Earlier this month, Chicago’s Electric Boat Company generously donated boat tours to Ruth Project Families for a Columbus Day Adventure.  What a unique and memorable experience!  This is the second year in a row the Boat Company blessed our families in this way, and we are overwhelmed by their gift! 

Seventy Ruth Project family members enjoyed this adventure – more than double last year’s number.  Seven boats loaded with our families set out to tour the Chicago River and see the sights of the big city.  It was a beautiful day with perfect temperatures, so kids were able to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine as the boat meandered down the river.   

For many of these children, it was the first time they experienced something like this – parents, too!  One family was especially grateful their boys were able to see so much of the city, as “they had never seen the different places we saw, including Navy Pier.” 

Families connected with one another, forged new friendships, and were encouraged by others traveling their same foster journey.  As with all our Family Support Events, numbers were exchanged and plans to connect another day were made.  What a gift! 

We are so grateful to the Boat Company and their captains who navigated the boats while being so hospitable to our families. This is an experience that widens the world for our children – while creating great family memories.