 |
| Diane Kurtz, Mary Parsons, Ricki Lessig, Carol Park, Inga Haveric Meg Cooper, Marianne Cortopassi, Judy Casten |
A small but mighty force in Hinsdale 4th of July Parade
Community Cares Day
Berkshire Hathaway/Koenig Rubloff Group's
Community Cares Day
Saturday, May 30, 2015
9:00am - 1:00pm
24 W. Chicago Avenue, Hinsdale
 |
| Meg Cooper, Maureen Hegarty, Ricki Lessig |
Berkshire Hathaway/Koenig Rubloff group partnered with five local charities, including Assistance League, to give back to the community.
We were in good company with
Community Nurse Health Center
HCS Family Services
Sharing Connections
PADS
 |
| Meg accepts books donation |
Early Reading Literacy Program Spring 2015
 |
| Nancy Newell |
Early Reading co-chairs Eileen Hanley and Patricia Van Hoegarden enlisted members and non-member friends to read to young preschool and Head Start students at local schools.
Children enjoy gathering in small groups or one-on-one with readers who take time to answer questions, point out details. and then participate in a supplemental coloring activity that makes learning fun.
The best part is when we write their names on the book and let them know it's theirs to keep.
 |
| Patty DeWitt |
 |
| Front row: Marianne Cortopassi, Pat Allen, Mary McGovern, Carol Park, Chris Hotchkin, Nancy Newell, Patry DeWitt, Eileen Hanley, Patricia Van Hoegarden Back row: Jane Cella, Inga Haveric |
April 28
Anne M. Jeans School Willowbrook
85 Students
May 5
Spring Avenue School
La Grange
33 Students
 |
| Phyllis Young |
May 21
Ideal School
Countryside
99 Students
 |
| Heather Laughman |
 |
| Janet Roxworthy |
 |
| Kate Simonetti Non-member Volunteer |
 |
| June Scott Non-member Volunteer |
May 28
Holmes School
Clarendon Hills
20 Students
 |
| Chris Hotchkin |
 |
| Maddy LaRocco |
 |
| Nancy Newell |
 |
| Kate Simonetti Non-member Volunteer |
and
Congress Park School
Brookfield
34 Students
Members meet at Peoples Resource Center in Westmont
 |
| Heather Laughman listens to Kim Perez |
Perez took Assistance League members on a tour of the beautiful new facility, which includes a well-stocked food pantry, clothes closet, computer lab, classrooms and more.
 |
| Front row: Julia Wade, Mary Parsons, Fernanda Valentino, Kim Perez, Marguerite Spangehl, Kim Michl, Annette Phillips Back row: Meg Cooper, Linda Legner |
 |
| Meg, Kim, Jula, Mary, Fernanda and Janet Roxworthy |
New Start has a busy kitchen delivery schedule
Assistance League members toting kitchen equipment are a familiar site at CHAD headquarters in Wheaton. Community Advocacy Housing and Development is the largest provider of permanent affordable housing in Chicago's western suburbs and the ideal collaborator for our New Start program.
On April 30, Maria Garino delivered a full kitchen to this mother and her two daughters.
Project Stepping Stone 2015 furnishes bedroom for homeless female veteran
Project Stepping Stone Co-chairs Cathy Fisher, Sue Farrell and
Phyllis Young selected Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans for Project
Stepping Stone 2014. Members rallied behind the cause after listening to
founder Bob Adams at the October 2014 meeting and seeing the proposed plan to furnish
one of four bedrooms in Tammy's Trace, a new women’s home
in Wheaton.
Project Stepping Stone is dedicating our efforts to honor Gunnar
Hotchkin, son of member Chris Hotchkin and grandson of member Ly
Hotchkin. PFC Gunnar Hotchkin was an army combat engineer and
paratrooper, killed at 31 in Afghanistan, June 2010. He was awarded the Bronze Star among other citations, and
was considered a model soldier by his officers.Gunnar leaves behind a wife and three children.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)