Kennedy Nolen

Brek Neiswender was a kiddo who loved books—the language, the pictures, and the stories. In March 2016, Brek’s family created Books from Brek. In his loving memory, their mission is to spread the joy of reading, literacy development and preschool readiness by distributing new and gently used books to at-risk infants, toddlers and school-age children …

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Champion Level Sponsors John Frauenhoffer has been supporting the nursery since 2010 and recently joined our Board of Directors. He has been sponsoring our Annual Dinner & Auction 2011, as well as our building campaign. John is president of Frauenhoffer & Associates, who sponsored our auction for a decade. Hero Level Sponsors Ann Beddini and …

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Joe’s Brewery, founded in 1991, is a much-loved family-owned bar, popular among students, visitors and Champaign-Urbana residents. The company has 135 employees—cooks, servers, bartenders and security—most of which are University of Illinois students. The business is located at 706 S. 5th St. in Champaign. Joe’s is a Champion level sponsor of Crisis Nursery in Urbana! …

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Crisis Nursery would like to introduce and graciously thank our Annual Sponsors! These organizations and the people behind them help make the Nursery’s events successful each year, allowing us to provide hope and support to the children and families who need us most. Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. is a full-service pavement engineering consulting firm, which …

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It’s Volunteer Appreciation Week at Crisis Nursery, and we want to say “THANK YOU” to all of those who have dedicated time volunteering at Crisis Nursery –  whether it’s caring for children directly, keeping the lawn in pristine condition, providing maintenance checks at the facility , serving on the board or lending a hand during …

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