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Community InvolvementCommitment to Our Community Since 1857, Northwestern Mutual has been helping people protect against financial risk and helping them achieve their financial goals. The Chicago network office has been in existence since 1872.
The McTigue Financial Group prides itself on staying in the forefront of its industry. Providing clients with financial guidance and world-class product and services through the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, our Financial Representatives are helping thousands of clients grow and achieve their financial goals. Managing Partner, John McTigue believes that insuring human life value is the first step towards achieving a solid financial strategy and the key advantage of The McTigue Financial Group.
To grow and prosper, communities require care. It is the work of many hands, sharing many talents, many hours and many gifts. John McTigue and the members of the team share this commitment to the community in which we live and work. Among the many organizations that members of our team support are: Big Shoulders Fund; Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois; Chicago ARC; Chicago Hope Academy; Connections For The Homeless; Cristo Rey; Feed My Starving Children; Harvest Educational Cooperative; Les Turner ALS Foundation; Lydia Home; Young Men’s Educational Network; and the list goes on.
The learning experience of Northwestern Mutual’s “Top 10” internship (Vault Guide to Top Internships, 2009) with The McTigue Financial Group in Chicago expands beyond the real life work experience of a financial representative to community service learning. Since 2008, the McTigue Financial Group has teamed up with Young Men’s Education Network (YMEN) and the residents of North Lawndale to provide layers of support and strategic initiatives that include providing educational expertise, financial wisdom, organizational stewardship, and community service projects that has engaged over 100 staff and college-level representatives from Northwestern Mutual Financial Network with of community residents in creating positive community solutions. The impact made from this partnership has helped to create a park for children, a residence for returning college students, a sports court for mentoring community youth, and an urban garden where flowers and vegetables symbolize the future of North Lawndale’s growth and productivity.
“A Toast To Remember”
The McTigue Financial Group Northbrook District Office and Managing Director Scott R. Evans proudly sponsored the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Illinois Chapter and “A Toast To Remember” on February 18, 2010. This event benefits and supports those affected by Alzheimer’s disease in the Chapter’s 68 County service areas. Learn more at www.alz.org/illinois.
Sanctioned by USA Cycling, the International Cycling Classic is now the oldest and longest-running multi-category cycling race in the United States with races in cities from De Pere in Northern Wisconsin to Chicago.
Community Service Award (CSA) Winners Vision, generosity, and commitment to community are characteristics of people who become volunteers. Each award recipient is honored with a $10,000 check presented to his or her charitable organization on behalf of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation. The McTigue Financial Group is proud to acknowledge our representatives and team members who have earned this distinguished award. 2011 Community Service Award Winner, Steve Braun McTigue Financial is proud to recognize Steve Braun as the recipient of the 2011 Community Service Award for his extensive dedication with Partnership for Cures. Steve has been a donor and volunteer leader at Partnership for Cures for over 9 years, and a few years ago agreed to join the Executive Board. He has been a great supporter of the Partnership for Cures Rediscovery Research™ model, connecting the organization to thought leaders inside and outside of medicine, matching donors to Rediscovery Research projects they can support, and providing business and marketing guidance.
Steve’s involvement with Partnership for Cures resonates on a personal level. Like so many of us, Steve’s family and friends have been affected by disease issues. Steve has responded by learning about and spreading the word about the quick, safe and affordable impact of the Rediscovery Research that repurposes already available drugs and devices so they can help patients with other diseases. He has helped create the impact that Partnership for Cures has had on the lives of those around him who suffer from catastrophic diseases. After hearing that one of his Northwestern Mutual colleagues had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Steve and the staff of Partnership for Cures we able to help this colleague enroll in a Rediscovery Research clinical research trial at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After participating, this colleague, and the other 9 participants were all able to regain function that had been lost to the MS. This colleague went from requiring a walker to being able to walk a mile without the need of assistance. Such an accomplishment is attributable to the funding of Rediscovery Research supported by Partnership for Cures. Steve shared another story from a time when a client of his had made a significant donation to Partnership for Cures to support prostate cancer Rediscovery Research at the Partnership for Cures annual “The Longest Day of Golf” event. Later that year, the donor was diagnosed with prostate cancer! After contacting Steve, within 48 hours of his diagnosis, Partnership for Cures was able to connect the donor to researchers at the University of Chicago who were testing a Rediscovery Research surgery technique. While the donor was not eligible to participate in the clinical trial, he was able to visit the researchers and see how his contribution was making impact. He made another donation to this research, and got support as he selected an alternative treatment, which went very well. In addition to his involvement at the Partnership for Cures, Steve is also involved with the Marty Hennessey Jr. Tennis Foundation, where at-risk children receive coaching in tennis with the intention of attaining scholarships to college. Steve is also a member of The Entrepreneurship Institute, which is a national non-profit that provides networking among CEO’s, and also hosts an annual one-day President Symposium, where business leaders share with each other their personal stories of success and failure.
2011 Intern Community Sevice Award Winner, Sean Ramsey A financial representative intern, Sean Ramsey, has rehabbed homes, volunteered at a thrift store, and mentored children at a women's and children's shelter at the Roseland Christian Ministry on the South Side of Chicago. “My most gratifying experiences have been during times of service,” Ramsey said. “It was a great honor to win this award. I was actually with my friends at Roseland when I learned we had been chosen,” he told his appreciative peers. As Sean's pastor at Roseland added, "Sean is only 22, but he has been volunteering here for four years. That, to me, is a significant contribution."
2009 Community Service Award Winner, Donald J. Draudt Don Draudt received a Community Service Award for his work with Big Shoulders Fund, which provides support to the Catholic schools in the neediest areas of Chicago's inner city. As a member of the Board Development Committee he strives to spread the mission of the Big Shoulders Fund, through fundraising, outreach and volunteering within the schools. 2009 Community Service Award Winner, Tobias Eng Toby Eng was awarded the Community Service Award on behalf of his volunteer efforts with Lydia Home, a Chicago based social service organization that has been serving children and families since 1916. Toby and his wife have been a host family with the Safe Families for Children program since 2006. As volunteers, The Engs provide a temporary place to stay for children from at-risk families. The Engs are part of a network of host families that extend the community safety net by providing parents in need – on their own or at the recommendation of a case worker-a loving sanctuary where they can safely place their children in times of crises. As a result, SFC is a voluntary, non-coercive alternative to the state child welfare system. 2009 Community Service Award Winner, Kurtis Kidder Kurt Kidder is a three-time winner of the Community Service Award on behalf of Envision Unlimited (formerly Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens), which provides a wide array of educational, residential ,support and work services that promote choice, independence and community integration of persons with developmental disabilities.
Past winners include: James Garad for W.I.T.S. (Working in the Schools) Corey McQuade for Near West Little League Hobie Murnane for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois Robert Muzikowski for Chicago Hope Academy, Athletes & Business for Kids, Near West Little League Mary Louise Pisone for Les Turner ALS Foundation Thomas Walder for McGaw YMCA Experiences shared by our past winners: Jamie Garard--
During the course of my time at Northwestern Mutual, I am proud to have recruited five additional financial representatives to WITS organization. As a result, WITS is now able to serve and mentor over 2,200 students through the help and devotion of its 1,500 tutors."
Hobie Murnane-- "I serve on the board of Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois. The Boys Hope Girls Hope helps academically capable and motivated students in need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others providing value-centered, family-like homes, opportunities and education through college initiatives. I have been connected with this charity since 1986. In 2005, I was selected and grateful to receive the Community Service Award for my work on their behalf. We presented the charity with a $10,000 grant to the Executive Director, Patrick Hughes, from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation in support of their great work on behalf of “at risk” children." Mary Louise Pisone-- "I was privileged to be a Community Service Award recipient as the result of my relationship with the Les Turner ALS Foundation of Chicago, IL. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) is a terminal neurological disorder that results in eventual total paralysis and death. During the disease’s progression, a person becomes a prisoner in their own body, and is gradually robbed of the ability to move, talk and, finally, to breathe. All the while, their mind remains clear and alert. The Foundation funds two ALS research labs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH). A clinic at NMH provides patient care and services to ALS families in the tri-state area and beyond, a durable equipment bank, in-home nursing follow-ups and countless other services. My husband, Richard, was diagnosed with ALS in 2000 and died 18 months later. He, alongside my daughters and I, decided to take action by producing a family fundraiser called Rich Pisone’s Rockin’ Round the Clock for ALS. Richard was actually able to participate (albeit in a wheelchair) in the first of the three annual events that netted over $100,000 to be used to fund research for a cure for ALS. Since that time, my daughters and I have remained closely involved in the fund-raising activities of the Les Turner ALS Foundation and, last August, I was honored to be appointed to the Foundation’s Board of Directors, through which I’m able to reach out in new ways to educate, advocate and raise money to fund scientific research and patient services." Experiences shared by our associates: Joe Zhu-- The Jaycees
The Naperville Settlement Museum Board The Naperville Settlement Museum Board is a city board linking the Naperville Heritage Society with the City of Naperville. It is a mayor appointed board needing approval from the city council. The primary function of the board is to oversee the development and work of the Settlement Museum as well as the Naperville Heritage Society which is responsible for the restoration and preservation of Naperville’s history and historical artifacts. Acknowledging Members of our Team Pam Atkinson-- Friends of Prentice Women's Hospital, River North Chicago Dance Company John Baker-- Food Pantry at St. Therese of Avila Parish in Chicago, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund Allan Bell-- The National Association for Down Syndrome, ARC of IL, West Suburban Support Group, UPS for DOWNS Steve Braun-- The Entrepreneurship Institute, Marty Hennessy Jr. Tennis Foundation, Partnership for Cures Richard Brunton-- Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence, Bethany Lutheran Church Council, Batavia Boosters Organization, Inc. Robert Brunton-- Villa Park Kiwanis Club, Investment Committee of the Spastic Research Foundation of Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Kiwanis International Tom Canale-- Envision Unlimited Charlie Cunningham-- Denison University Alumni Club, Culver Summer Naval School Mike D'Aquila-- The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls David Deegan-- Archdiocese of Chicago Bread of Life Youth Retreat Co-Founder, Leukemia/Lymphoma Society's Team in Training, WITS (working in the schools organization), Archdiocese of Chicago Wedding Pre-Cana Coordinator Steve Domsky-- Welles Park Parents Baseball Association Donald Draudt-- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School-Leadership Advisory Council, Union League Club of Chicago, Big Shoulders Fund Tobias Eng-- Young Men's Education Network, Volunteer with Lydia Home Association, Wheaton College Alumni James Garard-- Deacon at the United Church of Christ, WITS (Working in the Schools) organization Andrew Higney-- Team Sponsor - Western Springs Little League, YMCA Indian Guides and Princesses, Board of Directors - Western Springs Girls Softball League, 2011 World Bicycle Relief Fundraiser Participant J. Randall Huyck-- Connections for the Homeless Thomas Jacobs-- Friends of the Forest Preserves, Beverly Area Planning Association, Annual Beverly Hills Cycling Classic Ross Kasner-- Children Inc. Kurt Kidder-- Envision Unlimited Mike Lindberg-- Senior Home Sharing, Deacon at First Presbyterian Church of River Forest Eric Mayo-- Champions of Honor, Transitions Corey McQuade-- Mental Karate Dexter Means-- Executive Ministries-Campus Crusade for Christ, Trustee, Evangelical Covenant Church of Hinsdale, Illinois, Des Plaines Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America J. Hobie Murnane-- Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois Robert Muzikowski-- Near West Little League, Chicago Hope Academy Gregg Neiman-- Children's Memorial Hospital, American Red Cross, America's Second Harvest, Muscular Dystrophy Association and Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization Joseph O'Connor-- South Chicago Rowing Association, CCD Instructor, Grades 6-8, Christ the King Parish Dana Potts-- St. Issac's Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Chicago Office for Evangelization, Working with the Hinsdale Community Youth Soccer and Basketball Organizations Marc Rosenberg-- Standard Club, Miami Alumni Association Thomas Rossi-- Sports Announcer and Booster - Naperville North High School Alex Rudle-- Latin American Chamber of Commerce, ALPFA Charlie Russ-- Intercultural Montessuri, School of Language Sara Samuels-- The Seldoms, Think Royally Inc. Rajer Shah-- Strategic Planning Core Team of District 107, Little League Michael Shean-- Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation, Evans Scholar program Ben Voigt-- Ravenswood Manor neighborhood, Union League Boys and Girls Club, St. Benedict Church Tom Walder-- McGaw YMCA Jack Wambach-- NAIFA, MDRT, Park Ridge Baseball, Iowa State University Alumni Association Britt Yackey-- WITS (Working in the schools organization), Kellogg Alumni Association Joe Zhu-- Naperville Jaycees, Naperville Settlement Museum |
"I have been a tutor at Working in the Schools organization (WITS) for the past 10 years. Recently, one of the children that I had the opportunity to work with graduated from high school. I tutored Isidro when he was in 3rdand 4thgrade, was present at his graduation as a guest speaker. At the graduation I delivered a touching letter written by Isidro, with the intention of helping to raise funds and greater awareness for WITS."
The Jaycees is a young person’s organization whose mission is to build leadership through community service. There are chapters all over the United States yet the Naperville chapter is one of its strongest chapters. With nearly 250 members, the Naperville Jaycees are an active not-for-profit in the city of Naperville whose primary impact is to raise funds and distribute them to other not for profits in the area. The main fundraiser the Jaycees host is, The Last Fling Festival brings in close to 350,000 residents and visitors each year. The event has an array of activities ranging from Disney Stars, big bands such as Big and Rich, Train, Jason Alden. The Festival also brings in food vendors from across the country and a carnival. Besides fundraising, the Jaycees help in numerous community service projects across the area partnering with Loaves and Fishes’s community food pantry, working with Rebuilding Together Aurora in restoration of a house each year, as well as a variety of other community service projects and numerous other fundraisers. In the past decade, the Jaycees have donated over a million dollars and over our history, nearly 3 million to various not-for-