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Causes: Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: Buddy's helpers nfp is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes in accordance with section 501(c)(3)of the internal revenue code of 1986(or the corresponding provision of any future united states interal revenue law). More specifically, the purpose of the corporation is to organize and undertake events that will involve illinois high school students in community service programs and projects.
Programs: Four teachers/coaches from lyons,whitney young, wheaton south & lake forest received sports & concert tickets. Wheaton warrenville south teacher/coach was awarded a jeep grand cherokee two year lease as a part of the making a difference on and off the field campaign. A saint viator coach was honored at an all-school assembly with concert tickets.
deborah's place, a west side women's shelter, was surprised with a 1,000 pairs of socks, 100s of motivational notes and $1,000. Donation. 2500 female athletes from 80 chicago-area high schools came together off the field to assist in making thelives of others better to help kickoff national random acts of kindness week throughout the chicagoland area. 75 1st-3rd grade students at funston elementary on chicago's west side were given new scooters and bikes.
100 k-2nd grade chicago public school low-income students recieved new bikes and shoes for buddy's day.
thousands of in-kind donations and a $500. Check were part of a surprise delivery to chicago's children's advocacy center by student athletes from whitney young, romeoville, glenbard east and resurrection high schools. 7,500 children's books were collected and delivered to a cps elementary school on chicago's south side. 15 student atletes were given new dell laptops. Andrew hs was awarded a $1,000. Check to enhance its soccer program and an assistant coach was awarded $500.
lungevity was presented a $2,000. Check by herscher hs
st. Coletta's of wisconsin-illinois was presented with a $2,000. Check by saint viator hs.
huntley animal shelter was presented a $1,000. Check by huntley hs.
a student athlete from glenbard east high school with a 2017 jeep compass sport (two year lease)for making a difference on and off the field three stundent athletes were awarded with concert tickets to the b96 bash. Boys and girls athletes from glenbard east,back of the yards, richards, huntley, oswego, lincoln-way west,washington, taft, bulls prep and saint patrick high schools delivered breakfast and lunch to a north park chicago senior community then spent time talking and playing board games.
nearly 4,000 jackets were collected to bring attention to national suicide awareness month. Players from saint viator, bulls prep, washington, huntley and lockport helped make the surprise delivery to franciscan outreach, who is a chicago west side facility with 257 beds providing shelter for chicago's less fortunate for more than 30 years. 30 chicago area high school male and female student athletes were suprised with bulls, hawks, cubs or concert tickets during a speciall presentation honoring them for their community service.
thanks to his selfless efforts, a soccer dad was surprised with two chicago blackhawks tickets. In honor of national speak up for service day on oct. 30, 11 randomly selected players were surprised, honored and thanked in front of their peers during special classroom presentations. These 11 students were nominated by a coach as an opportunity to celebrate their selfless efforts. Students who recieved a $100 check to donate to their favorite charity and special tikcets came from the following schools. Crete-monee, plainfield souh, romeoville, wheaton north, lyons, mother mcauley, jones juarez, maine south, saint patrick and taft.
more than 10,000 toys were collected and donated to social works, which were then delivered to low income families throughout the chicago area. Players from all over took part in the collection to make a difference in the lives of others.
thousands of toys delivered, along with a $2,500 check was presented by chance the rapper/social works to help enhance the lives of those in need.