Good Morning!
With the snowfall in Chicago yesterday, and the Christmas & holiday music being played on some of the radio stations, it really feels like the holidays are here already! I love Thanksgiving and Christmas time. With that said, I wanted to let you all know that the “Hall of Fame Balls”, the ones that I make for the Bears each week, are going to be sold exclusively at and for the Gateway to Learning Holiday Bazaar on December 1st.
Gateway to Learning is a wonderful organization. Here is a little information on their mission:
The mission of Gateway to Learning (GTL) is to provide lifelong learning to adults with intellectual challenges and developmental disabilities that promotes active inclusion at home, at work and in the community. Founded in 1973 as a Special Education school, Gateway to Learning is now licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services as a day training center. Currently serving 85 adults (and growing), in Chicago’s Lincoln Square Neighborhood, GTL’s programming focuses on skill acquisition, development and mastery in key life sectors, including: academia, employment, citizenship, empowerment and advocacy, and daily living/home life. A strong emphasis is placed on vocational training specifically in the culinary arts, with 4 operating kitchens, a bakery and store front café (Dorothy’s Can-Do Cafe) which sells over 30 varieties of cookies and chocolates. The culinary arts and customer service programming, designed and modified for adults with various DoAbilities including Autism and Down syndrome, supports participants in obtaining food sanitation credentials and/or developing a career path for future employment in the food industry. Although the majority of participants reside at home with their parents or siblings on the northside of Chicago, GTL does not have a geographical requirement for services.
I hope those of you that are in the Chicago area will come out to the Holiday Bazaar and pick up some holiday treats and support this wonderful cause! These balls freeze well too, so you can buy them early and serve them later. But there will be plenty of other goodies to choose from as well… so save the date! I’ll post more information with the exact time and location after Thanksgiving.
Thank you so much for reading my blog…and Go Bears!!!
What a great way to kick off the holiday season! Thank you, Sarah!
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Can you provide the address to the bazaar. I’d love to come. Carol
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Hi Carol – yes, Gateway to Learning is located at 4925 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago – just west of Western Avenue on Lincoln. I will post the time too, as soon as I have more information. Thank you so much, Carol!
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Can I order them somehow? I’ll be out of town? What a wonderful organization. I was in education for 35 years. Carol
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