Upcoming Events
Special Olympics
Relay for Life
GiGiFest
Bears Social
Septemberfest Beer Booth
Village Tree Lighting
ID Training
come out to our 'ID Training' event and learn how to check an ID properly, spot a fake ID, and make sure people aren’t over-served — a great learning experience. If you haven't been to one GET HERE. If you have been please GET HERE AGAIN we need to show the Village of Schaumburg that we’re serious about this event, and believe me, it's knowledge you want to have!
When: Friday, August 27 6:30 pm
Where:Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg
Contact: Tami Curran
GiGi’s Playhouse – 5K, GiGiFest, Spread the Love Gala
GiGi's Playhouse is a not-for-profit Down syndrome awareness center located in Hoffman Estates, IL. Since it's inception over 5 years ago, the Playhouse has grown to be a vital resource in our neighborhoods. (As a matter of fact, they've opened THREE more locations, with a fourth to open shortly!) All services at the Playhouse are provided free of charge, due in large part to the support of volunteers. Literacy tutoring, play groups, muscle development, and math tutoring just begin the list. The Schaumburg Jaycees are proud to take part in events at the Playhouse, both through volunteer time and monetary donations.Thanksgiving Food Baskets
Every Thanksgiving, the Schaumburg Jaycees get of families in need from Schaumburg Township. We shop for Thanksgiving dinner (along with food for about a week), package all up, and deliver to the families with big hugs and smiles, about a week before Thanksgiving. What more can you say about a project like this? It speaks for itself.Schaumburg Village Tree Lighting
Lights! Village President! Santa! The Friday after Thanksgiving marks the annual lighting of the Village Christmas Tree. Santa (a well known friend of the Jaycees) arrives via fire truck to light the tree with the Village President, and stays to pose for lots of pictures afterward. The Schaumburg Jaycees also provide face painting, temporary tattoos, refreshments, and fun for the attendees. A great way to kick of the holiday season!Christmas Food Baskets
Another project run with the help of the Schaumburg Township Food Pantry. We receive names of folks in need at the holiday season, and do some extra grocery shopping for them. These are families who have children on our Wish Tree, and the groceries are either picked up or delivered in conjunction with our Wish Tree project.Wish Tree
This is it, the project that fires up our Chapter, that makes us lose sleep and LOVE IT – Wish Tree. For over twenty years, the Schaumburg Jaycees have solicited names of underprivileged children from Schaumburg Township, and put their Christmas wishes onto our wish tree. We then work with businesses and individuals in our community to make those wishes come true. Approximately a week before the holiday arrives, we hit the streets to deliver gifts to the kids on our Wish Tree. If you’ve never experienced pure joy, this is a project you NEED to be part of. There is truly nothing else like it.**OF COURSE, we’ve gotta get the dough for this stuff from somewhere, right?***
The Schaumburg Jaycees run various fundraising projects throughout the year to support the causes and projects we’re passionate about, and we're always looking for new ways to raise funds to give back to the community! We do have one 'Signature' fundraising project.
