Dear Friends,
 
Reflecting on the year almost gone and the fresh new one beginning, Gads Hill Center has much to be grateful for.
 
Several generous donors and volunteers enlivened Gads Hill with their cheer during the holidays this year, a time when the families we serve struggle to find gifts for their children that don't break their already stretched budgets.
 
Thank you, McGuireWoods and NovaCare staff, for your gifts that brightened the holidays for kids at our Child Development Center.
 
Thank you, Jill Tondu, for giving us your hard work organizing holiday celebrations and bringing Santa - your dad - to Gads Hill.
 
Thank you, Chapman and Cutler staff, for your gifts for children in Club Learn and New Horizons.
 
Thank you, WGN Radio 720 Neediest Kids Fund, for your funding support, including a holiday outing for our teenagers and much, much more.

Thank you, PricewaterhouseCoopers, for foregoing your holiday party this year and using that money for Gads Hill's work and other worthwhile causes.
 
Most importantly, thank you so much to everyone who has given and volunteered this year - you make possible the programs that help strengthen families on Chicago's southwest side.
 
Thank you, and happy New Year,
 
 
Barbara Castellán, CEO
 
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