I will definitely give your site a look. It is absolutely admirable all the work you do with/for the community. You are definitely making the CHI a better place.

- Ray

This is a response from current Northwestern University alum and former NU football player Ray Bogenrief to a call for support. Ray played Tight End for the Wildcats and was apart of the 2000 Big Ten Championship team.

As the Administrative Coordinator of Cabrini Connections I have been reaching out to my networks in the Northwestern community in an effort to not just tell the Cabrini Connections' 'story' but to spark enough interest that it leads to action. And hopefully that action will be submissions of donations that will assist Cabrini Connections with providing the necessary resources that are needed for the youth that we serve!

Thank you Ray Bogenrief for your support and hopefully you will lead others to further support the Cabrini Connections program!

A Helping Hand

As we get closer and closer to the official start of the '08-'09 Cabrini Connections' season we are all optimistic that this will be a truly special year for the entire Cabrini Connections' team. From the mentors and mentees, to the Club Coordinators and Volunteer Coordinators to the parents of the students who are part of the program, the Cabrini Connections' staff feel that we will set and reach even greater goals this year. In order for us to not only set and reach these goals, but to have ever lasting effects on all that becomes connected with the program we will need YOUR help in our efforts!

How can you help you may ask? It's simple, we are a non-profit organization who continues to exist and provide great services and needed resources because of the generosity of financial contributions of people who truly support what we are doing here at Cabrini Connections. We are thankful and blessed to have so many supporters who submit donations all throughout the year! But in order for Cabrini Connections to continue providing the services and resources that are needed so much by so many students from the Cabrini Green community we are searching for even more support! We are looking for supports to submit donations of any amount. If you would like to submit a donation please visit our website http://www.cabriniconnections.net/ and submit donations online or simply mail donations to our office:

Cabrini Connections

800 W. Huron (1st floor)

Chicago, IL. 60642

The time for the future is now, and YOU are a big part of our future. What part will YOU play in shaping our future, and most importantly the future of OUR youth?

Hard Work Pays Off

All throughout the summer the Cabrini Connections staff has been preparing for the up and coming year of programming, and Cabrini Connections' student George Johnson has been assisting with those preparations as well!

George began the summer off by taking part in a BrainWare Safari project. BrainWare is an interactive computer program that gives participant's brain a 'workout' that causes participants to learn material better and faster. George was required to attend the program 3 days a week for at least an hour as part of this project. George now comes to Cabrini Connections on a weekly basis to assist staff with anything that needs to be done around the center. A few of the many tasks that George have completed are; taking out the trash, organizing the book shelves, assisting staff with checking the computers, organizing the center, and many more program preparation duties.

As a result of all that George has done in and around the program this summer the Cabrini Connections' staff have donated a computer monitor to George. After coming into the program this week to volunteer his time and to research veterinarian clinics in the area to treat his sick cat, George stated that he was able to obtain his own personal computer equipment for his home but did not have a monitor. Several staff members discussed the situation and decided we would pay George back for all of his hard work, by donating a computer monitor to him! Now George will not only be able to do research on veterinarian clinics from home, he will also be able to research ways in which to reach his goal of becoming a lawyer!

The Cabrini Connections' staff would like to say THANK YOU to George Johnson for your assistance this summer and keep up the great work!