Dear Friends & Neighbors,

On April 28, 2023, Friends of Burr School will be hosting our 14th Annual Gala at the River Room at Burning Bush Brewery.  We would like to ask for your support in donating a product or service to the Silent, Online, and Live Auction.  

The Friends of Burr Annual Gala is our largest fundraiser, where we welcome over 200 local parents, staff, and friends to support our public elementary school.  In 2023, our “80s Prom” themed Gala includes both a live and silent auction, several raffles and is also a big party celebrating our community of parents, teachers, administration, sponsors, and neighborhood partners.  In addition to our event on April 28th, we will also be hosting an online auction from April 26 - May 4th.

Jonathan Burr Elementary is a Level 1+ school of choice for over 450 Kindergarten-8th grade students living in and around the Bucktown/Wicker Park and Logan Square neighborhoods as well as throughout the city of Chicago.  The Friends of Burr mission is to raise funds to supplement Burr’s Annual Operating Budget in order to provide financial support for academic programs and the educational life of our students and their families.  The help of our generous donors will enable us to continue to support Burr in the following ways:

Gymnasium Floor Renovation not covered by CPS budget
Building and Exterior Updates for our 125 year old school
Technology Upgrades
Interventional Teacher Support for our Personalized Learning Approach
Japanese & Arts Programming

Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding Friends of Burr (www.friendsofburr.org), our 2023 Spring Gala, and/or additional ways to support Burr including Sponsorships!   We truly appreciate your consideration of support and look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,