Charitable Events

Charitable Events for Socially Responsible Teams

How do you maintain your company’s social responsibility (CSR) initiatives while creating fun, interactive charitable events for your team? Where can you find the resources to pull off a charitable program that meets your company objectives?

WCF Events is the Midwest’s largest team building and entertainment company; specializing in corporate team building events with a charitable twist. WCF’s professional team coordinates and executes flawless events that bring teams together for the good of the community and the company.

“Double Goal” Events For a Cause

WCF specializes in creating event experiences with your goals in mind, seamlessly including activities that achieve charitable, CSR initiatives along with team building goals!

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Bike Building for a Cause

Feel good and do good together with a bike building activity! Teams build bikes with their own hands and tools to be donated to local boys and girls charities!

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Build a Friend Stuffed Animals Program

Create something cute and cuddly to comfort kids who have a long stay at our local hospitals. Teams hand stuff animals and include a wishing key for well wishes to get well soon!

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Challenge for the Troops

Work together to create care packages for our military troops overseas including essential toiletries, thank you cards and treats to remind them of home!

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Team Building for a Cause

Add an element of charity to your next team building event! Team Building for a Cause mixes CSR initiatives with team work and group problem solving!

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Backpacks for a Cause

Come together as a team and pack backpacks with much needed school supplies for kids in need to start the school year off on the right foot!

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Scavenger Hunts for a Cause

It is easy to add a charitable element to any of our scavenger hunt programs for a give back experience your team will cherish!

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Holiday “Secret Santa” Charity Scavenger Hunt

Teams collect items from a Secret Santa wish list from a family in need while competing in the Holiday Scavenger Hunt Activity on Michigan Ave. with the holiday lights!

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Mini Golf Course Design

Each team is responsible for designing and building their mini golf hole out of dry and canned goods that will be donated to the local food pantry. All guests will get a chance to golf the entire course before the goods are donated!

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Charitable Event Add-ons

Make your annual summer event a charitable one by adding one of WCF’s charitable activities! Pick a charity and an activity that matches your CSR goals!

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Make Social Responsibility Part of Your Charity Event

Corporate and team building events are an opportunity to build relationships, encourage teamwork, and enhance communication. They also serve as an excellent platform for giving back to your communities. If you have never incorporated a charitable activity before, WCF helps you create one that complements your organization’s values and goals. Or WCF supports an existing initiative with activities that will get your team excited and inspired.

Ideas for Your Charitable Event

WCF wants to make your corporate event one that sticks with you. In the past, we have created philanthropic programs that included care packages for the military, building bikes and wagons for children, and assembling teddy bears for the needy. WCF’s events team helps you brainstorm ideas that will be the most enjoyable and have the most impact for your team.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charitable Events

What types of charitable events does WCF Events offer?

WCF Events specializes in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Charity events and activities built to fit your schedule and your initiatives. Whether that be a team building event with a bike building station or a standalone military care package station at your annual holiday party, WCF is here to custom create the charitable activity that works for you. We offer a large selection of building and packing activities to mix and match with your event format. Our goal is to seamlessly blend teamwork and impact, making your corporate event socially meaningful while also being a memorable bonding experience for your team.

What charitable activities can we choose from?

Our activities center around building and packing in-kind donations for teams to work on together. Items we have previously created for donation include:

Bike Building for a Cause – teams build bikes for local children
Build-A-Friend – stuffing stuffed animals with well wishes
Challenge for the Troops – care packages for service members
Backpacks for a Cause – filling backpacks for students in need
Mini Golf Design – building holes from canned food for donation
Secret Santa Charity Scavenger Hunts – collecting gift items during a holiday-themed hunt
And much more!

Do you serve areas outside of Chicago for charitable events?

Yes! While based in Chicago and the surrounding Chicagoland suburbs, WCF Events also organizes charitable and CSR focused events at private venues across the Midwest and throughout the U.S., including national retreats or conferences. Our charitable activities are the events we travel for most!

Can you help find venues for charitable corporate events in the suburbs or beyond?

Absolutely. We have partnerships with numerous hotels and venues across Chicago, its suburbs, and national destinations like Lake Geneva to create easy, full-service events.

Why do clients choose WCF Events for charity events in Chicago?

You gain a trusted local partner experienced in designing impactful, memorable and meaningful events. Our expertise in charity-driven team building sets us apart as leaders in both event production and community engagement. We focus on making things easy and turnkey for our clients so they can focus on connecting with their teams!

Can we choose our own charity to receive our donated items?

Yes! While we have a list of local charities that we know will accept our donations, we are always happy to accommodate charities that are closer to the heart of your company! We just need to verify that they accept the items selected for the event and we are good to go! Our team is happy to work out the logistics to make it as easy as possible.

How do we start planning a charitable event?

Just request a proposal or schedule a call. Let us know your CSR goals—whether it’s hosting in Chicago, the suburbs, or virtually anywhere nationwide—and we’ll customize an event that supports both your team and the community.

Corporate team building is about empowering employees to share, give, inspire and lead. Your event is an investment in your team, and even more so – your company.

Venues and Locations

City and Suburbs

As the premier charitable event planner in Chicago and the suburbs, WCF has the resources and connections to manage sophisticated events combining social responsibility initiatives. We work closely with numerous hotels and venues throughout Chicago and the surrounding areas. We also work with client’s to transform their offices into something special for their company if they prefer to stay onsite.

No matter where you decide to host your company’s charity event, we can source the best private venue on your behalf. Call a WCF sales representative for more details or send a request for proposal outlining your objectives.

Here are just a few of our key partners:

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

Oakbrook Hills Resort

Whether your event is in the city, suburbs, Lake Geneva or anywhere in the country, WCF has the resources and partners to find the best private venue to fit your needs and objectives. Call a WCF sales representative for more details or send a request for proposal outlining your event needs.

National Locations

WCF Events also has a satellite office in Phoenix, Arizona and upon request, travels across the country to any of the 50 states to facilitate its programs at the location of your choice. For more information, please contact Murrel at (773) 486-7403 or murrel@wcfevents.com.

Charitable Events