Wheaton Rotary donates $540 for needy children in Humanitarian Service Project's Program
The Rotary Club of Wheaton donated $540 to brighten needy children's birthdays in the Humanitarian Service Project's (HSP) Children's Birthday Project. The Rotary Club of Wheaton's mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. For more than 21 years, the Wheaton Rotarians have supported a variety of the Carol Stream-based HSP's programs that serve needy children, seniors and families in Kane and DuPage Counties.
“The Rotary Club of Wheaton shares our desire to improve the lives of impoverished residents in our community. They have consistently sponsored needy children in our Children's Birthday Project to because they believe every child deserves a fun-filled birthday, said Karole Kettering, Executive Director of the HSP. “We so appreciate their support and the way they work tirelessly to raise funds and awareness of issues affecting children both in the local area and worldwide.”
The funds will be used for HSP's Children's Birthday Project which provides a needy child ages 3-12 with a 25-30 lb. Birthday Box containing 6 new books, 6-15 new toys, stuffed animals, one new game, various other gifts such as bubbles, card games, mini toys, school supplies, and a Party-in-a-Box filled with all the items necessary to have a birthday party. The charity delivers the child's birthday package the week of their birthday, and provides a memorable “Special Day” for an impoverished child in our community. A sponsorship for a child is only $54 and also includes gifts at Christmas time, back-to-school supplies, and the child's family becomes eligible for the HSP's summer-time Feed the Kids Program as well.
For information on the Rotary Club of Wheaton: www.wheatonrotary.org
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 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, 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 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.