Rotary of Villa Park Supports Local Senior in Need
The Rotary Club of Villa Park recently donated $800 to the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) to provide a senior citizen with nutritious groceries. Through HSP's Senior Citizen Project (SCP), this low-income senior will receive 100 pounds of groceries delivered to his/her door monthly. This donation will sponsor the senior in the program for one year. Currently HSP provides service through SCP to three seniors living in Villa Park.
The donation was presented to HSP's Executive Director, Kristin Maxwell, at the Rotary Club of Villa Park's meeting on March 24th. The Club has been partnering with HSP for over a decade. They raise funds for philanthropic contributions through an annual Christmas auction, golf outing, and other fundraisers. The overall goal of HSP's Senior Citizen Project is to provide low income seniors with groceries and products that meet their basic nutritional and personal needs. Monthly, drivers deliver groceries to the homes of 125 seniors that include: selections of fifteen fresh fruits and vegetables, seven packages of frozen meat, six bags of non-perishable foods, Pepperidge Farm bread and two bags of paper products. In addition to their groceries, every three months the seniors receive a package of personal care and hygiene products.
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project: hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org
HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
About The Humanitarian Service Project:
HSP's mission is to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty creates for seniors and children living in DuPage and Kane counties, Illinois. Last year during the Christmas Offering Project, 2,014 children received gifts and over 400 impoverished families received groceries. With the Senior Citizen Project, HSP provides monthly food deliveries and secret pal gifts to 125 low-income seniors. The Children's Birthday Project reaches the youngest underprivileged, making birthdays a truly memorable occasion for 925 children. Feed the Kids provides 100 low-income families with groceries and fresh produce during the summer months. HSP conducts an annual school supply drive that benefits over 4,000 children by giving supplies to the DuPage Back to School Fair, Kane County's "Project Backpack" and directly to schools with a high percentage of poverty.