Families
Aspire Sibling Network
The Aspire Siblings Network are adult brothers and sisters of Aspire participants working together to ensure the long-term vitality of our agency. This volunteer group finds creative ways to expand volunteering and fund raising at Aspire and helps to build Aspire’s next generation of leadership. The Siblings Network meets periodically throughout the year.
The Siblings Network is also an opportunity to meet other adult siblings of Aspire participants. We believe siblings can provide each other great support. We reserve a portion of every meeting for socializing and networking.
For more information about the Aspire Siblings Network, email Julie Gies, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, or call 708.547.3550 x3554.
Margaret and Herman Schult didn’t know anything was wrong with their daughter Sally until she was two years old. The year was 1950 and after seeing a parade of doctors and specialists the diagnosis was made: Sally was born with a birth defect that had caused brain damage and mild retardation. She went to special education schools until she was 17, but it wasn’t until Sally exhibited behavior problems when she was 27 that her parents were told she needed to learn socialization skills and have some distance put between herself and her parents, her lone caretakers.