​Congratulations to the Illinois Self-Insurers’ Association (ISIA) on their successful 40th Annual Education Seminar and Membership meeting held on October 4th and 5th. We would like to especially thank Keith Herman, Executive Director of ISIA for allowing Kids’ Chance of Illinois to speak at the event and share our mission to help kids who have been impacted by a parent’s death or catastrophic injury while on the job.

Currently KCOI has 22 qualifying scholarships to support for the upcoming year and we are grateful for ISIA and the members who shared their interest to help support these kids. November 12th – 16th is Kids’ Chance Awareness Week and everyone can become involved in supporting and spreading the word about Kids’ Chance of Illinois. Together we can raise awareness and support in helping raise our future leaders. 

NCCI continues to be a faithful partner!  Thank you yet again for your generous donation.

Thank you to Evolutions of WC Event Sponsors who provided gifts for the raffles to raise more money for more kids!

Access on Time: Kathi Donn (KCOI Board Member)
Encore Alaris: Leigh Freskos
Optum: Shelia Yaeger and Jackie Bollendorf...
Doctors of Physical Therapy: Cindy Rega
Litigation Solutions: Michelle Quill
Woodlake: Chris Rocks & Deb Harrington
Brown & Brown: David Jerome (KCOI Board Member)
Exam Works: Jen Wright


And our wonderful KCOI Volunteers:
Jen Wright, Exam Works and Rick Cyr, Frasco Investigative Services

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The Greater Peoria Claims Association (GPCA) annual golf outing was held on May 17 at Weaver Ridge. The GPCA Golf Committee chose Kids’ Chance as their non-profit this year! 

Thank you GPCA golf committee and all who participated in the 50/50 raffle!
Golf Committee:...
TJ Welte, Priority Claims
Ashley Sigler, Priority Claims
Michelle Kircher, Auto Owners
Trudy McLaren, Restore Rehab

Dear Kids’ Chance,
 
I am writing to thank you for your generous Kids’ Chance of Illinois Scholarship.  It means a great deal to me that my sister and I were selected as recipients of your scholarship.  Thanks to your generosity, pursuing my academic goals and future has become much more attainable, and for that you have my sincerest thanks.
 
I am a Geology major with a minor in Broadcast Meteorology.  I’m pursuing my goal of becoming a meteorologist and weatherman at Eastern Illinois University.  My twin sister is also pursuing her dream at her college in Oklahoma, and the financial strain of supporting us has fallen to our family. By supporting not just myself, but both of us, it is double the blessing for my entire household.
 
By awarding Kid’s Chance of Illinois Scholarship, you have lightened my financial burden and allowed me to pursue my dream without fear or distraction.  Your generosity is absolutely inspiring, and I hope to be able to give to others the way you’ve given to me and my family.  Thank you, and I hope someday soon I’ll be able to pay the kindness you’ve shown me forward to another.

Sincerely,
 
 
 
 
Brandon S.

This wonderful group of supporters has donated several gifts for a raffle that will be held at this event to raise money for our kids! Register Today!

Remember, you can always donate toward our kids education anytime!

Help us as we raise more money to help more kids go to school!  We have two Raffles going on from now until December 31, 2017.  Ringler donated 4-tickets to a Northwestern Wildcats Basketball game and MedRisk donated a Blackhawks and a Cubs Banners along with Ornaments!

Cubs and Blackhawks, or Wildcats Basketball...Why Choose?  Enter to win both prizes and help raise more money for more kids!

The goal of this week is to increase visibility through outreach events and social media campaigns in order to spread the word about Kids’ Chance scholarship opportunities.

​There are currently 39 Kids’ Chance state organizations with several others in development. Collectively, Kids’ Chance organizations have awarded over 6,000 scholarships across the country, totaling over $18,000,000. In 2016-2017 alone, we awarded 497 individual scholarships nationally, with an average of $4,400 per student.

We are kicking off Awareness Week 2017 this Friday with a Paint Party!

Awareness Week is one of the best times to do a quick fundraiser to help our IL chapter.

Come join us this Friday at 5:30pm – Event Sign Up

Fox & Hound
4320 E New York St, Aurora, IL 60504

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