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The little yellow buses are stationed at more than 40 south suburban locations this month, ready to collect school supplies for Together We Cope's annual Back to School campaign.
TWC will assist 1,100 youngsters from 22 south suburban communities to get ready for a successful school year by equipping them with backpacks, notebooks, pens and many other items necessary to return to the classroom this fall.
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, said the agency's focus on strong and healthy families is a driving force in the July-August school supply campaign. "This can be one of the happiest times in a child's life, returning to school with all the right equipment," she said. "Unfortunately, many families find their budgets already strained and new school supplies are just not possible for them this year."
Major donors to this year's campaign to bridge the gap for these families include Harris Bank, Walgreens and Archer Bank.
Area residents can drop off school supplies for the campaign in the little yellow bus collection boxes at many locations, including banks, libraries, park districts and Walgreens drug stores. Further information is available from
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at (708) 633-5040. |
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Eat, drink and be merry
to benefit
Together We Cope
Pasta Extravaganza Fundraiser is Monday, September 13, 2010
Orland Chateau, 14500 LaGrange Road, Orland Park
6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. horse racing
Buffet dinner includes beer, wine, soda and dessert
Donation is $25 for adults, $5 for children
Contact Karen Moran at (708) 633-5040 |
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Spring cleaning the ‘Sensible’ way
Does the arrival of warm weather put you in house cleaning mode? Got the urge to empty closets and cabinets, clear out attic and garage?
If so, Together We Cope offers you a solution to the dilemma of where to put all that stuff. Donate it to TWC’s resale shop, The Sensible Shop, at 17010 South Oak Park Avenue in Tinley Park. There, it will get a new life as shoppers looking for little treasures find a use for your items. And it will generate revenue for Together We Cope, a nonprofit agency that provides temporary assistance to families in crisis from the south suburbs. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, and donors will receive receipts for their contributions.
The shop’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Donations can be brought to the back door of the shop during those hours. Further information is available at (708) 633-9180.
The shop accepts gently used clothing, including shoes, and all types of household items. Men’s clothing is always welcome, as are kitchen utensils and linens. |
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Special Delivery
 Tinley Park postal carriers collected 35,000 pounds of food from generous residents of thecommunity during their annual food drive May 8. Together We Cope received 30,000 pounds of the collection, and dozens of volunteers gathered at TWC’s food pantry that day to help sort and store the food. Longtime volunteer Kathleen Scott stacks the shelves while other volunteers sort food in grocery carts.
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Walk the Walk
TWC Staff, Family and Friends Will Walk in the Greater Chicago Food Depository Hunger Walk
 On Saturday, June 26, 2010 the TWC family will participate in the 25th anniversary of the Greater Chicago Food Depository Hunger Walk. One hundred percent of the funds raised in Together We Cope's name will be given to TWC as food credits for the upcoming year. Also, general donations made on the Greater Chicago Food Depository website are used towards a "bonus pool" for member agencies who participate with the walkers. Together We Cope will receive a percentage of this bonus pool, based on the number of walkers participating
Join Our Team
Anyone can join the TWC walk team. Recruit your family and friends and help us raise money for a great cause. To join visit www.chicagosfoodbank.org/hungerwalk. Our team name is Together We Cope. You can then join our team, donate or both!
Last year we raised just over $5,000. Help us reach our goal this year of $21,000. |
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