Birthday Club History
This initiatve was started in 2007 by a local parent and her 8 and 10 year old daughters who, like similar minded families across the nation, have been asking friends to donate to charities instead of buying birthday presents.
We thought that since so many generous families were already doing this, we might try to spread the practice further throughout our community by giving it an official name, by getting the Mayor’s office on-board, and by recognizing civic minded children through an annual event. (A Birthday Party with the Mayor, how cool is that?)
We chose the Crisis Nursery in Champaign, Illinois as the recipient of donations to the Mayor’s Birthday Club because it is such a valuable locally operated resource for helping children and families in need in our community.
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