To download a PDF of our 2008-2009 Community Impact Brochure, which includes information on how we spend our funds, click the following link: 2008-2009 Community Impact Brochure

Children's Waiting Room (CWR)

• Served more than 3,500 children
• Gave away more than 3,500 gently used books to visiting children
• Donated volunteer hours reading, playing games and making crafts with
• Hosted a book fair that raised $1,100 used to purchase new books for the room
• Donated supplies including books, games, puppets, toys, self-esteem crafts, infant and toddler necessities, and parent resource materials

Cinderella's Closet

• Outfitted 375 young ladies representing 75 public schools and 18 private schools from throughout Chicagoland
• Collected hundreds of new and gently-used dresses and accessories through 22 area dress drives
• Received $20,000 in brand new jewelry donated by Lia Sophia
• Attracted participation by 100+ (non-member) community volunteers

Done in a Day

• Provided hands-on, financial and material support to Habitat for Humanity
• Prepared “sleeping bags” filled with books, blankets, toothbrushes and teddy bears for the children of Mutual Ground
• Held a blood drive that brought in more than 30 pints of blood to benefit Heartland Blood Centers
• Donated time, money and 1,500 pounds of food to Northern Illinois Food Bank
• Wrapped children’s birthday gifts for the Humanitarian Service Project
• Hosted a Holiday Gift Tree for Salvation Army
• Collected new pairs of children’s pajamas for The Pajama Program

Fitting In Together (FIT)

• Conducted a series of five successful seminars
• Reached 175 girls from more than 25 area elementary and junior high schools
• Grew program awareness and interest by more than 150 percent

Frosty's Closet

• Collected hundreds of gently used winter wear items in just over a month through community clothing drives and member donations
• Used monetary donations to purchase hundreds of new hats, gloves and scarves to give away at the event
• Provided more than 400 area children with warm outerwear for winter

Kids in the Kitchen

• Educated more than 1,100 children and their parents about the importance of good nutrition
• Compiled and distributed healthy lifestyle goody bags filled with activities promoting good health and nutrition at the Kane County Cougar’s “Home Run for Healthy Kids” event

Story Wizards

• Promoted literacy to more than 2,000 at-risk children
• Donated more than 200 volunteer hours reading to children monthly at five community locations
• Held a holiday book drive at Barnes & Noble to collect new books for the program
• Collected hundreds of gently-used books through member contributions
• Partnered with the Aurora Public Library to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month providing activities and read-alouds during the “Fiesta de Luces” celebration
• Hosted a family reading night at the Illinois Math and Science Academy to promote literacy