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Raffle for the Kids Prizes Rolling In!
Raffle for the Kids Prizes Rolling In!

Tickets are 1 for $25 and 5 for $100. If you buy raffle tickets in advance, they are automatically entered to win the $5,000 grand prize! If you buy tickets at the event, you'll choose to enter your tickets to win one of the prize baskets or the grand prize.

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Chelsea DavisApril 27, 2016Auxiliary Board, soiree, 2016, spring 2016Comment
Potbelly Sandwich Shop and Chicago’s Midtown Educational Foundation Form Fundraising Partnership
Potbelly Sandwich Shop and Chicago’s Midtown Educational Foundation Form Fundraising Partnership

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.

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MEFChelsea DavisApril 14, 2016partners, dine out, spring 2016, 2016 Comment
Love is in the Air

MEF 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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MetroChelsea DavisApril 13, 2016spring 2016, 2016, parents, partnersComment
Andy Cunningham's "Adventures in Wonderland"
Andy Cunningham's "Adventures in Wonderland"

Former Steve Jobs PR manager and marketing guru, Andy Cunningham, dazzled a packed house at 1871 with life lessons and her bright vision for the future.

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MEFChelsea DavisApril 11, 2016spring 2016, MAC, Breakfast for Champions, speakersComment
Character Education Radio Interview
Character Education Radio Interview

MEF Executive Director Glenn Wilke shares MEF's nationally recognized approach to Character Education on the widely syndicated radio show, Viewpoints.

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MEF in the NewsChelsea DavisMarch 14, 2016character, 2016, spring 2016Comment
Qualities MEF Kids Hope for in a President
Qualities MEF Kids Hope for in a President

We asked MEF students what characteristics they would like to see in the next president of the United States!

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MEFChelsea DavisFebruary 29, 20162016, spring 2016Comment
Midtown Winter 2016 Alumni Newsletter
Midtown Winter 2016 Alumni Newsletter

Read a re-cap of what's been happening at Midtown Center for boys, upcoming events, alumni updates, and program highlights!

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MidtownChelsea DavisFebruary 29, 20162016, spring 2016, alumniComment
Cookies and Compassion
Cookies and Compassion

Two dozen 4th-6th grade girls met at Metro to bake cookies, hear a character talk and then visited a home for the elderly to play games and share their cookies on a Metro service trip.

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MetroChelsea DavisFebruary 24, 2016field trips, 2016, spring 2016, ONEComment
Metro Girls Take In The Nation’s Capital
Metro Girls Take In The Nation’s Capital

Metro students took a field trip to Washington D.C. to visit museums, tour Georgetown University, attend a Human Dignity Conference and participate in the March for Life.

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MetroChelsea DavisFebruary 10, 2016spring 2016, 2016, field trips, COPComment
The Business Of Philanthropy

On February 2, MEF Executive Director Glenn Wilke participated in a panel discussion sponsored by DePaul University’s Career Center on a subject that’s near and dear to his heart – the business of philanthropy.

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MEF, MEF in the NewsChelsea DavisFebruary 5, 20162016, spring 2016Comment
MAC Council Shares Professional Wisdom with Metro Alumnae

The Metro Advancement Council (MAC) presented a series of professional development workshops for Metro alumnae.

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MetroChelsea DavisJanuary 20, 2016MAC, 2016, spring 2016, alumniComment
Youth Finds Mentor through Novel Summer Apprenticeship

A Midtown high school student finds a mentor that he can look up to and trust in the Summer PR/Journalism Apprenticeship.

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MidtownChelsea DavisJanuary 20, 2016apprenticeships, volunteer, 2016, spring 2016, COPComment
Honoring Volunteers During National Mentoring Month

Sam Bell, Dr. Kathryn Duda, Tad Brubaker and Sam Brilliant recieved the Volunteer of the Year Awards at the annual Volunteer Appreciateion Party.

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MEFChelsea DavisJanuary 20, 2016volunteer, Auxiliary Board, christmas party, 2016, spring 2016Comment
Auxiliary Board Co-Chair Profile
Auxiliary Board Co-Chair Profile

MEF's Auxiliary Board Jack Diamond talks about his experiences tutoring, exciting plans for the Auxiliary Board and this year's rooftop Soiree.

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MEFChelsea DavisJanuary 19, 2016Auxiliary Board, volunteer, 2016, spring 2016Comment
Midtown Center Delivers Christmas Cheer
Midtown Center Delivers Christmas Cheer

Midtown students, staff and alumni join together to deliver over 300 Christmas baskets to Chicago area families.

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MEF, MidtownChelsea DavisDecember 21, 2015fall 2015, 2015, 50th anniversaryComment
Thanksgiving for 50 Years of Inspiring Success
Thanksgiving for 50 Years of Inspiring Success

MEF celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving to give thanks for 50 years of inspiring student success at St. Mary of the Angels Church.

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MEFChelsea DavisDecember 14, 2015fall 2015, 2015, 50th anniversaryComment
Midtown Education Foundation Earns Gold Star

MEF, Midtown Center for boys, and Metro Achievement Center for girls all received The Gold Star Mentoring Program Award from the Illinois Mentoring Partnership.

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MEF, Metro, MidtownChelsea DavisDecember 11, 2015fall 2015, 2015, boardComment
A Morning Devoted to Mentoring
A Morning Devoted to Mentoring

Over 100 people gathered for a Breakfast Panel with Chicago civic leaders about the importance of mentoring for our city's youth.

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MEFChelsea DavisNovember 30, 2015fall 2015, 2015, volunteer, 50th anniversaryComment
Midtown Fall 2015 Alumni Newsletter
Midtown Fall 2015 Alumni Newsletter

Alumni updates, upcoming events and testimonials from Midtown Center for boys

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MidtownChelsea DavisNovember 18, 2015fall 2015, 2015, alumni Comment
50th Anniversary Gala Celebrates Student Success
50th Anniversary Gala Celebrates Student Success

A record-setting crowd of 540 guests enjoyed MEF's 50th anniversary gala on November 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. The event raised more than $1.1 million, a record amount, to support virtue-based academic enrichment programs at Midtown & Metro. 

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MEFChelsea DavisNovember 5, 2015fall 2015, dinner, board, 50th anniversary, 2015, alumniComment
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