Naperville Kiwanis' donation brings happier birthdays to needy kids
Naperville Evening Kiwanis Club donated $600 to fund brighter birthdays for needy children in the Humanitarian Service Project's (HSP) Children's Birthday Project. The club is devoted to children's causes and meets every Monday on the 3rd floor of the Education Center at Edwards Hospital, in Naperville, Illinois, at 6:15 PM. Naperville Evening Kiwanis sponsors three high school Kiwanis Key Clubs which perform their individual service projects in the community and assist the Evening Kiwanis in their major fundraising activities, which include their Pancake Festival and Peanut Days.
The funds will be used for HSP's Children's Birthday Project which provides a child ages 3-12 with a 25-30 lb. Birthday Box containing 6 new books, 6-15 new toys, school supplies, stuffed animals, one new game, various other gifts such as bubbles, card games, mini toys, and a Party-in-a-Box filled with all the items necessary to have a birthday party. The child receives the 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.
Carl Voss of the Naperville Evening Kiwanis said, “We fund HSP's Children's Birthday Project because it is such a good fit with our mission to serve the children of the world.”
For information on the Naperville Evening Kiwanis Club:
http://www.napervilleeveningkiwanis.org/index.html
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 is given the highest honor charity 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.