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“The event went really well,” Walsh said after the event. “We had a perfect day for the tournament which helped our turnout tremendously.” According to Walsh, 9 teams competed. Walsh had cited previously that their ultimate goal for this year’s event was to break their goal of earning $1,000, and after all the funds were totaled, it was just over $1,000! Walsh and the sorority were ecstatic. “The event exceeded our expectations,” Walsh said. “We expected a lot of people to come out and support but the amount that came out was more than we imagined!”

Previously, Walsh had explained that the t-shirt design was inspired by the philanthropy. The baseball player expertly ties the cause to the event with the added heartbeat feature in the design. “Everyone LOVED the shirts, we had people who weren’t even playing in the tournament asking to purchase the shirts!” Walsh said. “Both the baseball and softball teams liked the shirts and I have seen people already wearing them throughout campus, which is always a good sign!”

After such success, we had to ask Walsh about their plans for next year: “We do plan to host this event again as it is our annual spring philanthropy event. When hosting next year, it would be great to have a team from every organization on campus to allow us to have an even bigger turnout than this year!”

Congratulations, ladies! We’re so happy to have helped contribute to an amazing cause and we wish you the best of luck in your future philanthropy endeavors. Keep up the great work!

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In 1996, the Weill Center Foundation, Inc. established itself as a non-profit dedicated to the preservation and restoration of this historical venue. Since, the organization has become the driving force in keeping the Weill Center looking as it did in 1928. Their efforts led to the Center being placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior and the State of Wisconsin Register of Historic Places by the Wisconsin Historical Society on December 22, 1999.

Today, the theater is home to several local performing arts groups, while presenting its own series of live performances and films. Artists like Leo Kottke, Leann Rimes, Rick Springfield, and many more have graced its beautiful stage since its creation. Even more special, the Weill Center receives no public funding, its upkeep based solely upon earned income and generous donations from corporations, families and friends of the Center, and the extensive efforts of almost a hundred volunteers.

VarCity Apparel is proud to have worked with such a hardworking organization, tirelessly determined to bring individuals the awe-inspiring experience of a quality live performance. As Events & Operations Manager to the Center, Kim Meller is one of the leaders of this great group, working on all aspects of the Center from booking artists to engaging new and returning sponsors. She cites her love of the arts – particularly music – as the main reason she enjoys being involved in “bringing patrons and artists together.”

Working alongside Kim, VarCity Apparel designed new everyday uniform apparel for the Weill Center staff incorporating their new logo. “All of us will be wearing our VarCity Weill Center apparel as much as possible,” Meller explained, citing the convenience of identifying staff both for artists and patrons alike as a major pro. In addition to polo shirts, the Weill Center also got a new jacket to accompany it. “The jacket is great and an extra special way to advertise the Weill Center when out of the building,” Meller said.

Since debuting the new apparel, Meller said that the Center is “definitely looking into creating a few [additional] pieces.” “We have already had requests to purchase Weill Center logo wear by volunteers and by patrons who love the Weill Center!” she said.

Apparel and historical significance aside, the Weill Center will continue to do what it does best: enchant and inspire audiences with live performances, facilitated by a passionate staff that truly love the arts. As Meller said, “Perhaps a concert-goer is going to their first concert, their first symphony, their first ballet – all at the Weill Center. How great is it to help create that special experience?”

Special experiences are plentiful through the aisles of the Stefanie H. Weill Center, and that is one thing history will never change.

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Lincoln Middle School is located in Berwyn, IL, surrounded by several other middle schools within a 5-mile radius of one another. Each year, the middle-schoolers compete in school sports. The majority of the basketball season is during October, with two match-ups between schools per season. “The sports between the schools are very competitive and we thought the girls’ basketball teams would love wearing some sort of pink t-shirt jerseys while raising awareness for Breast Cancer for the game,” Mucha said.

Mucha explained the Breast Cancer Awareness Game started by asking their rival school Unity Junior High in Cicero if they wanted to have a Breast Cancer Game at each school. Each team would get to make their own t-shirts printed for the game. “For [Lincoln], our mascot is a Wildcat,” Mucha said when explaining the inspiration behind the printed t shirts. “We used the breast cancer logo for the “I” in LINCOLN and then we put a logo of a paw to dot the “I”,” Mucha said.

Mucha explained that the sale was opened up to the entire school community and all proceeds from the t-shirts were donated to breast cancer research. 3 years since picking up on the pink trend and the Breast Cancer Awareness game is in its third year. Four schools in Lincoln Middle School’s conference have bought the t-shirts and all wear them during the matches, according to Mucha. They have been switching the designs to keep things unique from year to year!

But the game has also evolved into a night of multiple activities. Admission is free with a purchase of a t-shirt, and donation jars are placed at entryways for direct donations. Mucha said they had attendance around 300 people (which is a lot for a middle school!) and had to make a large order of concessions to be sold by the Pep Club during the game. The team plays with pink basketballs, pink nets, with Breast Cancer logos, Breast Cancer Balloons, and student-made pink posters and banners all around the gymnasium to create “an electric atmosphere.”  The night features a 3-point shot contest, and anyone could enter for .50 cents. There were over 180 contestants and winners received a mini pink basketball with the Lincoln Wildcats logo. Before the real game begins, Lincoln Middle School’s choir comes out to sing the National Anthem.

During half-time of the first game, Mucha explained there was a half-court shot competition to win 2 Lexus Club Chicago Bulls Tickets, courtesy of VarCity Apparel. “After about 60 people shot and missed we had an eighth-grade boy who hit the shot and the crowd went nuts,” Mucha said. “[The students] actually picked him up like in the movie Rudy. It was such a great moment for him and for the game.”  At half-time of the second game, people shoot half-court again for the mini basketballs for $0.50.

“In the end, we raised over $1,700.00,” Mucha said.

At the conclusion of another successful year, Mucha says they want to continue making it an annual event. Not only that but getting all twelve teams in the school’s conference to participate in the event. Though the biggest goal for next year’s event is to bring in Breast Cancer survivors and “honor them at our game,” according to Mucha.

We’re excited to see what you guys do next year, Lincoln Wildcats! Keep up the amazing work you guys do to raise awareness on this potentially life-threatening disease. VarCity in Chicago provides t-shirt printing services for all occasions in the US.

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