Batavia club sponsors a needy child, donates new toys
The Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation conducted a toy drive and sponsored an underprivileged child through the Humanitarian Service Project's Children's Birthday Project.
Karole Kettering, executive director of the Humanitarian Service Project, said “the Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life of needy children of the community and sponsoring a child in the Children's Birthday Project shows their dedication to that goal. We are so grateful for their support of our projects to help the poorest of the poor in our communities.”
BMCF has worked in cooperation with many area businesses to provide the Fox Valley area with charitable aid to its financially distressed residents. The Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation, through their combined efforts with HSP, has made a difference in the lives of many children.
HSP's Children's Birthday Project provides a child ages 3-12 with a 25-30 lb. Birthday Box containing 6 new books, 6-15 new toys, stuffed animals, one new game, various other gifts such as bubbles, card games, mini toys, school supplies, and a Party-in-a-Box filled with all the items necessary to have a birthday party.
The charity delivers the child's birthday package the week of their birthday, and provides a memorable “Special Day” for an impoverished child in our community. A sponsorship for a child is only $54 and also includes gifts at Christmas time, back-to-school supplies, and the child's family becomes eligible for the Feed the Kids Program as well.
For information on the Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation: www.bataviamothersclub.org
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project by e-mail at hsp@humanitarianservice.org. Or visit HSP's website at www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
Humanitarian Service Project, 465 Randy Road in Carol Stream, IL 60188, is given the highest honor charity by Charity Navigator for the sixth consecutive year. Its mission is to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty creates in seniors and children living in DuPage and Kane counties, Illinois. Last year during the Christmas Offering, 1,264 children received gifts and 150 impoverished families received three weeks of groceries, frozen meats, and fresh produce.
With the Senior Citizen Project, HSP provides a monthly food delivery and secret pal gifts to 120 low-income seniors. The Children's Birthday Project reaches the youngest underprivileged, making birthdays and Christmas truly memorable occasions for 800 children. Feed the Kids provides low-income families with groceries and fresh produce. HSP conducts an annual school supplies drive, which sends supplies to the DuPage Back to School Fair in addition to furnishing schools and individual children with necessary supplies.