Community Service

Coat Drive

During the month of November, Rotarian volunteers collect hundreds of coats for area business. These items are distributed to area shelters for the needy and homeless.  See press release below.

The 2007 photo on the left pictures Rotarian Mark Rice with Ann Wohlberg (Exec. Director of Sharing Connections). Sharing Connections is accepting and distributing the coats to the families in need.  For more information about Sharing Connections, click here.

Press Release

The Rotary Club of
Naperville Sunrise
2008 Annual Coat Drive

Annual Rotary Sunrise Winter Clothing Drive Begins!

The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise announces the start of its annual clothing drive to benefit those in need of warm clothing. Rotary volunteers are placing boxes in the community to receive donations of coats, jackets, hats, gloves, scarves and mittens. All sizes, infant through adult, are accepted.

The annual coat drive kicks off on Friday, October 10 at the club’s weekly breakfast meeting at the Naperville Country Club and runs through Friday, December 12.

“The mission of Rotary is “Service Above Self” and we are proud to be a partner with Sharing Connections in delivering warm clothing to those in our area who are in need.  The Naperville community has always been very generous and we look forward to another successful Winter Clothing Drive,” said Joe Lichter, Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise President.

Again this year, from November 3rd to 15th, Continental Acura – in conjunction with Store and Move, will feature a SAM storage container at the dealership on 2275 Aurora Avenue and will be accepting winter clothing donations. The program is called “Cram the SAM”!

The following local businesses and community offices are participating as drop off locations:

• Fair Oaks Ford, 1351 East Ogden Ave
• Continental Acura, 2275 Aurora Ave
  • “Cram the Sam” program
  • November 3rd to 15th Only
• Einstein Bagels, 22 Jackson Ave.
• Roseland Draperies and Interiors, 204 South Washington St.
• Casey’s Fine Foods, 124 West Gartner Ave
• Heritage YMCA
  • Fry YMCA,  2120 95th St.
  • Kroehler YMCA, Washington Street
  • YMCA Fieldhouse, Aurora

• Café Buonaro’s, 300 East 5th Ave

• DePaul University – Naperville Campus, 150 West Warrenville Road

• Russell’s Dry Cleaners, 41 West Jefferson Ave

• Tabor Hill Pavilion, 1347 Crystal Ave

• Naperville Park District, 320 Jackson Ave

• Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Center, 305 Jackson Ave

• Saturn of Naperville, 1661 Aurora Ave

• Saturn of Aurora, 204 Hansen Blvd, Aurora

• Prairie Business Credit, 1220 Iroquois Ave

• Old Second Bank, 3101 Ogden Ave

• Harris Bank – 5 Naperville locations

  • 1284 Rickert Drive
  • 503 North Washington Street
  • 2975 Cedar Glade Drive
  • 1795 South Washington Street
  • 320 West Diehl Road
• Drs. Wells and DeLacey, DDS, 114 North Washington Street
• Century 21 Team Realtors, 35 South Washington
• Darleen’s Interiors, 864 South Rt. 59 (between Century Tile and Michael’s Fresh Market)
• ReMax of Naperville, 1200 Iroquois Ave
• Naperville Chamber of Commerce
• Citi Bank, Ogden Ave
• Naperville School District 203, 203 Hillside Ave
• Fermilab, Batavia, IL
• School of Performing Arts, 5th Avenue Station
• Naper Grove Vision Care, 29 South Webster Street, Naperville
• GCG Financial, 2211 South York St, Oakbrook
• Peter Shamburek – Atty, 1801 North Mill St, Suite “J”
• AIM Management Services, Naperville Rd & Ogden Ave
• Zacks Investments, 1101 Canal Street, Chicago
• Looks Salon, 43 East Jefferson Ave, Naperville
• Pratapas Associates, 4320 Winfield Road, Naperville

The 2008 Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise Coat Drive will benefit Sharing Connections, a not-for-profit agency whose mission is to establish a link between caring people and people who need care through the provision of material donations and services. Sharing Connections strengthens this link between giver and receiver by partnering and educating individuals, groups and organizations on the diverse needs of the larger community. The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise is proud to be a partner with Sharing Connections.

As you prepare for the winter months, please give consideration to donating warm clothing that you will no longer use to the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise Winter Clothing Drive. For further information contact Mark R. Rice at 630-778-6372 or log on to the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise site at www.napervillesunrise.com

Thank you!

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Last Update: 10/29/2008
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