Our History

Carey Tercentenary AME Church and the Chicago

Westside Branch NAACP are 2017 recipients of the Acting
Up! Awards, sponsored by the Chicago Community Trust
through their annual On the Table discussions.

Our On the Table focus question was "How can the

Church effect positive change in the surrounding
community?" We identified a number of issues, including
a lack of self-respect and community involvement; the
need for more arts and culture programs and the
generation gap.

As a result of our discussion, we created a campaign,

Loving Lawndale to Life...through self-respect and
civic engagement. We are sponsoring programs in arts
and culture, education, health and wellness and civic
engagement.

We expect to reach over 1,000 North Lawndale residents

between July 1st, and October 31st. Most program
activities will take place at Carey Tercentenary AME
Church. We'll have resource fairs; a community quilt; arts
and crafts; voter registration; workshops and activities to
promote healthy lifestyles; mentoring, and a college fair.

We will train community-based journalists, who will

develop marketable skills while documenting our activities
c/o Carey Tercentenary AME Church

on social media, CAN TV and podcasts. Our two-way

mentoring process will include adults mentoring youth on
life lessons while the youth mentor adults on technology.
1448 South Homan Avenue
Loving Lawndale to Life

We'll know we're successful when we see: stronger

relationships between youth and adults; arts and cultural
Chicago, IL 60623

projects that promote self respect and community

engagement; more positive messaging about North
Lawndale in the media and increased voter registration.
We'll measure our impact through pre and post participant
surveys.
 Schedule of Activities Response Form
All activities are held at Carey Tercentenary AME Church, Name___________________________________
unless otherwise noted. The Church is located at 1448
South Homan Avenue. Organization______________________________

PlayStreet Address_________________________________
September 9, 2017
12:00 noon-3:00 pm City, State, ZIP____________________________
Sponsors: Loving Lawndale to Life/PlayStreet/Let's Move
Multiple activities, including arts and crafts, community E-Mail ___________________________________
quilting, exercises, community resources, voter
registration, FAFSA information
Acknowledgments
le of Activities Phone___________________________________
Citizen Journalist Training
September 14, 2017 We/I will participate in the Loving Lawndale to Life
6:00 pm-8:00 pm We thank Carey Tercentenary AME Church, Campaign activities:
Learn to prepare a newsletter and internet radio show Chicago Westside Branch NAACP, the Chicago
Community Trust, On the Table, the Acting Up! Arts and Crafts
Citizen Journalist Training Awards community advisory committee and the Health and Wellness Fairs
September 21, 2017 Monroe Foundation for making the Loving Mentoring (Youth mentor adults on technology, adults
6:00 pm-8:00 pm Lawndale to Life campaign a success. mentor youth on life lessons)
Learn to prepare a newsletter and internet radio show
Voter Registration
Community Outreach in Community Establishments Door-to-Door Canvassing
September 16, 2017 Community Quilting Project
10:00 am-2:00 pm College Fair
Voter registration, public opinion poll, marketing materials Media (Newsletters, podcasting (internet radio), etc.)
Door-to-Door Canvassing Evaluation
September 16, 2017 Cash or in-kind gift of _______________________
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Public opinion poll, voter registration Please return the Response Form to:

Community Tour Loving Lawndale to Life

September 23, 2017 c/o Carey Tercentenary AME Church
11:00 am-2:00 pm 1448 South Homan Avenue
Visit historical landmarks and other points of interest that Chicago, IL 60623
showcase North Lawndale pride

October-TBD Deputy Registrar Training

Questions may be referred to Valerie F. Leonard at
consulting@valeriefleonard.com or 773-571-3886.
College Fair
October 29, 2017
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Speak to representatives from colleges and universities;
workshops regarding student life, financial aid, etc;
FAFSA; SAT tutoring; other resources