JOIN US! You are invited to attend Foundation 65’s My 65 Benefit on Friday, January 27, from 7 pm-11 pm at Smylie Brothers Brewing Company, 1615 Oak Avenue in Evanston.  Tickets are $85 per person or $250 to be a Friend of the Foundation (includes admission for 2, program listing, 2 drinks and donation to F65). My 65 is both a fund-raiser and friend-raiser, bringing together individuals from across Evanston and Skokie to celebrate public education in our community. Click here to register to attend and learn more!

Amazing Raffle Prizes! This year's event will feature fabulous raffle prizes!!  This year's raffle packages are:

  • Hamilton!! - Missed out on getting tickets to the hottest show in town?   We've got them -- four tickets to Hamilton!!!  Enter to win a chance to see the show that everyone has been raving about.
  • Ultimate Sports Fan - Love sports?  Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Blackhawks -- this package has tickets to all your favorite professional sports.  Included is hockey stick signed by the 2016-2017 Chicago Blackhawks!!
  • Treat your Teachers - We all love our D65 teachers -- The winner of this amazing package will be able to give breakfast (bagels, cream cheese and coffee) for all the teachers at one D65 school of their choice.
  • Treat Yourself - The winner of this package will be have everything needed to jump start their active life -- and pamper themselves, too!  Includes a private tennis lesson with NU head coach Claire Pollard, yoga sessions, interior design/decorating consultation, AND MUCH MORE!
  • Evanston Hot Spots - Amazing dining experiences at some of Evanston's hottest spots -- includes dinner for 4 at Boltwood and an appetizer/cocktail party for 35 at Ten Mile House!
  • Vacation Getaway - Plan a vacation getaway for two families!!  This is an exclusive opportunity to win a long weekend in Saugatuck MI at TWO homes.  Use them together for an extended family/friend reunion, or as two separate opportunities to unwind and relax.

Raffle tickets are $25 per ticket or five for $100 and can be purchased in advance or at the event.  Can't make it to the event?? You can still purchase raffle tickets and enter to win! Enter for the chance to win 7 amazing packages!

The evening will feature food, music by DJ Dustin Harris, and a spoken word performance by District 65 middle school students with Kevin Coval, poet, author, artistic director of Young Chicago Authors, and founder of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival.

Proceeds from the My 65 Benefit will support literacy and arts programming that impacts students across every school, including Evanston Speaks: Youth Poetry Project. Evanston Speaks responds to the rising interest among middle school students in the poetry slam movement and creates opportunities for them to write, share and perform their poetry.

The deadline to RSVP is January 20.   Don't miss out -register today!!

For more information, to purchase raffle tickets and register for this year’s event, please visit http://www.foundation65.org/giving/65-benefit/.







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F65 Responsive Grants - Now accepting applications
We are now accepting applications for one year grants for 2017-2018. The application deadline is February 24, 2017. Funding is limited to up to $3,000 per project.  Successful applicants will be notified in May and approved programs will receive funding the following July. Click here for more information or to download an application form.


For more information about Foundation 65 please visit our website – www.foundation65.org



Foundation 65 is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises and grants funds for literacy and arts projects that expand, enrich, and complement educational opportunities for the students, staff, and community in Evanston-Skokie District 65.  Foundation 65 is an independent operating foundation with its own volunteer board and funds.  Since 2003, Foundation 65 has invested over $1,800,000 in projects and programs making an impact at every school in the District.



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