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Annual Report 2009

Table of Contents

Letter from the Executive Director 3 2009 Highlights 4

Future Goals 6

Mentoring 7

Dream Drive 8

Volunteer Spotlight 9

Combined Schedule of Operations 10

Boards and Staff 11

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Welcome

Dear Friends,

First and foremost, we want to express our sincere gratitude for your commitment to the students we serve. Although there is little doubt that the current economic climate is challenging for any organization, Supplies for Dreams made great strides forward in capital improvements last year thanks to your generosity.

In 2009, Supplies for Dreams made progress in several key areas. We: •SuccessfullyenactedtheDreamDriveprogram,bringing necessary school supplies into the hands of 457 students— exceeding our initial projections by over 400 percent. •InauguratedtheDreamMentorsprogramanditssupporting programs in four schools across the CPS. •Establishedpartnershipswith29corporationsand organizations, nationally and locally. •LaunchedtheBooksBenefitprogram,whichinonemonth donated over 650 books to the Chicago Youth Centers. •Greatlyexpandedthescopeandcapacityofourorganization and programs by increasing staff size to 25. This annual report includes details about these and other accomplishments,financialstatementsofouroperations,andshowshow your investment in Supplies for Dreams’ students has a lasting impact on them, their families, and their communities.

Once again, thank you for helping make it possible for our students to realize their potentials and achieve their dreams.

Sincerely,

Hiro KawashimaExecutiveDirector

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Our DonorsFiscal Year 2009

DREAMERS($500 +)Am Shalom, Glencoe, ILMr. Jerry Fiat

New Trier Jazz ProgramNordstrom, Inc.Paul Bechtner Foundation

INSPIRERS($250 to $499)Mr. & Mrs. Kohei Kawashima

SCHOLARS($100 to $249)Aebersold Trust FundThe Bergman FamilyMr. Charles F. BohlMs. Randi FiatThe Hurley Family

Boarding for Education

SponsoredbyStokedSkateboards,LongBoardLarry,andLoadedBoards,BoardingforEducationwasaneventhosted in conjunction with the Chicago LongboardingSociety.Longboardersboarded downtown wearing bus cutouts whilehandingoutfliersandtalkingtofriendly Chicagoans.

New Trier Jazz Festival

Supplies for Dreams was one of the recipients of a donation from the 26th AnnualFrankMantoothJazzFestivalhosted at New Trier High School in Winnetka,IL.

Write to DreamEssay Contest

SponsoredbyLePeep,Chen’sRestau-rants,andEnigmaCafe,thefirstannualWritetoDreamEssayContestgaveCPSstudentsanopportunitytoreflectontheir education and their dreams. Six winners were selected and awarded prizes ranging from iPod Nanos to gift cards.

2009 Highlights

Far left top: Boarders at the Boarding for Education event holding their long boards and the Supplies bus costumes.

Far left bottom:New team members were welcomed in late October.

Left:Supplies volunteers manning a booth at the 26th Annual Frank Mantooth Jazz Festival hosted at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL. Over 4,000 people visited the Supplies booth.

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Ms. Elizabeth GlazerMs. Joan KaleMs. Julia Hongwei KesselThe Martin FamilyThe Mehta FamilyMr. David F. MyersMr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Noyes

Sandro, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Michael Solomon

MENTORS($99 AND UNDER)The Appel FamilyMr. and Mrs. Terry Bressler

The Carolus FamilyMs. Zhen ChengThe Coleman FamilyMs. Hilary CookThe Coyle FamilyThe Cross FamilyMs. Kara Dunlevy

2009 By The Numbers

Volunteer Hours 2,637Books Donated 653Total Persons Served 634Mentor Hours 254Volunteers 53 College Leaders 25

“It is especially compelling when university students step forward to help because they provide direct role models.” —Lisa Wiersma, CPS Partnerships Office

Public Speaking Workshop Builds Skills and Confidence

TheDreamMentorscommitteesponsoredapublicspeakingseminaratKenwoodAcademyHighSchool.NealSales-Griffin,formerpresidentofNorthwesternUniversityAssociatedStudentGovernmentandformerChicago Public School student, was on hand to give a presentation to about30students.Mentorsledsmallgroupsofstudentsthroughworkshops to help them express their thoughts and engage an audience.

Books Benefit Program Donates Hundreds of Books

SuppliesforDreams’newestprogram,BooksBenefit,donatedover650bookstoChicagoYouthCenters,markingasuccessfulfirstyear.BooksBenefitstrivestobringliteracydirectlytothestudentsandschools by providing needed children’s books and resource books. BooksBenefitwillcontinuetocollectanddistributebookstotheCPS.


Field Trip to the Field Brings Two Schools Together

The Supplies for Dreams chapter at New Trier High School inWinnetka,IL,andstudentsatEnricoTontiMiddleSchoolparticipatedinanacademicfieldtriptotheFieldMuseum.Students engaged in activities ranging from name-games to full scavenger hunts within the museum, and while learning all about what the museum has to offer, they quickly becamenewfoundfriends.Afterthefieldtrip,theNewTrierstudentsdecidedtoinvitetheEnricostudentsuptoWinnetka, for a day of fun activities and a tour of the school.

Enigma CafeFaermark TrustMs. Aria FiatThe Garland FamilyMr. and Mrs. Consolato GattusoMr. and Mrs. Glenn FelnerThe Goodwin Family

Mr. David GreenbergMs. Sondra GreerThe Guthrie FamilyThe Haller FamilyMs. Meggie HermansonMs. Alexa C. HerzogMs. Sue Ann Hungerford

Ms. Shelly JaffeThe Jenkins FamilyThe Jessup FamilyMs. Barabara KaneMs. Marina KaplanMr. Jerry Morse-KarzenMr. Hitoshi Kawashima

Future Goals

Supplies for Dreams is aiming to make great strides in development this year, building on the accomplishments made in 2009. We will continue our outreach to other communities for support.

GoalsforFY2010 •Cutindirectprogramcostsby20percent. •Inauguratetwomorementoringprograms. •Provideschoolsuppliesfor250students.

EvenasSuppliesforDreamsisexpandingintovariousfocusesincludingabook donation program, it is also necessary to continue reinforcing our existingmentoringandsupplyprograms.Bypartneringwithvariousorganizations, corporations, and individuals, Supplies for Dreams is creating more opportunities for our students.

Long-termGoals •Bolsterourexistingprogramsbyintroducingnewcurriculums. •Improvedataandtrackingmethodstofollowstudentprogress. •ImprovecollegereadinessprogramsthroughoutSuppliesforDreams.

Far left: Volunteers James Ong, Danny Bressler, and Hiro Kawashima with Alexandra Guilamo, Principal of Von Humboldt Elementary School.

Left:Dr. Shelby Wyatt of Kenwood Academy with Hiro Kawashima at the forming of a new partnership.


The Kenney FamilyMs. Loryn B. KoganMr. and Mrs. Gary KromelowMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey KruppMr. and Mrs. Ross LaserThe Lazarich FamilyLe PeepThe Lesser Family

The Lullo FamilyMs. Mary LupaMr. and Mrs. Barry MachlinMr. and Mrs. Dominic MissimiThe Mohammadi FamilyMs. Prachi MurarkaThe Murdoch Family

Ms. Nancy W. NazariNetgistics, Inc.New Space, Ltd.Mr. and Mrs. Jamin NixonThe Paik FamilyMs. Yukari PlunkettMs. Tina Quatraro

Program Highlights

TheDreamMentorsprogramtookagiantstepforward with the inauguration of a brand new program at Kenwood Academy High School on the city’s south-side. Through a partnershipwithForMembersOnly,astudentgroup based at Northwestern University, and withPAECEfromtheUniversityofChicago,mentors have been going down biweekly to supporttheKenwoodBrotherhood--apeer-basedmentoringprogram.Mentorsandstudents have been participating in discussions, workshops, and in the near future, academic tutoring.

Current Initiatives

Fiscalyear2010isofftoagreatstartwiththeinauguration of a new mentoring program at Von Steuben Academy. The program will match a Supplies for Dreams mentor with a Von Steuben student.10studentswillreceiveweeklyacademictutoring and mentoring as well as college preparation.DreamMentorsDirectorMeganMcPhilimybelievesthattheVonSteubenprogram will serve as the model for other Supplies for Dream mentoring programs. McPhilimysays,“It’sessentialtostartwithfreshman and pair them up with a mentor who can guide them and motivate them to graduate high school and attend college. At Von Steuben the mentoring and tutoring components will engage students in both academic and social focuses to better prepare them for the challenges ahead.”

Left:Marrion Johnson of For Members Only leading a discussion with students at Kenwood Academy High School.

Mentoring


Ms. Hallie Rehwaldt Ms. Izabela RomanTerry S. RosenthalV. SandersThe Sell FamilyMs. Amy L. SherrardMr. Samuel Solomon

Mr. Benjamin S. SteinhornMs. Judy SunMr. and Mrs. Burt TeslerThe Temkin FamilyThe Trunsky FamilyThe Weinstein FamilyMs. Elizabeth Weiss

Ms. Sharon K. WestrichMr. Alan J. WolfS.S. and S.C. WoolMr. Michael YangThe Yager FamilyThe Zapf FamilyMr. Xida Zheng

Dream Drive


Dream Drive 2009

Thanks to our donors and friends we were able to provide supply packages to 445 Chicago Public School students and provide 25 classrooms with classroom supplypackages.100studentsatVonHumboldtElementarySchooleachreceived individualized backpack packages with school supplies while 345 students being served by the Chicago Youth Centers received enough supplies to last the whole school year.

What’s In Our Backpack

1Backpack 4Notebooks1Sharpener 5Erasers1Binder 12Pens1Ruler 24Pencils1PencilCase 100IndexCards3Folders 150SheetsofPaper

Dream Drive 2009 By The Numbers

Notebook Paper 66,750Index Cards 44,500Pencils 10,680Pens 5,340Erasers 2,225Notebooks 1,780Folders 1,335Sharpeners 445Pencil Cases 445Rulers 445Binders 445Backpacks 100

Our Volunteers2009

Devon BatjerHallie BeattieBrian BohlChristopher Bohl

Annie BrownDanny BresslerJames BurlinghamAndrea CastinoBettina ChangZachary CiszonSerena Dai

David DeJong Emily DurningBrian EllisonIsaac S. EoAria FiatRandi FiatHilary Fung

Jenny GoodwinJamie Hall Lowell HallMolly HellmuthAlexa HerzogTaylor Jang Alex Jennes

For Megan, Helping Others is a Duty

MeganMcPhilimybeganatSuppliesforDreamsinthefallofherfreshman year at Northwestern University. Having volunteered with anothernonprofitorganization,RoomtoRead,sheisnostrangertotheimportance of providing educational opportunities to underpriviledged youth.

WithinherfirstyearatSuppliesforDreams,MeganhasaccomplishedasignficantamountforanyindividualhavingservedonboththePublicRelationsCommitteeandtheDreamMentorsCommittee.Shehashelped establish a partnership with various schools within the Chicago PublicSchoolsystemandbenefitednumerouschildrenwiththecreationand implementation of a Supplies for Dreams curriculum. Recognizing herhardworkanddedication,theboardwelcomedMeganasthenewDreamMentorsDirectorandwillcontinuetodevelopmentoringandexchange programs within the Chicago Public Schools.

For David, Supplies Allows Him To Explore

InfallofDavidDeJong’ssophmoreyearatNorthwesternUniversity,hebegan his work as a Public Relations Committee member for Supplies for Dreams. David believes in the importance of Supplies for Dreams’ mission to improve educational achievements in the Chicago Public Schoolsandjoinedtheteamwithaspecificgoalinmind.

Withinthelastyear,Davidhassucceededincreatingtwoshortfilmsthatdemonstrate the importance of education and how Supplies for Dreams intends to alleviate problems within the Chicago Public School system. Asanavidlongboarder,hecreatedandcoordinatedBoardingforEducation,aneventwhichbroughttogethervariousstudentswholongboard from around the Chicagoland area to raise awareness about Supplies for Dreams while boarding around downtown Chicago. Further down the road, David hopes to create a longer documentary that provides a more in-depth look at the Chicago Public School system and its students.

Volunteer Spotlight


Schedule of Operations

FiscalYear2009forSuppliesforDreams,Inc.endedonDecember31st.

Revenue 2009

PUBLIC SUPPORT Direct Grants 4,000 Individual Contributions 6,688 Specialevents 1,299 Total Revenue 11,987

Expenses

PROGRAM SERVICES DreamMentorsProgram 112 Dream Drive 2,785

SUPPORTING SERVICES Managmentandgeneral 2,007 Fundraising 1,525

Total expenses 6,429 Change in net assets 5,558 Net assets and equity beginning of year 0 Net assets and equity end of period 5,558

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Board of Directors

Aria FiatCo-founder

Randi FiatBruce Mau Design

Hiro KawashimaCo-founder & President

Kohei KawashimaHonda Connectors, Inc.

VanessaLeeSecretary

Advisory Board

Natalie FurlettAdministrator, Northwestern University

NealSales-Griffin

Ken Yoshitani

Staff

Hiro KawashimaExecutive Director

BrianBohlCorporate Relations Director

Serena DaiPublic Relations Director

Aria FiatBooks Benefit Director

VanessaLeeOperations Director

MeganMcPhilimyDream Mentors Director

JamesOngFinance Director

Boards & Staff


Volunteers Cont’d...

Marrion JohnsonJeziel JonesHitoshi KawashimaJenny KimJi Eun Kwon

James LeeVanessa LeeDylan LewisDarryl LiuJuan Luis MeleroEliza MontgomeryKarthik Murali

Madeline O’HaraViraj RaygorJohn SchmittStephanie SchmittGenna StahlMike StahlSteve Woomert

Taro TomiyaHannah TurnerVicki VanCuraLauren VogelsteinMarissa VogelsteinEsther WangAmanda Westrich

Supplies for Dreams, Inc.P.O.Box8130

Evanston,IL60201-8130www.suppliesfordreams.org

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