Nonprofit needs help wrapping presents in Des Plaines

A Chicago-area nonprofit group is seeking volunteers to help wrap holiday presents for kids and families Saturday, Dec. 13.

Kids Above All is gathering folks together from 10 a.m. to noon at its Better Life Distribution Center, 1801 E. Oakton St. in Des Plaines. City Clerk Dominik Bronakowski, Mayor Andrew Goczkowski and state Sen. Laura Murphy of Des Plaines are scheduled to participate.

Participants will wrap, sort and organize gifts. Doughnuts and coffee will be provided.

Kids Above All conducts annual winter gift drives that provide toys, books and clothes to more than 1,600 kids dealing with poverty, violence and other issues.

Bronakowski helped organize and promote Saturday’s event. He described himself as “an extremely passionate advocate” of the work Kids Above All does.

“Your support helps ensure they feel valued and uplifted during the holidays,” Bronakowski said in an email.

RSVP at tinyurl.com/yjvw7bwd.

Kids Above All serves children, young adults and families in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties. Founded in 1894 in Lake Bluff as the Methodist Deaconess Orphanage, Kids Above All offers early education programs; housing through group homes and foster care; and counseling services for clients dealing with trauma.

“The work that Kids Above All does year-round is so important,” Goczkowski said. “Having an event like this during the holidays is a great way to help folks in need and come together as a community.”

If you can’t make it to Saturday’s event but want to support Kids Above All in other ways, visit kidsaboveall.org or email zcolon@kidsaboveall.org.