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Evergreen Park Plans Personal Care Item Drive For Homeless Veterans
Evergreen Park schools and community center will serve as drop-off sites for personal care item drive Hines VA Hospital.
EVERGREEN PARK, IL — The Village of Evergreen Park is embarking on its fourth year of collecting personal care items for Edward J. Hines VA Hospital to be distributed to homeless veterans. The collection is currently underway at Dist. 124 schools, Most Holy Redeemer, St. John Fisher and Brother Rice High School through Oct. 25.
In addition, two community drop offs are planned from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 21, and Nov. 4 at the Evergreen Park’s Maher Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. The drive is being co-chaired by Village Trustee Jeanine Olson.
Hines VA hospital serves veterans as far north as the Illinois/Wisconsin border, suburban Cook County, and Kane, DuPage, Will, Grundy, Kendall, Dekalb and occasionally Kankakee, Central and LaSale counties. Unfortunately, there is a high veteran homeless population in these areas. Veterans depend on Hines VA to provide them with many basic necessities.
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When in need, veterans can shower, wash their clothes, collect food from the pantry and obtain available clothing, jackets, and personal care items from the Hines VA facility. Organizers are collecting basic toiletries and cleaning supplies to donate to veterans experiencing homelessness.
Residents can donate these much requested items or send them with your kids to school, including:
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- Cleaning products
- Dishwashing liquid
- Hand soap
- Laundry detergent
- Fabric softener/sheets
- Clorox/Lysol wipes
- Body wash
- Body and hand lotion
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Bar soap (single or pack)
- Toothpaste (toothbrushes not needed at this time)
- Toilet paper (single roll or 4-pack)
- Tampons/sanitary napkins
- Deodorant
- Paper towels (single or pack)
- Bath/hand towels
- Chapstick
Items will be delivered to the Hines VA the week of Nov. 6. The aforementioned items can also be purchased via Amazon and have them delivered directly to the Hines VA, or use the QR code below.
For more information, email Viviana at vivirod24@gmail.com or Jeanine at jeanineclarkin@yahoo.com
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