Welcome to FoWY — FALL 2022

Welcome to the Friends of Whitney Young (FoWY) community - a wonderful group of dedicated parents, students, alumni, faculty and staff. Back to School usually means monthly social events and we’re thrilled to be bringing some of these events back to our community this school year.
 
We’re asking the Dolphin Community to support our school through various events and campaigns that FoWY will host throughout the year.
 
“Giving back. Paying forward!” is our slogan and we hope you will join us as we work together for the benefit of all of our children.
 
Look for information from FoWY in the Whitney Young Weekly sent each Sunday night to your email. If you are not receiving the Weekly, please sign up here.

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Dolphin Community Meetings

Stay tuned…
 
We’re making changes to our meetings to make a greater impact to our community and share information that is useful to you. Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September
14th at 6:30 PM in the Whitney Young Library. Learn about our parent organizations, how they operate, and how you can stay informed and involved.
 
For future meetings, visit our website at friendsofwhitneyyoung.org to obtain meeting locations.

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Fall Gathering
Thursday, October 13, 2022
6:00 PM
Park Tavern
1645 W. Jackson Blvd.

Come for a drink, a little food, and good conversation at our first adult social of the year! Catch up with other Whitney Young parents and meet new ones in a casual and fun atmosphere. Admission is FREE and you can leave your checkbooks at home for this event!
 
RSVP by clicking here. RSVP is not required but is appreciated so we can plan light appetizers.

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The Annual Fund

Whitney Young is daring to DREAM BIG. We are launching the 2022-23 Annual Fund, which is driven by big dreams and great anticipation that, TOGETHER, we can make an important impact on our community. The Annual Fund is Friends of Whitney Young’s largest fundraising campaign, which allows us to provide financial support to our school clubs, teams, and academic departments through our grant request program. Stay tuned for details, and please join our efforts to dream big!

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Creating Community and Volunteering Time

Gatherings have looked different the past year but FoWY is still committed to building a Purposeful Community among its families, one that continues to celebrate and respect the diversity among us. We want the opportunities in which we interact to be ones where everyone feels welcome and valuable to our school's future. If you have ideas to share or time to give as we launch communication efforts with our Community, we would love to hear from you! Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you are interested in being part of our Volunteer Team throughout the year.

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Open House
Sunday, October 16, 2022

Always a well-attended event where record numbers of prospective students and parents come to visit Whitney Young High School. Join us to welcome families and show them what school spirit is all about… Dolphin style!
 
Sign up by clicking here.

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Spring Bash
Saturday, March 25, 2023
6:00 PM
Venue West

Our biggest social event and fundraiser of the year takes place at beautiful Venue West and we look forward to spending the evening together this year after two years of being virtual. Help us plan a wonderful get-together by joining the Spring Bash committee. Look for more information in the Weekly or contact us at [email protected]

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Neighborhood Socials

Hosted by various members of our community, FoWY will be hosting informal, casual, social gatherings at establishments throughout the city. These events are meant to extend our outreach to different corners of the city where our Dolphin parents reside. This year, we’ve got events planned for:

September 17 at 7:00 PM

• Jet’s Public House, 6148 N. Milwaukee Ave.
• Hosted by Ms. Boyle

October 13 at 6:00 PM

• Fall Gathering at Park Tavern, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd.
• Hosted by Friends of Whitney Young

November 9 at 6:00 PM

• Horse Thief Hollow, 10426 S. Western Ave.

January - North Side (date and location TBD)

February 16 at 7:00 PM

• The Village Tap, 2055 W. Roscoe St.
  

April - Near South Side (date and location TBD)

May - Pilsen / West Loop / South Loop (date and location TBD)
 
Save the Dates!
Interested in hosting a neighborhood social? We’d love to hear from you at [email protected]

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Wear It Proudly Dolphins! 

Pick up your Dolphin t-shirt, hoodie, hat and other Whitney Young swag in our online school store! We can ship it to you or you can pick it up in the Main Office. Just click here and start shopping!

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Shop on Amazon?
Shop for Whitney Young!

Amazon will make a donation to us each time you shop. Register on smile.amazon.com and designate "Friends of Whitney Young". You do the shopping and they make the donation!

To enable Amazon Smile on your phone:

1. Get the App: download or update the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app on your phone.
2. Turn on AmazonSmile: open the app and find “Settings’ in the main menu. Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.
3. Designate “Friends of Whitney M. Young High School” as your charity of choice.
   

Now, shopping on Amazon is easier than ever!

Note: AmazonSmile in the app is not yet available for iPads and other tablet devices. To utilize AmazonSmile on your tablet, visit smile.amazon.com on a browser on your tablet.

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