Community Service

Coat Drive

During the month of November, Rotarian volunteers collect hundreds of coats for area business. These items are distributed to area shelters for the needy and homeless.  See press release below.

The photo on the left pictures Rotarian Mark Rice with Ann Wohlberg (Exec. Director of Sharing Connections). Sharing Connections is accepting and distributing the coats to the families in need.  For more information about Sharing Connections, click here.

Press Release

The Rotary Club of
Naperville Sunrise
2007 Annual Coat Drive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

From:   Mark R. Rice
Date:   October 17, 2007
 

Annual Rotary Sunrise Winter Clothing Drive Begins!

The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise announces the start of its annual clothing drive to benefit those in need of warm clothing. Rotary volunteers are placing boxes in the community to receive donations of coats, jackets, hats, gloves, scarves and mittens. All sizes, infant through adult, are accepted.

The annual coat drive kicks off on Friday, October 19 at the club’s weekly breakfast meeting at the Naperville Country Club and runs through Friday, December 14.

“The mission of Rotary is “Service Above Self” and we are proud to be a partner with Sharing Connections in delivering warm clothing to those in our area who are in need.  The Naperville community has always been very generous and we look forward to another successful Winter Clothing Drive,” said Dawn Ruth, Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise President.

New to this year’s Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise Winter Clothing Drive is the “Cram the SAM” program at Continental Acura.  From November 12^th to 26^th, Continental Acura – in conjunction with Store and Move, will feature a SAM storage container at the dealership on 2275 Aurora Avenue and will be accepting winter clothing donations.

The following local businesses and community offices are participating as drop off locations:

• Fair Oaks Ford, 1351 East Ogden Ave
• Continental Acura, 2275 Aurora Ave
  • “Cram the Sam” program
  • November 12 – 26 only
• Einstein Bagels, 22 Jackson Ave.
• Roseland Draperies and Interiors, 204 South Washington St.
• Casey’s Fine Foods, 124 West Gartner Ave
• Fry YMCA, 2120 95th St.
• Café Buonaro’s, 300 East 5th Ave
• DePaul University – Naperville Campus, 150 West Warrenville Road
• johngreen Realtor, 7 East Ogden Ave, 1311 South Rt 59
• Russell’s Dry Cleaners, 41 West Jefferson Ave
• Tabor Hill Pavilion, 1347 Crystal Ave
• Naperville Park District, 320 Jackson Ave
• Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Center, 305 Jackson Ave
• Saturn of Naperville, 1661 Aurora Ave
• Prairie Business Credit, 1220 Iroquois Ave
• Old Second Bank, 3101 Ogden Ave
• CABERNET & Company, Naperville Plaza Shopping Center, 88 West Gartner Road
• Harris Bank
  • 1284 Rickert Drive
  • 503 North Washington
  • 2975 Cedar Glade Drive
• Drs. Wells and DeLacey, DDS, 114 North Washington Street
• Century 21 Team Realtors, 35 South Washington
• Darleen’s Interiors, 864 South Rt. 59 (between Century Tile and Michael’s Fresh Market)
• Elliot’s Off Broadway Deli and Restaurant, 1717 Park St.
• ReMax of Naperville, 1200 Iroquois Ave
• Naperville Chamber of Commerce
• Citi Bank, Ogden Ave
• Naperville School District 203, 203 Hillside Ave
• Fermilab, Batavia, IL
• School of Performing Arts, 5th Avenue Station
• Precision Human Resources, Oakbrook

The 2007 Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise Coat Drive will benefit Sharing Connections, a not-for-profit agency whose mission is to establish a link between caring people and people who need care through the provision of material donations and services. Sharing Connections strengthens this link between giver and receiver by partnering and educating individuals, groups and organizations on the diverse needs of the larger community. The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise is proud to be a partner with Sharing Connections.

As you prepare for the winter months, please give consideration to donating warm clothing that you will no longer use to the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise Winter Clothing Drive. For further information contact Mark R. Rice at 630-778-6372 or log on to the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise site at www.napervillesunrise.com

Thank you!

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