HSP Grant Writer visits the Wheaton Lions Club

By Andrea King, Intern


Krista Ravenscraft, HSP's very own Grant Writer, recently visited the Wheaton Lions Club to outline the services we provide to our clients. She is pictured above with Julie DeGrace, who so graciously sponsored our visit and the Lions Club President, Tony Ladd. The Club has been actively involved with our organization since 2002 and currently sponsor one of our senior citizens. Thanks for having us Lions, we certainly appreciate all of your support!

Meet Another Rock Star Volunteer

Come this September, Dale will celebrate six years as an HSP volunteer. According to Children's Birthday Project Coordinator Nikki Haton, Dale is an "all around wonderful rock-star volunteer."

Dale works upstairs in our center sorting and organizing toys, stuffed animals, activity kits, and other items for the 800 children in CBP. We're happy to have Dale!

Arbor Day Sees the Tree Planted

While the prep work was started earlier in the week when strong (and young) volunteers dug a huge hole, our beautiful new tree officially went in the ground on most appropriately, Arbor Day. Here Co-Founder and Treasurer Floyd Kettering joins with a team of volunteers to complete the job.

Clarendon Hills Library Hosts HSP Display

If you are in Clarendon Hills, check out our new display at the Clarendon Hills Libary. Circulation Manager Leanne Pavel was kind enough to help arrange for the Humanitarian Service Project to have this opportunity.

Interns Leave HSP

By: Megan Sturomski, intern

Well it is sad to say but my time here at HSP has come to an end, along with fellow intern Glenn Schneider. We will both be graduating shortly and our 320 hours of internship experience have been completed. I am sad to be leaving HSP, but I am grateful for the experience. The thing that I will miss the most about HSP is the people, and all of the different stories that I was able to hear and be apart of. I was truly touched by the seniors as well as the children and their families. I will never forget what I learned here and I am forever grateful for the opportunity and what I have learned here at HSP.

Megan and Myself Hand out Jimmy John's!!!!!

The Group Getting Ready to Chow Down!!

Glenn with His Sandwhich!!

Glenn and I With Our Cake!! yummmmm

I Presented Karole with a Certificate from Lewis University!!!

A Special Thanks from Glenn:

"These few months have been a very rewarding experience for me. I've enjoyed working with Karole, Nikki, Sarah, Sheila and everyone else at HSP. Also the senior's and children's lives that I have impacted made this few months worth while, though I do not think that this will be the last time I step foot into HSP's door. Thank You!"

HSP Receives a Donation from GRAINGER!!!!

By: Megan Sturomski, intern

HSP is so excited to anounce that we have just received a donation from GRAINGER for $10,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The donation was made by GRAINGER through their Grainger Community Grant Program, and was delivered to HSP by Chris Koska who is the branch manager in Addison, Illinois. We are so grateful for this donation and cannot express in words how much this means to HSP and those we serve. This money will help our organization greatly as well as the seniors and children who are in our programs. Thank you soooooooooooooooo much!!!!

Chris Koska hands over the check to Karole Kettering!!!

Everyone at HSP says hello and thank you to GRAINGER!!!!

Week Two of Grass Cutting Season!

By: Megan Sturomski, intern

It is week two of grass cutting season here at HSP, and we would like to once again thank Chuck Strayve Landscaping for donating their services to HSP.

Thanks for all your hard work guys!!!