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JFY's
Annual Recognition Luncheon - December 11th, 2008
at Chicago Cultural Center.
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| PREVIOUS EVENTS |
JFY
Month - September 2008.
GED
Graduation - June 24th, 2008 at Chicago
Cultural Center.
Jazz
For Youth - Our annual fundraiser held May
3rd, 2008 at Park West.
JFY's
Annual Recognition Luncheon - December 6th, 2007 at
Chicago Cultural Center.
Jobs
For Youth OPEN HOUSE - At our new space at
17 N. State Street, 6th Floor on October 18th.
Senator
Durbin Visits JFY!
Breakfast
Leadership Forum - View past speakers from
our monthly series.
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CURRENT EVENTS
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Annual
Recognition Luncheon
Thursday,
December 11, 2008
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Featuring
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Farrah Gray, Celebrity Entrepreneur,
Philanthropist, Bestselling Author and Syndicated
Columnist
www.drfarrahgray.com
Dr.
Farrah Gray was named as one of the most influential
Black men in America by the National Urban League's
Urban Influence Magazine. He was recognized by Ebony
Magazine as an entrepreneurial icon, business mogul
and best-selling author. Raised in the impoverished
South side of Chicago, Dr. Gray defied the odds and
became a self-made millionaire by the age of 14. At
the age of 21, he became Dr. Farrah Gray, receiving
an Honorary Doctorate degree of Humane Letters from
Allen University. This was in recognition of his ingenious
economic mind and distinguished commitment to the
development of values such as leadership, integrity
and scholarship. In his rise from poverty to national
and international prominence as an entrepreneurial
icon and pre-eminent power speaker, Dr. Gray has inspired
millions around the world.
Since
his first interview at 11 years old on KVBC Channel
3, Gray has become a celebrity, featured in thousands
of print, magazine, radio and television media including
The NBC reality show Starting Over, 20/20, Good
Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, The Montel
Williams Show, Oprah & Friends, Tom Joyner Show,
The Michael Baisden Show, The Tavis Smiley Show, CNBC,
BET, NBC, FOX, CBS, NPR, Ebony, Jet, Essence, Upscale,
Black MBA, the Wall Street Journal and the
New York Post. He was also featured as one of
the Dream Team Financial Experts for O" The
Oprah Magazine in March 2008 issue. He is also
a syndicated columnist with the National Newspaper
Publishers Association (NNPA) federation of 200 weekly
newspapers reaching more than 15 million readers.
As an AOL Money Coach, Dr. Gray gives advice to millions
of AOL subscribers daily on leadership, personal development,
diversity, strategic planning, creativity, business
development and financial management. He is the author
of the bestselling books, Reallionaire; and
most recently Get Real, Get Rich: Conquer the 7
Myths Blocking You from Success (Dutton, January
2008). At the age of 24, he has achieved more than
many achieve in a lifetime.
Dr.
Gray is the Co-CEO of Realty Pros Real Estate Asset
Management Company Brokerage with over 30 million
under management. He is also the Co-Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
of Prominent Magazine, an entertainment, business,
fashion, and lifestyle and culture publication. The
Farrah Gray Foundation, which Gray founded at 15,
dedicates a portion of his income from speeches and
book sales to scholarships and after-school literacy
programs for inner-city youths.
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11:30
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center, Sidney Yates Gallery
78 East Washington Street
$75/ticket
The
Luncheon celebrates the achievements of the youth that JFY
serves as well as the employers who hire them. Over 350
people attend this highly anticipated event.
Click
here
for sponsorship and table opportunities
Click
here to Register and
purchase your tickets on-line!
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PREVIOUS EVENTS
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Jobs
For Youth Month
September
2008
Mayor
Daley & Governor Blagojevich declared September as
Jobs For Youth Month. In an effort to raise awareness about
the programs and services of JFY, JFY hosted a variety of
free and open to the public activities throughout the month.
One
of the events was a Music Industry Seminar geared towards
youth who wanted to go into the music business. Seminar was
sponsored by S&S Records.
(from left)
Power 92’s DJ Special K, Helton “Brazil” Siqueira,
Steve “Silk” Hurley, Shannon “DJ Skip”
Syas, Chicago- native performer Ben One, General Manager &
VP of Radio Promotion for Jordan Entertainment Group/Zomba
Damon “D” Stewart, Entertainment Attorney for The
Law Offices of Jones + Barksdale, P.C. Daryl D. Jones and
JFY Executive Director Robert Barnett
JFY
also hosted a breakfast at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
to thank its donors, volunteers, employers and community partners.
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
Patrick J. Fitzgerald keynoted the Breakfast, and Executive
Assistant to the Mayor Sean Harden opened the Breakfast. Breakfast
sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
(from left) JFY Board President Darlene Chaleff, United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Patrick J.
Fitzgerald and JFY Executive Director Robert Barnett
The
JFY Junior Board held "Drink for Breakfast",
a fundraiser for JFY's
Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club provides a healthy breakfast
to all JFY
clients everyday. Often times JFY clients have to make difficult
decisions -
transportation money or eating. Not wanting our clients to
have to make
those decisions, JFY's Junior Board created the Breakfast
Club over five
years ago.
(from
left) John Lauer, JFY President Darlene Chaleff, JFY Junior
Board
Co-Chair Mike Kolody & JFY Board Member Tom Gimbel
"Drink
for Breakfast" was held on September 18th at A Mano.
The
fundraiser attracted over 100 young professionals and raised
over $6,000
for the Breakfast Club. The event was sponsored by A Mano,
Wells Fargo,
The Mix 101.9 FM, Howard Ecker & Company and The William
J. Beck &
Irene Beck Foundation.
Junior
Board Members (from left) Vic Thorne, PJ McGuire & Kevin
O'Reilly
Click
here for pictures of the event. Pictures were taken
by JFY graduate
Nika Pruitt.
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GED
GRADUATION
June
24th , 2008
On
June 24th, JFY hosted a formal graduation ceremony for its
FY08 GED graduates. At the time of the ceremony, there were
28 graduates from this fiscal year. Taking place at the Chicago
Cultural Center, fifteen graduates walked. Graduate Ayele
Amos-Mandela gave a moving spoken word presentation, followed-up
by Brenda Matthews. Brenda gave a workshop to JFY's GED students
about the spoken word. JFY Board Member and CEO of The LaSalle
Network Tom Gimbel gave the keynote address.
 
Ayele Amos-Mandela
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JAZZ
FOR YOUTH!
May
3rd, 2008
On
May 3, Jobs For Youth hosted its annual fundraiser Jazz For
Youth at the Park West. Attended by more than 350 people,
guests enjoyed live entertainment from the
only singer authorized to sing Frank Sinatra's songs by Sinatra
himself Jimmy Damon and the Bill Porter Orchestra. Also performing
was the all female jazz group The KCR Ensemble.
Special
guests at the event were Actress Kim Coles, V-103 Radio Personality
Doug Banks, Chicago Defender's "Chat Daddy" Art
Sims and N'Digo Society Columnist Ingrid Bridges. Honorary
Chairs for the event were Clerk of the Cook County Circuit
Court Dorothy Brown and Vice President, Communications for
Clear Channel Radio Chicago Angela Ingram.
Jimmy
Damon
(from
left) Jazz For Youth Honorary Chair Clerk of the Cook County
Circuit Court Dorothy Brown, JFY Executive Director Robert
Barnett, JFY Board President Darlene Chaleff & Special
Guest Actress Kim Coles.
 Guests
enjoyed live entertainment, charitable gaming, live and silent
auction, a lavish buffet supper and open bar.
There
were four types of gaming at Jazz For Youth -
Roulette, Blackjack, Texas Hold 'Em & Craps.
(from
left) Special Guest Doug Banks & JFY Executive Director
Robert Barnett
Pictures
from the event can be viewed at: http://www.dejaviewsusa.com.
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Annual
Recognition Luncheon
December
6th, 2007
SPECIAL
GUESTS
HONORARY CHAIR: Dick Durbin, Illinois United
States Senator
KEYNOTE: Rufus Williams, Chicago Public Schools
Board President
OPENING: Carol L. Adams, PhD, Illinois Department
of
Human Services Secretary
EMCEE: Allison Payne, WGN-TV News Anchor |
The
Luncheon celebrates the achievements of the youth that JFY
serves as well as the employers who hire them. Over 350
people attend this highly anticipated event.
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Jobs
For Youth OPEN HOUSE
October
18th, 2007
JFY
moved into 8,000 more square feet of space in September
to 17 N. State Street, 6th Floor. In October, JFY hosted
an open house for the community.
(from
left) JFY Executive Director Robert Barnett, JFY Board President
Darlene Chaleff, President & CEO of the Chicagoland
Chamber of Commerce Jerry Roper,
42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, founding JFY Executive
Director Jack Connelly &
former JFY Executive Director Therese McMahon.
JFY
was proud to honor a few of our outstanding supporters with
room
dedications:
The
Jeanette & Harry Weinberg Student Resource Center
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Foundation Computer Room
Carl & Darlene Chaleff Board Room
Howard Ecker Men's & Women's Clothing Boutique
Joseph J. Viola Volunteer Office
(from
left) JFY Executive Director Robert Barnett, Ann Lurie &
JFY MIS
DirectorRobert Hirn. Because of a generous gift to underwrite
the computer room, the
room was dedicated as The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Foundation
Computer Room.
JFY
was also pleased to recognize the commitment and hard work
of Allen Melske & Dennis Flaum. They worked tirelessly
to help us move.
(from
left) JFY Deputy Director Trina Whatley, Allen Melske &
JFY Board Member
Kenny Johnson. Allen helped JFY with the move and was recognized
at the Open
House for everything he did to help.
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Senator
Durbin Visits JFY
Illinois
Senator Richard Durbin visited JFY to tour the organization
and learn more about us. The Senator visited the classrooms
and spoke to
every client about their dreams and aspirations.  The
tour ended with a media conference in the JFY lobby where
the Senator spoke to reporters about various topics, including
encouraging people to get involved in organizations like Jobs
For Youth.
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Breakfast Leadership Forum
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The
Breakfast Leadership Series started in October
2005 and every month since, Jobs For Youth and the
410 Club and Conference Center has hosted a variety
of spectacular speakers. Attended by over 100 of Chicago's
business professionals every month, the Breakfast
was generously underwritten and sponsored by the 410
Club and Conference Center. The 410 Club's generousity
allowed Jobs For Youth to reach a wider audience and
provided the business community with an excellent
networking opportunity.
As
the 410 Club and Conference Center close its doors,
the JFY Board of Directors, staff and clients would
like to say thank you for your kindness and generousity.
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Previous
Speakers
Stephanie
D. Neely
Treasurer, City of Chicago
"A Personal Tour of the City Treasurer's Office"
May 2, 2007
Jesse
G. Reyes
Associate Judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County
"A
Judge's Perspective: Making a Difference"
March 28, 2007
Rick
Kogan & Charles Osgood
Author
and photographer of "Sidewalks: Portraits of Chicago"
February 28, 2007
Desiree
Rogers
President of Peoples Energy Corporation's two utility subsidiaries,
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas
January 31, 2007
Merri
Dee
Director of Community Relations, WGN-TV
"Making the Right Choices as a Leader"
October
18, 2006
Terrence
A. Duffy
Chairman of the Board of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings
Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Inc.
"The Future is in Futures"
September
20, 2006
Jill
Cunningham
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
for Northwestern Memorial Hospital
"Mentoring and Preparing the Next Generation"
August 16, 2006
Michael
Moskow
President,
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
"Inside the Federal Reserve Bank"
July 18, 2006
John
Cruickshank
Publisher,
The Chicago Sun-Times
"News and the Next Generation"
June 21, 2006
Janice
Corley
President & CEO of the Sudler Sotheby's International
Realty
"Mentoring & Leading: Lessons Learned"
May
24th, 2006
Jerry
Roper
President & CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
"Business Growth in the Chicagoland Region"
April 19, 2006
David
R. Askew
Deputy Chief of the Civil Rights Bureau for the Office
of the Illinois Attorney General
"What Does Good Leadership Have To Do With Public Service"
March 15, 2006
Michael
Wynn & Janelle Brittain
Consultants, Teachers & Authors
"Strategic Leadership: Why Today's Leaders Must Envision
the Invisible To Deliver On the Impossible"
February 15, 2006
Rick
Kogan
Newspaper Writer and Author
"Inside Chicago: A Newspaper Man's Story"
January 25, 2006
Jill
Wine-Banks
Officer for Education to Careers, Chicago Public Schools
"Education to Careers: Developing a Competent Workforce
In a Competitive Market"
November 16, 2005
Matt
Ferguson
CEO of CareerBuilder.com
"Diversity and the Bottom Line: Why Expanding Your
Employee Demographics Is Critical to Your Business"
October 12, 2005
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