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BSF Patrons Program

Are you looking for a way to volunteer your time at a Catholic school? You can join a Patron Advisory Board at an inner-city Catholic school, which is comprised of business executives, neighborhood and community leaders, and school leaders. Our schools are in need of professionals who are interested in contributing a small amount of their time and talent in the areas of marketing, accounting, fundraising, capital improvements/construction, and/or technology. If you are interested in learning more about joining a Patron Advisory Board, please contact John Moran, Director of the Patrons Program, at (312) 751-3897.

BSF Auxiliary Board

The Auxiliary Board is designed to engage active and altruistic young professionals. Members can be part of three committees: Fundraising, Outreach, and Schools. Through these committees members are able to help plan fundraisers, volunteer with Big Shoulders schools and children, and work to increase the visibility of the Big Shoulders Fund and the Auxiliary Board, and recruit new members. Plans are currently in the works for next year’s fundraisers, outreach events and networking evenings. Also members are in our schools tutoring, mentoring and on Patron Advisory Boards.

Learn more about the Auxiliary Board by clicking here or contact Amy Drozda at 312-751-3850 / adrozda@bigshouldersfund.org.
 

Mentor Opportunities

The Big Shoulders Fund works with those interested in becoming mentors. Mentors are placed whenever possible in the school of their own choosing or, if the mentor approves, where the need is the greatest. If you are interested in learning more about the mentoring opportunities in the schools sponsored by the Big Shoulders Fund, please contact Tom Zbierski at (312) 751-8365.  

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 "Participating in the Patrons program has  allowed me to witness firsthand the tremendous sense of mission and dedication of the principals and teachers in the inner-city Catholic Schools.  This has been surpassed only by the significant progress that I have seen  made with a modest investment of time and treasure in these children."

- Elizabeth Cole, Academy of St. Benedict the African Patron Advisory Committee Chairperson
 

Big Shoulders Fund
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Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 751-8337
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