Let It Be Us hosted an unforgettable evening celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Be Mine Gala on Friday, May 10. Emceed by Dave McKinney of WBEZ-FM, who is a licensed foster parent, and held at Walden Chicago, a beautiful event space in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, the gala brought together approximately 250 people for dinner and drinks, a live auction, entertainment by teen singers from After School Matters, and an awards presentation. Let It Be Us honored longtime board members Elizabeth Felice and Doug Locke for their unwavering service and support. Proceeds from the evening will enable Let It Be Us to innovate within the Illinois child welfare system by recruiting and training foster families and placing children into the right home, the first time. letitbeus.org
Country Magazine: Be Mine Gala
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- June 2, 2024

About Let It Be Us
Let It Be Us is an Illinois 501(c)3 and licensed child welfare agency. The mission of Let It Be Us is to provide collaborative, innovative solutions of effective recruitment and placement within Illinois foster care and adoption. The Let It Be Us platform manages the Adoption Listing Service of Illinois and the Heart Gallery of Illinois, engines of success for Illinois foster care adoptions. The Let It Be Us vision is for all children in the Illinois child welfare system to achieve educational equity, employment equity, and overall well being through the incorporation of Let It Be Us Programming into statewide advancements in foster care and adoption recruitment and placement. For more information about Let It Be Us, visit www.letitbeus.org.