2024 Thrive Together Gala
Join The Nora Project in person or virtually for our annual Thrive Together Gala to celebrate the importance of inclusive education for all students!
Join The Nora Project in person or virtually for our annual Thrive Together Gala to celebrate the importance of inclusive education for all students!
Join us for our favorite event of the year!
Meet The Nora Project (TNP) in a live-virtual 30-minute presentation and Q&A session. Amie Richards, TNP’s Community Outreach Manager, will share a brief overview of TNP, then attendees are welcome to ask questions to learn more about our disability studies-informed social-emotional learning curricula and professional development courses.
Meet The Nora Project (TNP) in a live-virtual 30-minute presentation and Q&A session. Amie Richards, TNP’s Community Outreach Manager, will share a brief overview of TNP, then attendees are welcome to ask questions to learn more about our disability studies-informed social-emotional learning curricula and professional development courses.
Meet The Nora Project (TNP) in a live-virtual 30-minute presentation and Ask-Me-Anything session.
Join The Nora Project in person or virtually for our annual Thrive Together Gala to celebrate the importance of inclusive education for all students!
Join The Nora Project for “Rethink Disability: Leading and Supporting All Students,” a live webinar to help School Administrators increase their understanding of disability, embrace the supports that everyone needs to thrive, and reflect on our roles to show up for one another.
#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that encourages people to do good and give back
on a dedicated day annually. Join TNP on #GivingTuesday this year to as we focus on providing professional development that empowers educators to identify, anticipate, and plan for students’ needs--skills educators have never been taught and that are desperately needed in classrooms today.
Learn, play, fail, grow, and most importantly, thrive together. You’re invited to celebrate the importance of inclusive education at our biggest fundraising event of the year, Thrive Together, on Sunday, August 28th from 3-5pm CT.
Hosted by event chairs Lisa & Larry Sablosky and Jaclyn & Steve Maletzky, and emceed by famed storyteller Kevin Kling, Thrive Together will be an incredible afternoon celebrating this year's honorees: Lachi and Juanita Herrera both in person and virtually.
More at bit.ly/TNPThriveTogether
Join The Nora Project at 7:30 p.m. Central for Disability 101 - a webinar and conversation about disability history and disability awareness, where you’ll learn about disability as diversity and how to be an advocate for inclusion and positive social change.
Join us at Harborside Golf Center in Chicago for a day on the links!
Sponsorship opportunities starting at $500 and auction donation opportunities are available. Contact Deana at deana@thenoraproject.ngo for more information.
Are you ready to flex your friendship muscles? Join us and help make this February the friendliest February ever!
Please join us at The Nora Project’s second annual virtual fundraising event--Embracing Change--a family-friendly fundraiser broadcast via YouTube live on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 2pm CST. The 45-minute telecast will feature famed storyteller Kevin Kling and stories of transformation from inside Nora Project classrooms. It will also include a pledge drive, a mobile silent auction, and opportunities for supporters to adopt Nora Project students, teachers, classrooms, schools, and school districts. Early bird prices and VIP ticket options available!
For more information and to register, visit the event site by clicking here.
Join us at Harborside Golf Center in Chicago for a day on the links! Register by clicking here.
Sponsorship and auction donation opportunities are available. Contact Deana at deana@thenoraproject.ngo for more information.
Training camp will be hosted virtually this year, and is built around the theme, “Centering Student Needs.” Camp will be keynoted by The Accessible Stall podcast co-hosts Kyle Khachadurian and Emily Ladau, presenting on disability identity formation and disability pride. Other presenters include: Katie Blank from Access Living (Developing Student Self-Advocates); Olga Pribyl from Equip For Equality (Knowing and Advocating for Students’ Rights); Jen Newton from Teaching is Intellectual and Ohio University (Inclusive Teaching Practices), and so many more. Training will close with a standup/storytelling performance by Pamela Rae Schuller.
Calling all educators! Join us March 9th, 16th, and 23rd from 7:30 - 9:00 pm CST to learn how to build a more inclusive classroom.
We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about The Nora Project programming, whether our Lifecycle Suite of classroom programs, our Jump Start Units, or our Primer Pack for Homeschool, to join us on February 17th from 7-9 p.m. CST on Zoom. Just like an in-person open house event at your local school, participants will come together as a large group to get some basic information about The Nora Project, our history, and our mission. Then, they’ll have the chance to choose a “room” to visit to learn more about specific programs and how that program can look at home or at school. We’ll be joined by experienced Nora Project teachers who will share their experiences and answer questions about what these programs are like in their own classrooms. After visiting two different “rooms,” participants will get to come back together for a Q&A before departing for the night.
Live captioning services will be provided for all sessions, and a digital program will be shared with participants with a clearly outlined agenda and directions for how to navigate seamlessly through different rooms. Participants are encouraged to share any additional accessibility needs in the RSVP.
Are you ready to flex your friendship muscles? Join us and help make this February the friendliest February ever!
You can make a difference—join the #GivingTuesday global movement on December 1st! It’s easy, click below to set up your personal fundraising page, to donate, or to spread the word. However you get involved—it matters! Show our students you care, and that you believe each and every one of them belongs.
It has never been more critical to demand justice and equality for all people and to teach our children that everyone matters and everyone belongs. Your support will bring this critical education to thousands of students. You can be a catalyst for social change that benefits us all!
Headlined by NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner and Disability Rights Activist Gaelynn Lea
Featuring world-class artists and activists, and a robust silent auction
Tickets start at $10 with VIP packages available
The Fourth Annual Weinberg Choi Residential Golf Outing to support The Nora Project will be held on Sunday, October 4th at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois! Please RSVP by registering either a single golfer or a foursome at http://bit.ly/wcgolf4tnp. Reach out to allie@weinbergchoi.com if you'd like to sponsor the event, donate either monetarily or an item for our auction, or any questions you may have.
Give your weekend workout extra impact! Join us on March 7th at Shred 415 Deerfield for an hour long SHRED class with Jill Borega! Class is compromised of four 15 minute intervals. Get ready to sweat for The Nora Project!
Bring your friends to explore River Trail Nature Center. Misericordia residents who are part of the Wildlife Connections Program will be there to host some hands on stations where kids can touch a variety of animal artifacts. Inside the nature center you will find a nature themed play area and many animals to get an up close encounter with. River Trails also has options for outdoor exploration as well such as trails, animals, and a play area, so come dressed to explore outside as well.
Join us for great music to benefit TNP!
Join us for an evening of holiday shopping! This is a wonderful opportunity to get some friends together and get your last minute shopping done!
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Nora Project!
Boka Restaurant Group Chefs Lee Wolen And Meg Galus, along with Gabe Garza invite The Nora Project community to a cookie decorating extravaganza! All participants will take their cookies home, and proceeds from all the holiday cookies sold at BRG restaurants will benefit The Nora Project!
Space is limited! Please RSVP at: bit.ly/tnpcookies
Please join us for our next Inclusive Community Friendship Event at the North Suburban YMCA! We will have an art therapist leading an accessible art project, a face painting station, sensory-friendly activities, as well as a cooperative play station! We can't wait to see our friends for a free afternoon of inclusive fun!
Looking for a holiday shopping opportunity that supports a great cause? Get some friends together and join us for an evening of shopping, wine, and light bites to benefit The Nora Project! 10% of proceeds from this event will be donated to The Nora Project!
To RSVP, please email info@thenoraproject.ngo
We hope you can join us!
Join The Nora Project for inclusive fun at the grand re-opening of Monica + Andy at Oakbrook Mall on Saturday, November 9th from 11 am - 1 pm. The Nora Project's inclusion team has helped plan the activities, which will include a magician and sensory-friendly bins, and will be on-site to make sure the activities are accessible to all. The Nora Project is incredibly thankful to Monica + Andy for valuing diversity and elevating our cause. Monica + Andy will also be generously donating 15% of profits from sales during this time to The Nora Project! We hope to see you all there!
The event will be held in the Oakbrook Guideshop (located on the 2nd level by The District).
Children of all ages and abilities are invited to join us for an afternoon of food, fun, and friendship! This special event will feature sensory-friendly activities, a storybook station, parent table, scavenger hunt, and of course, all of the fun that the Kohl Children's Museum Exhibits have to offer! We hope to see you then!
Join WE EVENTS, @Urban Ohana for the next Cocktails & Conversations event, Building Communities of Kindness: Normalizing Differences.
This event will focus on The Nora Project's mission to teach empathy by sparking friendships between students and their peers with disabilities. Learn ways to build empathy by recognizing and naming emotions. Parents and educators can help teach children empathy by explaining their own emotions during significant events and point out the connection between events and emotions.
All attendees will have the opportunity to make a DIY Emotion Spinner as a resource to take home. Wine and light apps will be served.