On Saturday, March, 8th over 250 guests gathered at the Hyatt to raise money for the Scott family and our partner charities, Advocate Children’s Heart Institute and Special Children’s Charities. In typical Curve Ball fashion, the champagne was present at the press of a button, the martinis were flowing down the ice cold luge and… Read more »
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OFTK Welcomes New Executive Officers
One for the Kids is excited to announce our new executive leadership team. On January 13, 2022, the following Board Members were elected to two-year terms. Randal Stancik – President, Paul Windsor – Vice President, Matt Scales – Secretary, and Chuck Rickman – Treasurer. Randy Stancik has been a dedicated member of OFTK for 20… Read more »
Charity Reception Celebration
On Thursday May 12th, we held our annual charity reception at Luca Osteria & Bar in Oak Brook. As we wrap up our 28th year, we wanted to recognize the hard work of board members, contributing donors and most importantly, we presented our charity partners their fundraising checks. It was great to get together and celebrate all… Read more »
2019 Celebration Reception
We feel so fortunate to have had another great Curve Ball & Golf Outing over the 2018-2019 season that resulted in over $140,000 raised! In order to honor our recipients and supporters, we held our 5th annual charity reception at Ditkas in Oak Brook a few weeks ago. As many of you know, we have two partner… Read more »
Curve Ball Celebration Reception
On Thursday May 10th, we held our 4th annual charity reception at Tuscany in Oak Brook. This event wraps up our 25th year and allows us to recognize the hard work of board members, contributing donors and most importantly, we get to present our family and charity partners their checks. This year we raised over $105,000 and we… Read more »
Supporter Spotlight: Delilah Pearson
What does the average 4 year old girl ask for on her birthday? Toys? Dolls to dress up? Well a sweet little girl named Delilah Pearson asked for some thing much more meaningful. Ryan and Liz Pearson recently sent us an extremely touching story about their daughter who, when asked what she wanted for her birthday, she said to help kids who need help. Anyone can make a difference… Read more »
Thank You Thursday!
On Thursday May 12th, One for the Kids held its 2nd Annual Honors Ceremony Reception for our partner charities and long-time supporters. The cocktail hour was held at Ditka’s Restaurant in Oak Brook where we munched on great appetizers, mingled with our guests and of course, had a great time celebrating this great… Read more »
#GivingTuesday
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. And what we consider to be the most important, Giving Tuesday. December 1st was all about giving to those in need. According to givingtuesday.org, there were 1.3 million mentions of the movement and a total of $116.7 million were raised. Thank you to everyone who donated to our organization on… Read more »