OCC donates $12,000 to Humanitarian Service Project to help needy seniors
Marking the start of its annual charity program, OCC donated $12,000 to Carol Stream based Humanitarian Service Project to help needy senior citizens in DuPage and Kane counties.
OCC selected the Humanitarian Service Project as its “Charity of the Year” and raised the funds through its Jeans Day program. The company will use a variety of employee activities such as raffles to raise additional funds to benefit the charity throughout the year.
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Karen Bilek of OCC said, “We chose the Humanitarian Service Project because it offered an opportunity to contribute to low-income senior citizens who are struggling to provide for their basic necessities on a very limited income. The HSP's Senior Citizen Project was a great match for our corporate philanthropy.”
The donation will be used to fund monthly deliveries of 90 lbs. of groceries including fresh fruits and vegetables, a variety of frozen meats, personal care items and paper products to each of the 120 senior citizens in the charity's Senior Citizens Project. The seniors also receive a monthly “Secret Pal” gift and Holiday Meal.
Karole Kettering, Executive Director of the HSP said, “We are so thrilled to have OCC as a partner in alleviating the hunger and stress that these needy seniors face on a daily basis. The generosity of OCC's associates serves as a great example to other companies and organizations.”
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project: hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
About The Humanitarian Service Project:
HSP has been given the highest Four Star rating by Charity Navigator for the sixth consecutive year. 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 Project, 1,264 children received gifts and 150 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 800 children. Feed the Kids provides 100 low-income families with groceries and fresh produce. HSP conducts an annual school supplies drive that benefited a total of 5,200 children by giving supplies to the DuPage Back to School Fair and directly to schools and individual children.