Birthday Benefit Concert!

Saturday, July 25th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

One of our fellow volunteers, Jana Borchardt, is hosting a benefit concert in honor of her birthday to support the work that Breakthrough Urban Ministries is doing.

The concert will take place at the Lincoln Park Cultural Center - 2045 N. Lincoln Park West. Admission is free, with a recommended donation of $5, and light refreshments will be served.

If you have any questions, please contact Jana at (312) 890-9528.

Support our Runners!

We have eleven runners officially registered to run the Rock 'n' Roll Chicago 1/2 Marathon for Breakthrough Urban Ministries!

To make a donation (in any amount) to one of our runner's fundraising pages, just click on http://www.firstgiving.com/breakthrough and then click on "View all Fundraising Pages" in the box "Want to Donate?" (or just click on the title to this post) and the name of the person you want to support. You can even leave an encouraging message for the friend you're supporting!

You can also join our cheering section on the morning of the half-marathon. The race will start on Sunday, August 2nd at 6:30 AM. For more information on the cheering section, please email Don at bratschie@gmail.com. There might even be a t-shirt in it for ya'.