VC Board members celebrate a successful 2012 Make A Difference Day
In spite of the cold, thousands with warm hearts poured into the Winnetka train station parking lot to donate much-needed items to local nonprofits.
Special thanks to Highcrest School in Wilmette, Crow Island in Winnetka and the New Trier High School Baseball team for vans filled with everything from baby blankets to baseball gloves!
And of course, we couldn’t have done it without the help and support of our dedicated Volunteer Center Board members!
Our grateful nonprofit recipients this year were:
ChildServ
Connections for the Homeless
Evanston School Children’s Clothing Association (ESCCA)
Glencoe Community Garden
Hadley School for the Blind
Infant, Inc.
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston
New Trier Township Food Pantry
Orphans of the Storm
Refugee One
Salvation Army
Women’s Club of Evanston
Working Bikes
World Relief of Chicago
Winnetka Youth Organization
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
VC Board members Celebrate a successful 2012 Make A Difference Day
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YMCA reps left with a truckload of sports equipment.
At the end of a cold and busy morning, nonprofit reps celebrated a super successful Make A Difference Day.
The New Trier Baseball Team donated carloads of sports equipment to the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Salvation Army filled their truck with every kind of household item.
Glencoe Community Garden Reps showing off some of the garden tools they received.