March 16 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
This is a rain or shine event-there is no alternate date.
Sharin’ of the Green Parade is an opportunity for our community to come together celebrate, “share the green” by donating to Brightpoint’s Central Region Home Visiting.
Brightpoint has been a resource for families of McLean County and the surrounding area for over 130 years. The agency offers a comprehensive array of services and programs, annually serving the needs of more than 3,000 children and families in McLean County and the surrounding area.
Parade Route
The parade route starts at the corner of School St and North St. (The Alamo) and moves east down North St. through Uptown Circle to Linden St.
Registration
To register for this event, use the online form! Online registration will also be available the day of the event in the staging area.
Participant Waiver:
Each participant must agree and sign the waiver!
As a driver/participant in this parade, we ask you to follow these rules for the safety of yourself and others:
- Please do not throw candy due to the danger of children in traffic.
- Candy is to handed out to the children as to keep them out of the street.
- Please avoid gaps in the parade order – stay close.
- Large vehicles must have escorts on both sides.
- Please use extreme caution at the circle.
- Do not unload until you have arrived at the parking lot disignated for unloading.
- If you have animals in your entry- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEAN UP.
- Have you paid your entry fee and signed your waiver? If not, see Brightpoint staff in the check in area.
Donate
Donate using this link!
Volunteer
Volunteers will sell t-shirts, line up participants, carry the flag, collect donations, throw candy, assist with crowd control, or other tasks as needed.
Sign up here! Fill out the volunteer waiver here.
Questions
For questions, contact Laura Cordero at lcordero@brightpoint.org.
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December 8, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 11:59 pm
You’re invited to Fat Jacks annual beer event. Half of the proceeds benefit Brightpoint. Ticket price includes three flights of Christmas Ales, one appetizer and a pint or half pint of your choice.
Tickets
Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased in advance at Fat Jacks during open hours and are also available online:
Click here to purchase tickets online!
Tickers are also available at the door on December 8.
Questions
For questions, contact Laura Cordero at lcordero@brightpoint.org.
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May 4 @ 4:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Save the Date!
You’re invited to watch the Kentucky Derby live on the big screen. Enjoy cocktails followed by dinner and dancing. Your participation benefits Brightpoint’s five program areas: Early Childhood Care & Education, Child Welfare, Parent Support, Mental Health & Wellness and Youth Services.
Event Co-Chairs: Beth Lyons & Margo Facchini
Click here to register by 12pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Location
Butterfield Country Club
2800 Midwest Rd.
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Schedule
4:30pm – Cocktails Begin
5:57pm – Run for the Roses
6:30pm – Dinner & Program
8:00pm – DJ & Dancing
Registration
Individual tickets – $185 each
Table of 10 guests – $1800
Click here to register by 12pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Sponsorship
We offer a variety of sponsorship packages for Derby Day or are happy to consider a custom package for your company.
Click here to review our sponsorship opportunities.
Click here to sign-up as a sponsor online.
THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT SPONSORS!
Preakness Stakes Sponsors
($4000+)
The Chico Family Foundation
Belmont Stakes Sponsors
($2500+)
Vascular & Interventional Professionals
Breeders Cup Sponsors
($1000+)
AFNR Homes | BHHS Chicago | Anna Fiascone & Natalie Ryan
Matt & Laura Glenn
Preferred Rate / Sergio Giangrande
The R-B Financial Group
Susan Cobb
Kentucky Oaks Sponsors
($500+)
Chicago Canine Club
Fitness Inc.
I Design Salon & Blow Dry Bar
Kendra Scott
Love Like Sean Foundation
The Lyons Family
Meredith Jaye
Tidi Products
In-Kind Donations
Derby Day offers guests raffle, silent and live auction opportunities. If you are interested in contributing sports/theater tickets, golf/vacation packages, restaurant experiences, spa/wellness packages, jewelry or other items, please let us know.
Click here to complete our in-kind donation form.
Questions
If you would like to learn more about Derby Day, please contact Maria Taylor at mtaylor@brightpoint.org.
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July 1, 2023 – August 12, 2023
On Saturday, August 12th, our Marshfield location celebrated a Back-to-School event and unveiled our beautiful new Brightpoint mural! We were joined by Dr. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, First Deputy Chief of Staff for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, artist Barrett Keithley and Angela McLemore from Senator Mattie Hunter’s office for the unveiling.
In partnership with Brightpoint and Barrett Keithley, One Summer Chicago youth learned about art and design, sketched concepts, and assisted with the mural’s installation for six weeks. The mural’s unveiling was a culmination of all their hard work and an example of how our youth can create something positive.
The pride in their work and community was evident as the One Summer Chicago youth pulled the cloth from the wall to unveil the mural to the party attendees. Brightpoint CEO Mike Shaver introduced the mural to the crowd and invited both Dr. Cristina Pacione-Zayas and Barrett Keithley to speak.
Both shared the sentiment that the One Summer Chicago program provides positive experiences and the opportunity to design a mural shows youth that their contributions to the community can last years.
Volunteers and music welcomed children and their families as they received free backpacks with school supplies and were treated to snow cones, hot dogs, face painting, and games. Brightpoint was joined by community partners including Think Outside the Block, Access Health, Teamwork Englewood, Angela’s Illustrations, True Believers/Stay LIT, The Blessed Child, Alternatives, and Growing Hands Essentials. During our party, our CEO Mike Shaver spoke with WBEZ to discuss how our new identity promotes our belief that the greatest asset for children and youth is their family.
Event Photos
Donate
You can still make a gift in support of our Back to School campaign.
Questions
For questions, contact Maureen Kelly at mkelly@brightpoint.org.
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July 21, 2023 @ 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Dinks, Drinks, and Donate, is a fun social pickleball event, not a tournament. It will be open play format with foursomes rotating onto one of the 14 pickleball courts as they become available. Registration fee includes a t-shirt, sandwiches and beverages.
Registration
Register as an individual player or Sponsor (pay with credit card).
Download our sponsor opportunities (or to pay by check).
Questions
For sponsorship and event inquiries, contact Laura Cordero at lcordero@brightpoint.org.
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#GivingTuesday – You Did It!
Children’s Home + Aid donors came through in a big way on #GivingTuesday! More than 80 donors made gifts totaling $23,000 in support of children and families across Illinois. Thanks to the $15,000 matching gift that provided by longtime donor and volunteer Shirley Tolbert, you helped us raise $38,000 in one day! Thank you to everyone who contributed, shared the campaign on social media or just sent good wishes our way – you are part of giving our children and families help, hope and opportunity, we couldn’t have done it without you.
Children’s Home + Aid Adoption on Cover of The Chicago Tribune
A happy ending made possible by Children’s Home + Aid made headlines this Thanksgiving on the front page of the Chicago Tribune. The story highlighted foster parents, now adoptive parents, Roger Farquharson and Joe Grissom, who have been clients of Children’s Home + Aid for many years. This loving couple officially welcomed 3-year-old Kiel and 5-year-old sister, Asia into their home on November 18, the day before National Adoption Day.
For Grissom and Farquharson, the journey toward the family they have today began more than three years ago, when Grissom got a life-changing call from Children’s Home and Aid, a licensed adoption agency in Chicago the couple worked with to become foster parents and ultimately adopt. He was told a 3-week-old infant needed a home. They weren’t expecting a baby, but Farquharson secretly had hoped for one. Kiel arrived at their home nearly two weeks later.
Click here to read the full article.
Regional Spotlight: Stuff the Bus, Another Amazing Year!
For more than a decade, Connect Transit and members of the Bloomington-Normal community have helped Children’s Home + Aid Crisis Nursery make a difference in the lives of local babies and children in crisis. And 2016 was no different! This year, 204 volunteers and countless other supporters donated more than 430 hours of their time, talent and resources to “stuff the bus” full of basic necessities for children ages 6 and under. A record-breaking 6,362 items — including clothes, blankets, infant formula, baby bottles, pacifiers, diapers, baby wipes and toys — were donated during the 14th annual campaign that ran Nov. 28 through Dec. 3.
Many of the families who use our Crisis Nursery are homeless or fleeing from violence. They come to us with little to nothing. Having items from Stuff the Bus allows Children’s Home + Aid to get them the necessities they need to care for their children. Thank you to all our Stuff the Bus supporters, you continue to amaze us with your generosity and holiday spirit!
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PS: Stay tuned in January for a recap of all our holiday happenings across the state. We have so much to be thankful for this year, and so much to look forward to in 2017! If you haven’t yet had a chance to make your 2016 gift, or want to do more, please click here to visit our donate page and help make a difference in the lives of the children and families we serve.