The IEEE-Chicago Section has established a new IEEE Foundation fund entitled the IEEE-Chicago Section Fund. The purpose of this Fund is to address the major technological, educational, historical, and peer recognition concerns of the Chicago Section. 

The IEEE-Chicago Section Fund will greatly expand outreach to pre-university students by providing prepared experiments, displays and workbooks for teachers and volunteers to use at schools, clubs, etc to demonstrate to students what an engineer does and how math and skills are used to benefit humanity . Additionally, the History Committee will seek to provide permanent local exhibition(s) of the accomplishments of Chicago area technology pioneers. 

Chicago Fund Grant supports “Mad Scientists”

An example of the impact the Fund can have is well illustrated in this video provided with the permission of the Mt Prospect Public Library. A $5000 Chicago Fund grant was used to allow the library to purchase science materials for the use of its patrons. In the video, some of the kits are shown being used by Middle school children at a “Mad Scientists” club that was offered in an after school program at the library. Enjoy the video and let us know if you think of other projects that the Chicago Fund could support for the benefit your community.

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