special event

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, […]