Come Save & Support REST at Carson's Community Days 11/13

We're all looking to save money these day so come save and support REST at Carson's Community Days 11/13/10. If you buy a Community Days coupon book for $5 you get a $10 off coupon and six 20% off coupons on other selected merchandise. There's also a 30% early bird coupon (if you show up early) and five bonus offer coupons for items from LCD-HDTV's to jewelry and Columbia Outwear. Come join us!
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Break Bread With Us Thursday 9/23: Put Homelessness to REST

Save the Date! On Thursday, September 23, 2010, 140 REST supporters will celebrate REST's 31 years of Homeless Services. The event takes place at Marcello's Restaurant, 645 North Avenue in Chicago starting at 6:30 pm. Enjoy good food, music, a raffle and a silent auction with prizes worth thousands of dollars.
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2010 SleepWalk Raises Over $15,000

On Saturday, May 8, 2010 a group of REST supporters came out on a brisk and windy morning to raise funds and have fun. The four-mile walk along Chicago's lakefront raised over $15,000 to fund REST's mission to save lives and house the homeless.
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REST Celebrates at 30th Anniversary Dinner: VIPs Speak

On 11/12/09, over 100 REST supporters celebrated its 30th anniversary at Marcello's Restaurant on North Avenue in Chicago. Over $10,000 was raised to help with the agency's operating expenses. Guest speakers included Secretary of State Jesse White, Dr. Sandy Goldberg of Channel 5, Dr. Damen Arnold, Director of the IL Department of Public Health, and Ed Shurna, Executive Director of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. The evening included dinner, a Raffle and a Silent Auction with prizes worth thousands of dollars. Live music...
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Exec Dir Ahler Wins Jefferson: "Nobel Prize for Public Service"

REST Executive Director Kathleen J. Ahler, is receiving recognition for her seventeen years of dedication to improving the lives of people striving to overcome homelessness on the north side of Chicago. Ahler is running REST, a comprehensive homeless services agency, as well as tirelessly volunteering for grassroots associations in her spare time. Founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sen. Robert Taft Jr., and Sam Beard, The Jefferson Awards were established to create a "Nobel Prize for Public Service." The Jefferson...
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