Special Message from Governor Blagojevich
On the State of Illinois webpage a message is posted from Governor Blagojevich:
"If you have any friends or relatives from the hurricane-stricken areas that are arriving in Illinois, you can direct them to the Hurricane Katrina Victim Assistance Hotline at 800-843-6154. This is a hotline for one-stop shopping of State services, including: health care, crisis counseling, temporary housing and food and clothing allotments. It will be operational between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm.
You can also donate items such as new or laundered clothing, towels and bedding (all items must be packaged), as well as non-perishable food items and school supplies by dropping them off at any of the Illinois Department of Human Services offices across the state. For further information, please visit www.illinois.gov/dropoff.cfm or call our hotline at 800-843-6154. "
My coworkers and I have begun collecting clothing, sheets, towels, and school supplies to take to a IL dept. of human services office later this week. I try to clean out my closets a few times a year to make a donation to the salvation army, and I am getting together an extra batch for this drive. Please donate in any way you can, if you can't send a check to the Red Cross you can find that old pair of pants you wore only once or twice (that no longer fit) or a spare blanket or a box of crayons for a child's school supplies.
Now remember, used does not equal trash. Don't be a jerk and donate clothing full of holes or stains. If it can't be worn it can't be worn. Wash things before you bring them in, a blanket that still smells like it was packed away in a damp basement can't be immediately given to those in need. I know kids always want to donate that can of lima beans or pickled beets to the canned good drive at school, but give something good too. I'm sure a hungry child would rather have a box of mac n' cheese or canned soup than whatever has been sitting in the back of your cabinets for years.
When you do a good deed, do it right.
"If you have any friends or relatives from the hurricane-stricken areas that are arriving in Illinois, you can direct them to the Hurricane Katrina Victim Assistance Hotline at 800-843-6154. This is a hotline for one-stop shopping of State services, including: health care, crisis counseling, temporary housing and food and clothing allotments. It will be operational between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm.
You can also donate items such as new or laundered clothing, towels and bedding (all items must be packaged), as well as non-perishable food items and school supplies by dropping them off at any of the Illinois Department of Human Services offices across the state. For further information, please visit www.illinois.gov/dropoff.cfm or call our hotline at 800-843-6154. "
My coworkers and I have begun collecting clothing, sheets, towels, and school supplies to take to a IL dept. of human services office later this week. I try to clean out my closets a few times a year to make a donation to the salvation army, and I am getting together an extra batch for this drive. Please donate in any way you can, if you can't send a check to the Red Cross you can find that old pair of pants you wore only once or twice (that no longer fit) or a spare blanket or a box of crayons for a child's school supplies.
Now remember, used does not equal trash. Don't be a jerk and donate clothing full of holes or stains. If it can't be worn it can't be worn. Wash things before you bring them in, a blanket that still smells like it was packed away in a damp basement can't be immediately given to those in need. I know kids always want to donate that can of lima beans or pickled beets to the canned good drive at school, but give something good too. I'm sure a hungry child would rather have a box of mac n' cheese or canned soup than whatever has been sitting in the back of your cabinets for years.
When you do a good deed, do it right.
posted by two bits @ 5:11 PM
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