Lake Bluff, IL (Vocus) October 14, 2010
On Tuesday, November 9, BENNU Legal Services, a Chicago-area nonprofit agency Supporting American Dreams among immigrants and entrepreneurs, will hold an American Dreams?Giving Thanks benefit. The 6 PM event will take place at the popular Byron Colby Barn, a dairy barn built in 1885 and restored to serve as a community center at Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, Illinois.
Through this event, BENNU seeks financial support for the legal aid and educational programs it provides to community members who seek better lives for themselves and their families through hard work. For example, BENNU helped Paula (not her real name), an immigrant mother who was beaten and raped when she was seven months pregnant, to get free from the isolation and abuse of her partner. Legalizing her status by valid, legal means, she can now support her children with a job, and perhaps one day open her own childcare service.
Says BENNU Board member Estelle Walgreen, ?I am involved with BENNU because its work in our community is so needed. This is a nonprofit that helps immigrants come out of the shadows by legal means and to integrate. I hope many will support BENNU by participating in its American Dreams?Giving Thanks event.?
BENNU welcomes contributions of tax-deductible donations or in-kind gifts for its silent auction and event sponsorship. To participate in making the benefit a success, BENNU also seeks volunteers to help set-up, serve, and run the event. (This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in service hours.)
Tickets to American Dreams?Giving Thanks cost $ 30 per person, and include a fun evening of drinks, dinner, and live entertainment. Singer Jessica Porter will perform live, followed by scenes from the cast of the acclaimed play Kita y Fernanda, a brilliant and very timely look at class, immigration, and the relationships among women. To learn more about how you can support American Dreams by attending, volunteering, or donating, please email info@BENNULegal.org, call (847) 478-8200 or visit http://www.BennuLegal.com/AmericanDreams.htm.
About BENNU Legal Services
BENNU Legal Services, an innovative nonprofit Supporting American Dreams, provides low-cost legal services and education to help families and individuals new to the United States to legalize and integrate. Through our services, BENNU also supports small business entrepreneurs and helps address important issues such as domestic violence. To meet clients? needs, we offer services on a sliding-fee-scale, and sometimes pro-bono, basis. Our multicultural staff meets clients at locations convenient to them. BENNU also conducts vocational trainings to increase employability, helping individuals successfully rise to new beginnings like our symbol, the Egyptian phoenix or bennu bird.
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