Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Rotary to provide winter coats for needy children again this year

Continuing its tradition of community service, The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Rotary Club plans to distribute new winter coats to needy children through the North Chicago School District, Foss Park District in North Chicago, and the Nuestro Center in Highwood. Over the past five years, the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Rotary Club has distributed more than 2,000 new winter coats to children in need in these communities.

A winter coat is an essential item in Illinois winters. A coat provides more than just warmth; it makes it easier for children to attend school, where they receive not just an education but hot meals. A new coat provides the added benefit of increasing self-esteem – who doesn’t like getting new things?

The Rotary Club is working with Operation Warm, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to distributing high-quality, new winter coats to children living in need. To date, Operation Warm has distributed more than 1.4 million new winter coats to children in need throughout America. The Rotary Club acquires coats at wholesale-like prices – less than $20 per coat – from Operation Warm’s inventory.

Area residents are invited to help the Rotary Club with this project by making a tax-deductible donation on the Rotary Club’s website at www.lflbrotary.org or contacting David Schafer at 847-234-5000, ext. 5410.

The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Rotary Club meets Wednesday mornings at 7:15 at the Lake Forest Club for breakfast and a guest speaker. Membership is open to service-oriented residents and workers in the area. Guests are welcome to attend. Join leaders to exchange ideas and take action to solve problems in our community and the world. Club projects include local, national, and international humanitarian efforts. To learn more about the Club and its programs, visit www.lflbrotary.org.