COD Cares Hosts Fall 2015 Day of Action

Posted October 25, 2015 11:00 pm

Approximately 400 students, staff and community members participated in the COD Cares 2015 Fall Day of Action and Pumpkin Party. Click here to view photos.

During the event, attendees assembled winter warming packages for local homeless community members and new immigrants as well as aromatic reusable heating pads for residential patients of Canticle Place, Marian Park and Colony Park. Participants also decorated more than 20 pumpkins for children with autism and other disabilities and took the opportunity to write notes of gratitude to COD instructors and colleagues. In addition, COD staff members collected donations of disposable diapers, non-perishable food items, used video games and winter clothing for a variety of organizations, including DuPage Pads, Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties, Keep Every Baby Dry, Northern Illinois Food Bank, 360 Youth Services, World Relief, and West Suburban Community Pantry.

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