Community Service

BOWL-A-THON FOR SALVATION ARMY

In April 2010, IFMA members, co-workers and friends participated in its annual bowl-a-thon fundraiser. The monies raised benefited the Salvation Army and its many programs. Below are a few highlights from the event.
* IFMA raised $10,240 for The Salvation Army Bowl-A-Thon
* Approximately $700.00 was raised from the raffle drawings
* A total of 30 lanes were filled with 108 bowlers
* Dozens of participants received IFMA bucks for bowling a strike
* Over $5,000 raised in donations for raffle items

KOHL'S STEP-UP FOR KIDS

On Sunday, January 31, 2010, The IFMA Chicago Chapter, headed by the community service committee, volunteered their time for the 13th Annual Kohl’s Step Up for Kids. All 10 volunteers climbed 80 flights of stairs to the top of the Aon Center, Chicago’s 2nd tallest building. The events purpose is to raise money for the patients and families for the Children’s Memorial Hospital.

In total, the committee raise over $2,500 in donations and had an excellent aerobic workout that day. Special thanks to Aaron Smith from the Fruit Guys who donated the shirts and to Traci Sala who worked timelessly to iron on the IFMA Chicago logo on to each of our shirts!

HEART OF A MARINE FOUNDATION

IFMA-Chicago hosted a holiday party on December 17th and raised over $1000.00. Half of those proceeds were given to the Heart of a Marine organization. The Heart Of A Marine Foundation provides comfort, support, financial assistance, and additional resources to improve the quality of life of military personnel in ALL BRANCHES of the United States Armed Forces, including Veterans and their families.

http://www.heartofamarine.org/home.aspx

PAWS CHICAGO

On December 9th and 10th of 2009, members of the IFMA-Chicago Chapter volunteered at the PAWS Chicago facility. Check out the pictures and the article from clicking on the link below.

http://www.ifma-chicago.org/events/paws.php

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

If you want to get involved, contact any of the committee members to join the fun!