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The 2016 Justin Wynn Awards Brunch
The 29th Annual Justin Wynn Awards Brunch was held on Sunday, May 1st. Congratulations to the 24 recipients!
Check out the article and photo of the new Wynners in the Evanston RoundTable.
The 2016 JWLA 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
Forty five teams competed in the 12th annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 5. A portion of the proceeds from the tournament will go to Evanston Scholars, a non profit organization that improves college access for a diverse group of Evanston students.
Congratulations to the 1st and 2nd place teams!
The Justin Wynn Fund 1st Annual Red Tie Gala
The Justin Wynn Fund 1st Annual Red Tie Gala on February 13, 2017 was a great success!
An article and photo about the Gala can be found in the Evanston RoundTable
Photo courtesy of Genie Lemieux/Evanston Photographic Studios
The Wynners Annual November Food Drive
The JWLA held their 8th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on Monday, November, 16, 2015 at Washington School. Over 50 Wynners collected food from their neighbors and then sorted and bagged food for 3 recipient organizations: A Just Harvest, Hemenway Church Food Pantry and Gates Manor. More than 250 total bags of food were donated.
Read the article about the Thanksgiving Food Drive in the Evanston RoundTable.
The Wynner community cleans Clark Street Beach
On Saturday, September 19th, over 30 people from the Justin Wynn community came out to clean up Clark Street Beach sponsored by the Alliance for the Great Lakes . This group included Wynners and their families, Board members and their families, and staff. Thanks to everyone for supporting a great cause!
Here are some numbers from the cleanup:
Approximately 40 pounds of trash was collected over an area of 0.75 miles
The top three most collected items – cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic/foam packaging
Some of the stranger items collected – balloons, fireworks, construction materials
The 2015 JWLA Leadership Camp August 14-16
On August 14-16, 53 Wynners and 7 chaperones attended Camp Duncan for a weekend of fun, relationship building and discussions about being a leader. Despite the bee stings, major mosquitos, passing storms, everyone had great time.
The Justin Wynn Fund mural debuts in downtown Evanston
Local artists Lea Pinsky and Dustin Harris worked with the students in the JWLA to create a mural that celebrates 25 years of the Justin Wynn Fund. Ms. Pinsky and Mr. Harris installed the mural on the exterior wall of the Davis Street Metra station.
Read more about the mural in the Evanston RoundTable.