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Around the Kroc News May 2012

Please Join Us For the Grand Opening of The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Major David Harvey, Kroc Center Administrator, helps parents sign their children up for The Salvation Army Summer Day Camp.

More than 200 elementary school students ages 6 to 14 signed up for The Salvation Army’s Kroc Center Summer Day Camp during open registration on Saturday, April 28.

This year marks the first year that the Day Camp will be offered at the Kroc Center. Camp will run June 4 through August 10.

You’re invited!

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Father’s Day Barbecue 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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“Discover, Unite” 11:30 a.m. –Rejoice, 4 p.m.

For more information A free public concert featuring Open House gospel recording artists, local church visit www.kroccenterchicago.org or call sports 773.205.3531.

Tourchoirs, the the building; enjoy food, games, and arts program demonstrations; sign up for a Kroc Corps Singing CHICAGO Company and the Kroc Center Praise membership plan.

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Cafe and Lounge Area ........................ page 3 Gymnasium ........................ page 4

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Exterior Renderings ........................ page 9 First Floor Plan ...................... page 10

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The Kroc Center will be a state-of- the-art community and social services facility in one of Chicago’s most underserved areas, a community center of unprecedented scope and size. It will provide thousands of people of all ages with new opportunities and become an anchor for the community and a beacon of hope. The array of sports, educational, arts and supportive programs has never been offered in Chicago. (learn more)

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Visit our facebook page The Salvation Army Give Hope Campaign Office Tim Hammerly Campaign Director (773) 205-3518 Robert Bonesteel Give Hope Civic and Church Director (773) 205-3550 5040 N. Pulaski Chicago, IL 60630 RJKCCC Project Office Majors David and Darlene Harvey Co-Administrators 11357 S. Halsted Chicago, IL 60628 (773) 995-0151 www.kroccenterchicago.org

Tours and presentations about the Kroc Center can be arranged for your group.

Please contact us.

Major Darlene Harvey (center), Kroc Center Administrator, delivers remarks at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Media Preview Tour on Wednesday, May 9. From left to right, Joseph Antunovich, President, Antunovich & Associates; Christine O’Reilly, Senior Director, Community Relations at Chicago White Sox; Dr. Mable Alfred, Principal, Higgins Community Academy; Major David Harvey, Kroc Center Administrator; and Lt. Colonel Ralph Bukiewicz, The Salvation Army Metropolitan Divisional Commander.

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center held a Media Preview Tour on Wednesday, May 9. The tour was an opportunity for the media to get a sneak peek at the newly completed Kroc Center in anticipation of the official Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday, June 16.

Click on the links below for just a sampling of the news coverage.

• WGN-TV: Inside The Salvation Army’s new Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center on Chicago’s South Side • WGN-TV: The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in West Pullman • WMAQ-TV: Tour The Salvation Army’s New Community Center Click here for more photos from the Preview Tour.

For extended coverage leading up to the Kroc Center Grand Opening, visit our Recent Media Coverage page regularly for the latest articles.

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Welcomes New Staff Members

Robin Melton, Resource and Marketing Director

Dr. Kimberly McNeal, Family Life and Education Center Director

As the Grand Opening of the Kroc Center draws near, The Salvation Army continues to add distinguished professionals to the staff. Robin Melton, Resource and Marketing Director, and Dr. Kimberly McNeal, Family Life and Education Center Director, are both welcome additions to the Kroc Center team.

An experienced professional in the field of non-profit marketing and development, Robin Melton has lived in the West Pullman community her entire life. As the Resource and Marketing Director, Melton handles community relations, membership services and oversees fundraising efforts to help sustain the Center and its many programs.

“My daughter and I have been watching the facility being built, waiting with great anticipation,” said Melton. “The Center has many purposes and will fulfill so many needs in our communities, but the most prominent in my mind is to provide much needed activities, resources, development and cultural experiences to our youth that they would not otherwise receive or have access to.”

Dr. Kimberly McNeal is also a resident of the West Pullman Community. As Family Life and Education Director, Dr. McNeal will help Kroc Center members pursue their personal and professional goals. A former principal at several Chicago area schools, Dr. McNeal was drawn to The Salvation Army’s mission of “Doing the Most Good.”

distinguished professionals to the staff. Robin Melton, Resource and Marketing Director, and Dr. Kimberly McNeal, Family Life and Education Center Director, are both welcome additions to the Kroc Center team.

An experienced professional in the field of non-profit marketing and development, Robin Melton has lived in the West Pullman community her entire life. As the Resource and Marketing Director, Melton handles community relations, membership services and oversees fundraising efforts to help sustain the Center and its many programs.

“My daughter and I have been watching the facility being built, waiting with great anticipation,” said Melton. “The Center has many purposes and will fulfill so many needs in our communities, but the most prominent in my mind is to provide much needed activities, resources, development and cultural experiences to our youth that they would not otherwise receive or have access to.”

Dr. Kimberly McNeal is also a resident of the West Pullman Community. As Family Life and Education Director, Dr. McNeal will help Kroc Center members pursue their personal and professional goals. A former principal at several Chicago area schools, Dr. McNeal was drawn to The Salvation Army’s mission of “Doing the Most Good.”

“Words cannot describe or explain the pride that is felt by the people in the community to have such a magnificent structure where children, adults and seniors can go and have a great time in a safe haven,” said Dr. McNeal. “The Kroc Center will be a neutral place where people can come together to exercise, swim, play games, dance, learn and have fun doing them all.”

The Salvation Army Holds Job Fair at Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center

Job applicants are interviewed by Kroc Center staff.

The Salvation Army continues the process of hiring talented and vital employees to ensure the success of day-to-day Kroc Center operations. The goal of the job fair was to fill a variety of positions at the newly completed Kroc Center, including maintenance workers, child care providers and Day Camp staff.

The Kroc Center created 220 construction jobs during its two-year construction phase. Once open, it will create more than 200 permanent, full- and part-time jobs. The Kroc Center will provide job readiness and training programs. It is also expected to improve the economic stability of the surrounding neighborhood. Like Kroc Centers in other cities, the Chicago Kroc Center is expected to attract new business, create hundreds of jobs, increase economic stability and lower crime rates.

The Salvation Army in Chicago and the Nation The Salvation Army is the largest social service organization in the world and the single largest direct provider of social services in Chicago and the State of Illinois. The Army operates 200 points of entry in neighborhoods across the greater Chicago area, providing disaster relief, shelter, meals, rehabilitation programs, child care and head start, senior services and more. On any given night, about 900 people are sleeping under a Salvation Army roof. In 2010, The Army celebrated 125 years of service in Chicago. The Salvation Army is there every day, 24-hours-a-day in Chicago and throughout the country providing disaster relief to people in crisis.

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center represents the largest single investment ever made by a social service organization in Chicago. The Salvation Army is already making a significant impact in the lives of children and families on the Far South Side of Chicago. A contribution to the “Give Hope” campaign supports both the construction of the Kroc Center and the endowment, which will provide operational stability, funding for programs, program scholarships, and materials such as sports equipment and musical instruments. It will also guarantee equal access to the Kroc Center for every child and adult for generations to come.

For more information about how to support the “Give Hope” campaign, please visit our web site at www.kroccenterchicago.org or email Robert_Bonesteel@usc.salvationarmy.com or call (773) 205-3550.

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