Chapter Meetings & Training
Our African-American Task Force is organized into eight chapters strategically located throughout Illinois and northwest Indiana. As an AATF member, you will work with other members under the guidance of your Chapter Director. They partner with our Community Affairs staff to plan and conduct ongoing volunteer training, meetings and programs and to develop communications tailored for each community.
Our AATF Chapters
Our African-American Task Force chapters meet at varying times and frequencies throughout the year. We also conduct ongoing training workshops to orient new AATF members to Gift of Hope and its mission and offer annual refresher training for current members.Each workshop covers information on Gift of Hope, the donation process, public education programs, public speaking and more. See the Calendar of Events page for dates of upcoming training sessions. Roll over the links below for information on chapter leadership, meetings and contacts.
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Central Illinois
| Meets: |
| Location TBD |
| Contact: |
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LouEster Petty
Chapter Director and AATF President
lpetty@giftofhope.org
630/758-2686 |
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Chicago
| Meets: |
| Third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Mercy Hospital Professional Office Building, 2600 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 416, Chicago. |
| Contact: |
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LouEster Petty
AATF President
lpetty@giftofhope.org
630/758-2686 |
AATF Volunteers Hours
Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Chicago Office Tel.: 312/225-3194 |
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Evanston
| Meets: |
| Third Monday of the month from 7 – 8 p.m., Evanston Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue Evanston. |
| Contact: |
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Priscilla Holliday
Chapter Co-Director
pholliday@giftofhope.org
630/758-2686 |
Dara Griffin
Chapter Co-Director
darayou@gmail.com
630/758-2686 |
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North Shore
| Meets: |
| Third Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m. at Park Place Senior Center, 414 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan. |
| Contact: |
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Carol Stewart
Chapter Director
cstewart@giftofhope.org
331/645-6844 |
Marcus Burnett
Chapter Co-Director
mburnett51@sbcglobal.net
312/231-3011 |
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Northwest Indiana
| Meets: |
| Monthly at Kennedy Public Library, 3953 Broadway, Gary. |
| Contact: |
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LouEster Petty
Chapter Director and AATF President
lpetty@giftofhope.org
630/758-2686 |
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Rockford
| Meets: |
| Periodically as needed. Location TBD. |
| Contact: |
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LouEster Petty
Chapter Director and AATF President
lpetty@giftofhope.org
630/758-2686 |
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South Suburban
| Meets: |
| Fourth Thursday of the month from 6 – 7:30 p.m., Ingalls Hospital, 1 Ingalls Dr., Harvey. |
| Contact: |
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Rhonda Williams
Chapter Director
rwilliams@giftofhope.org
630/758-2686 |
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West Suburban
| Meets: |
| Fourth Sunday of odd-numbered months: January, March, May, July, September and November. Location TBD. |
| Contact: |
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Charles Kittles
Chapter Director
ckittles@comcast.net
630/226-1058 |
Deborah Miller Jones
Chapter Co-Director
deechemist@comcast.net
630/247-1851 |
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Join the AATF
Join us in our grassroots efforts to educate African-Americans about donation and increase minority donation rates.
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