A contingent from Discover Financial’s law team recently made their annual trip to Midtown Center for boys to conduct a mock trial with the high school Law Apprenticeship program. Students in the apprenticeship spend their summer learning about the law through hands on projects, as well as immersive field trips and interactive career talks from center visitors.
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MEF has been selected as one of seven Chicago nonprofits to receive a truly historic grant from Invest for Kids.
Read MoreStudents participating in the summer business apprenticeship at Metro were treated to an amazing learning experiece at Potbelly’s corporate office in Chicago. Employees teamed up to provide an in-depth look into the many facets of Potbelly’s unique corporate culture.
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To kick off National Engineers Week, February 20-24, more than 30 high school students from the COP program had an immersive learning experience at OptumRx.
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Midtown & Metro Business Apprenticeship students spent a day at Potbelly's Support Center learning about the company's culture and values—many of which align strongly with MEF's Character Education model! CEO Aylwin Lewis also presented a check to six student CEOs for Potbelly's contribution to MEF programs from the 6-week long milkshake fundraiser.
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From April 18 - June 6, Potbelly will donate one dollar to MEF summer programs when customers buy a Cookie Collision Milkshake. On April 21, they will donate 50% of dinner sales at four locations.
Read MoreMEF parents gathered to hear presenters discuss topics centered on the conference theme, "Love: the Mission of the Family." They left embracing the message of the day: loving your children and creating a loving home environment will lead to a happy state.
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Opusdei.org featured MEF's five alumni profiles on the Social Initiatives tab of their website on the occastion of the 50th Anniversary.
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William Blair & Company donated two paintings by Erik Wahl to MEF. We are auctioning off the paintings to benefit Midtown & Metro kids.
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) recently donated $10,000 to Midtown Educational Foundation (MEF) for its Summer Achievement Programs for at-risk middle school youth.
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