http://www.helpcps.org Making it easy to help the Chicago Public Schools Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:25:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once again the Chicago Bulls have made discount tickets available to CPS students, faculty, staff, family and friends. Print out the form and fax or mail it to the Bulls. Fax number: 312-455-4191 (If you can't open the PDF file, try downloading Adobe Reader) NOTE: The following dates available: February 2nd and 16th ... http://www.helpcps.org/bullstickets/ [caption id="attachment_1279" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Hughes Principal Lucille Howard accepts a check from HOK"][/caption] Global design firm HOK held an Open House to showcase their new offices on March 26. As part of that event, they held a silent auction to benefit Charles Hughes Elementary, raising over $4,500 for the school’s programs. HOK ... http://www.helpcps.org/hok/ U.S. Cellular funded over 450 classroom projects nationwide as part of its 2009 Calling All Teachers campaign. The company worked with DonorsChoose.org around Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-8 to donate $1.1 million to meet classroom needs. Over $250,000 of the funds went to teachers in Illinois, many of whom hosted U.S. ... http://www.helpcps.org/uscellular/ Fenger High School Donation - Mindovo.org from M I N D O V O on Vimeo. Technology company Mindovo arranged the donation of two truckloads of computers to Fenger High School, located at 11220 South Wallace Street. Carrie Healy, a Family Tree member, organized the drive for the school, which was named ... http://www.helpcps.org/mindovo/ As part of their 40th reunion activities, the Crane HS Class of '69 and the Ebert Foundation donated $50,000 in scholarships to the Crane Class of 2009. Crane Alumna Chaz Ebert said, "We want these students to remember that it's important to know where you came from and that they stand on ... http://www.helpcps.org/cranescholarships/ In celebration of Black History Month, on Feb. 26th and 27th PepsiCo Chicago awarded the winners of two contests for CPS students: one inviting them to write an essay advising President Obama on education, the environment or the economy, and another challenging them to develop and present a new product ... http://www.helpcps.org/pepsicocontest/ In January, Feld Entertainment donated 1,000 complimentary passes to Disney on Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy, which played during January and February at the Allstate Arena and the United Center. http://www.helpcps.org/disneyonice/ Volunteers from the American Dental Association Foundation visited 21 Chicago public schools during March and April 2009. ADA employees visited pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade classrooms and read the pop-up book Ready, Set, Brush!, which features Elmo, Cookie Monster and other Sesame Street characters and teaches proper oral care. Schools visited ... http://www.helpcps.org/adafoundation/ On April 8th, 2009 the Chicago Public Schools year round schools were invited to the CPS warehouse for a Free Things Event. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a big success. CPS Free Things Day - April 2009 from Partnerships Office on Vimeo. http://www.helpcps.org/ftvideo/ Come volunteer. http://www.helpcps.org/volunteer-opportunitiesvolunteers-needed/