SMILE ITS GAME TIME!

It is truly amazing as to how many kind and caring individuals bring in donations for our children and seniors. From food to televisions to microwaves to basketballs, the donations go on and on.

Now, what sparks these upstanding citizens to donate is truly a spectacle in and of itself.

At the office of Dr. John Murphy, staff members have come up with an interesting strategy to collect donations. If a patient does not show up for an appointment with Dr. Murphy, than he or she must bring in a board game which then gets donated to a local charity. Today we received a donation of ten whole board games that will be put towards our Children’s Birthday Project.

We extend our greatest appreciation and gratitude to Dr. John Murphy and his staff for their generous donation. Thank you very much!

Catch Up With a Senior!

Nellie H. is one of our seniors at HSP. She loves to make crafts, enjoys reading fiction, and is addicted to games shows, especially the Price is Right! HSP has helped Nellie through financial hardship and challenging medical issues.
Nellie is so thankful for the 90 pounds monthly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables, 7 assorted meats, and non-perishable foods and paper products. Nellie says, “I’m very happy with the amount of groceries I get; now I’m able to have five servings of fruits and vegetables every day!”

Nellie says the services HSP have given her have really helped her, “Your service has sincerely changed my outlook for the better. I really appreciate what you do for me. It’s so nice, and I truly enjoy everything you give me.

We at the Humanitarian Service Project cannot thank you enough for all of our donors support. Nellie and everyone at HSP are endlessly grateful for the difference you are making in the quality of her life.

If you would like to sponsor a senior like Nellie, the cost of a full sponsorship is $70 a month. To cosponsor a senior it is $35 a month. Please visit our website for more information: www.humanitarianservice.org

Donating their Summer to Help Others

Volunteers come and go and come back again!!

All summer long Katie Yackey, Giuliann Lamantia, and Anna Pesetiski have stopped in once a week to help HSP out.

They originally came with their schools NHS to complete their hours and really enjoyed it volunteering.

They have been sorting food, packing boxes and many other things to help out the different projects here at HSP.

All three of the girls said they enjoy helping other people and it feels good to help. They plan on volunteering whenever they can through out the school year.

Thank you Katie, Giulann, and Anna for all your help this summer!!

United Stationers Help with Paper Needs

United Stationers stopped by yesterday morning to make a donation. They donated 3 pallets of paper goods to HSP. One and a half pallets were toilet paper and the other 1 ½ were full of Kleenex.

United Stationers have been helping HSP in many different ways over the past few years, including paper drives and donating school supplies.

These paper goods will help HSP and all the needy seniors and families in a tremendous way.

If you would like to make a donation, please contact the Humanitarian Services Project at:

465 Randy Rd., Carol Stream, IL60188. Or visit our website for more information: www.humanitarianservice.org!

WOW!, Thanks for the School Supplies!

Today we received a huge generous donation from WOW! Internet Cable Phone Company! HSP received a large lug of school supplies to give to impoverished children in DuPage and Kane counties. The school supplies donated in the lug included a whole variety of items we desperately need, from a rainbow of folders to countless notebooks and much needed pens, pencils and backpacks! Thank you WOW! Internet for this beautiful array of school supplies! They are so needed and appreciated!

If you would like to donate school supplies to HSP, please bring them to our center: 465 Randy Rd., Carol Stream, IL 60188. Or visit our website for more information: www.humanitarianservice.org!

School Supplies Donated in Time of Need

This afternoon, Valentino Wilson and his family came to HSP, and donated 9 large shopping bags filled to the brim with school supplies from pencils to backpacks. Valentino had asked that his friends and relatives bring school supplies to his graduation party in lieu of gifts. Thank you Valentino and family for your generosity, the school supplies donated will help many needy children! We are so grateful for your kindness!

This donation was given in a time of extreme need! There are countless children in DuPage and Kane counties that are in desperate need of school supplies for the upcoming year. We are currently asking for donations of:

- Crayons -Pencils

- Folders -Glue Sticks

- Rulers -Scissors

- Loose-leaf Paper -Magic Markers

- Pens -Colored Pencils

- Highlighters -Notebooks

- Calculators -Erasers

If you would like to donate, please bring all supplies to theHumanitarian Service Project: 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL. If you have any questions please contact us by phone: (630) 221-8371 or by email: hsp@humanitarianservice.org

Feed the Kids, A Success!

We have successfully delivered 75,000 pounds of food for the 2011 summer months of June, July and August to 100 needy families. We are so thankful for all of

the help given by our many volunteers who have worked so hard to make this program a success.

This program means so much to these families, who would otherwise not be able to afford groceries for their children during the summer months. Each month the 100 families participating in Feed the Kids receive $497 worth of food, a total retail value of $1,491 given to families for the summer.

Many of the families who are in our Feed the Kids project rely on the free or discounted breakfast and lunch programs at their children’s schools to help feed their families. However, during the summer months that support is not available, and many families are left struggling, “Summer is hard in our situation due to child support issues and having the kids home for every meal, whereas in school they eat 2 meals a day there. Thank you for alleviating my fears about food this summer.” ~A Mother in our Feed the Kids Program.

This program has heavily impacted the lives of the children in our program. The 18 different varieties of fruits and vegetables in addition to the 8 types of frozen meat give the children in our program the energy they need, not to mention the 100 pounds of non-perishable food! One parent has said, “There is nothing worse for a mother than to feel you can’t give your kids what they need. It is humiliating to feel like a failure. Never once in my dealings with your organization have I been humiliated or treated with anything but respect. Thank You.“ ~A Mother from our Feed the Kids Program

Thank you to all of our volunteers who have helped HSP accomplish this amazing feat. We could not have made Feed the Kids happen without all of your help!