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Our 2020 Night of Dreams Gala has moved online!
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2020 Dream Maker Award Honorees
Charlie and Rebecca Besser
Charlie and Rebecca Besser have been generous supporters of Have Dreams, and our Night of Dreams gala. Charlie, the founder and Chairman /CEO of Intersport, a marketing and media solutions company and Rebecca, an active member of Chicago’s philanthropic community, have been dedicated friends of Have Dreams since their daughter Jacqueline joined our program in 2008.
In addition to their event support, Have Dreams has benefited from Intersport’s participation as an internship site for our Have Dreams Academy workforce training program, and Charlie and Rebecca's ambassadorship of our organization's programs and services.
Support our Paddle Raise
$10,000 can help fund Have Dreams-created virtual autism learning modules to thousands of educators and other professionals
$5,000 can help fund enrollment costs for the Have Dreams Academy
$2,500 can help more adults with autism prepare for employment
$1,000 can help fund the creation of online learning materials and videos to support Families and educators
$500 can help fund five after-school social skills classes for children and teens
$250 can help fund staff-created learning materials for Have Dreams participants
$100 can help fund two dinners for our Friday Night Teen Club
2020 Ambassador Fellow Awardee
Reed Beidler
Lark Management Principal Reed Beidler, property owner of the Evanston Have Dreams building, has been a great friend to the organization through the years. In 2011 Reed recommended Have Dreams adult participants as a potential workforce for fellow building tenant and Evanston commercial bakery owner Jean Kroll, helping launch the Have Dreams Academy program. Reed has also provided numerous in-kind renovations to our Have Dreams Evanston site. Through Reed’s generous in-kind building improvements, Have Dreams has doubled the attendance capacity for our professional trainings, and now boasts a dedicated workforce training wing for adults enrolled in our Have Dreams Academy program.
Have Dreams Gratefully Acknowledges
Our Gala Corporate Sponsors:
Our Gala Dinner Committee:
Robert Creevy and Sarah Hughes
Sid and Laura Glenn
Michael and Samira Hull
Randy and Kay Lewis
Sam and Honey Skinner
Jonathan and Ariel Towers
Our Generous Gala Sponsors:
Robert Creevy and Sarah Hughes
Sid and Laura Glenn
Steve and Diane Gustafson
Michael and Samira Hull
Frank and Kristina Johnsen
Randy and Kay Lewis
Tom and Karen Riley
Have Dreams also extends deep appreciation and gratitude to our outstanding gala partners:
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