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The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) Auxiliary Board is a group
of volunteers interested in architecture and dedicated to
fundraising efforts that support the Foundation's programs for public
school students.
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| AUXILIARY
BOARD PROGRAMS |
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a benefit of your membership, the Auxiliary Board Program
Committee arranges several social and educational events
throughout the year. These events, held in architecturally
interesting spaces throughout Chicago, are designed to provide
insight into issues that impact the city’s architectural
legacy |
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2008
Annual River Cruise with
Architect Jeanne Gang |
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| OWP/P
Architects |
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Hat Tours/New Construction Projects Under construction
preview tour of Millennium Park with Edward Uhlir, FAIA,
Design Director of the Millennium Park Project, and
Thomas Beeby, FAIA, architect of the Joan W. and Irving
B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance. |
| Residential
Architecture Cocktail reception and tour of a
unique Ravenswood “garage house” with commentary
by architect Joe Valerio. |
| Restoration
Projects UIC/Maxwell Street guided tour of housing
and economic development projects in Pilsen and the
Near West Side and the UIC South Campus Expansion Project. |
| Commercial
Projects Tour of the new Hyatt Center with a
focus on the IBM and Hyatt floors, and Mercy Housing
Center with architect Helmut Jahn and OWP/P. |
| Cultural
Projects Guided tour of the Hyde Park Art Center. |
| Social
Events Holiday parties and river cruise fundraising
events. |
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| YOUTH
EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
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| Taliesin
student 2008 |
In addition to the general support
of the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the Auxiliary Board
is proud to sponsor the Foundation’s youth education
programming, specifically, the annual Taliesin
apprenticeships. Each year, top prize-winning students
from the Newhouse
Program and Architecture Competition are awarded a trip
to Frank Lloyd Wright’s School of Architecture in
Spring Green, Wisconsin. While at Taliesin, students work
with a mentor on a design project. The Newhouse Scholars
follow Frank Lloyd Wright’s model of “learning
by doing” and participate in every aspect of life
as part of the Taliesin community.
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| MEMBERSHIP
BENEFITS |
Auxiliary
Board members receive a variety of benefits in recognition
of their support.
These include: |
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Invitations
to complimentary Auxiliary Board members' programs.
These social and educational events go behind-the-scenes
at Chicago’s most fascinating spaces and provide
unique opportunities to meet Chicago’s leading
architectsand advocates over cocktails and refreshments |
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| CAF
Study Tour to China, 2007 |
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Free admission
to more than 70 architecture tours, exhibitions and
lectures throughout the year |
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A subscription
to insites, CAF’s
quarterly members’ newsletter |
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An annual
buy-two-get-two-free offer for the Architecture River
Cruise |
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10% discount
at the Chicago Architecture Foundation Shop |
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Invitations
to special members study tours. Past tours have included
London, Berlin, Prague/Budapest, Cuba, Spain, Rome,
Seattle, Los Angeles and Beijing/Shanghai |
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| MEMBERSHIP
COMMITMENT |
Annual
Auxiliary Board Dues: $175 Individual $250 Household
Minimum donation of $500 (individual members) and $1,000
(household members) each year in addition to membership
dues.
To satisfy this pledge you are asked to either purchase
tickets to the annual Gala or make an equivalent cash donation
to CAF no later than the Gala (March).
Members are encouraged to participate on an Auxiliary Board
Committee.
In addition, to enhance your participation on the board,
we ask members to encourage friends, contacts and colleagues
to:
• Purchase tickets to the annual Gala
• Make a silent auction donation for the annual Gala
• Purchase tickets to other Auxiliary Board events
• Make a charitable contribution to CAF |
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| CHICAGO
ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION ANNUAL GALA |
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| 2009 Burnham Centennial
Gala |
For over 30 years, the Auxiliary Board
has generated significant revenue by organizing events
and presenting an annual Gala. The Gala is CAF’s
most important fundraiser of the year and is attended
by corporate, civic and social leaders, including representatives
from Chicago’s architecture, building, construction
and engineering fields.
The 2010 Chicago Architecture Foundation Gala, A
Model City, will be held on March 13, 2009 at the
Palmer House Hilton. For more information please visit
the Gala website or call 312.922.3432
x295.
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Manager, Donor
Relations and Events
312.922.3432 x295
auxboard(at)architecture.org |
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