Here’s where you can find us in the month of October and beyond. Call or text us at 872-222-8008 or e-mail us at blog@do-gooder.us if you have questions or would like to meet! (Also, see the bottom of this post regarding an opportunity to help your students with financial aid!
Urban Youth Network
October 2 (Thursday) , 2014 @9am. Join fellow youth workers for fellowship & growth. The next meeting location is at Park Community Church at 1001 N. Crosby (2nd Floor). You can also call/text 872-222-8008 or e-mail blog@do-gooder.us for an update, or questions.
Free breakfast (includes doughnuts, fruit, juice and coffee) is provided.
For more info, contact Nick River. a at nick@gripyouth.com or see the Urban Youth Network Facebook page. The November meeting is planned possibly for a Saturday date.
Business First Friday @ Flecks Coffee
Meet at Flecks Coffee for their First Friday networking event. See you at 343 E. 79th St., Chicago (South Side neighborhood of Chatham) on Friday, October 3 at 8am.
We have begun some great partnerships through these meetings. Many members of the Chatham Business Association (see below) plan on joining us.
Flecks is near 79th (#79 bus route) and King Drive (#3 bus), and short walk from the 79th stop of the Red Line, as well as the 79th street exit of the Dan Ryan (I-94, south side of Chicago).
Jump Start You Weekend and Your Business at First Friday @ Flecks This Friday at 8:00am Sharp! Join this high powered group of successful business owners and soon to be’s for one-to-one networking and our unique business building information exchange. Make It Your Business to Be Here! It Works, When We Work It! Let’s Work It, TOGETHER!
Chatham Business Association
We’ll see you at the next Chatham Business Association meeting on Tuesday, October 14 at the QBG Foundation Building, Meeting Room, 806 E. 78th St. Chicago, Il 60619 .The Monthly Membership Meeting held by Chatham Business Association, Small Business Development Inc. is held to inform current members and prospective members about issues and activities going on in Chatham and the City of Chicago. You do not need to be a member to attend. Breakfast is provided for a small fee. See their webpage for details on this event
42nd Tutor-Mentor Conference
We are planning to have a workshop at the November 2014 Tutor-Mentor Conference. JP Paulus will be presenting on “4 Steps 2 College”. Whether or not you join JP for his session, please consider being a part of the conference. (We will post details for those interested in presenting). The next conference will be Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 at Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 W. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago. Look for updates here on their website.
Illinois College Access Network
The last Illinois College Access Network Meeting of 2014 be will meet on Thursday, November 6th, 2014.at DePaul University Center, Loop Campus. The time is 8am-10:30am.(You can also call/text 872-222-8008 or e-mail blog@do-gooder.us for an update.) They hope to update the website at www.illinoiscan.org and they ask to please RSVP by sending an e-mail to illinoiscollegeaccessnetwork@gmail.com
FAFSA Completion sessions
We’re also scheduling FAFSA completion sessions for the first week of January, where we help families correctly fill out the FAFSA. The first that we have planned is one at Oakdale Covenant Church, 9440 S. Vincennes after the 10:30am service on Sunday, January 4, 2015. We will utilize Oakdale Christian Academy’s computer lab to allow up to 20 familie
s to fill out their FAFSA at a time. Check our blog for details and updates.
We hope to see you at these and other events. Don’t forget to bring business cards, even if it is a “bootleg” business card (see our blog on it). If you plan on coming to these events, please call/test us at 872-222-8008 or by e-mail at blog@do-gooder.us
We hope to see you soon!