100-Year Anniversary Events
Ada S. McKinley Community Services has thrived for 100 years and counting.
By supporting our Centennial events, you are helping create a viable path into the next century.
Centennial Sponsorship Opportunities (downloadable pdf)
100-Year Anniversary Events Calendar (downloadable pdf)
Board of Directors & Leadership Team Luncheon
Thursday, January 24, 2019
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Ada S. McKinley
Employment & Community Support Services
(McCrone Industries Building)
1863 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago
100-Year Anniversary gathering with Ada S. McKinley Board members and Leadership Team to begin Centennial engagement.
Black Women’s Expo
Friday, April 12 – Sunday, April 14, 2019
McCormick Place
2301 S. King Drive, Chicago
Centrally located in the Kids’ Corner, Ada S. McKinley providing coloring activities for children and enrollment into our Head Start and Early Learning programs.
Comcast Cares Day & Trunk Scholarship Packing Party
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Saturday, May 11, 2019
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Ada S. McKinley
Employment & Community Support Services
(McCrone Industries Building)
1863 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago
Comcast employees join Ada S. McKinley alumni, board and staff for a packing party at our Employment & Community Services and Behavioral Health & Clinical Services program locations. Projects include: assembling college trunks for first-generation students to provide them with the living and learning essentials first-year students need to adjust and reach success in their new environment; bundling books for children served by our early learning programs; and assembly of crisis packets for people in need of mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence intervention.
The Backyard Barbeque
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Saturday, May 18, 2019
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Ada S. McKinley
Davis House
4237 S. Indiana Avenue, Chicago
Community Open House with food and festivities to celebrate the work of Ada S. McKinley. Entertainment provided by iHeart Media and local radio personalities.
Early Learning Transition Ceremony
Friday, June 14, 2019
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 South Shore Drive, Chicago
Ceremony celebrating the academic achievement of children transitioning from Pre-K to Kindergarten (representing all of Ada S. McKinley’s Head Start & Early Learning program locations throughout the city).
Ada S. McKinley Week
Monday, June 24 – Friday, June 28, 2019
(All Ada S. McKinley programs and locations)
Agency-wide activities focused on recognizing staff and the people we serve for being a part of our 100-year legacy. The week-long celebration includes commemorating the June 26th birthday of founder Ada S. McKinley.
Revie Sorey Trunk Scholarship Celebration
“100 Trunks for 100 Years”
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 South Shore Drive, Chicago
Trailblazed by Revie Sorey, former Ada S. McKinley Educational Services program director and Chicago Bear, this annual celebration awards first-generation college students with off-to-college trunks filled with the things first-year students need to adjust and reach success in their new environment. In honor of the agency’s Centennial, 100 trunks will be awarded to 100 future college graduates.
Back to School, Back to Basics Festival
Thursday, August 22, 2019
12:00 noon – 5:00 pm
Ada S. McKinley
Educational Services Main Office
100 E. 34th Street, Chicago IL
The Back to School, Back to Basics Festival is a day of giving, fun, and excitement as children prepare to return to the classroom. Free giveaways
include school supplies, book bags, and haircuts. Festivities include games, prizes, face painting, food, and live performances. Entertainment provided by iHeart Media and local radio personalities.
Sista Strut
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
1250 W. 119th St, Chicago
Ada S. McKinley alumni, board and staff join the 3k walk to raise breast cancer awareness, specifically how it affects the African American community.
“The Gathering” Honoring the Legacy of Ada S. McKinley
Thursday, October 10, 2019
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Taste 222
222 N. Canal, Chicago
An an intimate and inspirational celebration of our Centennial that emulates the “gatherings” Ada S. McKinley hosted to bring together thought leaders in support of expanding human service resources when she founded our agency 100 years ago. Cheryl Burton, News Anchor & Reporter with WLS-TV/ABC 7 Chicago will be honored as an alumna of Ada S. McKinley’s College Preparation and Placement Program.
100-Year Anniversary Staff Holiday Celebration
Friday, December 13, 2019
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 South Shore Drive, Chicago
Ada S. McKinley staff close out the Centennial year with a very special holiday celebration. This red-carpet style gathering will bring together the employees who make it happen daily across programs and locations serving over 7,000 people annually. Festivities include food, live music, prizes, special awards recognizing long-serving staff, and a Holiday Toy Drive for children served by our foster care, emergency shelter, head start, and behavioral health programs. Entertainment provided by iHeart Media and local radio personalities.
