Hello,

My name is Dr. Jennifer Zale and I’m writing as an
Associate Board member of Resilience Chicago, one of the largest Sexual Assault Crisis Centers in the State of Illinois. Every year our non-profit cares for over 2,000 survivors. In addition to sending an advocate to the ER to counsel survivors in medical and legal matters, we offer continued longtime support by providing medical and legal professionals for survivors as they heal and navigate the legal system. We also offer individual, group, art and dance therapy. All of these services are offered to survivors free of charge. I myself am a volunteer Crisis Counselor/Medical Advocate at Resilience. I have personally worked with over 30 survivors and completed over 500 hours on-call as a Medical Advocate in the ERs of various Chicago hospitals. Thus, I understand firsthand the significance of Resilience’s work in the Chicago community. In addition to working with survivors, each year Resilience reaches around 3,000 individuals through professional trainings and 14,000 Chicago students through our preventative education programs.

We are hoping that you will be able to offer us a package to be auctioned off at our annual Evening of Impact Gala which will take place on September 28th, 2023 at Galleria Marchetti. We will have around 300 guests and prominent guest speakers that relate to our cause. Your business would be featured in the program on our list of donors and sponsors, and there would also be a space featuring your business in our silent auction area where potential bidders can learn more about your organization. Our Charitable Registration number is 36-3049386.

We hope that you will be able to contribute to our mission of sexual assault prevention, and providing cost-free healing opportunities for Chicago survivors.

Resilience Central Office
180 N Michigan Ave Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
312-443-9603
info@ourresilience.org
https://www.ourresilience.org/

Thank you for you consideration and I look forward to hearing from you!

Jennifer Zale, PhD
Associate Board Fundraising Chair
SA Crisis Counselor/Medical Advocate
Resilience Chicago