HSP says goodbye to Luke Jolly, a member of the summer
intern team, today. Over the past few months, Luke has worked hard as the PR
Intern to keep the public informed about all of HSP’s programs and
opportunities. Also, he has been working to put together an event which will be
announced soon. We would like to thank Luke for his dedication this summer and
wish him the best of luck at college!
This week, the first of our distributions of school supplies
is going out to reach low-income students in the area. Our school supply drive
equips over 3,000 local kids with the supplies they need to succeed in school. HSP
will continue to distribute through the end of September through education
fairs and to local schools in need. Year-round, children receive school
supplies in their birthday boxes as well. Thank you to everyone who has already
donated—your generosity makes a difference!
Summer
is a busy time for HSP, and we are very happy to host many wonderful volunteer
groups who help us through our busy seasons. Yesterday, a group of ten
volunteers from St. Pius X Catholic Community’s youth group put together
packages of bread for the 100 families in our Feed the Kids program. Today,
another group of 11 summer interns from Frito-Lay/PepsiCo volunteered their
morning to put together packages of meat for the 133 seniors we serve through
the Senior Citizen Project. HSP would like to say a huge thank-you to these
wonderful groups for volunteering their time and energy to help us prepare for
the upcoming distribution days. We couldn’t do all that we do without the help
of generous volunteers. 
HSP
would like to say a huge thank-you to the McDonald’s Working Mothers Council.
Last week, they created and donated 50 “Party-in-a-Bag” kits for our Children’s
Birthday Project. Nancy, our Volunteer Outreach Coordinator and Community
Outreach Intern, Natalie, were able to represent HSP at the Working Mothers
Council meeting last week. This amazing donation will bring smiles and fun to
kids on their special day!
If you’re looking for a fun, family-friendly activity this
weekend, consider stopping by Veggie Fest on the grounds of the Science of
Spirituality center in Naperville! Veggie Fest is a vegetarian food and lifestyle
festival. It will feature over 100 vendor booths, live music, speakers from
around the world, and delicious food demos. HSP will be one of the vendors, and
we would love for you to stop by, get to know us, and learn about our projects.
Admission and parking are both free, so come hungry and ready for a great time!
As the week heats up the
Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) was glad to again host a “mobile food
pantry” with the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry. As the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry is
finishing the renovation to its facilities HSP lent out support helping them
host a Mobile Food Pantry at our facility. We served 90 individuals and
families that came today. We would like to thank the awesome team of
volunteers, a team made up of both HSP volunteers and Glen Ellyn Food Pantry
volunteers. Again we would like to extend a huge thank you to the awesome Glen
Ellyn Food Pantry Staff and the driver from NIFB, we love working with you guys
and we look forward to working with you again.
Today HSP says farewell to Gabbie Hill, one of the members
of our summer intern team. Gabbie has spent the last few months working with
HSP as a grant writing intern to find new sources of funding for our projects,
and she has been a wonderful person to have around the office. HSP is so
thankful for all of Gabbie’s hard work and wishes her good luck for the
upcoming school year!
School
is just around the corner, and HSP’s annual school supply drive is already
underway! Each year, the Humanitarian Service Project collects school supply
donations to be distributed to DuPage and Kane county school districts for
their Back to School fairs. Low income families in our community participate in
these fairs to receive the school supplies their children need. Our School
Supply Project reaches more than 3,000 children every year, and we have already
received many wonderful donations. If you want to make a donation, it’s not too
late! We will be distributing the supplies we collect to the school districts
on August 2nd. Donations can be dropped off at our facility at 465
Randy Road, Carol Stream before this date. If you can’t donate before August 2nd,
we will continue to collect donations for the rest of the year, and distribute
them to children through our Children’s Birthday Project. Thank you to all who
have donated - we are excited to see the impact this project will have this
year! 
HSP has had several wonderful volunteer groups come to our
center this week to donate their time and serve the community! Yesterday, two groups
of youth from the Living Out Loud program at St. Petronille and other local
parishes boxed nonperishable food items for our Feed the Kids program. This
morning, some of our friends from the Dharma Study Group of the Theosophical
Society sorted food and helped set up for our School Supply Drive. Also today, a
group of UPS volunteers sorted fresh produce and bread that will be delivered
to the seniors in our Senior Citizen Project tomorrow. Thank you to all our
volunteers for your hard work and commitment to making a difference!
Yesterday,
HSP received a very wonderful donation from our friends at the Rotary Club of
Wheaton. The club generously donated over 1,300 backpacks for underprivileged
children as they prepare for school this year! The Rotary Club makes equipping
local children with backpacks to return to school in the summer a top priority,
and distribute to a number of local agencies including supporting HSP’s own
School Supply Drive. We wish to thank this great group for this AMAZING
donation! 
A group of over 20 volunteers from Christ Community Lutheran
Church in Columbia, Illinois visited HSP today! As a part of their mission trip
in the area, the youth group spent the day sorting and packaging meat and
nonperishable food items for the Feed the Kids project, as well as helping to
organize the warehouse and taking a tour of HSP’s center. They worked
diligently all day, and their efforts will help provide food to local families.
Thank you to Christ Community Lutheran Church for your awesome work!
Over the weekend, HSP hosted a special volunteer group
for a couple celebrating their wedding shower. Twenty one wonderful volunteers spent
the morning putting together non-perishable bags for seniors and making special
cleaning supply kits. The couple also used this opportunity to raise funds for
the children and seniors we serve through our Senior Citizen and Children’s
Birthday projects. We are very grateful to this group for their generosity, and
wish Karen and Nathan the best as they approach their wedding in September! 
HSP has a new way for you to do what you love while supporting
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lives of low-income families throughout DuPage and Kane counties! Run, bike,
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sponsor a senior in the Senior Citizen Project. Challenge your friends and
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As the summer of 2016
continues the school year is fast approaching, bringing with it classes,
studying and tests. It also, for the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) brings
our annual School Supply Drive closer and closer. HSP provides school supplies
for over 3,000 low income children throughout DuPage and Kane Counties. We
accomplish this by going through local “Back to School” fairs in early August
and providing school supplies in september to schools with high populations of
low income students. In order to be able to distribute when the fairs start HSP
is currently accepting donations of new backpacks, notebooks, folders, pens,
and other school supplies. If you or someone you know is interested in helping
these kids you can drop off donations at our office at 465 Randy Road in Carol
Stream or you can contact us at 630-221-8340 or if email
is more your thing you can reach us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org
As the fireworks die down and July continues the
Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) is holding its second Feed the Kids (FTK)
distribution day of the summer. During the summer in June, July and August HSP
provides over 26 tons of nutritious groceries to 100 low income families. In
order, to make this difference for these hard working families HSP is in need
of “sponsors”; a donation of $75 for a month or $225 for the summer will enable
HSP to combat summertime food insecurity for a local family in need. HSP would
like to thank everyone that donated to make this happen so we can continue to
provide for the underprivileged families of DuPage and Kane County.
