In-Person Event – Saturday, February 21st, 9 a to 12 noon
With 6 Drop-off Locations! Batavia, Carpentersville, Geneva, Elgin, South Elgin, and St. Charles
Join We Can Lead Change, Fox Valley Rising, HIKE Indivisible Elgin, La Huerta Grill & Market, the Glass Market Smoke & Vape, Congressional Church of Batavia, First Congressional Church of Christ, and United Methodist Church of Geneva as we team up to collect food and supplies for families in crisis.
And we have 6 Drop-off Locations again!
- Congressional Church of Batavia parking lot, 21 S Batavia Ave, Batavia
- Carpenter Park Main Lot, 300 Carpenter Blvd, Carpentersville
- United Methodist Church of Geneva parking lot, behind 211 Hamilton, Geneva
- The Glass Market, 920 S McLean, Elgin
- Silver Glen Crossing Public Parking Lot, Silver Glen and Randall Roads, South Elgin, south end of Caputo’s parking lot, close to pedestrian bridge
- La Huerta Catering Grill & Market parking lot, 580 S Randall Rd, St. Charles
Just drive through and drop your donations off. It’s as easy as that!
We will be collecting:
The most pressing needs are in bold.
* Please be mindful of expiration dates. *
Household Needs:
- Shampoo & Conditioner
- Diapers (size 6 & 1)
- Laundry Detergent
- Dish Soap
- Disinfectant Spray
- Maxi Pads
- Deodorant
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrushes
- Toilet Paper
- Paper Towels
- Baby Wipes
- Powder Cleanser
- Disinfectant Wipes
Food Items:
- Canned Tuna
- Sugar
- Spices
- Salt
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Cooking Oil
- Dry Rice
- Dry Beans
- Lentils
- Pasta
- Pasta for soup
- Tortillas (corn and flour)
- Maseca Tamal (corn flour)
- Canned Pickled Jalepenos
- Canned Chipotle
- Dried Chiles
- Guajillo
- Ancho
- Canned Corn
- Canned Beans
- Canned Tomatoes
REMEMBER: if you can’t donate goods but you are able to donate money, please click below for the Northern Illinois Food bank. If you do that…
Every dollar you donate will buy $9 worth of food!
Save the Dates:
- Vote Now! at the Kane County Clerk’s Office in Geneva or Aurora
- FEB 12 — Trivia Night with Michelle Clark @ Alter Brewing in St. Charles 6:00 – 8:00 PM
- FEB 16 — Penny Wegman Fund Raiser @ Emmett’s in W Dundee 5:00 – 7:00 PM
- FEB 16 – Bankole for Congress Fundraiser @ BeaUnique in Elgin 5:30 – 7:30 PM
- FEB 18 — Kane Dems GOTV Phone Bank @ Kane Dems Office St. Charles 4:00 – 8:00 PM
- FEB 24 — Kane Dems Monthly Meeting @ Kane County Gov Center 7:30 PM
- FEB 25 — Dan Tully Town Hall @ Eastside Cafe in East Dundee 6 – 7 PM
- FEB 25 — Kane Dems GOTV Phone Bank @ Kane Dems Office St. Charles 4:00 – 8:00 PM
- MAR 08 — Kane Dems Truman Dinner @ The Q Center in St Charles 4 – 7 PM
- MAR 17 — PRIMARY ELECTION DAY
- SEE FULL KANE COUNTY DEMOCRAT CALENDAR AT kanedems.org/events/month/
For More information email Chris Kious: cwkious@att.net or call 630 248-1369