"What My Father Means to Me" Essay Contest Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to help select the winners of the Chicago White Sox 2013 Illinois Fatherhood Essay Contest.

About 10,000 children have written essays on the theme “What My Father Means to me” as part of the contest sponsored by the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative (IFI). The 156 winners in grades K-12 and their dads will be honored in May at a White Sox baseball game. The culmination of the essay contest will occur June 11, 2013 when 12 essayists and their fathers (three dads, three stepdads, three granddads, and three father-figures) will be recognized at the 16th Annual IFI Fatherhood Dinner Celebration – which will be held at the Union League Club of Chicago. John Kass is one of this year’s honorary dads. 

IFI needs your help to evaluate and help select the 156 statewide essay winners. Each volunteer will receive lunch and a variety of offers for activities to do with dad. You also will receive invitations to the May and June celebrations recognizing the essayists and their dads. Please join us for a very meaningful volunteer experience and complimentary luncheon catered by Wool Street Bar & Grill:

Judging takes place April 5, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Anne Church Hospitality Room. RSVP by April 1 to David Hirsch: dhirsch@mindspring.com or (847) 421-3402.