7 PM Dinner and Program | 9 PM After Party | 11 PM Event Concludes
City Year Chicago has continued to strive towards our mission of advancing educational equity and we look forward to sharing and celebrating our journey with you during this year's dinner. We could not do this work without your support, or the unwavering support of our honorees.
Honoring:
Michael J. Alter
President of The Alter Group
Founder and Board Member of City Year Chicago
Liz Thompson
President of the Cleveland Avenue Foundation
Founding Executive Director of City Year Chicago
Gala Co-Chairs:
Les Coney
Stephen Quazzo
Co-Founder & CEO
Pearlmark Real Estate
John W. Rogers, Jr.
Chairman & Co-CEO
Ariel Investments, LLC
Jennifer Steans
President & CEO
Financial Investments Corporation
If possible, kindly consider check or wire transfer payments for gifts of $5,000+.
Please send payments to:
City Year Chicago
ATTN: Eric Wilkerson
303 E. Wacker, Ste 2750
Chicago, IL 60601
Event Contact: Jen Breslin
About City Year Chicago
City Year Chicago's mission is to advance educational equity and empower under-resourced communities, by providing learning environments that maximize student potential while developing and deploying the next generation of civic-minded change agents.
City Year Chicago is an education-based non-profit founded in 1994 with 55 AmeriCorps members. Twenty-seven years later, 153 AmeriCorps members serve in 27 Chicago Public Schools across the city providing student, classroom, and whole class support.