The Interact with Africa Club at Wheeling High School has raised awareness and money for RISE for 20 years – amazing and thank you! Their next fundraiser is Trivia Thursday!

Kinderhaven Preschool Academy is hosting a Coin Drive from November 7 – 18. Kids will learn about the similarities and differences between their lives and those of kids in Angola, and will collect coins to help give kids the chance to go to school. Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our 2022 Benefit – another great event! Guests enjoyed a delightful evening at Sketchbook Brewing Co, with The Fat Shallot Food Truck, AJ Sacco – The People’s Magician, and a moving program, raising money to give kids at Lalula the chance to go to school!

Thanks to all who joined us for another great RISE Brewery Tour, to Empirical Brewery for hosting and giving a terrific tour, and to Lou Malnati’s for fabulous pizza! It was fun to “drink beer. do good.” and give kids in Angola the chance to go to school!

Join us for a Private Brewery Tour…
have fun and give kids in Angola the chance to go to school!

Saturday, June 25th | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 

Empirical Brewery
1801 W. Foster Ave, Chicago, IL  60640

Enjoy the tour, beer, & Lou Malnati’s Chicago-style pizza.
$25 per person

Invite your friends. Space is limited – sign up HERE today!

Lynn Cole, RISE Executive Director, is being honored as a 2022 American Red Cross Hero, receiving the Global Citizenship Award! Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 – 9:30 am CST. Attend virtually.

Interact with Africa’s Tuesday Trivia Challenge was a great event – 6 rounds of tough questions, pizza, a raffle, students and faculty, teamwork, energy and fun! Thanks for giving more kids in Angola the chance to go to school!

Wheeling High School’s Interact with Africa Club is hosting another creative fundraiser to give kids in Angola the chance to go to school! Thank you!

Congratulations to RISE Executive Director, Lynn Cole, who is being honored as a 2022 American Red Cross Hero! She is receiving the Global Citizenship Award for her efforts to build and maintain better communities and for having a lasting impact in the process. Learn more…