Make A Difference Day - October 25, 2014

2014 VOLUNTEER CENTER MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY

Community Encouraged to Donate New or Gently Used Items to Nonprofits

Drive it Up, Drop it Off and Make it Count. The Volunteer Center (VC) is sponsoring its 12th annual Make A Difference Day on Saturday, October 25th from 9 am- noon at the Indian Hill Train Station in Winnetka. This is one of the largest one day drop off donation events on the North Shore. Representatives from 18 nonprofits will be present to receive the much-needed goods.

This is a perfect opportunity for North Shore residents and groups to make a difference for a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and their clients. Donors are invited to clean out their closets or add a few extra items to their shopping carts and help those in need of support. Individuals, families, service groups or local businesses can collect any or all of the items requested. It’s a quick drive-thru and drop off. Volunteers will be waiting to unload cars and give the donations to the appropriate nonprofit representative.

Requested Items include: Non-Perishable Food; Clothing; Outerwear; Shoes and Boots; Newborn & Baby Powder Formula; Disposable Diapers; Strollers, Games, Toys and Children’s Books; Blankets, Sheets (Full/Twin); Duffel Bags and Sleeping Bags; Toiletries; Eyeglasses and Cases; Dog and Cat Food and Supplies; Kitchen Supplies; Cleaning Supplies, Paper Goods; Laundry Detergent; School Supplies and Backpacks; Sports Equipment; Bicycles and Strollers: Prom Dresses and Accessories.

Recipient nonprofits include: Bernie’s Book Bank, Children’s Home & Aid, ChildServ, Connections for the Homeless, Evanston School Children’s Clothing Association (ESCCA), Family Focus of Evanston, Family Service of Winnetka-Northfield, Great Lake Adaptive Sports (GLASA), Hadley School for the Blind, INFANT, Inc., Junior League of Evanston-North Shore, New Trier Township Food Pantry, Orphans of the Storm, Refugee One, Salvation Army, Working Bikes, World Relief of Chicago, YMCA of Metro Chicago.

Make A Difference Day is an easy drive-thru that takes only a few minutes and makes such a large impact on so many lives. The Volunteer Center refers thousands of volunteers to over 128 nonprofit organizations in the New Trier Township and Northeast Metropolitan Chicago. Since 1960 the VC has operated as a clearinghouse between volunteers and opportunities to serve. Via its website, www.VolunteerCenterHelps.org and its community Days of Service, which include Make a Difference Day, Thanksgiving Greet and Feed, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Kids Against Hunger, there’s plenty to do. For more information about the 2014 Make a Difference Day and additional ways to help, please visit our website www.VolunteerCenterHelps.org, or email us at info@volunteercenterhelps.org.