A Spring of Opportunity featured in Modern Luxury’s Chicago Social

Cindy O'Connor (High Jump board chair), Nate Pietrini (Executive Director), and Lena Jessen (High Jump board chair elect) stand in front of a High Jump step and repeat at the 2024 Spring of Opportunity Benefit

High Jump is so honored to have our 2024 Spring of Opportunity Benefit featured in Modern Luxury’s Chicago Social. Back in May, over 500 members of the High Jump community gathered at the Four Seasons Chicago to celebrate hope and opportunity in education. Attendees got to hear about the impact of High Jump directly from…

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Founder, Eleanor Nicholson, on the Hope that Launched High Jump

At High Jump’s 2024 annual benefit, founder Eleanor Nicholson shared the vision that launched the program and the hope and gratitude that propels it. Read on for Eleanor’s full speech. I’m grateful to the fabulous High Jump team for giving me the opportunity to speak briefly with you tonight as I look back 35 years.…

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