Croix Nation 2019
Thanks to the Mighty Croix Nation Indian Princesses for coming to help out at this year’s Basket Brigade!!! You can read all about it here. https://www.mightycroixnation.org/post/indian-princesses-help-families-in-need
Joe Soto – I-Heart Radio
Thanks Joe Soto for spreading the word about Basket Brigade!
2019 Benefit Show a Great Success
Our 4th Annual Basket Brigade Benefit Show was a GREAT success again this year, helping to raise over $2500 to help us feed families-in-need this Thanksgiving. Special Thanks to our Perfomers, Chasing Alice, Medicine Hat Band, and The Waiting Room for donating their time and TALENT to make our Benefit Show a success! We couldn’t have done it without you guys!! Also, brand new
2 Disney Raffle Winners in 2 Days
TWO Disney Raffle Winners in two days! Congrats to Karl Forgeron for winning our Cici’s Ticket Raffle, and to Majid Zafer for winning our Engaging Speakers Disney Raffle!!! And special thanks to our sponsors for their help in putting together the raffles. Cicis Pizza, and Engaging Speakers. You guys ROCK!!! #DeliveringThanksgiving
Create Your Own Fundraiser in 3 easy steps
Help us to feed local families-in-need, right in your backyard. 🍗🍗🍗 Many of you, our AWESOME SUPPORTERS have already donated, and this is NOT asking you to donate again, but simply spreading the word to your friends and family about the good work that you help us accomplish every year in #deliveringthanksgiving to local area families-in-need. 👨👩👧👦👩👩👦👩👧👦👨👧👧 https://www.facebook.com/fund/basketbrigadesuburbanchicago/ It’s SUPER, SUPER easy. Simply click on the link below,
100 Miles for Families in Need
Extra HUGE congratulations to Robert Adam Swiderski on not only completing his first every 100 mile run, but also by taking a step further, and immediately after giving the pre-race pep talk, he walked out the doors and RAN the 65 miles to the starting line the next day!!!! Robert set a goal to raise $3000 to feed 1 family for every one of the 100
Basket Brigade 2019
Join us for another AMAZING year of giving back!!! Saturday, November 23rd – 9am This year our goal is to deliver 2000 complete Thanksgiving dinners to local area families in need!!! That’s 10,000 people!!!!! We need “all hands on deck” for this one!!! Did we mention, 10,000 people!!!! Let’s do this!!!!! Assembly Day will be at:Tefft Middle School1100 Shirley Avenue Streamwood, IL 60107 Photos
Engaging Speakers Disney Raffle – Drawing Oct 1, 2019
The most magical place on earth!!! But more importantly than the trip, is the mission. Join us to help Engaging Speakers support the Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago in their mission to deliver complete Thanksgiving Dinners to local area families-in-need. The Walt Disney Corporation has graciously donated these tickets to the Basket Brigade to use as a fundraiser. It’s the perfect opportunity for you
Cicis Pizza Disney Raffle – Drawing Sep 30, 2019
The most magical place on earth!!! But more importantly than the trip, is the mission. Join us to help Cicis Pizza in Streamwood support the Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago in their mission to deliver complete Thanksgiving Dinners to local area families-in-need. The Walt Disney Corporation has graciously donated these tickets to the Basket Brigade to use as a fundraiser. It’s the perfect opportunity
Benefit Concert for Basket Brigade 2019
Help us to deliver complete Thanksgiving dinners to 1500 local area families this year!!! Join us for our fourth annual Benefit Concert. We have two great bands lined up to ROCK THE HOUSE!! Chasing Alice and Medicine Hat Bands are here to help us raise money to feed 2000 families in 2019. And, for the first time, we have an Improv Comedy Troupe, The
Disney Ticket Raffle BB – Drawing Sept 14, 2019
The most magical place on earth!!! Raffle is for (4) one day park hopper tickets to Disney World. Drawing to be held at our Benefit Show on September 14, 2019. We will also stream is live on Facebook Live, so be sure to tune in, buy some raffle tickets, show our support and help us feed 2000 families this year!!! Raffle is for (4)
Running 200 Miles for Families in Need
“With great power comes great responsibility.” This is what Uncle Ben told Peter Parker (Spiderman), just before he (Ben) passed away. The truth is that this really applies to all of us in that we all have some great power, talent, gift or resource. And I would be remiss if I didn’t first look into the mirror and hold myself accountable for how I
Running for Families in Need – the first 100 miles
Hello, my name is Robert Swiderski. Ten years ago, in 2009, during this time of the year, my life changed forever. The lesson I learned is that people really do care, if they only have the opportunity to express themselves in a meaningful way, for a person or cause they really believe in. I was the recipient of a couple bags of food, just
Board Break-a-thon 2019
Help us deliver 2000 Thanksgiving Dinners to local families-in-need Come join us for a super-fun FUNdraiser!!!! There are 3 ways that you can help out…. 1 – Sponsor a Child or Student – download a pledge form (link below) each pledge of at least $10, your child or student can break up to 3 boards!!! In any way they want, hammer fist, kick, stomp,