New Board Member: Monu Kalsi

Little City Welcomes Monu Kalsi to the Board

Welcome to Little City, Monu! Little City is excited to have you take on this important leadership role. Could you tell us a little about your background? Thank you! I am thrilled and honored to be accepted to the board at Little City. It has been my longtime wish to join such a unique organization and I am excited to get this opportunity to serve. I most recently served as the Vice President of Marketing at Stericycle where I led our corporate marketing team in North America, focusing on growing our business, enhancing our brand, and managing all aspects of marketing and communications. Prior to Stericycle, I have held various leadership and management roles over a span of 20 years in global consulting, leading agencies, and Fortune companies. I have an MBA from Ross School of Business and also hold a Masters and Bachelor degree in Engineering. What was it that stood out to you about Little City as a place that you wanted to support? Little City’s mission and purpose to serve adults and children with developmental disabilities is quite unique, especially in how it is achieving its purpose through the Palatine campus and other facilities aimed at providing a community and critical services to these individuals. What also made me gravitate toward the organization was the leadership team and their unwavering commitment to the purpose and the clarity and genuineness in their servant approach. I also believed that the organization could benefit from my extensive experience in marketing and I can add real value to the board immediately and in the long run. What have been your first impressions of Little City? Are there any early goals you have as a board member? I have been thoroughly impressed with Little City and every person I have met thus far including the leadership team, support staff and some of the residents who I had the privilege of spending time with during a recent campus tour. Every individual connected with the organization is committed to its mission and living the core values. I have seen a strong sense of pride and accomplishment in their eyes which makes me very happy about my decision to join the board. My early goals are to get immersed into some of the core programs and board initiatives aimed at taking the organization to the next level in 2020. I have started to spend time with the Development and Marketing teams and I am glad to say that the wheels are already turning! Outside of your professional responsibilities and duties on various boards, what are some of your favorite activities and hobbies? When I am not working or serving on boards, I like to spend most of my time with my family or investing time in activities that help me grow as an individual or help me relax - these include traveling to new cities or state parks, reading books, serving in our community center, running, or playing light sports with my two boys.

Poker & Casino Night Returns

After a three year hiatus, Little City revived its popular Poker Tournament & Casino Night. Over 200 attendees came together in late September for a night filled with mission-filled fun. The event provided an exciting evening of chance for lucky players and returning poker players looking for another chance at winning the grand championship prize. Congratulations to Ryan McFarland who won the tournament and a seat at the World Series of Poker. Thank you to our loyal sponsors: World Series of Poker Sponsor: Identiti; Straight Sponsors: Builtech, Kovitz Investment Group, Matthew & Tina Schubert, and Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC.; Three of a Kind Sponsors: Venture One Real Estate, Wintrust, Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd, Pabcor Management, and IBEW Local 701 Union; Aces Sponsors: MVP Staffing, Pasquesi Sheppard LLC, Sherman Residential, RSM US LLP, and Jonathan Clark Green; Official Beverage Sponsor: Cutwater Spirits. Stay tuned for exciting announcements regarding the next Poker Tournament & Casino Night scheduled for October 2020!

Community Partners Thank you to the following funders for their generous grants that support the work and mission of Little City. The below referenced grants were awarded on or after September 2019: • Adreani Foundation • Chicago Dental Society Foundation • Citigroup • Cole-Crone Family Foundation

Helping Hands Little City extends its appreciation to the following groups and countless individuals for their recent volunteer work with us since September 2019: • Abrams Home Solutions • Adult Transition Program: District 211 • Aetna • AstraZeneca • Berkshire Hathaway Koenig Rubloff: Schaumburg • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois • Chicago Cares • CrossCountry Mortgage • Discover

• The Davee Foundation • DuPage Community Foundation • DuPage County • Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation • George M. Eisenberg Foundation For Charities • Greater Chicago Club Scholarship Foundation • Lake County • Libertyville Township • Richard A. Perritt Charitable Foundation • Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust • The Schwaben Society Charity Fund • Village of Arlington Heights • Village of Schaumburg • Wauconda Township • Westfield Insurance Foundation • Wheeling Township

• Ernst and Young • Foster Care Holiday Party Volunteers • Friends of Countryside • Giving Tuesday Volunteers • Hands on Suburban • Holy Family Catholic Community Parish and Academy • Jewel Osco: Palatine • Kantar Group • Knights of Columbus • Kutchins Robbins and Diamond, Ltd • Little City Book Run Party Volunteers • Little City Parent/Family/Guardian Group • Little City Fall Festival Volunteers • Looney & Associates • Lou Malnati’s: Schaumburg • Motorola Solutions • Netrix LLC • Nitel • Omron • Optum • Poker & Casino Night Volunteers • Pulte Homes - Chicago Office • St. Edna Catholic Church • Turkey Bucks Volunteers • Volunteer Match • Village of Schaumburg • William Rainey Harper College • Zurich Foundation

Wrapping Up the Holidays

For the third year in a row, Motorola Solutions hosted their annual gift-wrapping event, where they wrapped over 250 presents for Little City residents to open. “This event not only brings awareness to Little City but provides resources to residents and their homes that typically would not be possible. Without the help from Motorola, we would not have the new resources we have today,” said Stephanie Darnell, associate director of volunteer engagement at Little City. The Motorola team helped buy deep freezers, entertainment centers, gift cards for outings and much more. “Every year, we educate more employees at Motorola about Little City and more community members get to see what an amazing effect this has on our participants,” Darnell said. “It brings us closer to a corporate organization and gives us the opportunity to teach them about Little City’s mission. Every year, I look forward to this event, and every year it keeps getting better and better.”

Little City Hero

Little City is full of heroes. Direct Support Professionals who save lives. Participants who shatter limits. Volunteers who go above and beyond to create opportunities. In spite of adversity, our participants, staff and many others still get up every morning wearing an invisible cape. In honor of our 60 th anniversary, we will be featuring 60 heroes throughout the year that help make Little City the resilient place it is. Read about our special heroes at www.littlecity.org/hero or follow along at #LittleCityHero on Facebook or Instagram. Stay tuned for more featured hero stories throughout 2020.

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2020 Calendar of Events

Annual Dinner Gala: Unmask the Possibilities www.littlecity.org/gala Saturday, April 4, 2020 | The Drake Chicago

LCI Golf Invitational www.littlecity.org/lci Monday, June 15, 2020 | Twin Orchard Country Club | Long Grove

Poker Tournament & Casino Night www.littlecity.org/poker Fall 2020 | TBD

Little City Links www.littlecity.org/links Fall 2020 | Top Golf Schaumburg