Please join me and the City Year Associate Board as we host the 3rd annual City Year Chicago Wine Tasting Benefit Thursday October 16th 7P-10P at the ever-so-cool Mars Art Gallery. A $45 donation / ticket (purchase online) will give you access to incredible art, music, a vast supply of wine, appetizers, info commentary by Chicago's Wine Diva... and most importantly, you will be contributing to one of Chicago's most important non-profits. A raffle and auction are planned as well. CLICK HERE: http://cityyear.org/chicago_ektid2985.aspx (or on the picture below).

What is City Year?

All proceeds go towards City Year Chicago, a worldwide non-profit organization based on the premise that young people in service could be a powerful resource for addressing our nation's most pressing issues. Currently in City Year Chicago, 90 heroic leaders, ages 17-24, have committed a year of their lives to Chicago's communities- serving as mentors and tutor's to Chicago's children and youth. City Year was recently profiled and referenced on the Cover of last months Time Magazine.

Special Thanks:
• Lee Diamond, owner of BIG SHOULDERS REALITY is a sponsor of the event, and a proud father of a newborn baby girl! Aside from being a full service real estate company, Big Shoulders provides free architecture bike tours around different parts of the city. To help get you excited, he has donated a new road bike for the auction. http://www.bigshouldersrealty.com/
• Ross Felten created the marketing piece below- RossFelten@hotmail.com and does side work! His work is incredible.

If you are interested please get your ticket right away and feel free to let me know if you are coming. If you cannot attend, please note that donations are accepted. Thanks for your time.

Tim Rausch
City Year Associate Board Member