A press release concerning the work St. Thomas does in Haiti: THE BIG GET TOGETHER: DINNER TO BENEFIT THE HAITIAN PROJECT September 19, St. Thomas the Apostle Church Community Center – Doors Open at 6 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Church sent several mission groups … Continue reading
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The Salvation Army brought the idea to Crystal Lake in 2007, right after the devastating hurricane in Haiti. The old Cub Food store was packed with people from throughout the community. Upwards of 780,000 meals were packed in sealed bags. … Continue reading
A press release about a fund raising event for a school in Haiti at St. Thomas Catholic Church: THE BIG GET TOGETHER: DINNER AND ART AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE HAITIAN PROJECT September 7, St. Thomas the Apostle Church Community Center … Continue reading
The First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake is holding its second meal packing event for Haiti. Inspired by the tremendous community outpouring headed up by the Salvation Army in 2007 when 780,000 meals were packed by hundreds of community … Continue reading
If you are not doing anything Sunday morning, the First Methodist Church of Crystal Lake is hosting a meal packing morning for Haiti. Two years ago the Salvation Army hosted a massive event at the old Cub Food Store in … Continue reading
When I read Chelsea McDougall’s heartfelt article about her father’s and mother’s work in Haiti and her trip to the area of the mission, I immediately thought of the huge food packing project by the Salvation Army at the old … Continue reading
The old Cub Food building was packed with volunteers early Sunday afternoon. Enough rice and other ingredients had been packed Saturday to provide 440,000 meals to those living in Haiti. There were fifty packing stations set up. They seemed all … Continue reading
About 440,000 meals down, another 560,000 to go, if the Salvation Army’s goal of one million meals for Haiti is to be met. Oodles of McHenry County-area residents joined Kansas employees of Numana, which I first misread as “Humana,” to … Continue reading
I wrote earlier of the Jeff Leonard, the Compassion International child we sponsor in Haiti. A thank you letter for a supplementary donation came with the startling information that the Christian charitable organization “serves more than 65,000 children in Haiti.” … Continue reading
We Skinners know because we sponsor a child about 25 miles east of the earthquake’s epicenter. Jeff Leonard’s about my son’s age and lives with his grandmother and two other children in the family. The grandmother sometimes sells things in … Continue reading