The photos below represent over 40 years of public
service since 1968 when Dan Bassill joined the US Army to October 2015
when his use of maps was featured in a Chicago Tribune
story by
Dawn Turner and November 2016 when Dan and his mentee, Leo Hall, were
interviewed for
an article in The Atlantic. Help Dan celebrate his 69th birthday with a
gift that enables him to continue this service into another year.
Dan
Bassill became a volunteer tutor in 1973 when he joined Montgomery Ward
Headquarters in Chicago.
In 1975 he became leader of the program at Wards.
In 1990 he left Wards and converted the original program into the
Cabrini Green Tutoring Program, Inc. In 1992 he and seven
volunteers formed Cabrini Connections, to help 7th graders from the
original program continue mentoring through high school.
At the same time, he created the Tutor/Mentor Connection to help programs like Cabrini Connections reach k-12 youth in all high poverty neighborhoods in Chicago.
In July 2011 Dan created the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC to continue this vision in a new structure. A birthday gift is NOT tax-deductable, but does recognize Dan's vision, long-term service, and gives you a share of Dan's vision.
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Among many awards was an honorary doctorate received from Illinois
Wesleyan University in 2001. Among many blessings has been meeting my
wife through tutoring, and building long term connections with youth
like Leo Hall, who I first met in 1973. I attended Leo's 50th Birthday
Celebration in August, 2014, as his guest!
The newspaper story at right is
from an Oct 21, 2015 Chicago Tribune showing my use of maps.
See
article.
See complete list of awards and recognition at
http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/awards-and-recognition
Read articles in the Tutor/Mentor Blog and view ideas in Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC Library
View
videos Dan and interns working with Dan have created.
If you share the same vision Dan does, then please share some of the
responsibility for financing this work and providing a salary for Dan to
cover his own personal and family expenses.
Dan
seeks sponsors, investors and partners to help build an organizational
structure that has these types of resources. However, the first step to
winning is to get into the game....and staying there. If you can help
Dan keep this vision growing in 2018 and 2019. with a Birthday
or year end contribution .... please do.
If you can become a sponsor or
investor or help find such people, please take that role.
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