• January Give Back Day

    St. Sylvester School 3027 W. Palmer Square, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us on 1/25 at St. Sylvester for our January Give Back Day! Volunteers will support multiple projects including a holiday food distribution, removing of furniture, cleaning and painting. Volunteers of all ages are welcome!   Please contact Nichelle at nwashington@bigshouldersfund.org with any questions.

  • CAC – State of the Union

    Virtual Event

    Kick off the 2025 CAC year with the first State of the Union.  This meeting will be held via zoom on Friday, January 31 from 12-1:15pm.  See you then!    Please contact Megan Bouche at mbouche@bigshouldersfund.org with questions.

  • Auxiliary Board Townhall

    GATX 222 W Adams St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Kick off the 2025 Auxiliary Board year with our first Townhall on Thursday, February 27 from 5:30-7:30pm.  This meeting will be held at GATX’s conference center on the 52nd Floor of the Willis Tower.   This will be great night to networking and catch up on all things Auxiliary Board-related.  Refreshments will be served. Click here […]

  • Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade

    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.

  • South Side Irish Parade

    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, […]

  • CAC State of the Union

    EY 155 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Give Back Day

    Visitation School 900 W. Garfield Blvd., Chicago, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • 2025 Humanitarian Award Dinner

    Marriott Marquis Chicago 2121 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    For more information on the 2025 Humanitarian Award Dinner, click here.    

  • Auxiliary Board Pickleball Tournament

    St. Therese Chinese School, Bridgeport Campus 2859 S. Throop St., Chicago, IL, United States

    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.   […]

  • Volunteer End of Year Celebration

    Cresa 167 North Green Street, Suite 1301, Chicago, IL, United States

    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