Wheaton-Naperville 10th Annual Coat Drive, Luminaria Event

Press release from Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare: The Wheaton-Naperville Chapter of the Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, other area Chapters and local CD One Price Cleaners are sponsoring the 10th Annual Coat Drive for patients of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago's Angel Harvey Community Health Center. “Gently” USED children's, women's and men's coats can be dropped off at local CD One Price locations starting Sunday, November 1 st through Monday, November 30 th . Coats will be cleaned and pressed at no charge and made ready for distribution. Nearby CD One Price Cleaners locations are at 386 Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn and 340 E. Ogden Avenue in Naperville. Other locations can be found at www.cdonepricecleaners.com.

The Wheaton-Naperville Chapter is also collecting donations of new coats, hats, mittens, scarves and gloves. New coats of all sizes are appreciated, but we especially need them for children and teens (up to adult size S). For information regarding drop-off of new items, please contact secretary@wheatoninfantwelfare.org. Thank you and your support is greatly appreciated!

As the sun sets on Christmas Eve, neighborhoods are transformed into wonderlands of soft, glowing candlelight flowing in unbroken chains along curb sides and walkways. For 51 years, the Wheaton-Naperville Chapter of the Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago has sponsored this beautiful Christmas Eve event which has evolved into a breathtaking expression of community pride, unity and caring. Proceeds from the sale of luminaria help the Infant Welfare Society bring the gift of good health to disadvantaged children.

A luminaria set includes five candles and five bags for $6.00. Lumabases, reusable plastic bases that hold the candles, are available as a set of five for $12.00. Or if you prefer, sand, birdseed, kitty litter or potting soil can be used to “anchor” candles in the bags. They are usually spaced five to ten feet apart along curbsides, driveways or sidewalks and lit at dusk on Christmas Eve. It is common for neighbors to light the luminaria of those who are away on Christmas Eve to
keep the chain of beautiful light unbroken.

Luminaria sets are sold through neighborhood coordinator volunteers who solicit orders from their neighbors in November and deliver luminaria sets in early December. Luminaria sets can also be purchased between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve at both Wheaton locations of Buikema’s ACE Hardware (1705 North Main Street and 90 East Loop Road), Carlson’s True Value Hardware (125 East Front Street) and Buikema’s ACE Hardware in Naperville (963 W. 75 th
Street).

Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare invites you to join us in “Lighting a Candle for a Child” this
Christmas Eve by ordering or purchasing your luminaria today. For more information, please
visit our website at www.wheatoninfantwelfare.org/luminaria.

This press release was produced by Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare. The views expressed here are the author's own.