Youth at Divine Savior Parish donate 120 Senior Care Kits
Just in time for the holiday of love, the youth at Divine Savior Parish of Downers Grove held a project that would show love to the needy seniors of Humanitarian Service Project's (HSP) Senior Citizen Project. The Youth Ministries group recently donated 120 “boxes of love” to HSP, filled with such necessary items as toothpaste, soap, shampoo, teas, and the like. Although the project was headed up by the youth, the whole church participated.
The Youth Ministry printed out heart cards with an item written on the inside. Then, the youth asked the parishioners to take a card and buy the assigned item. Parishioners donated 12 items per box – a total of 1440 items. Once the supplies were gathered, 46 high schoolers in the Youth Ministries spent their Saturday night assembling the boxes of love for HSP's seniors. The donation is just one of many ways that Divine Savior Parish has helped HSP during their 20 year partnership. The church has sponsored seniors in the Senior Citizen Project and children in the Children's Birthday Project, as well as donated to the Giving Tree at Christmastime.
The boxes will brighten the day of all 120 impoverished seniors in HSP's Senior Citizen Project. Seniors in the project receive monthly deliveries of 90 lbs. of groceries, which also include personal care items and paper products. The seniors also receive a monthly “Secret Pal” gift, a Meal of the Month provided by an HSP volunteer, gifts at Christmas time, and much needed household items on their “wishlist.”
Contact Divine Savior Parish of Downers Grove:
www.divinesavior.net
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'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, 1,616 children received gifts and 100 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.