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HEAR Enrichment Committee Sends Another Care Package
All four HEAR Classes were grateful to receive another care package sent by our HEAR Enrichment Committee last week. With over 60 students in our HEAR Scholarship Program at universities throughout the United States, it is a lot of work for these ladies, and our...
Scholar Workshops Feature At Our 2018 HEAR Winter Event
In late December, the HEAR Family of Scholars came together for our annual Winter Social at Pompei Pizza in Little Italy. We love this event for many reasons, not the least of which is that we get to reflect upon a full year with our scholars. Our Freshmen in...
Annual HEAR Summer Scholar Event – A New Format
Sunday, July 8th was our annual HEAR Summer Scholar Event and we were fortunate to be able to hold it at the Chicago Academy for the Arts who very kindly let us use their space. The main focus this year was on our newest, and largest, class of HEAR Scholars. In the...
Welcoming The HEAR Class of 2022 At Our Awards Ceremony
We had a delightful evening at St. Ignatius College Prep on Tuesday, May 8th 2018 as we welcomed our latest class of HEAR Scholars into the family. This year's class is our biggest yet with 25 new scholarships awarded. Recipients attend high schools from all over the...
Special Packages Sent To Our HEAR Scholars
We have to give a HUGE shout out to the wonderful ladies on the HEAR Scholarship Enrichment Committee who gave up an evening last week to pack up and send out care packages to our HEAR Scholars. Each box contained homemade cookies, brownies and other delicious snacks!...
A Reflection On A Semester Spent Studying Abroad – Juliana Tamayo
"I knew I wanted to study abroad since I started college. As a Global Studies and Spanish double major I could basically choose to study abroad anywhere in the world. I’d always wanted to go to Spain so this helped me narrow down my options. I chose the Saint Louis...
A HEAR Scholar’s Success Story
Kristy Flores, HEAR Class of 2017, was raised on the South Side of Chicago by a single mother. Even as a child Kristy noticed many things that were lacking in their lives, and she was determined to do something better for herself. From an early age, Kristy understood...
Photos from the 2017 HEAR Fundraiser are ready!
Please enjoy these photographs taken at our Annual HEAR Fundraiser in December 2017. Everyone had a great time. We hope to see you again in 2018! Click on individual photos to enlarge! [gallery...
Another Scholar Seizes The Opportunity To Spend A Semester Studying Abroad
Class of 2018 Chaddick Scholar, Nubia Dandridge, has taken the opportunity to spend one her of last semesters before graduating studying in London. She arrived in late August and says "I've been in London for 5 weeks and I already feel like I can stay here forever....
A New College Year, A New Adventure For One Of Our Scholars – Juliana Tamayo Is Spending A Semester In Europe!
Thanks to the generosity of our donors and supporters the HEAR Foundation is able to offer truly life-changing opportunities for exemplary high school students in financial need by helping to support them financially at college. Some of our scholars are able to take...
The HEAR Foundation’s Summer Scholar Event Was A Great Success!
We held our Annual Summer Scholar Social on Tuesday, July 25th. We were delighted that so many of our new, current and graduated scholars could attend. We kicked off with a "get to know you" session at Arrigo Park with our new Class of 2021. A couple of our current...
Another Travel Adventure – Brianna Guzman Travels To Europe
Brianna recently had the opportunity to travel to Europe and visit a number of different countries including Italy, Prague & Spain. Says Brianna "My time abroad has been life changing and I am grateful for the experience. This has been something I have wanted to...