Silver Cross Encore Resale Shop Open and Accepting Donations

By Tracy Simons | Silver Cross Hospital

Silver Cross Hospital’s resale shop, the Encore Shop, is accepting donations.

The Encore Shop is located in the Hershman Building, 1301 Copperfield Ave., Joliet—on the former Silver Cross Hospital campus. The store is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and the first Saturday of the month from at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Items available for purchase include seasonal decorations and ornaments, holiday gifts, pottery, ceramics, dishes, clothing, books and more. All proceeds benefit services at Silver Cross Hospital, a not-for-profit health care provider.

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Donations can be dropped off at the new Encore Shop in Joliet or in the collection bin outside Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. For more information, call either the Encore Shop at (815) 300-7642 or Volunteers Services at Silver Cross Hospital at (815) 300-7117.

For over 50 years the Encore Shop has been operated by a volunteer group of women called the Silver Cross Advisory Board.

In the past 12 years, the Advisory Board has donated more than $935,000 to Silver Cross for the purchase of a variety of medical equipment. The group recently completed a $75,000 pledge to purchase the water feature in the Dralle Serenity Garden outside the new Silver Cross Hospital at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox.

Childerguild Hosts Book and Gift Fair Nov. 10, 11

Childerguild will host a Books are Fun Book and Gift Fair Monday, Nov. 10, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. outside the Seasons Dining Room at Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox.

A variety of popular children’s books and games, cookbooks, self-help books and other interesting adult books will be available at 30 to 70 percent off retail price. Cash and major credit cards accepted.

For over 100 years, Childerguild has benefited women and children at Silver Cross Hospital. Founded in 1910, by 13 benevolent women who had no children of their own, Childerguild was formed to benefit the obstetrics and pediatrics departments at Silver Cross Hospital. In the early years, Childerguild raised funds through private donations and by hosting card parties. Today proceeds from annual events such as the Childerguild Ball along with the efforts of Childerguild members to operate the hospital’s Gift Shop has allowed the organization to donate over $2.6 million to Silver Cross Hospital. For more information about Childerguild, call the Silver Cross Volunteer Department at (815) 300-7117.

About Silver Cross Hospital

Silver Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit health care provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner for seven consecutive years and as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. With over 3,000 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 289-bed acute care hospital and 5 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. Silver Cross opened a state-of-the-art replacement hospital in 2012 at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox. In 2013, Silver Cross provided over $48 million in charity care and other community benefits. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital or a referral to a physician on staff, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).