The Christmas Spirit was Alive at the Chicago Police Department's 9th District!

On December 18, 2016, Glen Lerner Gives Back had the special honor of participating in the first annual District 009 Christmas Toy Distribution. The event was a collaboration between the Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department, the Blue Maniacs Motorcycle Club, and the 51st St Private Club and Glen Lerner Injury attorneys.  These groups came together with the a first year goal of providing 10 local needy families with holiday gifts. 

Special thanks to officer Sabrina King for the invitation to serve alongside The Chicago Police Department!

Merry Christmas!

PROUD SPONSORS OF THE 2016 WEST ELGIN CHRISTMAS STORE

On December 3, 2016, Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys sponsored the 2016 West Elgin Christmas store. This annual community outreach event provides an opportunity for local needy families to "shop" for Christmas toys at a reduced price. The toys which are donated by partnering churches, and local organizations are valued at $20.  

As families take part in the Christmas store, partnering churches provide holiday snacks, child care as well gift wrapping.  Transportation was also provided for those that families that requested it. The $2 contributions per toy collected is donated to a local charity after the event.

This year the Christmas store served:

• # of families: 63
• Kids served:183
• Kids served with overflow toys:96
• Total kids served: 279

During the past two years, Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys has provided additional funds to ensures that a variety of toys are available for families to choose from.   Any left over toys are donated to local groups working with families in need.

2016 SPONSORS:1st Baptist of Elgin, Greater Grace Community Church, Highland Christian Academy, Maranatha Church. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Highland Christian Academy, Fox Valley Christian Action and Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys.

Working Together for Greater Impact!

On November 19th 2016, Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys, with the cooperation of the Boys and Girls Club of Morgan Park, The Chicago Police Department (District 9, 11 & 22) and in further collaboration with 25 Chicago Southside businesses and not-for-profit organizations, hosted the first ever regional community “give back” event called 2016 Give Thanks, Give Hope, Give Back, 1,000X.

This multi-organization effort provided a Thanksgiving food basket for 1,000 disadvantaged Chicago Southside families hailing from 22 different communities. Each of the baskets contained a 10-12 lb. turkey, fruit cocktail, green beans, mandarin oranges, cranberry sauce, yams, fresh potatoes and fresh bread.

By combining the resources of our 25 partner organizations, 1,000 families had the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving around a dinner table with their loved ones.

Some of our partners helped with the direct outreach to families, others donated goods and services, and many of them provided volunteers before, during and after the day of the event. 150 volunteers donated over 1,000 service hours to make this event a resounding success.

Groups such as The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Operation Blessing in Alsip, and the Salvation Army helped us by providing logistical support as well as volunteers for this event.

The Chicago Police Department (Districts 9, 11 and 22) also played a key role in this event by providing basic security, volunteers, and by identifying 65 needy families within their respective districts who would not have otherwise been able to participate. Police officers from those districts personally delivered the Thanksgiving Food Baskets to the families in need!

Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys was honored to serve alongside each of these distinguished organizations and look forward to future events that continue to build local communities through coordinated regional charitable events.

Check out our pics:
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For information regarding future give back events and partnership opportunities, please email Josh Polanco, Community Outreach Coordinator at:

glernergivesback@gmail.com

GLEN LERNER GIVES BACK

701 S. 5th Ave

Maywood, IL 60153

224-325-4075

2016 Give Thanks, Give Hope, Give Back 1000X

REGIONAL COMMUNITY GIVE BACK EVENT

CHICAGO SOUTHSIDE

WHAT:1,000 Thanksgiving Food Basket for Chicago Southside Families in need

HOW: First come first served by pre-registration only

WHEN: November 19th, 2016

WHERE: Distribution at the Boys and Girls Club of Morgan Park

ADDRESS: 1425 W 112th Chicago IL 60643

TO PRE-REGISTER: If you or someone you know is in need, and would like to participate in this event, you can pre-register via email to glernergivesback@gmail.com or text to: 224-325-4075 by November 17^th.

Please include the following information:

1.  Family Representative - First & Last Name
2.  Address

3.  Phone #

4.  Email

5.  Number of immediate family members

6.  Referred by (friend name, family member name, social media page, etc.)

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Glen Lerner Gives Back (working alongside 20+ Chicago Southside Organizations) will be hosting a community outreach event on November 19th from 9 am to 4 pm.  This event can be described as a community fair meets progressive thanksgiving basket giveaway. 

Community organizations represented will be setting up a booth to promote their services. They will also provide an ingredient for each family's Thanksgiving Basket. Our goal is to reach 1,000 families with a message of gratitude, hope and generosity. This outreach event will make it possible for 8 to 10,000 individuals to enjoy a full Thanksgiving dinner around a table with their loved ones.

Targeted communities (# of families):

Ashburn (25), Avalon Park (25), Beverly (15), Blue Island (75), Calumet Park (30), Calumet Heights(25), Chatham (50), Chicago Lawn (75), Englewood (100), Evergreen Park (15), Hometown (15), Marionette Park(15), Morgan Park (100), Mt. Greenwood (15), Riverdale (15), Robbins (120), South Chicago (50), South Deering (15), South Shore (50), Washington Heights(25), West Pullman (120), Woodlawn (25)

FOR FUTURE UPDATES TEXT GLGB TO 33222

Attorney Tom Grace Assists The Danka Basketball League in Maywood IL.

Tom Grace of Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys assists the coaching staff of the Danka Basketball League in Maywood, Illinois. The players in the league range from 8 to 12 years of old. Tom teaches the fundamentals of basketball, which he believes is a crucial step that is often neglected in coaching. 

Mr. Grace has coached competitive youth basketball in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Houston, Austin and now in Chicago. It is his passion for coaching, along with our Firm's commitment to local community involvement, that provides a unique opportunity for youth outreach. 

Tom Grace is an accomplished litigation attorney with more than 20 years of experience in all areas of litigation including business torts, commercial litigation, intellectual property and personal injury.  He is based in our firm's office in the Southwest side of Chicago at 701 South 5th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153 and is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Nevada and Texas.  

Acompáñanos al Primer Festival de Halloween de Maywood!

FESTIVAL DE HALLOWEEN

Presentado por: El Distrito de Parques de Maywood

Una alternativa sana para el Halloween!

Actividades:

Laberinto de Heno, 

Chocolate caliente, 

Sidra de manzana caliente, 

Dulces como premios, 

Paseo de heno, 

Montadas de caballos, 

Juegos!

GRATIS!

Glen Lerner, Proud Sponsor of Elgin's Harvest Market

Harvest Market visitors using their Link card can receive a match up to $20.00 in additional Link tokens per person, per week. Our sponsorship makes it possible for low income families to have access to locally grown and sustainably produced food from area businesses who offer fresh, quality vegetables, fruits, bread, meat, baked goods, flowers, honey, olives and spices.

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Back to School with Glen and Friends!

AURORA, ELGIN & MAYWOOD

SEPTEMBER 3RD & 4TH, 2016

It’s been about a week since our back to school outreaches took place in Aurora, Elgin and Maywood and I am ecstatic to report that 160 families were reached and 449 youth were served with school supplies and meals.  A total of 1,372 individuals had an opportunity to visit our offices and meet our staff.  

Glen Lerner Gives Back would like to take this opportunity to thank The City of Aurora, The City of Elgin and The Village of Maywood for welcoming us with open arms. Our staff, alongside your local businesses, government, schools and citizens worked together for greater impact. These outreach events were truly a community effort! 

40 volunteers donated a total of 1,204 hours! 

In Aurora we met a single mom on the street who had not purchased her son's school supplies yet.  She wasn't sure how she was going to be able to do so with her current financial challenges. On that afternoon, her son became the first to be registered in Aurora.  She was so blessed that she took it upon herself to pass out over 400 flyers in her local neighborhood so that other families in need wouldn't miss out.  

Local organizations in Aurora also lent us a helping hand by distributing our flyers to their their constituents.  Thank You Triple Threat, Fox Valley Christian Action, The Salvation Army, Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry, St Augustine College, The Warehouse Church, Aurora Community Church, Aurora Hispanic Chamber, YMCA in Oswego and Naperville and the local businesses near our Aurora office.  As a direct result of your efforts, Glen Lerner Gives Back was able to reach 85 kids that needed the help. 

In Elgin we were overwhelmed by the support of groups such as the local school district, YWCA, The Centre, Elgin Harvest Market, the Downtown Elgin Association, The Elgin Chamber of Commerce, Fox Valley Christian Action, BMO Harris, Raices Boricua, The Salvation Army, Elgin City Church, Highland Christian Academy, New Life Covenant Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, WRMN 1410 Elgin, Elgin Headstart, The Woman’s Crisis Center, Blue Box Café, The Elgin Hispanic Network.  Their promotional efforts yielded a total of 154 youth registered youth.

In Maywood we had a mom realize that there was a youth football game going on at the same time as our event, so she took it upon herself to make sure that 60 of these kids got registered.  This mom went above and beyond recruitment by also walking the youth from their game to our office so they could receive their school supplies. That effort alone was a huge undertaking.  We are grateful for her devotion and commitment to the local youth. 

Our office in Maywood also had the greatest amount of families in attendance.  Over 600 individuals stopped in during the three hour open house and 171 youth were served. Mayor Perkins of Maywood was also present to welcome the youth and their families. Not only did the mayor attend the event but she also put on some sanitation gloves and began serving the kids food and drinks! She was inspirational!

We are grateful to The Village of Maywood, the Maywood Park District, The Rotary Club, The Answer Inc, NuStatus Barber Shop, Relux Hair Studio, Nails by Toya, T & JJ’s Catering, Maywood Library, Nicole Gooden with Caldwell Banker, Auto Zone and Atlantis Shrimp House for your help in the promotion of this event. Tracy Goss, a community outreach volunteer with NuStatus in Maywood contributed an additional 49 school supply kits which made it possible for us to increase the number of youth served. Nicole Gooden from Caldwell Banker helped us with the assembly of the school supply kits and also volunteered at all three of our locations.

The following local businesses also contributed to our efforts: Beggars Pizza in Maywood provided food for our volunteers, T & JJ’s Catering supplied additional food for the event, Golden Eagle Hot Dog catering gave us a discount on  the equipment and truck used for Elgin and Aurora.  Samaj, owner of NuStatus and his team of barbers, provided 40 free haircuts, 3E events donated Balloon sculptures for our Maywood event, Highland Christian  Academy in Elgin printed our GLGB banner and also lent us chairs. Advance Physical Medicine provided 12 free massages during the Maywood event.

SPECIAL THANKS 

TO ALL OF OUR OUR SPONSORS!

Dr. Christopher Calarco, Dr. Jason Thompson, Dr. Rick Dale, Dr. Michael Selvitella, Dr. Igor Russo, Dr. Ryan Rosenthal and Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys

for your commitment to give back to local communities through financial support and volunteer time. 

COMMITTED TO GREATER IMPACT TOGETHER!

Glen Lerner Gives Back @ The Elgin's International Fest - Aug 27th from 11-8 pm

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THIS YEAR'S ELGIN INTERNATIONAL FEST!

The city of Elgin, in collaboration with area community and business leaders, will hold the fifth annual Elgin International Festival on Saturday, August 27, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Elgin’s  Riverside Drive Promenade, located along the Fox River in the heart of Downtown Elgin.

Elgin’s International Festival, also known as iFest, will bring
together dozens of the world’s cultures which showcase the cultural throughout the Greater Fox Valley of Northern Illinois.

The free festival will feature music and entertainment, ethnic cuisine, children’s activities, a “world market” and cultural arts and crafts.

Admission to iFest is free and open to all ages. Food vendors and some regional exhibitors will have items for sale. ATM’s are located throughout downtown Elgin at a variety of banks.

Join us in the heart of downtown Elgin on the Riverside Drive Promenade along the scenic Fox River, just steps from Metra’s Milwaukee District West line.

Stay ConnectedLike Elgin iFest on Facebook or follow @Elgin_iFest on TwitterandInstagram for the latest updates.

I-FEST ON THE NEWS:

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160825/news/160829587/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/lifestyles/ct-ecn-elgin-ifest-st-0826-20160822-story.html

8.20.16 | Old Timers Picnic and Back to School Youth Event | Maywood IL

It's not every day you get to be a part of an event that encourages cross generational connections. This is partly due to a commonly held misconception that youth and seniors cannot relate or get along. This of course is not true.  Seniors need the strength and energy of  youth and youth need the wisdom and experience of the elderly. This last weekend I witnessed the power of generations coming together in unity and support.


The event took place Saturday, September 20th 2016. For the very first time since the inception of the annual Maywood "Old Timers" picnic, the youth of the village were invited to participate in the event. The day was kicked off with a youth parade led by Mayor Perkins from 19th street & Maywood Drive to Veterans Memorial Park, where the united picnic was to take place.  In spite of earlier torrential rain and the delay of the starting time, all activities went on as planned. Veterans park was alive with music, food, laughter and with young and old coming together to celebrate Maywood.

At  3 pm, the youth were escorted by Trustee Isiah Brandon to the old Masonic Temple building where volunteers greeted them with backpacks and school supplies.   These back packs were made possible by Maywood volunteers and businesses working together to make sure that kids in Maywood had basic supplies and a back packs for school.  Over 1,000 back packs were given out on that day!

Glen Lerner Gives Back was at the event to lend a hand with set up, grilling, and serving,  A couple of our Glen Lerner Coalition partners also contributed donations of food for the picnic. Special thanks to Advance Physical Medicine & The Onion Roll for providing delicious deli sandwiches and workforce medical who also  donated baked goods for the event.  The Old Timers Picnic committee was moved by our desire to volunteer and were extremely grateful for our contribution.

2016 Back to School Bash & Fair benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin

There is something to be said about organizations that are willing to put aside their agendas and differences to make a greater impact in their communities. This is exactly what happened on August 13, 2016.  Elgin businesses and non for profits came together to bless The Boys and Girls Club of Elgin as well as local youth with back to school supplies.

The 2016 Back to School Bash and Fair was the brain child of Marco Baez (owner of Stay Sharp Barbershop in Elgin IL) who wanted to use his gifts and resources to help his local community. Hundreds of volunteers participated in this event. Donations from local restaurants and business helped to keep the overhead low. and all cash donations made by the community benefited the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin.  

Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys was also there to represent and to be apart of the Army of volunteers that made this event possible. Special Thanks to Marco for your willingness to use your business and your position in the community to make a difference.
Check out some my pics at: 2016 Back to School Bash and Fair Pics

Attorney Glen Lerner meets Mayor Edwenna Perkins of Maywood

On August 12, 2016,  Attorney Glen Lerner, Attorney Thomas Grace and Community Outreach Coordinator, Josh Polanco had the privilege of meeting Mayor Edwenna Perkins of Maywood .  Perkins, who has served as Mayor since 2013, became the first African-American female mayor in the history of the Village.

In attendance was also Trustee Isiah Brandon, a devoted public servant who has invested his life to community development and youth outreach. At the early age of 19, Mr. Brandon founded a non for profit called Youth in Motion, an organization committed to leadership development of young people. He was also elected as the youngest trustee ever to take office.

This meeting allowed us to begin a dialogue on practical ways that we as a firm could partner with the village in areas of community development and outreach. We shared our desire to be part of the everyday life of Maywood. Our purpose for our office,which is located at 701 S. 5th Ave, is to function as a legal resource for the community as well as a base of operations for our charitable initiatives. 

It was a privilege to share our vision with these leaders and to listen as they shared their hearts with us. We were deeply moved by their dedication, commitment and sincere love for Maywood.  

In response, we have committed ourselves to regular outreach in Maywood and to establishing relationships with like-minded civic, non for profit and businesses who share a common vision to meet needs in the community. 

We are excited about the prospects and are honored to be part of this great community.

Together We Will Shine Brighter!