Special Olympics Illinois
Vestor Capital Corporation
Ehlert Financial Group, Inc.

Special Olympics Illinois has a long history of working with the founders of The Special Needs Network and is pleased to sponsor this initiative as it can help enhance the lives of Special Olympic Athletes.

Special Olympics Illinois provides year round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children (ages 8 years and older) and adults with mental retardation or closely related developmental disabilities. These provide continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other athletes and the community.

More than 19,000 athletes participate in 19 individual and team sports which have a dramatic impact on their lives. A study conducted by researchers at Yale University confirms that athletes participating in Special Olympics develop better social skills enabling them to more fully function in their home, school, job and community. Special Olympics athletes truly train for life!

Vestor Capital Corporation, a Chicago area money manager since 1984, has a history of assistance to the not-for-profit community. Staff members of Vestor Capital participated in the initial formation meetings for Special Olympics Illinois, and families of individuals with disabilities currently make up twenty percent of the firm's client base.

Founded in 1984, Vestor Capital Corporation manages equity and fixed income securities for charitable organizations, trusts, individual investors, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations.

A privately owned company and Registered Investment Advisor, Vestor's management team is broadly experienced and its investment team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals. It is this breadth and depth of knowledge that allows Vestor Capital to provide an extensive range of financial services.

Ehlert Financial Group, Inc.

Ehlert Financial Group, Inc., has been a sponsor of The Special Needs Network, NFP since its inception. The Group focuses on providing the special services needed by families when they are taking the critical steps to planning for an individual with disabilities or the elderly.

They are specialists who understand families with special needs and will provide creative solutions not limited to only special needs planning but also planning for retirement and care of the elderly, accessing appropriate government benefits for eligible individuals and traditional financial planning. Ehlert Financial Group, Inc. is A Registered Investment Adviser and is registered to offer advisory services in the state of Illinois.