NAMI GALA 2024
EVENTS
We very much enjoyed attending the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Gala. It was such an amazing event for a beautiful cause. Shout-out to Alexa, CEO of NAMI. It was such an honor to meet you in person!
Girls Movie Night
We hosted a girls movie night and had a fabulous time introducing CHaSE Light to our community. Everyone had a blast with the scavenger hunt as they navigated the CHaSE Light website and learned so much new information about mental health!
games, food, movie, & quality time
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games, food, movie, & quality time 〰️
NAMI WALK
CHaSE light attended the NAMI walk to work towards absolving the stigma around mental health. CHaSE light raised $10,700 for the cause.
Thanksgiving Card Creation
CHaSE light created Thanksgiving cards to go to the local police station, fire fighters , medical personal, and patients. Our goal was to spread some joy and words of encouragement during the Thanksgiving season !
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Junior Snowflake Winter Event!
At our junior winter event we introduced juniors to CHaSE light as well as made snowflakes to decorate our local hospitals!
Walk the Walk for Mental Health
CHaSE light’s new board attended the local Community House’s Walk the Walk for mental health.
Upperclassman Movie Night!
CHaSE lights new board hosted their first official event, a movie night. Over 60 teens gathered for homemade grilled tacos, popcorn, trivia, and of course a movie. Thank you to everyone who came out we raised a total of $500!
Reality DuPage
The CHaSE Light board had a great time taking part in the Reality DuPage tote-bag making project. Thank you for having us!
Nature Walk
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Reality Teen’s nature walk. This was a great oppertunity to disconnect from devices and reconnect with nature. Everyone was able to connect with students of their school and even from surrounding schools! We helped pick up trash and enjoyed our nature walk during the sunset in Glen Ellyn. This was the perfect chance to recharge and take a break from the busy and stressful season of college applications and immense amount of homework. Thank you for having us, and thank you to everyone who came with CHaSE Light to the event!
Letters of Light
At our November event, students gathered to write letters with quotes, inspirational words, and creative designs in order to boost the spirits and promote positive mindsets during the stressful season of finals and as college decisions are released. We want to do our best to make our fellow students, peers, and teens studying at the Hinsdale Public Library feel heard, understood, and encouraged to keep on going. Our goal is to brighten these students lives with the many meaningful messages we wrote! We ended up having a mailbox filled with over 100 of messages! Our other mailbox is available at the library for students to write their own wishes and goals for the months and years to come. You can find these mailboxes in the Teen Lounge at the Hinsdale Public Library. Thank you to everyone who came!
CHASE LIGHT WINTER EVENT
CHASE LIGHT WINTER EVENT
We had a wonderful time spreading holiday joy while enjoying treats, music, and more! Students bonded as they worked together to create gift baskets, helping strengthen our community in meaningful ways. spreading holiday joy, indulging in holiday treats, music, and more! We created 50 gift baskets filled with toys, games, and other goodies for children of all ages at Rush Hospital, located in Chicago. These baskets will be delivered at the start of winter break.We are also proud to share that our board successfully raised $1,500 to fund this event. Thank you to everyone who contributed and made this impact possible!
