We beat them on the football field. Can we beat them on the fundraising field?

 

I attended University of Illinois on a football scholarship. I learned a lot about teamwork, competition, and life from playing sports, and got a great education from University of Illinois at the same time.

Now I’m on the Board of  the Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection's organization.  (http://www.cabriniconnections.net) where we connect 75-80 7th-12th grade students residing in and around the Cabrini-Green Housing community with volunteers who are Illini alumni and from other universities. Our goal is for each and every one of these students to be in a career by the age of 25.

 

While we have several volunteers and board members with Illini backgrounds, we also have a strong team from the Northwestern University, led by former NU wide receiver and current Administrative Coordinator EL Da' Sheon Nix, Tutor/Mentor Connection's Coordinator Nicole White, and Program Assistant Bradley Troast. 

Illini football players compete with these guys on the football field, now we want to compete on the fund raising field!!!

 

The annual NU vs Illinois game will be November 14 this year and I’m confident that the Fighting Illini will pull off another win. Leading up to this Illini victory, I’m asking for help from fellow alumni, and fans of University of Illinois, to help us win this fund raising challenge. 

Between now and GAME DAY, EL Da' Sheon and his team of Wildats will be trying to raise more dollars than me and the other Illini alums who are volunteers, donors and board members at Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connections. I am asking fellow Fighting Illini alums (or ANYBODY who believes in the cause) to show their support by not only submitting donation leading up to the BIG GAME and the ILLINI VICTORY, but continuing to support Cabrini Connections following the game.  Through this fundraising challenge and many more, we hope that we obtain the necessary resources so our students can one day be future University of Illinois alumni.

 

Support Education, Support Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection, Support Your Alma Mater...

GO FIGHTING ILLINI!!!!

Day: Saturday

Date: Nov. 14, 2009

Location: Champaign, Ill.

Time: TBA