Glen Ellyn Lions donate $1,000 to needy seniors
Glen Ellyn Lion's Club recently donated $1,000 to the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) to go towards the Senior Citizen Project (SCP). The Lion's Club donation will help those neediest seniors who live in the DuPage and Kane county area. The Lion's Club mission is focused on helping seniors on improving their eyesight and their hearing.
Lion's Club is an international organization that specializes in volunteer work across the country and internationally. Glen Ellyn Lion's Club, founded in 1923 and led by Geoffrey Bevington, chooses to support programs where their mission is to promote the betterment of vision and hearing of senior citizens. Through SCP, seniors can be enrolled in the LensCrafter's Gift of Sight program, which helps those who are of poor sight get a free eye exam and glasses.
The purpose of SCP is to alleviate the physical and psychological affects of poverty. Through the monthly deliveries, the seniors receive the groceries which provide the nutrition they need to help combat their malnourishment and crippling impoverishment. They also receive paper goods that help them manage hygiene and cleanliness, which makes them able to live a healthier lifestyle.
There are 121 local needy senior citizens who will receive donated 100 pounds of groceries monthly through HSP's Senior Citizen Project. Stretched thin under the strains of poverty, these seniors are unable to afford the groceries necessary to maintain their own health. The purpose of the Senior Citizen Project is to fulfill this need, by providing nutritious foods and other necessities to these seniors. Also, every three months, the needy seniors receive a box of personal care items with their delivery including, shampoo, conditioner, a toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, lotion, soap, and hand sanitizer. HSP does so by providing monthly deliveries of 100 lbs of groceries to each of the 121 seniors in the program which include: selections of 7 fresh fruits and 8 vegetables, 7 frozen meats, 6 bags of non-perishable foods, and 2 bags of paper products.
The more than 25 members of Glen Ellyn Lion's Club meet every first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at Barone's Restaurant in Glen Ellyn.
About The Humanitarian Service Project:
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, 1,636 children received gifts and 150 impoverished families received three weeks of groceries, frozen meats, and fresh produce. With the Senior Citizen Project, HSP provides monthly food deliveries of 100 pounds including fresh produce, frozen meats, non-perishables, paper products and secret pal gifts to 121 low-income seniors. The Children's Birthday Project reaches the youngest underprivileged, making birthdays and Christmas truly memorable occasions for 900 children. Feed the Kids program provides 100 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.
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project:
hsp@humanitarianservice.org
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org
and HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
HSP 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188.