Yesterday
HSP hosted a visit from Officer Tom Eby and Ray Murch, representatives of the
Carol Stream Police Department. The officers came to pick up school supplies
which will be distributed amongst local families as part of the community’s
celebration of the 32nd annual National Night Out next Tuesday
evening. During National Night Out, community members are encouraged to spend
the evening outdoors, enjoying time with their neighbors on patios, front
porches, or at block parties. The National Night Out celebration in Community
Park begins at 6 pm on Tuesday, August 4th, and will feature a
barbeque, rides, exhibits, and music. This is HSP’s first year supporting the
event, and we are excited for the opportunity to reach out to more local
families with the school supplies they need. HSP would like to thank those who
have helped make this possible by donating to our School Supply Drive.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Thank You, Paylocity Volunteers
Today, HSP had the pleasure of welcoming a group of volunteers
from Paylocity. This was the first time Paylocity visited HSP, and these
wonderful volunteers spent two hours wrapping gifts for our Children’s Birthday
Project. The group was made up of people from several departments, and they
were volunteering as part of Paylocity’s Engagement and Spirit commitment. This
commitment ensures that, as a company, Paylocity reaches out and gives back to
the community. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet these wonderful
men and women, and for the time that they gave to help our Children’s Birthday
Project and the needy children we serve.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Thank You Giant Steps!
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
School Supply Update
Yesterday,
HSP received a generous donation of over 200 pounds of school supplies from our
friends at Millward Brown in Lisle. The Millward Brown group has been
supporters of the school supply drive for the past two summers. This is just
one of the many wonderful donations of school supplies that have started to
arrive at HSP in the recent weeks. Because
of everyone coming together, we are able to help put a smile on hundreds of
children’s faces for their upcoming school year. Today
was our first distribution of school supplies to Kane County “Project Backpack”.
Next week we will deliver to the DuPage County Board of Education Fair. HSP
wishes to thank everyone who has donated items to our school supply drive thus
far. We are incredibly blessed to have so many people support our program that
is successful because of you!If
you are interested in donating school supplies please contact us at
630-221-8340 or by emailing us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Become a Secret Pal Today!
Friday, July 24, 2015
Support HSP at the Naperville Jaycee’s Last Fling Event!
The Last Fling is only a
month away and we are looking for a few more volunteers to help. Last Fling is
an annual charity event sponsored by the Naperville Jaycees and will be hosted during
Labor Day Weekend. At Last Fling there will be concerts, carnival rides, and
other fun attractions for the whole family. The event is the Jaycees biggest
annual fundraiser in order to raise money to support nonprofits in the
community and throughout the Naperville area including HSP. The funds from Last Fling will be put towards
our Feed the Kids program. For more information on Last Fling, visit their
website at lastfling.org.
The more
volunteers who represent HSP at
the event results in more funding to help serve and support low-income
families. Volunteer shift times for Saturday and Sunday, 9/5 and 9/6 are:
9am-1pm, 1pm-6pm, and 5pm-11pm. On Monday, 9/7 the shifts are 8am-1pm, 1pm-5pm,
and 5pm-8pm. Volunteer slots are filling up quick, make sure to sign up soon!
If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions please contact HSP at 630-221-8340 or by email hsp@humanitarianservice.org. We
look forward to hearing from you! Even if you can’t volunteer; we hope to see
you at Last Fling on Labor Day weekend for some family fun!
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Thank You Philadelphia Insurance!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Thank You Bloomingdale-Roselle Rotary Club!
We wish to thank the
Bloomingdale-Roselle Rotary Club for the amazing donation that will help many children
and being such a huge supporter of our programs. HSP is still working on our
goal of helping more than 3,000 children and you can help us get there!
- Backpacks
- Binders
- Pens & Pencils
- Calculators
- Index Cards
- Highlighters
- Rulers
- Notebook
- Folders
- Paper
- Crayons
- Glue
- Markers
- Colored Pencils
I If
you are interested in donating any school supplies or have any further
questions please contact HSP by calling 630.221.8340 or by emailing hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Thank You Meadows!
Monday, July 20, 2015
Update on School Supply Drive
We are
still in need of the following items:
v Backpacks
v Binders
v Pens & Pencils
v Calculators
v Index Cards
v Highlighters
v Rulers
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If you are interested in
donating or have any questions please contact HSP by calling 630-221-8340 or by
emailing hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
Friday, July 17, 2015
July Delivery Day
HSP
staff and volunteers have been busy this week preparing for the July Delivery Day,
for our Senior Citizen Project, which is tomorrow. HSP would like to thank our
friends from UPS Supply Chain Solutions for their help today, sorting produce
and bread for Delivery Day. They graciously donate their time every month to
help ensure we can provide these much needed items to the deserving seniors in
our program. This program provides groceries on a monthly basis to seniors in
need. Each month, volunteers deliver 6.5
tons of fresh produce, meat, bread, non-perishables, and gifts from Secret Pals
to 132 seniors. Delivery Days would not be possible without the help of the
wonderful volunteers who help HSP to get all of the groceries set up, and those
who take the time to deliver the groceries to these seniors in need. If you are
interested in getting involved in our monthly Delivery Day, please contact us
at hsp@humanitarianservice.org,
or call us at 630-221-8340.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Thank you, Living out Loud and Sigler First Baptist Volunteers!
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Volunteer Spotlight: Gift Wrappers
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Thank you, Stigler First Baptist!
Today, HSP was privileged to have a wonderful volunteer
group all the way from Stigler, Oklahoma. Students and their chaperones from
Stigler First Baptist Church helped us prepare for the final Feed the Kids day,
which is coming up in August. They boxed non-perishable items for the 100
low-income families enrolled in Feed the Kids and wrapped gifts for children,
among other numerous tasks today. Other students from their group will be here
tomorrow and Thursday as part of their Student Life mission trip to serve
others. We at HSP would like to thank this fantastic group of volunteers for
all of their hard work today and we look forward to working with them over the
next few days.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Volunteer Spotlight: Monday Sorters
Every Monday, volunteers come in to sort non-perishables,
paper, and meat that get distributed to the seniors every month. A few other
volunteers also regularly give their time on Wednesdays. We wish to thank the
volunteers that start their week off by donating their time for the sake of the
deserving seniors we serve. We could not run our program as smoothly without
all the time you dedicate to HSP!
Friday, July 10, 2015
Spread Love and Joy: Become a Secret Pal
Thursday, July 9, 2015
School Supply Drive
School supply season is in full swing here at HSP and we
need your help with school supply donations. Every year through the School
Supply Drive, HSP provides supplies to thousands of low-income children. The
supplies are distributed to the DuPage Regional Office of Educations’ “Back to
School” and Kane County’s “Project Backpack”, which takes place in less than a
month. HSP will continue the drive by sending supplies to a few schools with
high populations of poverty in the DuPage and Kane counties. HSP also
distributes school supplies to the children enrolled in our Children’s Birthday
Project throughout the year.
We
are in need of the following items:
v Backpacks
v Binders
v Pens &Pencils
v Calculators
v Index Cards
v Highlighters
v Rulers
v Notebooks
v Folders
v Paper
v Colored Pencils
v Crayons
v Glue
v Markers
If you are
interested in donating or have any questions please contact HSP by calling
630-221-8340 or by emailing hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Feed the Kids’ Second Distribution
HSP was full of energy today as we conducted our second Feed
the Kids distribution day of the year. HSP’s Feed the Kids program takes place
during the summer months, serving 100 families whose children are enrolled in
free/subsidized meal programs at school. These children do not receive this
food during the summer, and this is where HSP comes in. Through Feed the Kids,
we provide families with 175-200 pounds of non-perishable food, fresh
fruit and vegetables, bread, and a variety of meat.
Our
program would not be as successful as it is without the help of all of our
wonderful volunteers. For this distribution, we had the pleasure of working
with individual volunteers, as well as volunteers from the Carol Stream “Panther”
chapter of the Young Men’s Service League and from the National Charity League.
HSP would like to thank all of these men and women for giving their time to
help those in need in our community, and for making our Feed the Kids program
possible.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Thank You Produce Sorting Volunteers!
Tomorrow is HSP ’s
second distribution day of our Feed the Kids program this summer! 100 families
will come and pick up over 10 tons of groceries to help feed and support them
through the month of July. HSP is
grateful for the returning volunteers from UPS
supply chain solutions in Carol Stream and a number of other long-time
volunteers who came in and helped with last minute preparations. The enthusiastic
volunteers helped sort fresh produce as we finished getting ready for tomorrow.
Not only did
the UPS group help with Feed the Kids today, they are also regular volunteers
who come in and help in the preparation for our monthly Senior Citizen Project
Delivery Days. With their help, HSP
is able to support so many families and seniors in need. We look forward to
seeing you again soon!
Monday, July 6, 2015
Become a Delivery Day Driver!
A
regular driver has the same route and delivers to the same senior(s) homes
every month. If a regular driver is unable to make deliveries for the month HSP
will send an email to the substitute drivers with the open routes. Substitute
drivers then choose a route and time slot they are available to pick up and
deliver the groceries.
The
Following Routes are Available:
·
2
Seniors - Downers Grove
·
1
Seniors - Darien
·
1
Seniors - Warrenville
·
2
Seniors - Glendale Heights
·
3
Seniors- Willowbrook/Westmont/Woodridge
·
2
Seniors- Wheaton
·
2
Seniors- Naperville *Female Drivers only for this route*
·
2
Seniors-Glen Ellyn
If
you are interested in becoming a delivery day driver or have any further
questions please contact HSP by calling 630-221-8340 or by emailing us at
hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Ribfest Is This Weekend
As
summer is coming to its peak, HSP is getting ready for a fun weekend at the
Naperville Exchange Club’s Ribfest, which is starting tonight in Naperville’s
Knoch Park. This event, which runs from July 2nd-July 5th,
is fun for the whole family, with many activities for everyone to enjoy. This
event also benefits numerous charitable causes that serve children in need,
including HSP’s Feed the Kids program. Our lovely HSP staff and volunteers will
be giving their time and energy at the event this weekend. There will be rides, games, shows, a petting
zoo, food, and fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July. We would love
to see our supporters come out and enjoy this fun-filled event while helping
out those in need in our community. We hope to see you there!
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Senior Care Kits
Earlier
this week, HSP received a generous donation of personal care kits from our
friends at Volt in Lisle. Volt completes a service project to serve the
community every month. This month they chose to work with HSP to help our
Senior Citizen Project. The employees at Volt purchased shampoo, conditioner,
soap, toothpaste, and other vital personal care products. They assembled the
items into care packages for 12 of the seniors we serve.
Every
3 months HSP includes a personal care kit along with the monthly grocery
delivery to all of the 132 seniors enrolled in our program. These kits ensure
that these deserving seniors have the items they need to maintain a healthy
lifestyle. We wish to thank Volt for thinking of HSP and their wonderful
donation that will help benefit so many seniors.
If
you would like to make a personal care donation or have any further questions
about how you can help support the Senior Citizen Project please call HSP at
630-221-8340 or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
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