2024 Treadmill mentality foundation events

Treadmill Mentality Foundation sent out 85 Christmas Experience Boxes all over the country for the holiday season. After a nomination process, the children who were selected received Christmas activities from Funtastic Party Pros, sweets from KJ Sweet Treats of Chicago, and personalized toys for them to enjoy. 

Thank you to all the sponsors and volunteers that helped make this possible!

Treadmill Mentality Foundation tread families from Gilda's Club Chicago and Lurie Children's Hospital to a Chicago Bulls game experience. 

Families participated in a special pre-game, court-side meet & greet with Jevon Carter and then received a suite-level view of the game.

Treadmill Mentality Foundation joined forces with Bulls Community and Jewel Osco to provide Chicago families from New Life Centers organization a $500 Thanksgiving grocery shopping trip.

Families also received an additional $500 once shopping was completed to return to shop for any items that may be needed after the holiday as well.

New Life Centers is a nonprofit organization that connects young people and their families with Christ and Community through life-on-life relationship.

Thank you to Bulls Community + Jewel-Osco and for their continuous support of this initiative.

Treadmill Mentality Foundation partnered with Enchanted Backpack for another year to help provide winter gear to students at Paul Revere Elementary School for the upcoming season. Similar to last year, students received a brand new winter coat, hat, scarf and gloves to help them prepare for the upcoming Chicago winter.

In addition to providing gear to Paul Revere, an additional donation was made by the foundation to provide gear for another school within the Chicago area.

Treadmill Mentality Foundation partnered with Gilda's Club Chicago to provide a backpack drive for children receiving treatment at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. We were able to to deliver the backpacks to the hospital and meet some of the kids receiving treatment on the 18th floor. We even had the privilege of witnessing one of the patients ring the Bell of Bravery to celebrate her last cancer treatment. 

Special thanks to the team at Gilda's Club Chicago for bringing us on for this partnership, and to the team at Smithbucklin for putting the backpacks together for each child. 

The second annual Treadmill Mentality Giveback allowed kids from the Chicago area to participate in a one-day basketball camp hosted by Jevon Carter. In addition to participating in the camp, campers also received a camp swag bag, and a backpack filled with school supplies to prepare them for the upcoming year. 

Treadmill Mentality Foundation hosted over 70 families from the Chicago area featuring father/daughter duos for a Father’s Day outing at a Chicago Sky basketball game.

Not only were they able to attend the game to spend time with each other, but also were able to hear a seminar on the importance Title IX from the Sky Cares Foundation + were gifted bags for attending.

In honor of National Reading Month in March, Treadmill Mentality partnered with Garfield Elementary School in Maywood, IL to gift 200 students tickets to a Chicago Bulls game that met their reading requirements for the month. Special thanks to the Chicago Bulls Community Team + Principal Marsha Alexander for helping us to gift the students of Garfield Elementary School.