The Northbrook Civic Foundation was originally established in 1907 as the Shermerville Improvement Club. The Civic name was adopted in 1925.
Civic Foundation, a non-profit volunteer organization of your neighbors and friends have raised over $2.8 Million and converted those funds into scholarships for college-bound students and donated to worthwhile organizations in Northbrook. This is your opportunity to help raise funds that give back to the community, making Northbrook a desirable place to live and work.
The main fundraiser every year is Northbrook Days, a five-day festival which includes a carnival, games, local business expo, and a 'Taste of Northbrook'.
Members of Civic are individuals who are concerned about their community and want to actively help improve it. Many members also volunteer their time with other organizations in Northbrook. Membership is open to the general public; the main requirements are that you be a resident of Northbrook and volunteer at Northbrook Days.
The Northbrook Civic Building, located at 2002 Walters, has a long history in our community. Constructed by the Foundation in 1928, when Northbrook's population was less than 1,000, the building was turned over to the Village of Northbrook to house the village's first fire station. Over the years, the Village of Northbrook remodeled the building into offices for the Village Hall, Fire Department, Police Department, the Library, and the Courthouse. In the Fall of 1981, members of the Civic Foundation approached Northbrook village officials in the effort to regain control and use of the Civic Building. The building was restored into an attractive, functional facility, with offices, large meeting rooms, and a kitchen. The building was rededicated in 1986 and is where Civic continues to provide active participation and funding to the community to this day.
OFFICERS:
President - Patrick Crown
Vice President - Ken Truelsen
Secretary - Jill Narens
Treasurer - Dan Kaup
DIRECTORS:
Debbie Ford
Matt Hein
John Kempel
Nathan Freeman
John Rupley - Past President
Northbrook Civic has donated over $2.8 Million to various groups throughout the community since 1950. Here's a list of our donations...
Diamond Level (over $500,000)
•College Scholarships
Platinum Level (up to $500,000)
•Northbrook Park District
•Northbrook Fire Department
•Village of Northbrook
•Northbrook Public Library
•Fourth of July
Gold Level (up to $100,000)
•Northbrook Centennial Plaza
•Glenbrook North High School
•YMCA of Northbrook
•Scouts
•Northbrook Junior League Baseball
•GBN Grad Night
•Josselyn Center
•Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook
•Police Emergency Fund
•Illinois Center on Deafness & the Arts (ICODA)
•Fallen Soldiers Memorial
•Glenkirk
•Northbrook Historical Society
•Northbrook Community Nursery School
•NCDAA
•Northshore Senior Center
•Family Services
•St. Norberts
•Northbrook Speed Skating Club
•Northbrook Girls' Softball League
•Northbrook Hockey League
•Hospice of North Shore
•Northfield Township Food Pantry
•Northbrook Symphony Orchestra
•Northbrook Pony/Colt League
•Policy
Silver Level (up to $10,000)
•Special Gifts Theater
•American Legion Baseball
•Northbrook Recreational Figure Skating
•Service Memorial
•Northbrook Junior Spartan Football
•Evanston Hospital
•School District 30
•Vietnam Traveling Wall
•Covenant Village
•American Legion - Women's Auxiliary
•NECOY
•Anetsberger Open
•Cancer Wellness
•Glenbrook Girls' Hockey Team
•Melodeers
•Northbrook Alert
•Northbrook Bicentennial
•Crestwood Place
•Center for Enriched Living
•Y'all Come Choir
•North Shore Association for the Retarded
•Countryside Montessori School
•School District 28
•Parents & Adolescents Rebuilding
•Nurses Club
Bronze Level (up to $2,500)
•Jim Benedict Trust Fund
•Ichiban Volleyball
•Christmas in April
•Community Chest
•Community Halloween Party
•TeleHelp
•Haven
•School District 27
•Park Larks
•United Way of Northbrook
•Oakton Community College
•Community Network Council
•Northbrook Chamber of Commerce
•Horizon Childrens Center
•League of Women Voters
•Northbrook Prairie Project
•American Filed Service
•North Suburban Jewish Children's Building
•North Suburban Special Recreation Foundation
•Olympic Skaters
•Northbrook Caucus
•Isaac Walton League
•Life Source
•North Suburban Center
•Northbrook Community Band
•Northbrook Merchants Association
•Anetsberger / Cystic Fibrosis
•Northbrook Volunteer Pool
•Northbrook Hawks Softball Team
•Beth Shalom
•Cable Volunteers
•What's Up Northbrook
•Northbrook Traveling Baseball
•Northbrook Soccer Club
Civic has one major fundraising event each year Northbrook Days - held each summer on the Village Green in downtown Northbrook. The five-day festival includes a carnival, games, local business expo, and a 'Taste of Northbrook', showcasing local restaurants. Over time, Northbrook Days has grown to also include Live music, Refreshment Tent and a Small Business Expo.
One of the main highlight of the festival is the Grand Prize booth where every year, a single prize may be valued at $30,000 DOLLARS donated by a local sponsor. The Grand Prize Raffle will also include over 50 other prizes given away with drawings held each night of the festival. A total of over $40,000 in prizes will be given away each year! 100% of the profits from Northbrook Days are funneled back into the community through Civic.
But what's more important than the rides, the bands, and the food? The people of course! Northbrook Days wouldn't be complete without people like you having fun in the sun, and when the sun goes down, staying around for an amazing line up of bands. It has something to offer folks of all ages.
Background
The Northbrook Civic Foundation (Civic) was originally established in 1907 as the Shermerville Improvement Club. The Civic name was adopted in 1925.
The purpose of the Northbrook Civic Foundation is to support the community through active participation and funding projects that enhance the quality of life in our area.
Civic has only one fundraising event each year - Northbrook Days - held each summer on the Village Green Park (downtown Northbrook.) This 5-day festival includes a carnival, games, entertainment, and Taste of Northbrook Days. The average annual revenue over the last three years has been $100,000. Civic distributes all monies from Northbrook Days back into the community.
Members of Civic are individuals who are concerned about their community and want to actively help improve it. Many members also volunteer their time with other organizations in Northbrook. Membership is open to the general public; the main requirement is to volunteer at Northbrook Days.
Civic's Purpose (Article II of Civic's By-Laws)
The purposes of this Corporation shall be:
To raise funds and to donate these funds for the purposes of assisting the following objects within or related to the Village of Northbrook, Illinois, or its residents:
Public Libraries, education, scholarship, and schools; Public health, parks and recreation; Improvement and assistance to community youth; Other lawful objects having charitable, educational or public purposes, or furthering the well- being of the society, within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
To participate, and to encourage interest and participation by the members and other Northbrook residents, in activities related to the objects described in paragraph 1 of this article.
3. To investigate and to take such action as is required for the improvement or implementation of the objects described in paragraph 1 of this article.
What Civic likes to fund
Civic prefers to fund projects that require tangible assets (equipment, etc.) or startup grants for programs/services. Civic traditionally has refused requests for operating expenses.
How Civic distributes funds
Civic distributes monies earned at Northbrook Days back to community organizations through two grant committees:
1. General Projects - Accepts requests from community organizations and local government. Grants can be up to a maximum of $5,000.
2.Major Projects - Accepts requests from community organizations and local government. Grant requests must exceed $5000. On occasion Civic has approved major projects that span multiple years (e.g., when Civic funded the rebuilding of the Village Green Playground it took all of the revenue from two Northbrook Days).
Grant Selection Process
All grant requests must be submitted with a "Grant Request Cover Sheet", following the format described in "Grant Request Format" and mailed to:
Grants up to and including $5000: General Projects Committee, Northbrook Civic Foundation, 2002 WaIters Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062
Grants over $5000: Major Projects Committee, Northbrook Civic Foundation, 2002 WaIters Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062
(Note: The information requested by Civic represents the scope of the questions that Civic may ask of a grantee.)
After initial review, a representative from the Committee may contact the requester for additional information or to suggest modification to the project scope. The Committee will then vote either to present the request to Civic's membership, or to decline the request.
If the Committee approves the grant proposal it will be presented at a regular monthly Civic meeting. The Committee may ask that a spokesperson from the organization be present to assist in the presentation by answering questions that may come from the floor. Note: Civic meetings are open to the public and are generally held on the second Monday of each month, except in August.
After all information has been presented, members in attendance at the meeting will vote on the request.
General Projects: If the motion passes for a General Project, it must be confirmed by a vote of the Board of Directors. The requester will then be notified of the results.
Major Projects: If the motion passes for a Major Project, the proposal must then be sent in ballot form to all members of Civic. The ballot will include a motion for the grant, an argument for the grant, and an optional argument against the grant (if more than 25% of the meeting vote was against the grant). Ballots will be returned by the next regular Civic meeting and will be counted there. The requester will then be notified of the results.
Disbursement: When a grant proposal is approved, the requesting organization will be contacted to discuss the conditions required to receive the funds (e.g., invoices, proof of matching funds, etc.).
In 1969, the Civic Foundation Awards were created to recognize those members of our community who have made significant personal contributions to Northbrook, through service and/or individual achievement. The various awards offered by Civic include:
Special Service Award:
Given to a member of Civic Foundation for their volunteerism.
Outstanding Volunteer Award:
Nominated for outstanding service within their organization
Civic Award:
For volunteer service to more than one organization
Foundation Award:
For outstanding service to the community
The person(s) who receive these awards each year are those who, over a number of years, have made a difference in our community. Civic looks for those who demonstrate leadership and through their efforts help make their organization or community something special.
The acceptance of the Outstanding Volunteer Award by the community of Northbrook has been overwhelming. Each year we seem to find more worthy candidates that can now be properly recognized.
The criteria for these awards are:
2010 Recipients:
President's Award - Ken Truelsen
Outstanding Volunteer Award - Paul Roberts
Outstanding Volunteer Award - John Rupley
Past President Award - John Kempel
Civic Award - Terry Luc
Foundation Award - Ron Bernardi
2010 Lifetime Members:
The following were honored for their 20 years of service by being granted "Life Time Members" status.
Lucy Schmidt
Sandy Frum
2009
Special Service Award
Richard and Penny Randel
Outstanding Volunteer Awards
William and Barbara Smith
Civic Awards
Jean Imperato and Nancy Medin
Foundation Award
Judith Hughes
2008 - Patrick Crown
2007 - Mike Morgan, Jodie Dinelli
2006 - Fred Lafnitzegger
2005 - Erin Thunholm
2004 - no award
2003 - no award
2002 - Ken Chase
2001 - Lucy Schmidt, Jim Murphy
2000 - John Quinn
1999 - Hank Hojnacki
1998 - Pat Granahan
1997 - Michael Green, Sandra Früm
1996 - Ralph Wells, Robert Landreth
1995 - Vince Chiara, Ken Cooke
1994 - Jack Barrett
1990 - Robert Weidau
1984 - John Wilhelm
Outstanding Volunteer Award
2008 - Tom Brigham, Donna Gulley, Mary Pardini
2007 - PPamela Bucholz, Ann Penner, Sue Wolf-Silver
2006 - Paul Butzen, John Kempel, Alan D. Lev, Dr. Roda Patel
2005 - James Kahan, Penny Randal, Suzy Yudell
2004 - Ken Thiel, Debbie Arnspong, Pat Strong, Susan B. Field
2003 - Ron Mantegna, Laura Baum, Brian P. Bruce, Sr.
2002 - Angie Adler, Dawn Geras, Ellen Bronfeld, Peggy Reynolds, Robert Mauk
Civic Award
2008 - Kris Michaels
2007 - Sundae Rupley
2006 - Lucy Schmidt
2005 - Jim Hughes, Edward Nadler
2004 - Ann James, Mort Wax
2003 - Dr. Irwin A. Smith, Carlos Früm, William Byrne, Ph.D
2002 - None
2008 - Sandy Frum
2005 - Bob Jaeger
2000/2001 - Winston David Nygren
1997 - Donald Hintz
1994 - Bob Procter
1993 - Richard T. Falcone
1992 - Bert Pollack, Rev. Lundell
1989 - Art LeFevre
1987 - Lorraine Wax
1986 - Lucinda Kasperson
Special Awards
Past President's Award
2007 - Pat Doland
2005 - Mike Morgan
50 Year Member Award
Bert L. Pollak
Meritorious Service Award
1999 - Wayne Luecht (Died 6/21/99)
Special Award of Merit
2006 - Barbara Flanagin for KARING-Katrina Relief
2001 - Awarded to the Authors of the Northbrook Centennial Book, " Northbrook, Illinois: The Fabric of Our History "
Chapter Writers - Eileen Boerner , Mark Damisch, Paul Giannetto, Donald Hintz, Diana McCluskey, Helen Nordland, Barbara Schulz, Chuck Schulz, Charles Sengstock Jr.
Special Feature Writers - Steven Elrod, Judith J. Hughes, Dan Kaye, Joseph T. Smith
Advisor & Editing Team Member - Lona Louis
Civic scholarships are for Northbrook residents who are first-time college students or entering trade, vocational or technical school, or a junior college. The amounts of the scholarships vary.
Applications can be obtained online, or from the Guidance Office of your high school (Glenbrook North, Loyola Academy, Regina Dominican High School, Ida Crown Jewish Academy). Applications must be completed by April of each year. Notification of scholarship awards will be made in late May.
Application process has 2 steps:
Part I - Student: Complete the Student Portion of the Application AND the Following:
Arrange to have an unofficial transcript of your grades for the first seven semesters of high school attached to the application.
You may include a letter of recommendation.
A double spaced essay of 500 words answering the following:
"Share a significant event in your life that would best provide insight into what kind of person you are and the aspirations and interests you hold."
Part 2 - Student and Parents/Guardian:
Complete THE STUDENT/PARENT PORTION OF THE APPLICATION AND YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
SAR (STUDENT AID REPORT)
SUBMIT ALL OF THE ABOVE, ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15, 2012:
Scholarship Chair
Northbrook Civic Foundation
Box 232
Northbrook, IL 60065-0232
2) BOTH PARTS OF THE APPLICATION
3) 500 WORD ESSAY
4) SAR (STUDENT AID REPORT)
5) UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF YOUR GRADES FOR THE FIRST 7 SEMESTERS OF HIGH SCHOOL
Students planning to obtain licenses or certification for trade, paraprofessional or other vocations which don't require academic degrees will be considered for scholarship awards separately from those attending four-year colleges. Applications from students who will attend junior college or technical and vocational schools to achieve their career goals are encouraged.
For any questions about your application:
Jodie Dinelli
Chairman - 2012 Scholarship Committee
(847) 205-9559
A list of previous scholarship winners can be found here .
2011
Nathan Kelleher, Jane Kim, Anastasia Luc, Lisa Diamond, Jin Ha,
Marina Vernovsky, Philip Crawford, Kaela West, James Flanagin, Davis Cho, Sean Kamin, Leslie Gion, Serene Techawatanaset, Chris Lee, Emily Kamin, Maxim Maron
2010
Joel Hensel, Christine Chun, Nathan Flanagan-Frankl, Maria Vlahova, Yoav Azaria, William McCurdy, Erin Ross, Arezoo Talaefard, Edith Engel, Rebecca Levin, Ella Fayer, Orah Peer
Sara Kim, Lisa Goese, Casey McCurdy, Michelle Rotheiser, Emily
Malamud, Karl Mayer, Orrin Luc, Michelle Lee, Alice Choe, Caitlin
Monaghan, Grace Kim, Zheng Wang, Daniel Ah Tou, Eric Solomon
2008
Iliana Golbin, Abby Brandell, Jane Kim, Michelle Adams, Colleen
Getz, Jennifer Donenberg, Nicholas Garzon and Kyle Patris
2007
Tamar Gargir, Jason Park, and Laurel Schuster, Margaret Julcher, Emma Minx, Corey Gilbert, Christina Tipton, Tanya Edds, Stephanie Kahn, Melissa Au, Patrick Hanley, Sharon Lee, Jessica Lim, Mursal Naser Ahmad, Yoon Ha Cho, David Goese (this is the Felicia Nekritz Presser Memorial Award)
2006
Jungwoo Lee, Rahul Gupta, Yama Ahmad, Bengamin Um, Samantha Blum, Heidi Kreiss, Joshua Lawitts, Yuriy Sardarov, Jamie Schenker, Stephanie Watanabe, Phoebe Amberg, Andrew Graham, Shayna Weiner
2005
Lauren Au, John Kennedy, Esther Lee, Tyronne Schiff, Philip Schuster, Alissa Brandell, Jeffrey Nathan, Danielle Rose, Catherine Hamilton, Jenny Lam, Sara Miles, Juliana Rhee
2004
Shaina Wallach, Bengamin Lawitts, Zachary Flanagna-Frankl, Diana Kost, Marc Gutnayer, See Joon Park, Alpa Patel, Christina Ginardi, Andrew Glazer, Lauren Markis, Joseph Schoenfeldt, Cassandra Carroll, Julia Risk, Andrew Chan, Rachel Dubrow, Samantha Mohr, Disha Shah, Dena Stocco,
2003
Patrick Lundholm, Hye-Min Rhee, Eyton Azaria, Sachary Brand, Alison Ryan, Elliot Goodman, Jason Kramer, Kaitlen Getz, Nichole Gutnayer, Melissa Koeppen, Lisa Anderson, Kiyun Kang
2002
Stephanie Werner, Michael Kennedy, Christine Chi, Carolyn Coulter, Ioanna Georgopoulos, Sara Novak, Lillian Lee, Jaclyn Schiff, Daniela Park, Michael Rudin, David Braden, Elizabeth Millman, Jamie Spangler, Sandra Boudouvas, Jennifer Carpenter, Megan Mrowiec, Trevor Kushton, Jennifer Yeh
2001
Linda Park, Kyungmin Kang, Deborah Hong, Karen Kim, In Jung Oh, Peter Pilarski, Jeffrey Chelin, Joshua Grossman, Patrick Kearney, Ashley Brandell, Christina Cain, Joshua Gantz, Meaghan House, Angela Ma, Minal Patel, Stephanie Wedekind
2000
Jung Hwa Lee, Kyle Kreiss, Keun Young Lee, Rachel Goodman, Wendy Maa, Rhonnie Song, Jasons Anetsberger, Melissa Fye, Judd Holzman, Jay Myung, Sara Sobotka, Kenneth Brand, Michelle Hyun, Audrey Vosnos, Jennifer Clark, Lisa Fish, Benjamin Helfrich, Marc Landeweer, Megan Mayerle, Ada Moadsiri, Lauren Sylberman
1999
Benjamin Risk, Craig Rubin, Elizabeth Cebula, Molly Jerr, Ursula Chen, Alyssa Cohen, Christopher Diaz, Kevin Haworth, Julia Kim, Michael Bae, Michael Bruno, Christine Choi, Peter Eilhauer, David Elyashar, Ciara Mentzer, Christopher Poterek, Christine Riguzzi
1998
Hannah Chung, Karin, Wissman, Jeanine Baqai, Jae Kim, Sungjoo Choi, Christopher Novak, Erin Abrams, Carrie Baker, Jean Ah Jung, Jessica Ryu, Gregory Rosen, Clarette Kim, Mary Soojung Lee, Kimberly Wojcik
1997
Helen Song, Dayla Azaria, Carolyn Grosch, Alexander Elihauer, Jay Goyal, Michael Graner, Adam Levvin, Johnny Lee, Mark Mueller, Andrew Park, Bradley Chelin, Heather Hogg, Carla Klein, Aleen Lee, Steve Lim, Rebecca Poterek, Brett Russell, Margo Sloan
1996
Rebekah Schneider, Mi Jin Chung, Kerri Saez, Lyssa Sample, Elina Crowder, Laura Henson, Lloyd Holzman, Andrew Kearney, Anne Stemwedel
1995
Amanda Kreiss, Maggie Cheng, Daniel Ripes, Kimberly Sherrow, Anthony Chan, Sabina Cohen; Casey Gibson, Mark Haramija, Carolyn Kearns, Cathryn Manion
1994
Jamie Becker, So Young Jin, Erica Ryu, Alexa Hatton, Kelly Pederson, Adam Schlifke, Agnes Szelag, Sari Bloom, Christine Chiara, Susan Chiara, Marcia Gitles, Daniel Jariabka, Nichole Lindquist, Sally Misch, Danielle Sherwood, Katherine Stenske, Michelle Sweet, Shih-Yu Wang
1991
Matt Sample, Jill-Lynn Bruzzini, Sara McLeod, Jennifer Gould, Elizabeth McBride, Elizabeth Lundholm, Adrianna Marrese, Jason Lindquist, Gregory Stocco, Amy Misch, Kathleen Stickler, Joshua Leighton, Jason Stebbings, Christina Kwak
1990
Lisa Breitman, Valerie Johnson, Susanne Laatz, Susan Alvarado, Shelby Bach, Sean Degnan, Peter Young, Sara Grube, Stacy Nelson, Janeen Berkowitz, Dallag Chin, Nicole Jerr, Amy Lubelchek, Julie Birmingham, Corey Tobin, Eric Arbetter, Joseph Lim
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