Palatine Township Accepting ‘Apple Tree Campaign’ Registrations

Registration has begun for individuals who would like to nominate children for the Palatine Township Apple Tree Campaign. The program is now in its 29th year, and provides backpacks full of donated school supplies for under-resourced Palatine Township children in kindergarten through 9th grade. These school supplies are earmarked for use during the 2017-2018 school year.

Applications must be submitted by June 12, 2017 for each child, individually; registration forms can be completed online at http://www.palatinetownship.com/2017-apple-tree-sign-up/. The parents/guardians of children accepted into the program will be notified by June 30, 2017. The backpacks and school supplies will be distributed the first week in August on three separate dates, and children who are chosen must be present during one of those dates to receive the supplies.

“For nearly 30 years, Palatine Township has ensured that children who need the most basic tools to start the school year on a solid note, have what they need so that they can focus on learning,” said Sharon Langlotz-Johnson, Palatine Township Supervisor. “This is one of the many examples of our yearly programs that support the core philosophy of the Township, which is, ‘People Serving People’.”

Monetary donations for the purpose of purchasing school supplies are also being accepted by the Township. Checks should be made payable to ‘Palatine Township Needy Family Fund’. Checks can be mailed to: Palatine Township, 721 S. Quentin Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067. Individuals, businesses and organizations will also soon have the opportunity to donate backpacks and school supplies.

If you have additional questions about the program, please contact Lori Lindberg, Outreach Coordinator by email at llindberg@palatinetownship.com or call 847-358-6700 for more information.

About Palatine Township:
Palatine Township provides numerous services for its 113,000 residents, and supports more than two dozen social services agencies located within its boundaries. The Township is one of the most heavily populated in Illinois, with a goal to enhance and improve the quality of life for all of its residents. Bordered by Lake Cook Road, Huntington Road, Central Road and Wilke Road, residents living in all or part of the following communities are residents of Palatine Township: Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Inverness, Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, South Barrington and Schaumburg Townships.