Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the famous Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade! Students and families across multiple Big Shoulders Fund schools will march in the parade showing off their school pride and representing the nearly 25,000 students across our network.
Big Shoulders Fund is excited to announce that we will be the Grand Marshal for the 2025 South Side Irish Parade! We were proud to accept this honor on behalf of all our partner schools and we would love to share the day with you. The exact meeting place and time are still being finalized, […]
Join us for our spring CAC State of the Union. We invite all Chairmen’s Advisory Council members to attend our first in-person meeting of the year at EY. Join us for networking, committee updates and a panel sharing focused on: Mission More Than Ever – Driving Strategy in 2025. The panel will offer government, corporate […]
Join us on Saturday, April 26 for our next Give Back Day at Visitation! Hosted by the Big Shoulders Fund Auxiliary Board, join fellow Big Shoulders Fund supporters in making an impact in the lives of the students and families in this school community. Invite your friends and colleagues and make a day of it […]
For more information on the 2025 Humanitarian Award Dinner, click here.
The Auxiliary Board’s 2025 Spring Fundraiser will be a Pickleball Tournament! Join us for a day of Pickleball and so much more!! The event kicks off at Noon with a Pickleball rules overview and practice time followed by group play. Group champions will move onto to single elimination finals, with prizes for the top teams. […]
Let’s gather together and celebrate your support for our students and schools in the 2024-2025 school year!! We invite all of our current volunteers to join us to reflect on our accomplishments and toast the growth of our schools this past year. Please complete this form to RSVP
The CAC invites you to a panel discussion on civic service. Big Shoulders Fund CEO Joshua Hale will moderate a discussion along with three Board of Directors members: Curtis Tarver (Illinois state representative, 25th District), Clarisol Duque (State Director for United States Senator Dick Durbin) and Sheila O’Grady (former chief of staff for Mayor Richard […]
We are wrapping up the 2024-2025 school year with a Give Back Day for members of our Auxiliary Board and Teen Boards. Please complete this form to RSVP. Contact Megan Bouche at mbouche@bigshouldersfund.org if you are interested to be a group leader or have questions about the Give Back Day.
We invite you to join us for the Big Shoulders Fund Ball Kick Off on Thursday, July 10 from 5:30-7:30pm at Moe's Cantina, River North (155 W. Kinzie Street). This year, we are Inventing Tomorrow, as the Chairmen's Advisory Council and Auxiliary Board raise funds for their scholarships. The Kick Off serves as the first opportunity […]