Metro hosted the 15th Annual MEF Parenting Conference: "Parenting: the Most Important Profession of Our Time."
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Eight MEF sophomores attending one of hundreds of “On the Table” conversations orchestrated by the Chicago Community Trust on May 12 reflected on the importance of giving back to community.
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Local Chicago paper the Gazette interviews Al Castaneda, a 1975 Midtown Center alum. Castaneda is spearheading plans for Midtown Center’s 50th anniversary reunion.
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The $5,000 Raffle for the Kids Grand Prize will be drawn at the Rooftop Soiree on May 28. Auxiliary Board members have collected over 50 other prizes to fill several prize baskets that guests can enter to win. Read more to see the full list!
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Since 2011, the John Austin Cheley Foundation has awarded over twenty students from Midtown Center for boys and Metro Achievement Center for girls with scholarships to attend extended stay wilderness camps across the United States.
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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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Program directors hope to tell even more Chicago families about MEF Summer Programs via this CTA ad in the weeks ahead.
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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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Midtown took a Spring Break road trip visiting three universities, four national parks and seven cities.
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After four Rock the Street, Wall Street sessions of budgeting, trading, and the basics of finance, the students were invited to tour tastytrade in downtown Chicago.
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Metro is always challenging the students to reach new heights, but maybe not this literally. Metro's College Orientation Program traveled to Wisconsin for a leadership workshop featuring a ropes course.
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We are pleased to share the first of five video profiles highlighting MEF Alumni, one from each decade since Midtown Center for boys opened in 1965!
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MEF is pleased to announce the launch of the new midtown-metro.org! The new site features a responsive design with simple and intuitive navigation.
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“My mom taught me there are no shortcuts in life; you need to earn every penny.” Potbelly CEO speaks at MEF Breakfast for Champions.
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Bill Jacobs, owner of Piece Pizzeria & Brewery in Bucktown, visited Midtown to share his 32-year history of perseverance, success, teamwork and passion in the Chicago restaurant industry with the high school program.
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Rock the Street, Wall Street (RTSWS) launched a financial literacy program in Chicago at Metro Achievement Center!
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MIDTOWN’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR has begun with many celebratory events to follow. We’ll have our usual alumni reconnect party at our current location in September and plans are afoot for a special old-timers get-together at the original Loomis Street site in the summer. Keep tuned!
Read MoreJohn J. Conroy, Jr., immediate past Chairman of Baker & McKenzie and current Head of the Firm's Global Strategic Initiatives, will lead the board of Chicago's Midtown Educational Foundation (MEF).
Read MoreThis year’s theme was “The Hidden Power of Womanhood” featuring Cecile Raffin.
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Chuka Onugu, an employee of GE, had been involved with MEF for about one year as a volunteer tutor before joining the Auxiliary Board. He had such a positive experience that he wanted to help the organization beyond weekly tutoring.
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