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The Resurrection Project e-Newsletter

Building Relationships! Creating Healthy Communities!

TRP’s 25th Anniversary Gala Kicks Off an Unprecedented $25 Million Campaign

Special Commemorative Edition

November 2015

WritersDiana PandoUlises Silva

Graphic DesignUlises Silva

In this issueNow Playing: The Resurrection Project 25th Anniversary Video

A Celebration 25 Years in the Making

The 25th Anniversary Imagine More Gala in Photos

The Resurrection Project Announces their $25 Million Dollar Imagine More Campaign

Guests Share the Excitement on Social Media

TRP in the News

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Imagine More25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

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This edition of Nueva Vida commemorates the events, people, and special announcements that took place during our 25th Anniversary Imagine More Gala.

As we look back on this momentous night of celebration, we also look forward to the work of our bold Vision 2020 strategic plan, and of the Imagine More Campaign that will capitalize that vision.

To see more photos from our night of celebration, please visit our website at www.resurrectionproject.org.

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Community Supporters Gloria Castillo and Neal Novak, DePaul University, First Midwest Bank, The Habitat Company, IT Risk Managers, Inc., Lumpkin Family Foundation, McShane Construction Company, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Midwest Moving & Storage Inc., MultiLatino Marketing Inc.,

Diana and Bruce Rauner, John W. Rowe, Rummel Associates, Inc., Saint Anthony Hospital, V5 Group, West Corporation, and the William Blair & Company Foundation

Community NeighborsAlivio Medical Center, Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC, Ejus Biakolo and Michael Niemczyk, BKD, LLP, Blue Cross Blue Shield of

Illinois, Chicago Community Loan Fund, Citi Community Development, City Real Estate Advisors, Inc., Cumberland Irving, Inc.,Trish DeAnda and Ray Kivett, DesignBridge, Ltd., Joseph J. Duffy Co., Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, First American

Bank, First Eagle Bank, Guaranty Bank, LISC Chicago, Marcelo Presser and Friends, SB Friedman Development Advisors, Second Federal- A Division of Self-Help Federal Credit Union, Sheehan Partners, Ltd., Catherine Siegel, Adele and John Simmons, Standard Bank & Trust Co., TEAM A, and

Urban Partnership Bank.

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Community Partners

Community Pillars

Community Builders

Imagine More25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

Presenting Sponsor

Our heartfelt thanks to our event sponsors and supporters!

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Imagine More25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

Our heartfelt thanks to our Gala Leadership and Board of Directors!

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Board of Directors Executive CommitteeFr. Charles Dahm, Chair, St. Pius V ChurchVicky Arroyo, Vice Chair, MB Community Development Corp.Antonio Ortiz, Secretary, Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolJack Crane, Treasurer, Community Investment Corporation

At-Large MembersJuan Araiza, The Federal Savings BankAndy DeCoux, Illinois Housing Development AuthorityRaul Hernandez, Community VolunteerFr. Don Nevins, St. Agnes of Bohemia ParishMaria Prado, Prado & Renteria Certified Public AccountantsRaul Raymundo, The Resurrection Project*Jos Saldaña, Biba GlobalMilena Tous, Multi Latino Marketing Agency, Inc.Dorothy Zukoski, Community Volunteer* Ex Officio

Host Committee (in formation)Co-Chairs Matthew Reilein, JPMorgan ChaseMilena Tous, Multi Latino Marketing Agency, Inc.

Committee Members Juan Avila, Toroso InvestmentsNicholas Brunick, Applegate & Thorne-ThompsonGloria Castillo, Chicago UnitedMaria Castro, ComcastJulie Chavez, Bank of AmericaGuillermo Garcia, GSG Consultants Laritza Lopez, Purple GroupEric Lugo, Conciencia Ventures LLCAnnet Miranda, Purple GroupFrank Monroy, V5 GroupAlberto Ortega, SodexoAntonio Ortiz, Cristo Rey High SchoolRodrigo Perez, DENCORandy Rivera, BBVAJos Saldaña, Biba GlobalMark Tritschler, McShane Construction CompanyPhil Utigard, TRANSWESTERN

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Now playingBuilding Relationships! Creating Healthy Communities!

Watch it on our website at

www.resurrectionproject.org.

The Resurrection Project

25th Anniversary Video

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Imagining More was the theme of The Resurrection Project’s 25th Anniversary Gala, which was held at the Palmer House Hilton on October 22, 2015.

On a night celebrating 25 years of impact in Chicago neighborhoods, it was fitting that more than 800 business, philanthrophic, and community leaders came together to imagine a brighter future for the Chicago region.

The 25th Anniversary Imagine More Gala was a celebration befitting the accomplishments The Resurrection Project and its partners have been achieving for 25 years.

Music by Grammy-award winning Sones de Mexico (left) and a lively dinner procession led by the Chinelos (right) set a festive, celebratory note early on.

A Celebration 25 Years in the MakingPhotos by Eddie Quiñones and Miguel Zuno

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Following a video about TRP’s history and Vision 2020 plan, TRP CEO Raul Raymundo returned onstage to announce TRP’s unprecedented Imagine More Capital Campaign.

The Imagine More Campaign will allow TRP to do more in the next five years than it has in the previous 25, and leverage an additional $460 million in community investment. Two lead donors, JPMorgan Chase Foundation and J. Thomas Hurvis, were recognized with the 2015 Faith and Values in Action Award.

Special dignitaries included Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who spoke to attendees at the Opening Reception.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle also offered remarks during the Opening Reception.

Master of Ceremonies Anthony Ponce of NBC5 introduced TRP leaders who presented awards to key event sponsors while sharing their stories of how TRP had positively impacted their lives.

Dalila Wilson-Scott, Head of Global Philanthropy and President of JPMorgan Chase Foundation, delivered the keynote address. JPMorgan Chase Foundation was the event’s Presenting Sponsor.

Vicky Arroyo, President of Community Development, MB Community Development Corp, and Vice President of the TRP Board of Directors, also addressed the audience.

Youth of the Chicago Mariachi Project performed during the program’s intermission, and also helped close out the event with a rendition of the classic Mexican song, La Negra.

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The event winded down with a closing reception that included music, dancing, and a raffle drawing for gifts generously donated by Chicago Architecture Foundation, the Chicago Bears, DENCO, The Palmer House Hilton, and Southwest Airlines.

The program culminated with confetti and streamers flying from the stage, marking a jubilant start to the Imagine More Campaign.

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The 25th Anniversary Imagine More Gala

in PhotosPhotos by Eddie Quiñones and Miguel Zuno

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To see all the photos from the event, visit our website at

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On October 22, more than 800 of Chicago’s civic, business, and community leaders celebrated The Resurrection Project’s (TRP) 25th Anniversary Gala. At the culmination of the event, TRP announced an unprecedented $25 million Imagine More Campaign. This campaign will fund the organization’s Vision 2020 plan, a strategic initiative to leverage an additional $460 million in neighborhood reinvestment to transform troubled communities into communities of promise.

The Imagine More Campaign has already secured $16.5 million in gifts and pledges, including a $10 million challenge grant by a generous anonymous donor. The leadership cabinet for this campaign includes: J. Thomas Hurvis, co-founder and chairman of Old World Industries; Norm Bobins, Chairman, Norman Bobins Consulting; James W. Mabie, partner at William Blair & Co.; Jose Luis Prado, former president of Quaker Oats North America; and John Rowe, chairman emeritus of Exelon Corp.

“The Resurrection Project began 25 years ago as a community-based effort with a modest $30,000 in initial investment,” said James W. Mabie. “Such campaigns are typically reserved for larger cultural and academic

organizations, but given TRP’s leadership and success in leveraging more than $346 million in community investment to improve the quality of life in several neighborhoods, the organization is positioned to have a successful campaign.”

“As a civic leader and philanthropist, I want to invest in successful models and groups with strong track records,” said J. Thomas Hurvis. “The Resurrection Project has a proven track record of transforming communities. Talk is cheap. They don’t’ just talk about what they want to do; they have done it. I am confident they will do it again given their model and leadership.”

J. Thomas Hurvis, himself has invested a significant donation to TRP’s campaign. “We encourage others to invest in this campaign and build a philanthropic legacy to create a stronger and more vibrant Chicago.” said J. Thomas Hurvis.

The gala program closed with J. Thomas Hurvis, Co-Founder of Old World Industries and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation accepting TRP’s Faith and Values in Action Awards for their unwavering commitment to strengthening Chicago communities through their

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The Resurrection Project Announces their $25 Million Dollar Imagine More Campaign

Story by Diana Pando Photos by Eddie Quiñones and Miguel Zuno

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leadership in the Imagine More Campaign.“JPMorgan Chase is proud to support The Resurrection Project’s campaign with a $1 million investment,” said Dalila Wilson-Scott, Head of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase. “We are committed to helping individuals and families get access to innovative financial capability programs that increase the stability and resiliency of their communities.” This commitment by JPMorgan Chase secures a dollar-for-dollar match from the challenge grant provided by an anonymous donor.

“Through our Vision 2020 plan, we will do more in five years than we’ve done in the last 25 by transforming thousands of lives and changing the path of troubled neighborhoods into communities of promise,” said Raul Raymundo, TRP’s CEO. “We are also grateful and thankful to our donors and campaign cabinet members for their leadership in our Imagine More Campaign.”

“The Resurrection Project has a solid record of building healthy communities and are leading the way with innovative solutions to strengthen communities,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “Their contribution to Chicago neighborhoods is invaluable because they are helping individuals and families improve the quality of their lives.”

“The Resurrection Project’s Imagine More Campaign is an opportunity for business leaders and philanthropists to work together toward building a vision that improves the quality of life for individuals and families,” said Governor Bruce Rauner. “TRP’s proven Community Resurrection Model is an opportunity to expand beyond the neighborhoods they serve and beyond Illinois to become a national model that transforms communities in a positive way.”

If you wish to know more about the Imagine More Campaign, please

contact TRP’s Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Julio Guerrero, at 312-880-1136 or

jguerrero@resurrectionproject.org.

The 2015 Faith and Values in Action Award RecipientsIn recognition of their unwavering commitment to strengthening Chicago communities through their leadership in the Imagine More Campaign, JPMorgan Chase Foundation and J. Thomas Hurvis were recognized at the Gala.

Dalila Wilson-Scott (center) accepts the award on behalf of JPMorgan Chase Foundation from Father Charles Dahm (left) and Raul Raymundo (right).

J. Thomas Hurvis (right) receives an award from Father Charles Dahm and Raul Raymundo.

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Guests Share the Excitement on Social MediaThroughout the night, guests at the 25th Anniversary Imagine More Gala took to social media to live-tweet and share photos on Instagram. Using the hashtags #TRP25 and #ImagineMore2020, they helped spread word of the exciting announcements, and watched as their posts were shared live on the event’s monitors thanks to Tagboard.

Below are just some of the hundreds of posts shared by guests throughout the night.

To see more, follow us on Twitter (@TRPistas) or browse by hashtag!

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TRP in the NewsTRP has been making news, and not just about the 25th Anniversary Imagine More Gala. Below are just some of the media mentions we’ve received in recent weeks. Click on the thumbnails to read the full articles!

The Lawndale News covered the 25th Anniversary Imagine More Gala and helped share the evening’s big announcement.

TV Azteca recently did a story on the Health Care Act. TRP’s

CEO, Raul Raymundo, was interviewed.

Telemundo Chicago did this feature on the TRP Parent Mentors working to make a difference in Back of the Yards.

Vivelo Hoy interviewed TRP volunteer Esperanza Villalobos, who also shared her story at the 25th

Anniversary Imagine More Gala.

Negocios Now printed an article sharing the history of TRP and how its initial $30,000 seed investment is now transforming neighborhoods across Chicago.

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