Chicago Teamsters Raise $1.5M for Charity

Joint Council 25 Welcomes Hundreds to Annual All-Charity Event

In just eight years, Teamsters Joint Council 25 has partnered with hundreds of thousands of members, union companies and Teamster supporters to raise more than $1.5 million for charities in Illinois, Indiana and beyond.

On August 19, 2011, the Joint Council 25 Charitable Trust celebrated its 8th Annual All-Charity Event in suburban Bensenville, welcoming more than 200 golfers donating more than $160,000. Over the next year, those donations will stretch far and wide, benefitting men and women battling breast cancer and leukemia, children living with autism, youth football leagues, Catholic charities, veterans programs and student scholarships.

“There is no limit to what the Teamsters can do,” said John T. Coli, President of Joint Council 25. “A lot of people proudly join the Teamsters to raise a lot of money, but all of those numbers mean one thing: working families are getting a helping hand.”

In recent years, the Teamsters’ Charitable Trust has directly supported Autism Speaks, Catholic Charities USA, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization, Better Boys Foundation, the United States Welcome Home Foundation, the Otis Wilson Foundation and a multitude of other organizations in and around Chicago. The Joint Council aims to raise more than $2 million in charitable donations by the 10th anniversary of its All-Charity Event in 2013.

“The Chicago Teamsters are incredibly honored to have so many generous sponsors and members support this worthy cause each and every year,” said Coli. “The Joint Council 25 Charitable Trust will undoubtedly continue to improve our communities and the lives of working people for decades to come.”

Teamsters Joint Council 25 represents more than 100,000 hardworking men and women throughout Illinois and Indiana.

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