City and Community Partners Help Those in Need for the Holidays
Fire Dept. to Donate Holiday Dinners to Family Focus
The Fire Department and Members of Local 742 annually donate twenty Holiday dinners with all the trimmings to Family Focus. Local 742 and others within our department donate Christmas presents to the Salvation Army’s after school youth program, highlighted with a visit by Santa Claus to a party at Station 2 (held this past Saturday). Finally, Local 742 and other members of our department donate gifts to Family Focus highlighted with delivery of those gifts via an Engine company to a party which will take place on December 14th at 4:15 p.m.
The Evanston Police Department (Holiday Food Basket Program)
The Evanston Police Department will be distributing holiday food baskets to over 100 worthy Evanston families on Friday, December 17, 2010. Police Department employees have supported this annual charity event through their personal donations for over 26 years.
Referrals for recipients come from the department’s Senior Services Program, Social Services Bureau, four Senior Buildings (Ebenezer Primm Towers, Jacob Blake Manor, the Housing Authority of Cook County buildings at Perlman Apartments and Walchirk Apartments) and several other community organizations/agencies.
Supporting the Evanston Police Department’s annual charity this year includes Sam’s Club, ATK Foods, Becharas, Wholefood, Inc., Highland Baking Company, Dominick’s Food, and Ferrara Pan Candy Company.
This year’s basket includes ham or chicken, vegetables, sausage, fresh fruit, bread, applesauce, soups, cookies, and assorted candies. Volunteer from the Evanston Citizen Police Academy and Evanston Township High School and Department members will pick up groceries, assemble, and hand deliver these special food packages. Assembling begins at 8am on Friday, December 17, 2010 in the North Sally Port and deliveries will begin approximately an hour later. All additional foods will be donated to the city’s community services department who will then disperse them to numerous needy families throughout the city.
The City's Parks, Recreation & Community Services Dept., along with Community Partners, Collects Toys & Food
This is a collective project between the Parks, Recreation and Community Service Department and several other community groups who are trying to assist Evanston families in need, including the Evanston Masons, Family Focus, Evanston Southeast Parent Association, the Chessmen and Evanston North Shore Community Choir Inc., as well as generous Evanston residents. The goal is to provide 250 food baskets for the holidays.
You may drop off holiday food and unwrapped toys through December 20 at these collection sites:
- Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, Room 1100, Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sat., 7:30 a. m. to 3:00 p.m.
- All Fire Stations, before 7:00 a.m. and after 4:00 p.m. seven days a week
- The main Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, Sun., Noon-6:00 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.