Current K&H Kares Initiatives:
Annual Blood Drive with the American Red Cross – January through December 2024
Chicago Greater Food Depository Volunteering
2024
Our K&H Kares team, aka ‘the #BreadTeam, packed 23,391lbs of food for a grand total of 19,492 meals repacked.
JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge – Chicago
2024
Our Chicago team members participated in a 3.5 mile run with proceeds benefitting Hope Chicago.
American Heart Association’s Heart of Indianapolis
2024
K&H Kares donated to the American Heart Association’s Heart of Indianapolis campaign.
ACE Building Futures 2024 Campaign
2024
K&H Kares donated to ACE Mentor Program Chicago.
Bike MS: City to Shore Ride 2023
2023
Our Philadelphia team pedaled for a cause raising over $3,000 for BIKE MS.
American Heart Association’s Heart of Indianapolis
2023
K&H Kares donated to the American Heart Association’s Heart of Indianapolis campaign.
“Ampy’s Adventures©” – Earth Day Coloring / Activity Books
2022
Designed and donated coloring/activity books to children in hospitals. Children join Ampy and friends as they explore and learn about Earth Day.
American Heart Association’s Heart of Indianapolis
2022
K&H Kares donated to the American Heart Association’s Heart of Indianapolis campaign.
Habitat for Humanity Build Day
2021
K&H Kares teamed up with local area firms and Habitat for Humanity in September 2021.
Garfield Park Clean Up
2021
K&H Kares teamed up with the Chicago Parks Foundation’s city-wide volunteer effort ‘Pitch in for the Parks!‘ to clean up Garfield Park.
Greater Chicago Food Depository Repack Sessions
2021
K&H Kares team sorted and categorized donated food items & repacked bulk products into family-sized portions.
Virtual Valentine’s Day Cards for St. Jude
2021
Virtual Valentine’s Day Cards to the Children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Holiday Donations
2020
K&H Kares made monetary donations to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, UChicago Medicine Comer Childrens Hospital, and Chicago Public Schools Children First Fund.
Annual Blood Drive, October – December 2020
2020
Hosted first annual blood drive and donated 26 pints of blood to the American Red Cross Association.
“Ampy’s Adventures©” Coloring / Activity Books
2020
Designed and donated coloring/activity books to children in hospitals. Children join Ampy and friends as they explore and learn about the world.
COVID-19 Virtual Food Drive and PPE/Medical Supplies Fundraiser
2020
Raised nearly $2,000 in response to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. Donations went to the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Project C.U.R.E.
Winter Wear Drive for SOS Children’s Village
2019
Donated new coats, gloves, hats, and scarves for children ages 2 to 18.
Ronald McDonald House, Meals from the Heart
2015, 2018, 2019
Provided and cooked fresh meals for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. Families staying at the Ronald McDonald House have a member receiving treatment at Lurie’s Children Hospital.
Greater Chicago Food Depository
2018
Participated in a repack session in the warehouse, focusing on putting large quantities of bulk food into packages that individuals and families can use. During this session, we repacked over 14,000 lbs. of fresh pears.
University of Chicago Charter School North Kenwood/Oakland (NKO) Campus Career Day
2018
Spoke with 1st-5th grade students about becoming future STEM stars. We presented the possibilities of becoming an architect and structural engineer, and the types of projects and buildings architects and engineers work on.
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) Rebuilding Day
2018
Participated with SEAOI in National Rebuilding Together Day which is held every April throughout the nation. The event focused on community revitalization through repairs and updates to homes that have fallen into disrepair due to lack of resources and/or abilities of homeowners. Volunteers performed tasks such as drywall repairs, painting, caulking, handrail installation, and door handle upgrades.
University of Chicago Charter School Summer Interns
2017, 2018
Gave hardworking high school students an opportunity to learn what it is like in a professional environment and encourage them that finishing high school and college, as well as working hard, can lead to a successful career.
Misericordia
2017
Collected Christmas presents for residents of Misericordia, a facility for persons with developmental disabilities.
CICS West Belden Career Day
2017
Presented the possibilities of becoming an architect and structural engineer, and the types of projects and buildings architects and engineers work on.
Together We Rise, Sweet Cases
2016
Helped children in foster care by donating custom decorated duffle bags, complete with a teddy bear, hygiene kit, and blanket.
Chase Corporate Challenge
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Participated in downtown Chicago where part of proceeds goes to charity.
Free Spirit Siberian Rescue
2014
Tuckpointed masonry cages for Siberian huskies.
Contact
Alesha Shaw
Director of Marketing
ashaw@kleinandhoffman.com
Caroline Smrokowski
Associate IV
+1 (312) 251-1989
csmrokowski@kleinandhoffman.com