AID prepares for Geneva Giving Tree Project
Participate in a fun holiday activity while showing your support for local social service agencies. The Geneva History Center is once again holding their annual Giving Tree Project. The Giving Tree Project invites local social service agencies to decorate a tree in accordance with their organization's mission and area of services. The trees are then displayed at the Geneva History Center from Friday, Nov. 26 to Monday, Dec. 27.
Clients at the Association for Individual Development have been busy preparing and decorating ornaments that they will use to garnish their tree. The ornaments will help tell the story of AID and give a glimpse to the community the positive affect AID has on the individuals they serve.
Visitors to the Geneva History Center can vote for their favorite tree(s) by purchasing ballots for $1 (available at the History Center). Best of all there is NO limit to the amount of votes you can cast and each organization can keep 100% of the funds pledged to support their tree.
Organizations participating in this year's Giving Tree Project are: International Order of Good Templars; Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice; Geneva Park District Foundation; Geneva Community Chest; Marklund; Kiwanis Club of Geneva; Elderday Center; The National Alliance on Mental Illness DeKalb, Kane-South and Kendall Counties, Inc. (NAMI DKK); The Salvation Army Joe K. Anderson Community Center in the Tri-Cities; Geneva Lions Club; Association for Individual Development; Provena Geneva Care Center; Geneva Academic Foundation; Hearts of Hope; Geneva Mothers' Club; Salvation Army Golden Diners - Geneva; and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Show your support for these great organizations and be sure to visit the Geneva History Center between Nov. 26 and Dec. 27. The Geneva History Center is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For nearly 50 years, the Association for Individual Development has provided services to individuals who have developmental, physical and/or mental disabilities, those who have suffered a trauma or those at risk. Serving more than 5,400 clients in 20 programs operating in 45 communities, AID is a leading provider of services that address the unique needs of individuals throughout every stage of their lives. The employees and families of AID strive to empower individuals with disabilities, mental illness and special needs to achieve independence and community inclusion. For information visit www.the-association.org.