2009 Holiday Charities

Final totals

2009-12-22T13:02:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to announce that we have raised $3,551.88 for our charities this year. Hesed House and Hope Haven will each recieve $1,775.94. We are so excited that we were able to raise so much money for these charities, especially now when times are hard for so many people.

A very special thank you to the following for making our fund raising so successful:

Delnor Community Health & Wellness Center
Smitty's On the Corner
Pheasant Run Resort
Sorrento's Restaurant
Townhouse Books & Cafe
Al's Cafe & Creamery
Wessels Sherman Attorneys At Law
Bruce Zierk
....and last but definetly not least, the very compassionate employees of Midwest Groundcovers and Midwest Trading for their generosity for participating in the various fund raising activities throughout 2009. None of this would have been possible without each and every one of you!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

More raffle prizes

2009-12-09T08:51:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to announce that we received 2 more raffle prizes today!

Sorrento's in Maple Park donated 2 $25 gift certificates
Pheasant Run Resort donated an overnight stay in their towers and breakfast for 2 or Sunday Brunch

Tickets are now on sale!!

2010 Committee Members

2009-12-08T09:37:00.000-08:00

I am pleased to announce that we will have 2 new people joining the Charity Committee for 2010. Nikki Melin from Midwest Groundcovers and Heather Davis from Midwest Trading will be awesome new additions the committee!!

Holiday Raffle

2009-12-08T09:36:00.000-08:00

Good morning –

The Charity Committee will be holding the Holiday Raffle from December 9th – December 17th. The raffle winners will be announced on Friday December 18th. Enter for your chance to win:

Paid day off from Midwest Groundcovers
Paid day off from Midwest Trading
3 month health club membership to Delnor Health and Wellness Center in Geneva
$25.00 gift certificate to Smitty’s on the Corner in St. Charles
$50.00 gift certificate to Al’s Café & Creamery in Elgin (2 winners)
$25.00 gift certificate to Townhouse Books & Café in St. Charles
Large Winter Containers (5 winners)

Raffle buckets will be in the lunchrooms in the main offices in St. Charles & Virgil.

Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and can be purchased from Julia Kelly in St. Charles or Crystal Brown in Virgil.

All proceeds will be split between Hesed House and Hope Haven.

Thank you for supporting the 2009 Charity Committee!

Food & Clothing Drive starts on 11/2/09

2009-10-30T09:18:00.000-07:00

The 2009 Charity Committee will be having a food & clothing drive from November 2nd - November 23rd.

Needs lists are posted on Sharepoint and are also attached to the collection boxes in the main office lunchrooms.

Remember - when you bring in 10 items that are on the needs lists you will receive $5 in raffle tickets!

Thank you for supporting the 2009 Charity Committee!!

Food & Clothing Drive

2009-10-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

From November 2nd - November 23rd we will be having a clothing & food drive in the main office lunchrooms.

St. Charles & Michigan will collect for Hesed House and Virgil & Ottawa will collect for Hope Haven. Items will be delivered to both charities on Tuesday November 24th.

As an added bonus to employees who bring in 10 items off of the needs lists, they will receive $5.00 in free raffle tickets for the Christmas raffle!!

Needs lists will be posted on the collection boxes in the main office lunchrooms.

Bake sale information

2009-10-13T13:16:00.000-07:00

The bake sale will be held from Monday October 19 - Friday October 23 in the main office lunchrooms. Sign up sheets are in the main office lunchrooms.

Please package your items as follows:
Cookies: By the dozen
Cakes & Pies: Whole or by the slice
Breads: Small or large loaves
Candies: By the plate or bag
Muffins: By the half dozen

All proceeds will go towards Hesed House and Hope Haven.

Thank you for supporting the 2009 Charity Committee!

Bake Sale

2009-09-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

We will be having a bake sale the week of October 19th. The sign up sheet will be posted in the lunchrooms beginning on October 1st.

Instructions on how to package the baked goods will follow.

50/50 Raffle Winner

2009-09-17T07:45:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Tammi Groesbeck from Midwest Groundcovers for winning the 50/50 raffle! She won a total of $120.00!

Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and made this a successful fund raising event.

50/50 Raffle

2009-08-26T08:43:00.001-07:00

Tickets are now on sale for the 50/50 raffle! Be sure to purchase your tickets to win half of the money that is collected!

Ticket prices are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and can be purchased from Julia Kelly in St. Charles or Crystal Brown in Virgil.

Thank you for supporting the 2009 Charity Committee!!

Paid day off raffle winners

2009-07-01T09:16:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the following winners of the paid day off:

Midwest Trading - Guadencio Gomez (Mix Plant)
Midwest Groundcovers, LLC - Porfirio Rodriguez (Virgil Production)

With this raffle, we raised $455.00 to go towards our charities.

Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and made this a very successful fund raiser!

Money totals

2009-06-18T09:21:00.000-07:00

As of today, June 18th, the total amount in the bank is $748.89!! Our goal is to have $1,000.00 in the bank by December 1st - we only have $251.11 left to go before we make our goal!!! At this rate, we will exceed our goal!

Thank you to everyone for supporting the 2009 Charity Committee!

Paid day off raffle

2009-06-12T08:13:00.000-07:00

The paid day off raffle is now happening! Tickets prices are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Purchase your tickets from Julia Kelly in St. Charles or Crystal Brown in Virgil. The raffle winners will be drawn on Tuesday June 30th.

All proceeds will go towards Hesed House and Hope Haven.

Thank you for supporting the 2009 Charity Committee!

Ice cream is here!

2009-06-01T14:06:00.000-07:00

Ice cream is here for the snack sale during the summer months. You have your choice of:

Swiss Miss 100 Calorie Fudge bars
Phillyswirl Sugar Free Stix (Orange/vanilla swirl, cherry/vanilla swirl and raspberry/vanilla swirl)
Good Humor Variety Pack (ice cream sandwiches, sundae cones, ice cream bars and fudge bars)

All items are .60 each and are located in the freezer in the main office lunchroom in St. Charles. All proceeds go towards our 2 charities - Hesed House & Hope Haven.
Thank you for your support!

Cougars game raffle winner

2009-05-26T12:27:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Christa Orum - Keller, the winner of the 4 Cougars game tickets and VIP parking pass! The raffle raised $93.00 for our charities. Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and for supporting the 2009 Charity Committee!

Money collected

2009-05-07T14:30:00.000-07:00

As of today, May 7, 2009, we have collected $567.99 for our charities!!! The total collected in 2008 (before the $700.00 each from MT & MG), we collected $788.36! We will, no doubt, raise a lot more money this year for our charities and will be able to make an even bigger difference in many peoples lives!

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting the committees efforts to raise money!!

New raffle going on now!

2009-05-07T08:01:00.000-07:00

You can now purchase raffle tickets for the

Kane County Cougars

vs.

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

You can win 4 box seat tickets and a reserved lot parking pass!

The seats are in section 107, row F, seats 5-8 and are located behind the Cougars dugout!

The game will be on Saturday June 20th at 6:00pm at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva.

Raffle ticket prices are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00

Purchase your raffle tickets from:

St. Charles - Julia Kelly

Virgil - Crystal Brown

All proceeds will support Hesed House and Hope Haven

Tickets and parking pass have been generously donated by Wessels Sherman

Thank you for supporting your 2009 Charity Committee!!

Current money total

2009-04-28T13:38:00.001-07:00

As of today, we have raised $515.26 for our charities!!! Great job everyone and thank you for your generosity!

New fund raiser

2009-04-28T13:26:00.000-07:00

Beginning on Monday May 4th and ending Tuesday May 26th, you will be able to purchase raffle tickets for the Saturday June 20, 2009 baseball game between the Kane County Cougars and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The game starts at 6:00pm and there will be fireworks afterwards. There are 4 tickets and the seats are located in section 107, row F, seats 5 - 8 and are behind the the Cougars dugout. The winner will also receive a reserved parking lot pass.

Raffle ticket prices are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and can be purchased from either Julia Kelly in St. Charles or Crystal Brown in Virgil.

Thank you to Wessels Sherman for generously donating the tickets and parking pass!!

All proceeds will be donated to Hesed House and Hope Haven.

Latest News

2009-04-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all of those who purchased bulbs from the bulb sale. We collected $480.00!! Also, thank you to everyone who brought in items for the food drive for Hesed House. I was able to deliver 5 boxes of food plus 2 checks. I also took several plants to them for their Easter dinner. They were extremely grateful for our generosity.

Thank you again!!!

Money totals

2009-04-02T09:19:00.000-07:00

As of today, we have raised $353.16 for our charities! Thank you to everyone who has purchased snacks and bulbs!!

Samples are here!

2009-03-24T05:25:00.000-07:00

There are samples of the plants we are selling. The samples are in the lunchrooms of the main offices in St. Charles and Virgil. The big pots are the pots you get for free if you order $20 or more. Matt F. said that the Tulips don't look that great right now because they were not kept cold enough but he promised me that the actual ones that are being sold will look fantastic.

All proceeds will go towards Hesed House and Hope Haven.

Again, thank you for supporting your charity committee!

Bulb sale

2009-03-16T12:09:00.000-07:00

Starting on March 23rd you will be able to order pots of Tulips and Daffodils. Samples will be available in the main office lunchrooms in St. Charles and Virgil to see.

You may pick up the plants on Thursday April 9th and Friday April 10th in the main office lunchroom.

Orders must be paid in full no later than Wednesday April 8th. Please pay either Julia Kelly or Crystal Brown.

A sign up sheet with prices and availability is available on the Share Point site.

If you have any questions, please contact Julia Kelly at Midwest Groundcovers (ext. 2016) or Crystal Brown at Midwest Trading (ext. 5004).

Starting early!

2009-03-16T12:03:00.000-07:00

This year, the holiday charity committee is taking a new approach at raising money for our charities. Instead of doing a big push at the end of the year, we will be raising money all year around. We also hope to raise more money by doing this. Again this year, we will be raising money for Hesed House in Aurora and Hope Haven in DeKalb.

Our first fund raiser, which will go on all year, is a snack sale. Snacks are available for purchase in the main office lunchrooms in St. Charles and Virgil. The sale began on February 9 and between then and today (March 16), we have raised $129.00.

Check back to the blog to see new postings and updates! And as always, thank you for supporting the 2009 Holiday Charity Committee!