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On Sunday October 15, the David L. Hoyt Education Foundation is hosting a Charity Chili Cook Off with our friends at The Red Lion in Lincoln Square (4749 N. Rockwell St) . The Chili Cook Off will start at 2 pm and last until we run out of chili.
Tickets for attendees who wish to taste the chili will be $10 and sold at the door only! All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the David L. Hoyt Education Foundation. If you wish to enter as a competitor please read the rules and fill out the form by clicking below.
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Today was our intern Julia's last day with us before she heads back to school in Boston. Here is what she had to say about her time with us:
"This summer, I have been interning at the David L. Hoyt Education Foundation in the marketing and communications department. I have gained so much experience over the past three months in both of these areas of business as well as in the nonprofit sector as a whole. After completing my freshman year of college as a business student at Northeastern University, it was great to have the opportunity to implement what I learned in the classroom at an organization that is focused on a cause that I am passionate about and at home in Chicago. My responsibilities included posting events and updates on social media, helping with research for upcoming projects, and various other tasks to help with the development of the foundation. My favorite part of the summer was assisting at our Guinness World Record event. It was great to see so many excited kids interacting with the game and everything come together after the preparations that we had been making since I began working for the foundation. I also enjoyed working at our GIANT Word Winder booth at the ALA Conference. It was the first time I went to such a large conference and I enjoyed promoting our our games and what our goals as a foundation are. Meeting so many people who are passionate about education and interested in what we are doing was a great experience and helped me discover that I want to pursue business in this sector. Gaining this first hand experience in what it takes to manage a young nonprofit business was extremely inspiring. I have learned a great deal about how to market events, communicate with potential and current business partners, the necessary daily tasks that are necessary to run a successful nonprofit, and how many people are in my community who have similar interests to me. I have grown as both a business student and as a young woman interested in making a difference through education and am very thankful to have had such a great opportunity interning for the David L. Hoyt Foundation this summer. " We will miss you Julia. Good luck at school. Hi! I’m Noreyde and I volunteer at the David L. Hoyt Foundation at various libraries for their Summer Learning Challenge Program. I’m currently a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago and I’m currently pursuing a Bachelor in Urban Education for Elementary students. Volunteering at this foundation has been one of the best decisions I have made. I love working with kids and being part of this program has given me that opportunity. From experience, working at several libraries and playing Giant Word Winder and Giant Math Winder has showed me how these games can really help kids develop certain skills. One of the main skills that it can help kids develop are team building skills, while these games can be played by a single child or in a group, it is a great way for kids to work in a group and work together. Playing in teams can help children gain skills that can be applied later on in their life. All the times I have visited the Chicago Public Libraries with David I have seen kids work wonderfully in groups and help each other out. Every time we show kids these games they’re amused with the type of games we’re demonstrating them. The large size of the games and colorful chips that come with it, make the experience more fun for the kids to interact with. One memorable experience was at Portage-Cragin Library Branch, where several kids had previously played the game in the past year. The moment they saw the games they began to get very excited and they couldn’t wait to play. Kids familiar with the game gladly taught other kids how to play the game and were happy to introduce this game they loved. We also played a silent game of Word Winder and Math Winder, which was a bit difficult at first but at the end the kids collaborated and successfully worked in teams to finish the game. Implementing these games in schools and libraries would be a fun and educational way to help kids learn math and spelling skills. This educational game helps kids work out their minds while also making them be active at the same time. I believe engaging children in these types of games can make a difference in their future lives.
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