Rotarians Warming the Hearts of Children
from Wheeling’s Needy Families
Area residents help Rotary provide new winter coats to local children
through purchase of $25 raffle tickets at Hoyne Savings Bank.
September 1, 2010 (Wheeling, IL) Continuing its 50 year tradition of community service, The Rotary Club of Wheeling plans to distribute new winter coats to needy children attending Wheeling area schools.
“A winter coat is an essential item in Chicago’s winters,” said Jim Bradley, Community Service Vice Chair of the Club. “A coat provides more than just warmth, it allows a child to attend school, and receive an education. A new coat provides the added benefit of increasing self esteem- who doesn’t like getting new things?”
Children receiving coats will be anonymously selected by School District 21 and Wheeling High School, and coats will be provided during the Rotary Club’s annual Thanksgiving Food Baskets Day.
The Rotary Club of Wheeling is working with Operation Warm, Inc.®, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to distributing high quality, new winter coats to children living in need.
Area citizens are invited to help the Rotary Club with this project by purchasing raffle tickets that support the club’s annual fundraising program. Special raffle tickets are available for $25 at Hoyne Savings Bank, with proceeds dedicated to this Operation Warm project helping Wheeling families. The club’s raffle tickets normally sell for $100, but these special ¼ share tickets make it easier for the community to participate. Each ticket sold will help provide another child with a new winter coat. Raffle tickets can be purchased and samples of the coats can be seen at the display in Hoyne Savings Bank at Dundee & McHenry Rds, Wheeling (847) 459-1150. Raffle winners will be determined at the club’s dinner on October 7th at Chevy Chase Country Club. Winners need not be present at the dinner.
About The Rotary Club of Wheeling:
The Rotary Club of Wheeling was founded in 1959 and meets Fridays from 12:15 to 1:30 at the Chevy Chase Country Club for lunch and a speaker. Membership is open to service oriented residents and workers of the area. Guests are welcome to attend. Club projects include the annual Thanksgiving Food Baskets for needy local families, scholarships for Wheeling High School Students, participation in local literacy projects, annual recognition of a local “Teacher of the Year”, and participation in International humanitarian projects in India, Ecuador and Zambia. To learn more about the club and its schedule of lunch programs, visit www.rotaryclubofwheeling.org.
About Operation Warm:
Operation Warm is the nation’s largest nonprofit providing new winter coats for children in need. Through its core values of accountability, excellence, integrity, innovation, respect and teamwork, Operation Warm strives to accomplish its vision – every child wearing a new winter coat is healthy, able to attend school regularly, and has strong self-esteem. Since its inception in 1998, more than 500,000 children have received the gift of warmth. For more information about Operation Warm, visit www.operationwarm.org
Samples of the Operation Warm new winter coats that the Rotary Club of Wheeling will
provide to needy children attending Wheeling area schools.
