Gratitude
Our deepest gratitude goes to all our volunteers, donors, friends and family for taking part in this mission and vision. For the success of our efforts to date, we’re indebted to many people, too numerous to all be mentioned here, on this first page. I do however wish to celebrate and thank a few here and extend my love to all the rest:
My dear friend Marilyn Varn, who served as my “team” of volunteers on the first mission to Ecuador, and who continues to support my efforts, and participate in my undertakings. I also wish to thank my sister Jenny E. Alvarado, who from her home in Ecuador, has devoted much time and effort in helping me to fulfill on my dreams. She serves as President of Causas para el Cambio in Ecuador.
Thanks again, and best to you all.
-Zully JF Alvarado, President and Founder of Causes for Change International
The following is a list of all of the volunteers, donors and partners who have helped make Causes a resounding success year after year.
A list of our mission trip volunteers for every year to date.
Our donors as listed by year.
Our friends who help make it all happen.
Mission Trip Volunteers
The following is a list of all the volunteers who have travelled with Causes for Change over the years. Special thanks to each and every one of you. You all have helped cause real and lasting change.
it starts with one…
Travelers 2020
Travelers 2019
Zully JF Alvarado
Donna Cech
James Holmes
Jonathan R. Silber
Mike Witort
Travelers 2018
Donna Cech
James Holmes
Mike Witort
Travelers 2017
Donna Cech
James Holmes
Mike Witort
Travelers 2016
Donna Cech
James Holmes
Mike Witort
Travelers 2015
Donna Cech
James Holmes
Ricardo G. Senno
Zully JF Alvarado
Youth Volunteers
Isabella E. Senno
Gabriela N. Senno
March 2015
Donna Cech
James Holmes
Zully JF Alvarado
Travelers 2014
Elizabeth Carrillo
Donna Cech
Brooke Dudley
Amy Elizabeth Foran
Dan Fouts
Tamara Fouts
Susan Hernandez
James Holmes
Mark Kovic
Sylvia Guerreo
Esmeralda Estrada
Isabel Estrada
Maricela Guerreo Rendon
Zully JF Alvarado
Mario Orellana
Travelers 2013
October 2013
Accessibility & Universal Design Conference Presenters
Doug Anderson
Kim Borowicz
Robin Jones
Ancel Montenelli
Juan Moreno
Zena Naiditch
Zully JF Alvarado
June 2013
Donna Cech
Amy Foran
Susan H. Hernandez
Jim Holmes
Mark Kovic
Cameron Stamm
Zully JF Alvarado
February -March
Donna Cech
Mark Kovic
Myrna McNitt
Charlie Stoops
Leticia Villarreal- Sosa
Jesse Munoz
Zully JF Alvarado
GSSW
Sylvia Diaz
Ruby Diaz
Casey Hickman
Virtual Presenter
Mario Orellana
Travelers 2012
Molly Brooks
Birgit LaVoie
Charles Lew
Myrna McNitt
Mark Kovic
Charlie Stoops
Marilyn Varn
Zully JF Alvarado
Youth Ambassadors
Grace Dalton
November 2012
Mike Witort
Travelers 2011
Anel Gonzales
Joel Sanders
Zully JF Alvarado
Lynn Sanders
Mark Kovic
Michelle Christan Corp
Mike Witort
Miranda Brooks
Myrna McNitt
Shellie Carter
Youth Ambassadors
Andrew Sanders
Cummings Rork
Emily MacArthur
January 2011
Doertje Treiber
Myrna McKnitt
Zully JF Alvarado
November 2011
Mike Witort
Travelers 2010
May 2010
Mary Munoz
Zully JF Alvarado
Dominican University
Charles Stoops
Jan Rodgers
Janiene Garcia
Jesse Munoz
Myrna McNitt
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos
Dortje Treiber
Fernando Gres
Monica Gery
Health/Education Mission (June 2010)
Joel Sanders, DDS
Kate Mitchell, DDS
Lynn Sanders
Marsha Baker
Zully JF Alvarado
Youth Ambassadors
Brooke Sinnen
Joseph Bednarek
Kevin Wang
Nicole Fortuna
Travelers 2009
Beth Marks
Corri Madia
Erika Magallanes
Hawkan Bautstedt
Jasmine Sisirak
Korin Matter
Mike Krystyn
Patricia Fullin
Susan Mutasa
Zully JF Alvarado
Youth Ambassadors
Allison Fraum
Ashley Holladay
Kerianne Fullin
Charlie Lema
Eric Wu
Erica Nowak
Eva Pfoertner
Karishma Punchal
Nicole Fortuna
Tara Shenoy
Travelers 2008
Anel Gonzalez
Brooks Watson
Erik Snyder, DDS
Eva Booker
George Pfoertner
Joel Sanders, DDS
Juan Moreno
Kate Mitchell
Kathleen M. Soriano
Kathy T. Tarafas
Kathy Ordman
Korin Matter
Laura Flores
Lynn Sanders
Makeda Solomon
Maria Punzo-Arias
Marilyn Varn
Michael Cacich
Mike Krystyn
Norma Mateo
Ricardo Senno, MD
Terry Geise
Tobby Fried
Zully JF Alvarado
Youth Ambassadors
Andrew Sanders
Anne Bartel
Daniel DiCapia
Jack Fuller
Jessica Eskert
Michael Mallen
Robert (Bobby) Luna
Xenon Ziegler
Travelers 2007
Dan Engel
Donna R. Engel
Donna Silber
George Pfoertner
Joan Hayden
Maria L. Gracias, DDS
Marilyn F. Varn
Monika Moscoso
Paul Crespo, DDS
Therese Hoffman
Zully JF Alvarado
Youth Ambassadors
Erika Nowak
Liam Engel
Xenon Ziegler
Travelers 2006
Charles Winters, Jr.
George Pfoertner
Jaime Gonzalez
Joan Hayden
Kathy Flamini
Kirsten Knudsen
Maria Gracias
Mike Krystyn
Portia Cobb
Tobby Fried
Zully JF Alvarado
Fire Fighters
International Fire Training Force
Luis Jose Vega
Michael Murdock
Patrick Mc Dermott
Stanley Williams
Youth Ambassadors
Christian Garicia
Eva Pfoertner
Xenon Zeigler
Travelers 2005
Astrid Peters
Charles Winters, Jr.
Jonathan R. Silber
Kitty Thompson
Maria Gracias, DDS
Selena Carroll
Tarlan Mirkadyrov
Tobby Fried
Zully JF Alvarado
Travelers 2004
None
Travelers 2003
Jonathan R. Silber
Zully JF Alvarado
Travelers 2002
Kristin Marie Millin
Rebecca Carl
Rene Kay Megan
Travelers 2001
Andrew Hamilton
Cathy Webb, MD
Chantheau Sevilla
Gary Godshlak
JaeHi Neill
Jeanne Czuba
Joan Hayden
Jonathan R. Silber Kitty Kerrigan
Laura Russo
Maria Gracias, DDS
Marilyn Varn
Miguel Soltero
Tamara Allen
Tobby Fried
Zully JF Alvarado
Youth Ambassadors
Max Barajas
Michelle Wells
Noelle Hoffman
Travelers 2000
Cathy McKowiak
David Baker
Derek Desera
Dr. Pick
George Pfoertner
Joan Hayden
Lisa Gold
Marcia Badillo
Marilyn Varn
Marta Mejia
Phyllis Ho
Steve Dank
Sylvia Badillo
Tracy Kozil
Zully JF Alvarado
Travelers 1999
Dan Nemec
George Pfoertner
Guadalupe Weiss
Joan Hayden
Jonathan R. Silber
Leif Eriksen
Lisa J. Graham
Lori Henry
Marci Center
Marilyn Varn
Martha Krinyk
Shar Jaegers
Sheila Long
Tobby Fried
Zully JF Alvarado
Travelers 1998
George Pfoertner
Jonathan R. Silber
Leif Eriksen
Lisa J Graham
Lori Henry
Marci Center
Marilyn Varn
Toni Gittles
Zully JF Alvarado
Martha Karlov – volunteered the entire year to help with environmental concerns
Travelers 1997
Amy Lowe
Debbie Hamilton
Zully JF Alvarado
Lauren Creamer volunteered six months at a girl’s orphanage, the Perpetual Help Orphanage (Instituto Perpetuo Socorro) in Guayaquil
Travelers 1996
Marilyn Varn
Zully JF Alvarado
Interns
We deeply appreciate the generous efforts of our hardworking interns.
2007 – Amanda Byrnes, Dominican University, School of Social Work
2008 – Jessica Esker – Central Michigan University, College of Business Administration – LaBelle Entrepreneurial Center
2009 – Eva Pfoertner – St. Norbert College – International Studies
Donors
Causes for Change International would like to deeply thank these contributors for supporting our work. We apologize should we have accidently omitted your name or organization. Please contact us if you cannot find your name and we will promptly add it to the list.
Contributing year is placed in parenthesis.
Avidium Inc. (11)
Access Living (07)
Alan Leff (07)
Alan J. Inbinder (08)
Alejandro A. Lopez (07)
Alfred W. Grant (07)
Amanda Rivera (07)
Amy Riley (07)
Ana Cecilia & Gonzalo Andrade (11)
Andrea D. Lissuzzo (07)
Andrew M. Crestodina (07)
Antoinette Skinner (11)
Arthur Dole III (08)
Ava & Allistair stewart (07)
Barbara Stevens (06)
Barry & Janice Gordon (11)
Betsy Westhoff (11)
Bobette Zacharias (11)
Brandy Turbiak (06)
Caribbean Medical Transport (07)
Carmen D. Mueller (06)
Carmen Flores rane (08)
Carolyn Songin (07)
CBARTS LLC (11)
Christopher Krystyn (08)
Chris Esker (08)
Christine Metros (07)
Cicero Youth Commission (08)
Clara Abiser (11)
Congregation Hakafa (11)
Danielle Roziewski (07, 08)
David Feinberg (11)
David & Pauline Harding (11)
Debra & James Koziarz (11)
Deborah Darr (08)
Deborah Sitz (07)
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundations (11)
Diane Johnson (11)
Dominican University GSSW (12)
Donna Reilly-Engel (07)
Donna Silber (07, 08)
Donna Schwarzbach (11)
Dorelia Rivera Martinex (07)
Dreams for Kids (08)
Dr. Richard Adis (11)
Edison Builders (06)
Edward and Nancy B. Mandel (11)
Elizabeth Hernandez (07)
Elvia Reina (07)
Eric L. Snyder (08)
Erica L. Nowak (07
Eva Booker (08)
Finus Douglas (06)
First Lady Salon (07, 08)
Frederick Oherek (07)
Funding Mortgage Ltd. (06)
Gail Wilson (08)
Gary Jones (11)
Gershon Silber (07)
Gilbert Bogen (11)
Good Search (11)
Gordon & Mary MacArthur (11)
Gregory Hubert (11)
Hafeezah (07)
Hands with Heart Massage Therapy (07)
Harriett Silber (07, 08)
Harry Kuchma (07)
Heidi Curran (07)
Hugh MacGregor (08)
Indima Foundation (11)
Jacqueline Egger (07)
Jaime Gonzalez (06)
Janet B. Kral (11)
Janice A. Gordon (11)
Jean & Ross Pontarelli (07)
Jeanine Handley (06)
Jenny E. Rodriguez (06)
Jimmy & Daisy Salcedo (11)
Joanne Rohn (06)
Joel Sanders (08)
Joel N. Lerner (07)
John & Monica Dalton (08, 11)
Jose A. Gonzalez (07, 08, 10, 11)
Joseph Mulcrone (07)
Julia L. Yen (08)
K. L. Cummins (11)
KRW Consulting (11)
K.S. Lavin (07)
Kai Liu (08)
Karen Kring (07, 08)
Kathleen Cheevers (07)
Kathleen Mercado (11)
Katheryn D. Elmer (08)
Kenneth W. O’Keefe (06)
Kevin & Marianna Swallow (06)
Kathy Ordman (07)
Kirsten Knudsen (06)
Korin Matter(08)
Larry Dominick Team (08)
Laura L. Bunte (07)
Laura Flores (08)
Lauren Sugarmen (11)
Leslie C. Newcorn (11)
Linda Anderson (11)
Linda Whitaker (07)
Lisa Heniff (06)
Lynn B. Sanders (08)
LoveShopGive (13)
Madeline Binder (08)
Manaaki Foundation (10, 11)
Mandy Lewis (11)
Marcia Badillo (07)
Margaret Fox (07)
Margery D. Fuller (08)
Maria Punzo Arias (07, 08)
Marilyn Stecker (06)
Marilyn Varn (96 through 11)
Mark Kovic (11)
Martha Mattews (11)
Mary Herman (07)
Mary Taylor (06, 07, 10)
Mary Therese Bartels (08)
Maureen Gottesman (08)
Max J. Murillo (06)
M.G. Dentistry (06, 07)
Michael Krystyn (06, 07, 08, 11)
Michael McKewin (11)
Michelle Corp (11)
Mike Witort (11)
Michele Czuchan (06)
Midwestern University (13)
Miranda Brooks (11)
Monica Peters (06)
Monika Andreas (11)
Monika Moscoso (11)
Molly Bougearel (07)
Norma Mateo (07, 08)
Patricia G. Higgins (11)
Paul Crespo (07)
Paul Shandling (08)
Paula Spears (07)
Pedro Cevallos (11)
Peoples Cash Advance (11)
Portia Cobb (06)
Primera Engineers (08)
Regina Masland (07)
Ricardo G. Senno (07)
Richard Groh (11)
Rita & Richard Glass (’96-12)
Robert Babbin (08)
Robert Pontarelli (07, 10, 11)
Robin Sheer (08)
Rotary Club of Chicago (08, 10)
Rotary Club Cicero (08, 10)
Rotary Club of College Park Foundation (06, 07, 08)
Sandra C. Small (07)
Seguin Services Inc (07, 08)
Service Showcase Inc. (06)
Sharon Intagliata (11)
Shirley Beane (11)
Susan Akers(10)
Susan Kmiec (07, 10, 11)
Susan Gershenfeld (11)
St. Nortbert (11)
Tamara K. Morrison (‘96-11)
Tamara Backdrops (11)
Teresa Ziegler (06,07,08)
Theodore Squires (07)
Theresa B. Fox (08)
Terry E. Giese (08)
Tobby Fried (07, 08, 09, 10, 11)
Tony LaCrosse (11)
Tricia Krueger (08)
Town of Cicero (07, 08)
United Jewish Foundation (06)
Valerie L. Burns (06)
Victor Garcia (07)
Walter S. Mander Foundation (07, 08)
Warren Stephen Jones (08)
Yossi & Polly Vinograd (11)
In-Kind Supporters
Professional Services
Dorothy Hall
Alan Leff — Accounting
Kent Bridgeman – Writer/Editor
Maria Jose Morla – Social Media
Paul Shandling – Attorney at Law
Mary Taylor – Writer
Pfoertner Photography
Other Support
Carol Anderson
Diane Johnson
Genese Hamby
Janet Fried
JGMA Architects
Joel Sanders
Joan Hayden
Jonathan R. Silber
Juan Moreno
Kohl’s House
Maria Jose Morla
Marilyn Varn
Mary Lukas
Michael McKewin
Michael Turner
Mike Witort
Nita Sengupta
Pfoertner Photography
Ruby Naylor
Silverado Financial Network
Sue Kmiec
Tamara Morrison
Tobby Fried
Tony LaCrosse
Zully JF Alvarado
In-Kind Contributions
Amanda Rivera (06)
Ana Laura Alvarado (12, 13)
Anthropologie (08)
Art & swcience Salon (08)
Carol Anderson (10, 11)
Cicero Youth Commission (08)
Cosmetic Laser of DesPlaines (08)
Dan Engel (07)
Daniel Gallagher (10)
Danielle Roziewski (08)
Diane Johnson
Donna Reilly-Engel (07)
Fitness Formula Clubs (08)
Homefirst Health Services(09)
Joan Hayden
Gary & Marion Silber (06)
Gemcraft (08)
Genese Hamby (11)
Hana Balooz (08)
Janet Fried (10, 11)
Janice Patterson (09, 10)
Dr. Jeffrey Allen Kapp (10)
Julius Meinl (08)
Dr. Joel Sanders (09, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Dr. Kevin J. Fullin
Kohl’s House
Laura Flores (10)
Laura Eisenberg-Jachim (08)
Lynn Sanders (09, 10, 11)
Marilyn Varn (96 through 13)
Marla Bogen (10, 11)
Mary Taylor (08, 09)
Metropolis Coffee Company (08)
Michael Krystyn (06, 07, 08)
Michael Turner (11)
Mike (Doc) Witort (10, 11, 12)
Nicole Fortuna (10)
Riques Regional Mexican Food (08)
Robert Babbin (08)
Ruby Naylor (11)(12) (13)
Shoreline Sightseeing (07)
Susan Kmiec (10, 11)
Tamara K. Morrison (08, 10, 11)
The Second Child
Tobby Fried (08, 09, 10, 11, 12)
Our Partners
NE Vermont Lion’s Club
Office of the Vice-Prefectura – Guayas Province, Ecuador
Causas para el Cambio – Panama
Proyecto Daniel – Costa Rica
La Oruguita – Costa Rica
National Association of Artists with Disabilties – Cost Rica
ASCOPA – Costa Rica
UNEMI – University of Milagro
Organizations we often work with:
Rotary of Puerto Viejo
The Manaaki Foundation
Two ways to donate
