While Thanksgiving is a once-a-year event, our Board and Committee work year-round to plan, fund-raise, coordinate and get everything ready for a smooth event. With 2,000 families fed in 2019, we decided that 2020 families for 2020 had a great ring to it. When the Pandemic began in early 2020, we truly worried that donations and philanthropy would be a casualty of budget cuts and survival. As we all sheltered-at-home, we quickly realized that the NEED in 2020 was FAR MORE than in years past, and we determined that no matter what happened, even if we were just loading boxes…
Join us as we Deliver Thanksgiving to local area families-in-need!!!2020 will look different, just like it does with virtually every 2020 event. The need is even GREATER this year with Covid than it has ever been, so we’re gonna keep smiling, and keep delivering meals for Thanksgiving, however that has to look. This year, in partnership with the Northern Illinois Food Bank and the Salvation Army, we will be doing things a little bit different than in years past. We will not have the traditional “assembly process, and are looking for volunteers for deliveries only this year. You can still…
Holy Cow!!! Remember last year, when Robert Swiderski ran 204 miles to raise awareness and funds for Basket Brigade?? Well, now he’s looking to run 10 Marathons in 10 Days!!! You can run WITH him for a full marathon, or just a mile, or a block. You can see all of his starting points on our Facebook Page here.
Our 4th Annual Basket Brigade Benefit Show was a GREAT success again this year, helping to raise over $2500 to help us feed families-in-need this Thanksgiving. Special Thanks to our Perfomers, Chasing Alice, Medicine Hat Band, and The Waiting Room for donating their time and TALENT to make our Benefit Show a success! We couldn’t have done it without you guys!! Also, brand new this year, we had local artist Julie Holloway, who does “live painting fundraisers” where she actually creates a painting, live, at your event, and auctions it off, on the spot, ours was still WET!!! It’s a…
Yes, there WILL BE a Basket Brigade this year, the need is greater than ever! It will, of course, look different, and may be changing right up until delivery day. This year, assuming we are in Illinois Phase 4, we cannot have more than 50 people safely gathered in one location, so we are looking at ways to maximize the DELIVERY experience and volunteers only, since we simply cannot safely cram 800+ people into a confined space this year. We will keep you posted, and you can see more from our Executive Board in this Facebook Video. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1536518529859445
Join us for another AMAZING year of giving back!!! Saturday, November 23rd – 9am This year our goal is to deliver 2000 complete Thanksgiving dinners to local area families in need!!! That’s 10,000 people!!!!! We need “all hands on deck” for this one!!! Did we mention, 10,000 people!!!! Let’s do this!!!!! Assembly Day will be at:Tefft Middle School1100 Shirley Avenue Streamwood, IL 60107 Photos from our 2018 Event…
The most magical place on earth!!! But more importantly than the trip, is the mission. Join us to help Engaging Speakers support the Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago in their mission to deliver complete Thanksgiving Dinners to local area families-in-need. The Walt Disney Corporation has graciously donated these tickets to the Basket Brigade to use as a fundraiser. It’s the perfect opportunity for you to donate and enter for a chance to win 4 tickets to the most magical place on earth at the same time. You can also help out by volunteering your time on Assembly Day to help…
The most magical place on earth!!! But more importantly than the trip, is the mission. Join us to help Cicis Pizza in Streamwood support the Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago in their mission to deliver complete Thanksgiving Dinners to local area families-in-need. The Walt Disney Corporation has graciously donated these tickets to the Basket Brigade to use as a fundraiser. It’s the perfect opportunity for you to donate and enter for a chance to win 4 tickets to the most magical place on earth at the same time. You can also help out by volunteering your time on Assembly Day…
Help us to deliver complete Thanksgiving dinners to 1500 local area families this year!!! Join us for our fourth annual Benefit Concert. We have two great bands lined up to ROCK THE HOUSE!! Chasing Alice and Medicine Hat Bands are here to help us raise money to feed 2000 families in 2019. And, for the first time, we have an Improv Comedy Troupe, The Waiting Room, bringing their brand of FUNNY to the room. We’ll also have all kinds of awesome Raffle Prizes, Silent Auctions, and the big raffle, (2) tickets to the Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers at…
The most magical place on earth!!! Raffle is for (4) one day park hopper tickets to Disney World. Drawing to be held at our Benefit Show on September 14, 2019. We will also stream is live on Facebook Live, so be sure to tune in, buy some raffle tickets, show our support and help us feed 2000 families this year!!! [wpeevent id=4072] Raffle is for (4) One-Day Park Hopper tickets, valued at $648.00, are valid during normal operating hours and provide admission to a magical one-day experience at our unique theme parks. These Disney Theme park tickets can only be…
“With great power comes great responsibility.” This is what Uncle Ben told Peter Parker (Spiderman), just before he (Ben) passed away. The truth is that this really applies to all of us in that we all have some great power, talent, gift or resource. And I would be remiss if I didn’t first look into the mirror and hold myself accountable for how I can be of service to the needs of others. While I do not have the resources to simply donate the funds necessary to feed all these families in need, God has given me a voice to…
Hello, my name is Robert Swiderski. Ten years ago, in 2009, during this time of the year, my life changed forever. The lesson I learned is that people really do care, if they only have the opportunity to express themselves in a meaningful way, for a person or cause they really believe in. I was the recipient of a couple bags of food, just like what the Basket Brigade does for local Families in Need. As you already know the 2009 recession was a difficult year for many of us. For me, I ended up loosing everything, including my home.…
Help us deliver 2000 Thanksgiving Dinners to local families-in-need Come join us for a super-fun FUNdraiser!!!! There are 3 ways that you can help out…. 1 – Sponsor a Child or Student – download a pledge form (link below) each pledge of at least $10, your child or student can break up to 3 boards!!! In any way they want, hammer fist, kick, stomp, or whatever creative (and safe) way that they choose!!! 2 – Come Break Your Own Board – Simply attend our Board Break-a-thon, and for each pledge of at least $10 that you make, you can break…
The Hanover Park Police Department will be hosting our 22nd Annual COPS Day Picnic on Friday, August 10, 2018 from 5-8p.m. followed by a movie-in-the-park featuring Disney’s “Coco” at dusk. The picnic will be held at Community Park, 1919 Walnut Avenue. The park is located on the southwest corner of Church Street and Walnut Avenue. The picnic will include an emergency vehicle display, a police canine demonstration, appearances by McGruff the Crime Dog, Skates the Chicago Wolves Hockey Team mascot, Coop from the Schaumburg Boomers, Hanover Park Lions Club Leo the Lion, face painting, balloon artists, crafts and numerous community…
Enjoy a special evening at Bartlett Park with the Village of Bartlett, Bartlett Park District and Bartlett Fire Protection District. This award winning community event, in its 25th year in Bartlett, is scheduled to include: free food, giveaways, local business displays, a watermelon eating contest, face painting, a balloon twister, an inflatable slide, a dunk tank, golf & archery skills exhibits, panning for gold and special appearances by NNO mascot Nat the Knight, Chicago Bulls mascot Benny the Bull, Bag Pipers and Drums, 501st Midwest Garrison Star Wars characters, Hula dancers, the Mix 101.9 FM Road Crew and Division BMX…
The Basket Brigade Committee gives back as we volunteer at Bernie’s Book Bank. Bernie’s Book Bank sources, processes and distributes quality new and gently used children’s books to significantly increase book ownership among at-risk infants, toddlers and school-age children throughout Chicagoland. Bernie’s Book Bank is the leading provider of quality books to at-risk children in the Chicagoland area. Bernie’s Book Bank is named for Dr. Bernard P. Floriani, the father of Founder and Executive Director, Brian Floriani, Bernie Floriani, Jr. and Lindsey Floriani Arterburn. Bernie was a self-made man – the son of a coal miner who grew up in a…
Two World Class Speakers in One Amazing Day Discover Your Focus: • How to move forward with absolute certainty on a successful outcome • Learn how to focus on a single task to overcome anything • Gain control over your life circumstances through renewed focus • Break through your limiting beliefs of “I can’t” and “it’s not possible” • How to move towards your goals while making adjustments along the way Create Your Breakthrough: • Learn that you can achieve things that you never thought possible • Provide clarity on what you must believe to achieve your goals •…
Join us for another AMAZING year of giving back!!! This year our goal is to deliver 1500 complete Thanksgiving dinners to local area families in need!!! Assembly Day will be at Hoffman Estates High School1100 W Higgins Rd, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169 Photos from our 2017 Event…