Silver Cross Encore Shop Plans Back-to-School Sale

By Tracy Simons | Silver Cross Hospital

Silver Cross Hospital’s resale shop — Encore Shop — will host a Back-to-School Sale on Tuesday, July 28; Wednesday, July 29; Friday, July 31; and Saturday, Aug. 1; from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some of the items available to purchase include school and office supplies, backpacks, binders, dorm room needs and other school-related materials.

All proceeds benefit Silver Cross Hospital, a not-for-profit health care provider. In addition, beginning July 28, all other items in the store will be half price.

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The Silver Cross Encore Shop is in the Business Center on the Silver Cross Hospital campus, 710 Cedar Crossings Dr., New Lenox. The Shop is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations can be dropped off at the Shop or in the collection bin on the south side of the Silver Cross Hospital.

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.

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 nearly 4,000 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 296-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 2014, Silver Cross provided over $46.5 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).