Help Us Bring Happiness & Warmth to Children in Need
Posted by Rich Lalley
on Sep 05, 2015
Your contribution will help us provide new winter coats to needy children in Chicago and on the North Shore.
Again this year, we ill be bringing the happiness and warmth of new Operation Warm winter coats to children living in need in the Chicago metro area. In 2014, our club provided new coats to over 600 children. This year, our plans are to provide coats to children served by several local organizations:
- Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook for their holiday gift program.
- Jewish Council for Youth Services for children in their Highwood after-school program.
- Open Arms Mission, an Antioch area food pantry.
- Holy Family Ministries who serves children in Chicago's lowest income neighborhoods.
- Maryville Crisis Nursery, provides short-term care for children of families who are experiencing a severe disruptive crisis.
- Family Promise Chicago North Shore who help homeless families get back on their feet.
- Inner City Impact who serve youth from low income families in Cicero and Chicago.
When children have a new coat, their self-esteem gets a boost and they are empowered to attend school and partake in outdoor play on cold winter days. This simple and inexpensive gift does so much for a child.
Only through the generosity of our members and their network can we accomplish our goal for providing new coats to 700 or more area children. Please donate generously; each $20 gift allows another child to receive the gift of warmth.
You may donate online via PayPal or by check made payable to Winnetka Northfield Rotary Charitable Foundation (WNRCF) sent to 620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka IL 60093.