Jr. League donates $350 to benefit needy families
The Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties donated $350 to Carol Stream-based Humanitarian Service Project's (HSP) programs which serve needy children, seniors and families in DuPage and Kane counties. The service group's members also hosted a "gift wrapping party" for the HSP's Children's Birthday Project.
The Junior League of Kane & DuPage Counties Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
“The Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties has supported the Humanitarian Service Project's mission to serve our community's most impoverished residents for seven years now” said Karole Kettering, executive director of the HSP, “They have helped so many in the local area by generously donating both money and time to our Children's Birthday Project and our Christmas Offering Projects. We are fortunate to have such wonderful partners!”
The funds will be used for HSP's Children's Birthday Project which provides a needy 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 HSP's summer-time Feed the Kids Program as well.
For information on the Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties: www.jlkd.org
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project:
hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
HSP 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188.
About The Humanitarian Service Project
HSP has been given the highest Four Star rating by Charity Navigator for the sixth consecutive year. HSP's 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 700 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.