Skokie Community Foundation (SCF) has a message for Village of Skokie employees: Way to go, and thank you!
The Village of Skokie Employee Giving Campaign brought in impressive results for the 2024-25 campaign. This fundraising effort makes a HUGE positive impact on Skokie Community Foundation, helping us build our endowment so we can give more over time. Employees were able to contribute to SCF via one-time donations, biweekly paycheck deductions, raffles and other campaign kickoff events. Thanks to their generosity, Village employees contributed at least $15,859!
We appreciate all the employees and elected officials who organized and contributed toward this year’s giving efforts.
“Many of the donors are Village employees who do not reside in Skokie, but choose to contribute because they love Skokie and are invested in helping this community thrive,” said SCF Chair Una McGeough. “We are also grateful to all the Skokie residents and community backers who donated to our end-of-year campaign.”
We’d like to make a special acknowledgment to the giving campaign co-chairs, Police Chief Jesse Barnes and Director of Human Resources Debra Stinson.
Thank you also to the following representatives who led the campaign efforts for their respective departments:
Clerk’s Office: Minal Desai
Communications: Meredith Gioia
Community Development: Justin Malone and Patrick Biederer
Corporation Counsel: Barbara Mangler
Engineering: Erik Sanchez
Finance: Christine Uhrich
Fire: Christine Blankenheim and Michael Greenwood
Health & Human Services: Sher Lindo
Human Resources: Isaac Milne and Debra Stinson
Manager’s Office: Alex Franz
Police: Jesse Barnes
Public Works: Jeffrey Thompson and Bonnie Hennelly
Finally, we’d like to thank the Skokie businesses that participated in the Downtown Skokie Holiday Cookie Walk and the ‘Start Your Day In Skokie’ Coffee Mug Campaign. Thank you also to Economic Vitality Coordinator Carol White for organizing these engaging campaigns that publicize Skokie businesses while also allowing them to support SCF!
