Charity Involvement
Getting Involved in the Chicagoland Community

"The future will be better tomorrow."
- Former Vice-President Al Gore

Ever since growing up in Barrington, I have always felt a desire to give back my time and energy to a community that has given me so much. I spent the vast majority of my time at Northwestern dedicated to Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the country*, and continue to stay involved in Chicago through my efforts at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois.

I have also found myself involved in the Twin Cities to Chicago AIDS Ride 2, an amazing organization that gives a new and fresh meaning to the terms "community" and "family."

Pushing through the Wisconsin countryside doing my part to raise over $5 million dollars for AIDS related charities in July, 1997.

Note my friend Chris Gray in the background... he has bigger arms, but who's in front!
;)

Links to other sites on the Web that are related to my involvement (past & present)

Twin Cities to Chicago AIDS Ride Home Page







Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois

      

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Notes: *I congratulate Penn State for having the largest college philanthropy in the country, their Dance Marathon. It raises over $1M every year and continues to grow. Due to their sheer magnitude (5 times larger than Northwestern), however, they have some organizational involvement beyond students. As a result, the Northwestern University Dance Marathon is the largest student run philanthropy, even if it ranks second by total size.
*All photographs (unless otherwise noted) are the property of Stenning Schueppert and may not be distributed or circulated for any purposes (personal or commercial) without his express written consent. Questions or comments regarding selected photographs are, of course, welcome.
Last updated January 18, 1999.