Stay up-to-date on developments at CEL through press releases, general press coverage and annual reports.
For all press inquiries or do a feature story on CEL or CEL members, please contact: Angela Pasyk, Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications, at 847.315.9926.
Newsletters
April 2024— April Newsletter from CEL
March 2024 – Celebrating Your Impact: A Remarkable Achievement During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month!
March 2024 – Can CEL Members Count on You?
March 2024 – Last Chance to be the $1,000 Early Bird winner!
February 2024 – Be a Digital Ambassador for CEL this Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month!
February 2024 – 2024 is Off to a Great Start at CEL!
January 2024 – Your incredible impact on CEL members this year!
December 2023 – A Mother’s Courage
December 2023 – Thank you Harriet!
November 2023 – We are experiencing a Grateful Wednesday after your support of CEL members on Giving Tuesday!
November 2023 – There’s still time to have your gift matched on Giving Tuesday!
November 2023 – This Giving Tuesday, Help Us Give Thanks to Our Volunteers!
November 2023 – CEL is Proud to Introduce our New CEO
October 2023 – National Disability Employment Awareness Month is Wrapping Up!
August 2023 – Shining Through the Rain, Thanks to You!
August 2023 – August Newsletter from CEL!
July 2023 – CEO Harriet Levy Announces Her Plans to Retire
July 2023 – Experience Life’s Possibilities at CEL!
June 2023 – Your CEL Donation will be doubled this month!
June 2023 – June Newsletter from CEL
May 2023 – You made Chefs’ Night a big success!
May 2023 – Chefs’ Night is One Week from Today (Ticket sales end on Friday)!
April 2023 – Chefs’ Night Tickets Now on Sale!
March 2023 – Thank you for making an impact during #DDAM
March 2023 – Launch a Vital New Resource at CEL!
March 2023 – It’s Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
December 2022 – Happy Holidays from CEL!
December 2022 – Last Chance to Boost Your Match!
December 2022 – Thank You for Making Giving Tuesday a Success!
November 2022 – Instead of 50% off – How about a 200% impact?
November 2022 – A future filled with hope and opportunity
November 2022 – Boost Your CEL Donation with a Match
October 2022 – CELebrate the Good Things in October
September 2022 – Volunteer at CEL!
June 2022 – We’re so close!
June 2022 – CEL is Growing!
May 2022 – You Made Chefs’ Night a Success!
March 2022 – Chefs’ Night Tickets Now on Sale!
March 2022 – DDAM is almost over but you can still make a difference!
March 2022 – Help CEL Meet the Challenge
March 2022 – You Make Patricia’s Dreams Come True!
February 2022 – There’s a lot happening at CEL!
January 2022 – Happy New Year from CEL
December 2021 – CEL Needs Your Help to Reach Our Year-End Goal
December 2021 – Happy Holidays from CEL!
December 2021 – What do parents think of CEL?
December 2021 – Thank you!
November 2021 – Make your move!
November 2021 – It’s Giving Tuesday!
November 2021 – CEL is thankful for YOU!
November 2021 – CEL’s programs are essential to families like ours
October 2021 – October Highlights from CEL
September 2021 – September Highlights from CEL
August 2021 – What Makes CEL So Special?
July 2021 – Summertime at CEL!
July 2021 – Golf Fore a Good Cause and Support CEL!
June 2021 – You Made Virtual Chefs’ Night a Success!
June 2021 – Tickets on-sale for Virtual Chefs’ Night!
June 2021 – Filled with hope
May 2021 – Cooking up fun!
April 2021 – Let In the Light!
March 2021 – Looking Back. Bouncing Forward.
March 2021 – Why I don’t say “special needs”
March 2021 – It’s March MATCHness at CEL!
February 2021 – How will you CELebrate?
January 2021 – Remember LIFE at CEL!
December 2020 – My Sincerest Gratitude
November 2020 – So many reasons
October 2020 – A Very Important Message from Sue
September 2020 – What a Difference a Year Makes
August 2020 – Our North Star
July 2020 – You Are Removing Barriers at CEL
June 2020 – You Made Virtual Chefs’ Night a Success
May 2020 – I don’t know what she’d do without CEL
April 2020 – When the world feels smaller, there’s CEL
March 2020 – CELebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with us
January 2020 – Why we’re here
Annual Reports
General Press Coverage
November 13, 2023 – Crain’s Chicago Business, People On The Move
November 6, 2023 – Daily Herald, Center for Enriched Living selects Herbert K. Washington, Jr. as chief executive officer
March 13, 2023 – Deerfield Patch, CEL Partners with First Responders for Disability Training
August 18, 2022 – Deerfield Patch, New Board Members Announced for CEL
July 27, 2021 – Deerfield Patch, CEL Announces New Board Members
April 18, 2021 – Fox32 Chicago, CEL Celebrates National Volunteer Week
March 25, 2021 – Daily Herald, CEL honors Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and builds on its efforts to fight social isolation during COVID
December 3, 2020 – Bridging Chicago podcast, Center for Enriched Living
November 10, 2020 – Daily Herald, New Leaders Join the Center for Enriched Living Board of Directors
October 13, 2020 – Daily Herald, The Center for Enriched Living’s 25th Annual Golf Tournament raises more than $245,000
July 21, 2020 – Daily Herald, The Center for Enriched Living Announces Joan Cannon as Board President
June 25, 2020 – Fox 32, Good Day Chicago; Center for Enriched Living helping people with disabilities during pandemic
June 11, 2020 – Daily Herald, Center for Enriched Living transforms Chefs’ Night into live virtual event
May 12, 2020 – People During a Pandemic, Harriet. The Nonprofit CEO
May 8, 2020 – Daily Herald, People with developmental disabilities face unique COVID-19 challenges, the Center for Enriched Living is here for them
April 9, 2020 – The Jen Weigel Show WLS-890 (-1:01:54 mark)
March 23, 2020 – Chicago Tribune, Help isolated seniors and people with disabilities during the outbreak — be a #PandemicPal
January 22, 2020 – Deerfield Patch, Center for Enriched Living Receives $100K from Chicago Bears
November 4, 2019 – Windy City Live
October 22, 2019 – Daily Herald, Center for Enriched Living holds training for local first responders
August 26, 2019 – Patch, Center for Enriched Living wins $100,000 grant from Chicago Bears
August 16, 2019 – Chicago Bears, Bears100 Community All-Pro fan voting opens
July 23, 2019 – Chicago Bears, Bears announce recipients for $1 million Community All-Pros initiative
July 22, 2019 – Channel Awesome, What You Can Do
April 29, 2019 – Daily Herald, CEL’s Chefs’ Night benefits adults with developmental disabilities
March 31, 2019 – Chicago Tribune, Don’t cut money for Special Olympics
March 25, 2019 – WCIU, Now.Chicago with Center for Enriched Living
March 18, 2019 – WGN Radio, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with Harriet Levy (CEO of The Center for Enriched Living)
March 15, 2019 – Chicago Health, A Better Life for All
February 27, 2019 – Arlington Heights Post, Center for Enriched Living celebrates Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March, stressing importance of inclusion for all
October 11, 2018 – Deerfield Library Podcast, Center for Enriched Living shares 50th-anniversary highlights
October 6, 2018 – Fox 32 Good Day Chicago
October 3, 2018 – The Whitney Reynolds Show, Whitney’s Women
October 2, 2018 – WBBM Newsradio, Newsmakers Making a Difference: Harriet Levy, the Center for Enriched Living
